Arthur Lowe: 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". The only child of a Derbyshire railworker, Lowe gained valuable experience by organising shows for a British army field entertainment unit, in the Middle East, during World War...
Known For: Dad's Army (Capt. George MainwaringBarry MainwaringSergeant Ironside), Kind Hearts and Coronets (The Reporter), The Ruling Class (Tucker), Dad's Army (Capt. Mainwaring)