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
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
(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)
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
(1979)
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
(1978)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
(1978)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
(1978)
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
(1977)
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
(1977)
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
(1977)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
(1975)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
(1975)
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
(1975)
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
(1974)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector Radlett
(1974)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
(1974)
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
(1973)
Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
(1972)
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
(1972)
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
(1972)
Anywhere but England
as Freddie
(1971)
Dad's Army
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
(1971)
Traitor
as Adrian Harris
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
(1970)
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
(1969)
The Italian Job
as Governor
(1969)
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
(1969)
Midas Run
as Wells
(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 Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
(1967)
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
(1967)
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
(1966)
Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
(1966)
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
(1966)
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
(1966)
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
(1966)
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
(1966)
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
(1966)
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
(1965)
(1965)
War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
(1965)
The Liquidator
as Chekhov
(1965)
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
(1965)
Masquerade
as Sir Robert
(1965)
(1964)
The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
(1964)
Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
(1964)
Never Put It in Writing
as Adams
(1964)
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
as Mr. Sparrow
(1964)
The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
(1963)
The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
(1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
(1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
(1963)
In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
(1963)
We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
(1963)
The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
(1963)
Long Past Glory
as Harry
(1962)
Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
(1962)
Only Two Can Play
as Salter
(1962)
Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
(1962)
Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
(1962)
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
as Cole
(1962)
(1962)
The Main Attraction
as Bozo
(1962)
Hair of the Dog
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
(1961)
On the Fiddle
as Hixon
(1961)
The Rebel
as Office manager
(1961)
Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
(1961)
Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
(1961)
Very Important Person
as Piggott, Escape Officer
(1961)
(1961)
Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
(1960)
School for Scoundrels
as Head Waiter
(1960)
A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
(1960)
Never Let Go
as Pennington
(1960)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Minister of Education
(1960)
Doctor in Love
as Dr Mincing
(1960)
The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
(1960)
Let's Get Married
as Dean
(1960)
The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting counsel
(1960)
(1960)
Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
(1959)
Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
(1959)
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
(1959)
I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
(1959)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney
(1959)
Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
(1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
(1959)
Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
(1959)
Follow a Star
as Birkett
(1959)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duke Alexis
(1959)
Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
(1959)
The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
(1959)
The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
(1958)
Gideon's Day
as Barrister
(1958)
I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
(1958)
Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
(1958)
Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
(1958)
The Moonraker
as Cromwell
(1958)
Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
(1958)
Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
(1958)
Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
(1958)
Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
(1958)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
(1957)
Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
(1957)
(1957)
High Flight
as Commandant
(1957)
These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
(1957)
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
(1956)
Private's Progress
as Psychiatrist
(1956)
The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
(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 Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
(1953)
The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
(1953)
Black 13
as Inspector
(1953)
The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
(1952)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
(1952)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
(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