Arthur Brough

from etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

Artwork for Great Comedy MomentsImage of Arthur Brough

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).

Timeline

2005Aged 100

2001Aged 96

  • Poster for Great Comedy Moments

    Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage)

1977Aged 72

  • Poster for Are You Being Served? The Movie

    Mr. Ernest Grainger

1975Aged 70

  • Poster for Royal Flash

    King Ludwig of Bavaria

1974Aged 69

  • Poster for London Conspiracy

    Moorehead (archive footage)

1965Aged 60

  • Poster for Dead Man's Chest

    Groves

1961Aged 56

  • Poster for The Singer Not the Song

    Farmer

1960Aged 55

  • Poster for The Challenge

    Landlord

1959Aged 54

  • Poster for Too Many Crooks

    Old Tramp (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Night We Dropped a Clanger

    Adm. Bewdly

1956Aged 51

  • Poster for The Green Man

    Landlord

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