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Arthur Brough (1905–1978)

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The English actor Arthur Brough, who achieved fame as senior clothing salesman Mr. Grainger on the BBC-TV comedy series Are You Being Served? in the 1970s, after almost half-a-century on the stage, was born Frederick Arthur Baker on February 26, 1905 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. After indulging in amateur theatrics with future "The Green Man" (1956) co-star 'Alistair Sim'... See full bio »

Born:

Frederick Arthur Baker
in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 73) in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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1972-1977 Are You Being Served? (TV series)
Mr. Ernest Grainger
– It Pays to Advertise (1977) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
– Goodbye Mr. Grainger (1977) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
– Take-Over (1977) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
– The Old Order Changes (1977) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
– Founder's Day (1977) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
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1977 Are You Being Served?
Mr. Grainger
 
1975 Royal Flash
King Ludwig of Bavaria
 
1975 Rooms (TV series)
Foley
– Henry & Jean: Part 2 (1975) … Foley
– Henry & Jean: Part 1 (1975) … Foley
 
1974 Bless This House (TV series)
Mr. Sayers
– Money Is the Root Of... (1974) … Mr. Sayers
 
1973 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Stallinbrass
– A House Divided (1973) … Stallinbrass
 
1972 Scoop (TV series)
Bentinck
– A Surfeit of Boots (1972) … Bentinck
– The Stitch Service (1972) … Bentinck
 
1972 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Ernest Grainger
– Are You Being Served? (1972) … Mr. Ernest Grainger
 
1972 Doctor in Charge (TV series)
Medical Officer of Health
– The Long, Long Night (1972) … Medical Officer of Health
 
1972 Jason King (TV series)
Jenkins
– The Constance Missal (1972) … Jenkins
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Moorehead
– Greensleeves (1971) … Moorehead
 
1971 The Fenn Street Gang (TV series)
Old man
– Leave It to Me, Darling (1971) … Old man
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Mr. Begley
– The Viva (1971) … Mr. Begley
 
1970 Doomwatch (TV series)
Sandy Larch
– Invasion (1970) … Sandy Larch
 
1970 Dad's Army (TV series)
Mr. Boyle
– A. Wilson (Manager)? (1970) … Mr. Boyle
 
1970 The Adventures of Don Quick (TV series)
Odin
– The Quick and the Dead (1970) … Odin
 
1970 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Peter Taylor
– Robbing Peter... to Pay Paul (1970) … Peter Taylor
 
1970 His and Hers (TV series)
Mr. Ridley
– Anniversary (1970) … Mr. Ridley
 
1970 Parkin's Patch (TV series)
Tom Marsh
– Low Moon (1970) … Tom Marsh
 
1970 Uneasy Dreams: The Life of Mr. Pickwick (short)
 
1969 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Snowy
– That's How Murder Snowballs (1969) … Snowy
 
1969 The Main Chance (TV series)
County Court Judge
– Liar's Dice (1969) … County Court Judge
 
1969 The Power Game (TV series)
Walter Hallam
– Special Envoy: Triangles (1969) … Walter Hallam
 
1968 Middlemarch (TV mini-series)
Solomon Featherstone
– Homecoming (1968) … Solomon Featherstone
 
1968 Sanctuary (TV series)
Magistrate
– To Err Is human (1968) … Magistrate
 
1967-1968 Champion House (TV series)
Reg Hapsley
– Guilt (1968) … Reg Hapsley
– I'll Spin Anything with Two Ends (1967) … Reg Hapsley
 
1968 Public Eye (TV series)
Rowan
– Have Mud, Will Throw (1968) … Rowan
 
1967 Sexton Blake (TV series)
Dr. Anstey
– Knave of Diamonds: Part 1 - The Black Star (1967) … Dr. Anstey
 
1966 Blackmail (TV series)
Mr. Arbuthnot
– The Haunting of Aubrey Hopkiss (1966)
– The Cream Off the Top (1966) … Mr. Arbuthnot
 
1966 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Mr. Percy
– The Terribly Happy Embalmers (1966) … Mr. Percy
 
1965 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Groves
– Dead Man's Chest (1965) … Groves
 
1962-1965 Z Cars (TV series)
Josh Oldroyd / Mr. Jevons
– Checkmate (1965) … Josh Oldroyd
– Further Enquiries (1962) … Mr. Jevons
 
1965 Dead Man's Chest
Groves
 
1962 It's a Living (TV series)
Mr. Easy
– Mugs Away (1962) … Mr. Easy
 
1962 Dial RIX (TV series)
Englishman
– Between the Balance Sheets (1962) … Englishman
 
1961 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Mr. Hardcastle
– She Stoops to Conquer (1961) … Mr. Hardcastle
 
1961 Citizen James (TV series)
– Episode #2.1 (1961)
 
1961 Deadline Midnight (TV series)
Billy Bloor
– Pen of Venom (1961) … Billy Bloor
 
1961 Make Mine a Double
Adm. Bewdly
 
1961 Jango (TV series)
Taffe
– The Bumbling Burglar (1961) … Taffe
 
1961 The Singer Not the Song
Burning haystacks Farmer (uncredited)
 
1960 Barnaby Rudge (TV series)
John Willet
– Episode #1.13 (1960) … John Willet
– Episode #1.11 (1960) … John Willet
– Episode #1.8 (1960) … John Willet
– Episode #1.7 (1960) … John Willet
– Episode #1.6 (1960) … John Willet
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1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Chairman / Mason
– The New Man (1960) … Mason
– The Bush and the Tree (1960) … Chairman
 
1960 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Dr. Shepherd
– The Missing Moorhen (1960) … Dr. Shepherd
 
1960 Death of a Ghost (TV series)
Chief Superintendent Oates
 
1960 It Takes a Thief
Landlord
 
1959 The Nightwatchman's Stories (TV series)
Alf Smith
– The Constable's Move (1959) … Alf Smith
 
1957 Kenilworth (TV series)
Giles Gosling, Black Bear landlord
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Giles Gosling, Black Bear landlord
 
1956 The Green Man
Landlord
 
1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Grubb
– The Perfect Woman (1956) … Grubb
 
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1973 Are You Being Served? (TV series)
– Camping In (1973) (performer: "Keep The Home Fires Burning")
 
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1975 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
– Mollie Sugden (1975)
 
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2009 Mollie Sugden: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Mr. Ernest Grainger
 
1992 The Best of 'Are You Being Served?' (TV movie)
Mr. Ernest Grainger
 
1980 London Conspiracy
Moorehead
 
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Acted in numerous parts in repertory theater productions over more than 50 years in England, UK See more »

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Are You Being Served? producer David Croft remembered that Brough would often disappear off the set. "Whenever we were rehearsing he'd vanish at about three minutes to eleven," Croft recalled. "For a while we wondered where he went, but eventually discovered that he'd nip next door to the pub for a quick pink gin... See more »

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