Dad's Army - Arthur Lowe Film

Arthur Lowe

Born: 22 September 1915, at Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, as Arthur Lowe

Died: 15 April 1982, at Birmingham, England, after suffering a stroke, aged 66

Parents: Arthur Lowe (senior) (died 12th August 1971, aged 82 and Mary Lowe (nee Ford, known as Nan)

Married: Joan Cooper, 10 January 1948, at Robert Adam Registry Office, The Strand, London (actress, born 23 August 1922 – died 1989)

Children: Stepson - David Gatehouse (Joan’s son from a previous marriage) and Son - Stephen Lowe (born 1953 at Hammersmith, London, UK)

Biographies:
Arthur Lowe - A Life by Stephen Lowe
Arthur Lowe - by Graham Lord

Acknowledgements: British Academy Award 1973 for his three roles in ‘O Lucky Man’ won for Best Supporting Actor

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The following information has been compiled over many years by Dave Homewood and has been presented here for your interest and for reference. It was originaly based upon and has been expanded from the listing in Stephen Lowe's book Arthur Lowe - A Life, with Stephen Lowe's permission. Please do not copy the information without express permission of the compiler. Though this listing is comprehensive there are still gaps and undoubtedly a few errors. If you can help with further information please contact Dave Homewood by clicking HERE

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Arthur Lowe's Film Career
Film	Role	Notes	Maker	Date
London Belongs To Me Flood Tide Kind Hearts And Coronets Stop Press Girl Poet’s Pub The Spider And The Fly Until Tomorrow The Intruder The Wealth Of The World Cage Of Gold Mystery Street Dan Dare (?) The Mirror And Markeim Final Appointment Death Keeps A Date Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder The Reluctant Bride The Woman For Joe Windfall John Dark One Way Out Breakaway The Good Companions Who Done It? The High Terrace The Green Man Table In The Corner Stranger In Town Two Grooms For A Bride Stormy Crossing The Boy And The Bridge Follow That Horse The Day They Robbed The __ Bank of England GoTo Blazes This Sporting Life You’re Joking Of Course The White Bus If... The Bed Sitting Room A Hole Lot Of Trouble Some Will, Some Won’t It All Goes To Show Spring And Port Wine Fragment Of Fear The Rise and Rise Of __ __Michael Rimmer Dad’s Army The Ruling Class Adolf Hitler, My Part In His __ Downfall O Lucky Man Theatre Of Blood You Had Better Go In Disguise No Sex Please, We’re British Man About The House Royal Flash Mister Men The Bawdy Adventures of Tom __Jones The Lady Vanishes Sweet William Mister Men Brittania Hospital	Man on the tube Pianist Reporter Husband in train Coach Guide (uncredited) Town Clerk _ _ _ Short man (uncredited) Sailor _ _ Barratt, solicitor’s head clerk _ Third Drama Critic Mr Fogarty George's agent uncreditted role _ Sam, a crooked jeweller_ Mitchell _ uncredited role uncredited role Radio Salesman _ Jeweller (uncredited) Mr Fogarty garage owner Bridge Keeper Auctioneer Bank Clerk _ Warder Slomer the husband The Mayor Mr Kemp Father/ The parrot Mr Whitehouse Police Sergeant Councillor Henry Parker Mr Aspinall Mr Nugent Ferret _ Captain Mainwaring Tucker the Butler Major Drysdale _ Mr Duff, Johnson & Dr Munda Horace Sprout _ Mr Bromley Spiros _ narrator Dr. Thwackum _ Charters Captain Walton narrator dying Foreign Secretary	comedy-drama, aka Dulcimer Street drama, also with John Laurie comedy drama, brief role at end comedy comedy thriller WWI war mystery comedy drama _ _ _ crime thriller mystery film noir crime drama adaptation of popular comic & radio series short film for TV, later retitled Evil Thoughts comedy thriller _ three short stories comedy romance drama comedy, aka 'Dangerous Money' _ crime drama mystery musical comedy Benny Hill musical comedy murder mystery comedy _ crime thriller romance comedy crime mystery, aka The Black Tide drama, set on Tower Bridge comedy spy film crime drama _ comedy drama comedy, aka You Must Be Joking! drama drama comedy/fantasy coloured short film, comedy farce comedy short film comedy drama mystery satirical comedy _ comedy, television spin-off satirical drama comedy - based on Spike Milligan’s war _ musical drama murder/horror with Vincent Price unreleased Eric Sykes comedy farce, from the stage hit comedy, television spin-off comedy adventure children’s comedy, sequel musical _ mystery/ romance/ thriller drama children’s comedy, another sequel drama/ comedy	GFD/Individual Aquila/Rank Ealing Aquila/Rank GFD/Aquila GFD _ _ _ Ealing MGM Hammer Exclusive Films ACT _ Danziger Tempean Films Rank Mid-Century _ Major CIPA ABP Ealing CIPA/ Baker BL/Grenadier _ Eros Eros _ Xanadu Warner MGM/Summit _ ABP Rank/Inde Ameran/Columbia Holly / UA Paramount UA Transocean _ EMI/ Memorial Columbia Warner/ D. Frost _ Columbia Keep Films UA/ Norcon _ Warner UA/ Cineman _ Columbia/ BHP EMI/ Hammer TCF/ Two Roads _ Universal _ Rank/ Hammer Kendon/ Northal _ EMI/NFFC	1948 1948 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1950 1950 1952 1953 1954 1954 1954 1955 1955 1955 1955 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1957 1958 1959 1959 1960 _ 1962 1963 1965 1967 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 _ 1971 1972 1972 _ 1973 1973 1973 1973 1974 1975 1975 1976 _ 1979 1980 1981 1982
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