Acting
Arthur Brough
Also Known As: Frederick Arthur Baker
Birth Date
February 26, 1905
Death Date
May 28, 1978
(passed away at 73)
Place of Birth
etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK
Popularity
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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).
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TV Show
The Persuaders!
Moorehead
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Upstairs, Downstairs
Stallinbrass
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
No Hiding Place
1959 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Dad's Army
Mr Boyle
1968 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Are You Being Served?
Mr. Grainger
1972 • 34 episodes
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TV Show
Jason King
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Main Chance
County Court Judge
1969 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Doomwatch
Sandy Larch
1970 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
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Movie
Royal Flash
King Ludwig of Bavaria
1975
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TV Show
Scoop
Bentinck
1972 • 7 episodes
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TV Show
The Adventures of Don Quick
Odin
1970 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Barnaby Rudge
1960 • 8 episodes
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Movie
The Challenge
Landlord
1960
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Movie
The Green Man
Landlord
1956
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Movie
The Singer Not the Song
Farmer
1961
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Movie
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Adm. Bewdly
1959
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Movie
Dead Man's Chest
Groves
1965
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Movie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Mr. Ernest Grainger
1977
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Movie
Too Many Crooks
Old Tramp (uncredited)
1959