Arthur Brough
Known for
Acting
Life
1905 – 1978 (aged 73)
Born in
etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb23 acting credits
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).
Known For
The Persuaders!
17 Sep 1971
Are You Being Served?
08 Sep 1972
Dad's Army
31 Jul 1968
Are You Being Served? The Movie
10 Jun 1977
The Green Man
21 Dec 1956
Upstairs, Downstairs
10 Oct 1971
Royal Flash
10 Oct 1975
Too Many Crooks
08 Mar 1959
Filmography
2005
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
- Are You Being Served? The Movieas Mr. Ernest Grainger
1975
- Royal Flashas King Ludwig of Bavaria
1974
- London Conspiracyas Moorehead (archive footage)
1972
- Scoopas Bentinck7 episodes
- Are You Being Served?as Mr. Grainger34 episodes
1971
- Upstairs, Downstairsas Stallinbrass1 episode
- The Persuaders!as Moorehead1 episode
- Jason King1 episode
1970
- The Adventures of Don Quickas Odin1 episode
- Doomwatchas Sandy Larch1 episode
1969
- The Main Chanceas County Court Judge1 episode
1968
- Dad's Armyas Mr Boyle1 episode
1965
- Dead Man's Chestas Groves
- Blackmailas Mr. Arbuthnot1 episode
1962
- Dial RIXas Englishman1 episode
1961
- The Singer Not the Songas Farmer
1960
- Barnaby Rudge8 episodes
- The Challengeas Landlord
1959
- The Night We Dropped a Clangeras Adm. Bewdly
- No Hiding Place1 episode
- Too Many Crooksas Old Tramp (uncredited)
1956
- The Green Manas Landlord