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).

Known For

Royal Flash

King Ludwig of Bavaria

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Mr. Ernest Grainger

The Singer Not the Song

Farmer

The Challenge

Landlord

Too Many Crooks

Old Tramp (uncredited)

The Green Man

Landlord

Dead Man's Chest

Groves