Person
Arthur Brough
Born 26 February 1905 Died 28 May 1978, aged 73 etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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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The numbers
51age in their first credit on record (1956)
49years on screen and counting
3credits in 1971, their busiest year
21dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Age: 100 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005as Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 72 Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977as Mr. Ernest Grainger
Age: 70 Royal Flash
1975as King Ludwig of Bavaria
Age: 69 London Conspiracy
1974as Moorehead (archive footage)
Age: 60 Dead Man's Chest
1965as Groves
Age: 55 The Singer Not the Song
1961as Farmer
Age: 55 The Challenge
1960as Landlord
Age: 54 The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959as Adm. Bewdly
Age: 54 Too Many Crooks
1959as Old Tramp (uncredited)
Age: 51 The Green Man
1956as Landlord
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TV credits
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Age: 67 Scoop
1972as Bentinck
Age: 67 Are You Being Served?
1972as Mr. Grainger
Age: 66 Upstairs, Downstairs
1971as Stallinbrass
Age: 66 The Persuaders!
1971as Moorehead
Age: 66 Jason King
1971
Age: 65 The Adventures of Don Quick
1970as Odin
Age: 64 Doomwatch
1970as Sandy Larch
Age: 64 The Main Chance
1969as County Court Judge
Age: 63 Dad's Army
1968as Mr Boyle
Age: 55 Barnaby Rudge
1960
Age: 54