Arthur Brough
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| Arthur Brough | |
| Birth name | Frederick Arthur Baker |
| Born | 26 February 1905 Petersfield, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 28 May 1978Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Years active | 1956-1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Addyman (1929-1978) |
| Notable roles | Mr Grainger in Are You Being Served? |
Frederick Arthur Baker (26 February 1905 – 28 May 1978) was an English actor, known as Arthur Brough, who gained his greatest fame as Mr. Grainger in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?.
Brough was born in Petersfield, Hampshire and graduated from RADA in the 1920s.
He had a minor role opposite Jayne Mansfield in the 1960 film The Challenge, and made guest appearances in TV shows such as Upstairs, Downstairs, Dad's Army, Z-Cars, The Persuaders! and Jason King.
Brough retired from acting in 1978 following the death of his wife Elizabeth Addyman, to whom he had been married for 50 years. Brough died several weeks later. His character in Are You Being Served? was replaced by Mr. Tebbs, played by James Hayter.
His daughter, Joanna Hutton became the first female curator of the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, for a period in the 1960s
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