Person

Arthur Brough

Acting · 1905–1978 · etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

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).

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  No Hiding Place

  1959

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  The Persuaders!

  Moorehead

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  Upstairs, Downstairs

  Stallinbrass

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  Are You Being Served?

  Mr. Grainger

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  Dad's Army

  Mr Boyle

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  The Main Chance

  County Court Judge

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  Doomwatch

  Sandy Larch

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  Jason King

  1971

• Scoop

  Bentinck

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  Barnaby Rudge

  1960

• 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1977Are You Being Served? The MovieMr. Ernest Grainger
• 1975Royal FlashKing Ludwig of Bavaria
• 1974London ConspiracyMoorehead (archive footage)
• 1972ScoopBentinck
• 1972Are You Being Served?Mr. Grainger
• 1971Upstairs, DownstairsStallinbrass
• 1971The Persuaders!Moorehead
• 1971Jason King
• 1970The Adventures of Don QuickOdin
• 1970DoomwatchSandy Larch
• 1969The Main ChanceCounty Court Judge
• 1968Dad's ArmyMr Boyle
• 1965Dead Man's ChestGroves
• 1961The Singer Not the SongFarmer
• 1960Barnaby Rudge
• 1960The ChallengeLandlord
• 1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerAdm. Bewdly
• 1959No Hiding Place
• 1959Too Many CrooksOld Tramp (uncredited)
• 1956The Green ManLandlord