Acting
Arthur Brough
Born February 26, 1905 · etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK · Died May 28, 1978
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
8.0
The Persuaders!
Moorehead
8.0
Are You Being Served?
Mr. Grainger
8.1
Dad's Army
Mr Boyle
6.1
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Mr. Ernest Grainger
7.1
The Green Man
Landlord
6.3
Royal Flash
King Ludwig of Bavaria
8.4
Upstairs, Downstairs
Stallinbrass
6.9
Too Many Crooks
Old Tramp (uncredited)
6.2
The Singer Not the Song
Farmer
6.9
Bless This House
Mr Sayers
6.8
Jason King
1971 · Series
6.1
The Challenge
Landlord
5.5
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Adm. Bewdly
7.3
Doomwatch
Sandy Larch
6.0 TMDB
Dead Man's Chest
Groves
7.4
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
7.6
The Main Chance
County Court Judge
8.5 TMDB
London Conspiracy
Moorehead (archive footage)
6.5 TMDB
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
The Adventures of Don Quick
Odin
Filmography
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1977Are You Being Served? The MovieMr. Ernest GraingerMovie
- 1975Royal FlashKing Ludwig of BavariaMovie
- 1974London ConspiracyMoorehead (archive footage)Movie
- 1972ScoopBentinckSeries
- 1972Are You Being Served?Mr. GraingerSeries
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsStallinbrassSeries
- 1971The Persuaders!MooreheadSeries
- 1971Jason KingSeries
- 1971Bless This HouseMr SayersSeries
- 1970The Adventures of Don QuickOdinSeries
- 1970DoomwatchSandy LarchSeries
- 1969The Main ChanceCounty Court JudgeSeries
- 1968Dad's ArmyMr BoyleSeries
- 1965Dead Man's ChestGrovesMovie
- 1965BlackmailMr. ArbuthnotSeries
- 1962Dial RIXEnglishmanSeries
- 1961The Singer Not the SongFarmerMovie
- 1960Barnaby RudgeSeries
- 1960The ChallengeLandlordMovie
- 1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerAdm. BewdlyMovie
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1959Too Many CrooksOld Tramp (uncredited)Movie
- 1956The Green ManLandlordMovie