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Lowe made his first television appearance in 1951, in an episode of the BBC series I Made News. He would work in television every year afterwards, until his death. 1950s roles included various minor parts in dramas, including the crime series Murder Bag.
Edit page. Arthur Lowe. Actor: Dad's Army. Lowe, rotund and professionally indefatigable, rightly gained acclaim as an accomplished comedy character actor; fondly remembered as the irascible "Captain Mainwaring" in the Home Guard comedy series Dad's Army (1968-1977), and as Coronation Street (1960)'s "Leonard Swindley".
- September 22, 1915
- April 15, 1982
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Arthur Lowe. Actor: Dad's Army. Lowe, rotund and professionally indefatigable, rightly gained acclaim as an accomplished comedy character actor; fondly remembered as the irascible "Captain Mainwaring" in the Home Guard comedy series Dad's Army (1968-1977), and as Coronation Street (1960)'s "Leonard Swindley".
- January 1, 1
- Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Birmingham, England, UK
Apr 16, 2013 · Photograph: Express/Getty Images. From the Guardian archive TV comedy. This article is more than 11 years old. From the archive, 16 April 1982: Arthur Lowe, captain of comedy. Dad's Army...
Feb 18, 2019 · Almost 37 years after his death, Derbyshire-born Arthur Lowe remains one of the most recognisable and best-loved British television actors, thanks largely to his portrayal of Captain George...
Feb 5, 2024 · Undated file photo of the cast of Dad’s Army, from left to right, Clive Dunn, James Beck, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, John Laurie, Ian Lavender and Arnold Ridley. Actor Ian Lavender, who played a hapless Home Guard soldier in the classic British sitcom “Dad’s Army,” has died, his agent said Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.
Feb 21, 2016 · Lowe was born in Hayfield, Derbyshire on September 22, 1915. He grew up in Manchester, the only child of Arthur Lowe (a booking clerk at a local railway station) and his wife Mary. After school he did what was expected in Manchester at the time and found work in small stores and factories. He wanted out and found his escape route in the military.
