ACTOR

Arthur Lowe

1915 - 1982

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Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was an English actor. His acting career spanned 37 years, including starring roles in numerous theatre and television productions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Lowe has received more than 2,044,994 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Arthur Lowe is the 8,027th most popular actor (down from 7,929th in 2019), the 5,617th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,370th in 2019) and the 903rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Arthur Lowe ranks 8,027 out of 13,578. Before him are Anna Deavere Smith, Nora Arnezeder, Michael Gaston, Elizabeth Allen, Jennette McCurdy, and Andrew Bryniarski. After him are Arleen Sorkin, Mary MacLaren, Prem Nazir, Lillian Russell, Sharon Lawrence, and Piotr Adamczyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Arthur Lowe ranks 282. Before him are David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Helmut Niedermayr, Yvonne Mitchell, Harry Edison, Howard Cooke, and Siegfried Powolny. After him are A. K. Hangal, Malik Meraj Khalid, Veda Ann Borg, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Martha Tilton, and Bill Williams. Among people deceased in 1982, Arthur Lowe ranks 301. Before him are Theo Fitzau, Paul Lynde, Leo Losert, Marvin Stalder, John Cody, and Sue Carol. After him are Mirabehn, Jimmy Dickinson, Bill Eckersley, Tom Tully, Hans Conried, and Jack Webb.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Lowe ranks 5,617 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Wallace (1970), Rupert Evans (1976), Emily Bergl (1975), Eddie Baily (1925), Roger C. Field (1945), and Colin McDonald (1930). After him are Allan McNish (1969), Fred Yates (1884), Dinny Pails (1921), Stevie Chalmers (1935), Anna Löwenstein (1951), and Alexandra Bastedo (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Arthur Lowe ranks 903. Before him are Marsha Thomason (1976), Rob Knox (1989), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), John McEnery (1943), Rupert Evans (1976), and Emily Bergl (1975). After him are Alexandra Bastedo (1946), James Stephenson (1889), Katie Leung (1987), David Oyelowo (1976), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), and Marc Warren (1967).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dad's Army
Capt. George Mainwaring
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 four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Mar 12th 19714.8 / 10
Dad's Army
Captain George Mainwaring
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Reporter
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 buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Jun 21st 19497.669 / 10