Arthur Lowe
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Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 until 1977.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.239 |
Birthday | 1915-09-22 |
Place of Birth | Hayfield, Derbyshire, England |
Also Known As |
1979
The Lady Vanishes
6.04/63
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady,...
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The Lady Vanishes
1971
Dad's Army
4.8/85
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and fou...
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Dad's Army
1973
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
4.8/11
London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery reg...
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Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
6.6/14
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his...
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1972
The Ruling Class
6.411/84
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman;...
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The Ruling Class
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
5.9/44
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the no...
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The Bed Sitting Room
1973
Theatre of Blood
6.7/222
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
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Theatre of Blood
1973
O Lucky Man!
6.8/98
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
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O Lucky Man!
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
4.5/5
Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.
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Philby, Burgess and Maclean
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5/1
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
1963
The Snag
0/0
When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic center, only Emma Mannering's corset shop stands in the way, and she refuses to sell, so he sends hi...
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The Snag
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1/18
London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their...
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6/16
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into p...
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1955
One Way Out
5.5/2
A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices finds that once he's set foot on the path of corrupt...
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One Way Out
1967
The White Bus
6/18
A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.
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The White Bus
1979
The Plank
7.4/11
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless d...
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The Plank
1973
No Sex Please: We're British
5.1/17
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, Dav...
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No Sex Please: We're British
1970
Spring and Port Wine
5.6/14
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.
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Spring and Port Wine
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
6/3
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.
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Some Will, Some Won't
2000
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
0/0
Terry Wogan presents a compilation programme celebrating the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. Featuring interviews with those who knew him, and footage f...
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A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
1949
The Spider and the Fly
6.786/7
"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe p...
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The Spider and the Fly
1969
It All Goes to Show
0/0
A fading seaside resort attempt to revive its fortunes with a summer show.
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It All Goes to Show
1956
Breakaway
5.2/6
When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to En...
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Breakaway
1948
London Belongs to Me
6.7/13
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mot...
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London Belongs to Me
1980
Sweet William
4/2
William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), bu...
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Sweet William
1977
Oh What A Lovely Report
0/0
A humorous look at the preparation and writing of reports. Details the essential elements of good report writing. Intended for management in industry,...
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Oh What A Lovely Report
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.658/547
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be bu...
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
1958
Blind Spot
5.5/5
US Army Officer Dan Adams, blinded during the war, is framed for a diamond smuggling rap. Upon regaining his sight, Adams goes after the real thieves...
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Blind Spot
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
7/3
Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the...
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A Hole Lot of Trouble
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
0/0
Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides to get the inevitable out of the way before his upc...
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1955
The Reluctant Bride
5/2
A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parent...
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The Reluctant Bride
1968
if....
7.1/364
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callousl...
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if....
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
0/0
Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty...
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The Best of Morecambe and Wise
1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
2/2
Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963 ve...
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The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1974
Man About the House
5.1/15
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered mo...
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Man About the House
1978
Daphne Laureola
6/1
A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.
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Daphne Laureola
1956
The Green Man
7.015/34
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing...
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The Green Man
1963
This Sporting Life
6.991/109
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by l...
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This Sporting Life
1970
Fragment of Fear
5.9/31
A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.
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Fragment of Fear
1954
Final Appointment
5.5/6
A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took pl...
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Final Appointment
1979
Red, White, and Zero
5/1
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderso...
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Red, White, and Zero
1968
About "The White Bus"
0/0
Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.
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About "The White Bus"
1957
Hour of Decision
6/4
A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.
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Hour of Decision
1965
You Must Be Joking
5.625/8
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items
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You Must Be Joking
1962
Go to Blazes
6.3/9
A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversio...
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Go to Blazes
1982
Britannia Hospital
6.3/62
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative...
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Britannia Hospital
1960
A Night Out
0/0
Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.
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A Night Out
1949
Stop Press Girl
5.571/7
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange abili...
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Stop Press Girl
1958
Stormy Crossing
4.8/5
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland pl...
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Stormy Crossing
1954
The Mirror and Markheim
0/0
Based on a short gothic horror story “Markheim” by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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The Mirror and Markheim
1956
Who Done It?
5.2/12
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective...
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Who Done It?
1957
Stranger in Town
6.5/6
A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.
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Stranger in Town
1959
The Boy and the Bridge
5/1
A very slight tale based on an original American story by Leon Ware centered on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This adaptation is set on the...
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