Portrait of Arthur Lowe

Acting

Arthur Lowe

Career

Active from 1954 to 2025, with a break from 1984 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Lowe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Sitcom 5
  • British Sitcom 4
  • Character-Driven Comedy 4
  • British Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Gentle Humor 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • British Humor 3
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?

as School Headmaster

2020s

2 titles
Dad's Army at the BBC
Dad's Army at the BBC (2025)

TV show Β· as Capt Goerge Mainwaring

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (2023)

TV show Β· as Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)

2000s

2 titles
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001)

as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles Β· average score 48
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)

TV show

A J Wentworth, BA
A J Wentworth, BA (1982)

TV show Β· as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

Sweet William
Sweet William (1980)
GoodWatch score 48

as Captain Walton

1970s

36 titles Β· average score 60
Potter
Potter (1979)

TV show Β· as Redvers Potter

The Plank
The Plank (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shorter Workman

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jeremy Charters

Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. John H. Watson

Mr. Men
Mr. Men (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Narrator

No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mr. Leslie Bromley

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
GoodWatch score 40

as Maj. Drysdale

O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tucker

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Captain George Mainwaring

A Hole Lot of Trouble
A Hole Lot of Trouble (1971)

as Whitehouse

1960s

26 titles Β· average score 67
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Father

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show Β· as Captain George Mainwaring

The White Bus
The White Bus (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Mayor

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show Β· as Eric

Pardon the Expression
Pardon the Expression (1965)

TV show Β· as Leonard Swindley

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Sir Oliver Surface

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show Β· as Colonel Harrup

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as Benstead

Morecambe & Wise
Morecambe & Wise (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Capt. George Mainwaring

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Leonard Swindley

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Monsieur Triboulet

A Night Out
A Night Out (1960)

as Mr King

1950s

16 titles Β· average score 59
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

The Boy and the Bridge
The Boy and the Bridge (1959)

as Bridge Mechanic

Hour of Decision
Hour of Decision (1957)

as Caligraphy Expert

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Det. Sgt. Wimpole / Tailor

The Green Man
The Green Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Radio Salesman

The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)

TV show

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)

Breakaway
Breakaway (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mitchell

The Reluctant Bride
The Reluctant Bride (1955)

as Mr. Fogarty

One Way Out
One Way Out (1955)

as Sam

Final Appointment
Final Appointment (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barratt

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as Albert Davies

1940s

5 titles Β· average score 70
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

as The Reporter

Floodtide
Floodtide (1949)

as Pianist (uncredited)

The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Town Clerk

Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl (1949)

as Archibald (uncredited)

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)