John Le Mesurier
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-05
Day of Death
1983-11-15 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
John Le Mesurier
Biography
John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley) was a BAFTA Award-winning English actor. He is most famous for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the popular 1970s BBC comedy Dad's Army.
Known For
Acting
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin
(2012)
(2007)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2001)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Facelift
as Bruce
(1984)
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
(1981)
(1980)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
(1980)
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
(1979)
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
(1979)
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
(1978)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
(1978)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
(1978)
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
(1977)
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
(1977)
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
(1977)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
(1976)
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
(1975)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
(1975)
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
(1975)
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
(1974)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector Radlett
(1974)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
(1973)
Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
(1972)
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
(1972)
Anywhere but England
as Freddie
(1972)
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
(1971)
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
(1971)
Traitor
as Adrian Harris
(1970)
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
(1969)
The Italian Job
as Governor
(1969)
Midas Run
as Wells
(1969)
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
(1969)
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
(1968)
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
(1967)
Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
(1967)
The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
(1967)
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
(1967)
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
(1967)
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
(1966)
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
(1966)
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
(1966)
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
(1966)
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
(1966)
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
(1966)
Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
(1966)
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
(1965)
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
(1965)
War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
(1965)
Masquerade
as Sir Robert
(1965)
(1965)
The Liquidator
as Chekhov
(1965)
(1964)
Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
(1964)
The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
(1964)
Never Put It in Writing
as Adams
(1964)
The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
(1964)
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
as Mr. Sparrow
(1963)
The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
(1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
(1963)
We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
(1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
(1963)
The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
(1963)
In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
(1963)
Long Past Glory
as Harry
(1962)
Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
(1962)
Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
(1962)
Only Two Can Play
as Salter
(1962)
Hair of the Dog
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
(1962)
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
as Cole
(1962)
Flat Two
as Warden
(1962)
Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
(1962)
The Main Attraction
as Bozo
(1961)
Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
(1961)
Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
(1961)
On the Fiddle
as Hixon
(1961)
The Rebel
as Office manager
(1961)
Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
(1961)
Very Important Person
as Piggott, Escape Officer
(1961)
(1960)
The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
(1960)
School for Scoundrels
as Head Waiter
(1960)
Never Let Go
as Pennington
(1960)
Doctor in Love
as Dr Mincing
(1960)
Let's Get Married
as Dean
(1960)
(1960)
Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
(1960)
The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting Counsel
(1960)
A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
(1960)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Minister of Education
(1959)
Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1959)
The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
(1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
(1959)
Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
(1959)
I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
(1959)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney
(1959)
Follow a Star
as Birkett
(1959)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duke Alexis
(1959)
The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
(1959)
Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
(1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
(1959)
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
(1959)
Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
(1958)
Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
(1958)
Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
(1958)
Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
(1958)
Gideon's Day
as Barrister
(1958)
Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
(1958)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
(1958)
The Moonraker
as Cromwell
(1958)
I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
(1958)
Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
(1958)
Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
(1957)
High Flight
as Commandant
(1957)
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
(1957)
Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
(1957)
(1957)
These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
(1957)
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
(1956)
The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
(1956)
Private's Progress
as Psychiatrist
(1955)
Josephine and Men
as Registrar
(1955)
A Time to Kill
as Phinneas Tilliard
(1955)
Police Dog
as Inspector
(1954)
Stranger from Venus
as Official
(1954)
Make Me an Offer!
as Mr. Toshack
(1954)
Dangerous Cargo
as Luigi
(1953)
The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
(1953)
Black 13
as Inspector
(1953)
The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
(1953)
The Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
(1952)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
(1952)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
(1950)
Dark Interval
as Cedric, the butler
(1949)
A Matter of Murder
as Ginter
(1949)
(1948)
Death in the Hand
as Jack Mottram
(1948)
Escape from Broadmoor
as Pendicot