Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 26, 1905
Died
May 28, 1978
Age
73
Place of Birth
etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK
Popularity
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Arthur Brough
Acting
Biography
Arthur Brough (26 February 1905 - 28 May 1978) was a British actor and theatre founder, producer and director best known for portraying the character of bumbling senior menswear salesman Ernest Grainger on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972-1985).
Also known as
Frederick Arthur Baker
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Known For
7.5
Dad's Army
1968 · TV
7.8
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · TV
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV
7.7
The Persuaders!
1971 · TV
7.3
Are You Being Served?
1972 · TV
6.4
Doomwatch
1970 · TV
7.8
Jason King
1971 · TV
8.3
The Main Chance
1969 · TV
7.0
Blackmail
1965 · TV
5.0
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970 · TV
5.0
Barnaby Rudge
1960 · TV
10.0
Scoop
1972 · TV
Filmography
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Movie · Mr. Ernest Grainger
5.0
1975
Royal Flash
Movie · King Ludwig of Bavaria
5.8
1974
London Conspiracy
Movie · Moorehead (archive footage)
8.5
1972
Scoop
TV · Bentinck
10.0
1972
Are You Being Served?
TV · Mr. Grainger
7.3
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · Stallinbrass
7.8
1971
The Persuaders!
TV · Moorehead
7.7
1971
Jason King
TV
7.8
1970
The Adventures of Don Quick
TV · Odin
5.0
1970
Doomwatch
TV · Sandy Larch
6.4
1969
The Main Chance
TV · County Court Judge
8.3
1968
Dad's Army
TV · Mr Boyle
7.5
1965
Dead Man's Chest
Movie · Groves
6.0
1965
Blackmail
TV · Mr. Arbuthnot
7.0
1961
The Singer Not the Song
Movie · Farmer
6.4
1960
Barnaby Rudge
TV
5.0
1960
The Challenge
Movie · Landlord
5.5
1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Movie · Adm. Bewdly
5.8
1959
No Hiding Place
TV
4.8
1959
Too Many Crooks
Movie · Old Tramp (uncredited)
7.4
1956
The Green Man
Movie · Landlord
7.0