Arthur Lowe
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1915-09-22
Place of Birth:Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
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The Lady Vanishes (1979)
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,...

Dad's Army (1971)
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...

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall (1973)
London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery...

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his...

The Ruling Class (1972)
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;...

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

Theatre of Blood (1973)
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

O Lucky Man! (1973)
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977)
Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

The Snag (1963)
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...

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
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...

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
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...

One Way Out (1955)
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...

The White Bus (1967)
A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.

The Plank (1979)
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...

No Sex Please: We're British (1973)
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,...

Spring and Port Wine (1970)
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.

Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.

A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe (2000)
Terry Wogan presents a compilation programme celebrating the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. Featuring interviews with those who knew him, and footage...

The Spider and the Fly (1949)
"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...

It All Goes to Show (1969)
A fading seaside resort attempt to revive its fortunes with a summer show.

Breakaway (1956)
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...

London Belongs to Me (1948)
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his...

Sweet William (1980)
William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter),...

Oh What A Lovely Report (1977)
A humorous look at the preparation and writing of reports. Details the essential elements of good report writing. Intended for management in...

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
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...

Blind Spot (1958)
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...

A Hole Lot of Trouble (1971)
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...

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960)
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...

The Reluctant Bride (1955)
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...

if.... (1968)
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and...

The Best of Morecambe and Wise (2001)
Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty...

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963...

Man About the House (1974)
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered...

Daphne Laureola (1978)
A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.

The Green Man (1956)
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing...

This Sporting Life (1963)
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...

Fragment of Fear (1970)
A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.

Final Appointment (1954)
A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took...

Red, White, and Zero (1979)
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

About "The White Bus" (1968)
Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.

Hour of Decision (1957)
A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.

You Must Be Joking (1965)
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items

Go to Blazes (1962)
A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate...

Britannia Hospital (1982)
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative...

A Night Out (1960)
Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.

Stop Press Girl (1949)
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...

Stormy Crossing (1958)
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland...

The Mirror and Markheim (1954)
Based on a short gothic horror story “Markheim” by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Who Done It? (1956)
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...

Stranger in Town (1957)
A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.

The Boy and the Bridge (1959)
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...

Dad's Army (1968)
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers...

A J Wentworth, BA (1982)
A J Wentworth, BA is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1982. Set in the 1940s, the programme was shown posthumously following the death of its...

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

Pardon the Expression (1965)
Pardon The Expression! is an ITV sitcom made by Granada Television, that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The...

Microbes and Men (1974)
Dramatised stories of the founders of modern medicine. Until the 1840s, medicine had remained basically unchanged since the days of the ancient...

No Hiding Place (1959)
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
Seven Hilariously comic situations from the fertile imaginations of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Maigret (1960)
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch...

Bless Me Father (1978)
Bless Me Father is a British sitcom starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinney, David Ryall, Derek Francis and Sheila...

It's Murder. But Is It Art? (1972)
This six-part comedy-thriller series from the BBC starred Arthur Lowe as an eccentric artist-turned-detective called Phineas Drake. Beautiful blonde...

The Last Of The Baskets (1971)
Created by John Stevenson, the programme was about a factory worker Clifford Basket (played by Ken Jones) who inherited a title of the Earl of...

Potter (1979)
The time has come for Redvers Potter to relinquish his role as head of the family confectionary firm, Pottermints - his company has been taken over...

Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
Laurence Olivier Presents is a British television series made by Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978. The plays, with the exception of...

ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the special edition of your favourtie comedy show to fill the gap between the staggeringly huge Christmas...

Rogues' Gallery (1968)
Rogues' Gallery was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1968 and 1969. It was set around London's Newgate Prison in the 18th...

Dad's Army: The Animations (2023)
Lost episodes of Dad's Army, animated to surviving soundtrack recordings.

Bill Brand (1976)
Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile...

Turn Out the Lights (1967)
Turn Out the Lights was an ITV sitcom series made by Granada Television, that was first broadcast from Monday 2 January to Monday 6 February 1967 by...

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (2023)
A new series of animated Dad's Army (1968) episodes, created using archive audio recordings of original (now lost) early television episodes.

Mr. Men (1974)
The Mr Men are a whole host of brightly colored characters that live in Misterland. All of them have names like Mr Happy, Mr Clumsy and Mr Greedy and...

The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
The Errol Flynn Theatre is a short-lived anthology series presented by Errol Flynn, who would also play the lead in every fourth show. His then-wife...

Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The...

Morecambe & Wise (multiple series) (1961)
The Morecambe & Wise Show is the third TV series by English comedy double-act Morecambe and Wise. It began airing in 1968 on BBC2, specifically...

Coronation Street (1960)
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...