Arthur Brough

Known for

Acting

Born

February 26, 1905

Birthplace

etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

Died

May 28, 1978 (aged 73)

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).

Best known work

The Persuaders!

1971

Are You Being Served?

1972

Dad's Army

1968

Are You Being Served? The Movie

1977

The Green Man

1956

Royal Flash

1975

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971

Too Many Crooks

1959

The Singer Not the Song

1961

Bless This House

1971

Filmography

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie
as Mr. Ernest Grainger
1975
Royal Flash
as King Ludwig of Bavaria
1974
London Conspiracy
as Moorehead (archive footage)
1972
ScoopTV
as Bentinck (7 episodes)
1972
Are You Being Served?TV
as Mr. Grainger (34 episodes)
1971
Upstairs, DownstairsTV
as Stallinbrass (1 episode)
1971
The Persuaders!TV
as Moorehead (1 episode)
1971
Jason KingTV
1971
Bless This HouseTV
as Mr Sayers (1 episode)
1970
The Adventures of Don QuickTV
as Odin (1 episode)
1970
DoomwatchTV
as Sandy Larch (1 episode)
1969
The Main ChanceTV
as County Court Judge (1 episode)
1968
Dad's ArmyTV
as Mr Boyle (1 episode)
1965
Dead Man's Chest
as Groves
1965
BlackmailTV
as Mr. Arbuthnot (1 episode)
1962
Dial RIXTV
as Englishman (1 episode)
1961
The Singer Not the Song
as Farmer
1960
Barnaby RudgeTV
1960
The Challenge
as Landlord
1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Adm. Bewdly
1959
No Hiding PlaceTV
1959
Too Many Crooks
as Old Tramp (uncredited)
1956
The Green Man
as Landlord