Arthur Brough

Born: 1905-02-26

Place: etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

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).

Known For

Are You Being Served? The Movie

London Conspiracy

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

The Green Man

Royal Flash

The Challenge

The Singer Not the Song

Dead Man's Chest

Also Appeared With…

Andrew Sachs

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Leon Greene

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Alastair Sim

2 shared projects Shared Movies

John Inman

1 shared project Shared Movies

Mollie Sugden

1 shared project Shared Movies

Frank Thornton

1 shared project Shared Movies

Trevor Bannister

1 shared project Shared Movies

Wendy Richard

1 shared project Shared Movies

Nicholas Smith

1 shared project Shared Movies

Harold Bennett

1 shared project Shared Movies

Arthur English

1 shared project Shared Movies

Penny Irving

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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Are You Being Served? The Movie

The Green Man

Royal Flash

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

0 total wins
1 nomination

1956

The Green Man as Landlord 🏆

1959

The Night We Dropped a Clanger as Adm. Bewdly

1960

The Challenge as Landlord

1961

The Singer Not the Song as Farmer 🏆

1965

Dead Man's Chest as Groves 🏆

1974

London Conspiracy as Moorehead 🏆

1975

Royal Flash as King Ludwig of Bavaria 🏆

1977

Are You Being Served? The Movie as Mr. Ernest Grainger