Editing Arthur Lowe (section)

{{Short description|English actor (1915–1982)}}
{{Other people}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Arthur Lowe
| image              = Arthur Lowe.jpg
| caption            = Lowe as Captain Mainwaring in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|09|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Hayfield, Derbyshire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1915 7b 1413 HAYFIELD&nbsp;– Arthur Lowe, mmn = Ford</ref>
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1982|04|15|1915|09|22}}
| death_place        = [[Birmingham]], England <ref>GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1982 32 0628 BIRMINGHAM&nbsp;– Arthur Lowe, DoB = 22 September 1915</ref>
| resting_place      = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, Birmingham, England
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1945–1982
| known_for = ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Joan Cooper]]|1948}}<ref name="ReferenceA">GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE&nbsp;– Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>
| children           = 1
| module             = {{Infobox military person
   |embed        = yes
   |allegiance   = United Kingdom
   |branch       = [[British Army]] [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]]
   |serviceyears = 1939–1945
   |rank         = [[Sergeant Major]]
   |battles      = [[Second World War]]
  }}
}}

'''Arthur Lowe''' (22 September 1915&nbsp;– 15 April 1982) was an English actor. His acting career spanned 37 years, including starring roles in numerous theatre and television productions. He played [[Captain Mainwaring]] in the [[British sitcom]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'' from 1968 until 1977, was nominated for seven [[BAFTA]]s and became one of the most recognised faces on UK television. He won his only BAFTA, the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], for his performance in [[O Lucky Man!|''O Lucky Man!'']] (1973).

Lowe began acting professionally in England in 1945, after army service in the [[Second World War]]. He worked in theatre, film and television throughout the 1950s but it was not until he landed the part of [[Leonard Swindley]] in the television soap ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in 1960 that he came to national attention. He played the character until 1965, while continuing theatre and other acting work. 

In 1968, he took on his role in ''Dad's Army'', written by [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. The profile he gained from the role led to further character roles. Despite increasingly poor health in his final years, he maintained a busy professional schedule until his death from a stroke on 15 April 1982, aged 66.