John Le Mesurier
146 movies · 48 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 5, 1912
- Died
- Nov 15, 1983 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- John LeMesurier · John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.9 Ben-Hur
1959 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Pink Panther
1963 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Italian Job
1969 · Film
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★ 5.2 Casino Royale
1967 · Film
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★ 6.8 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Film
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★ 6.0 Jabberwocky
1977 · Film
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★ 6.8 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965 · Film
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★ 6.0 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · Film
John Le Mesurier: movies and TV shows
Acting (194)
- Upcoming Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
- 2025 Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
- 2025
- 2023
- 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001 Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984 Facelift
as Bruce
- 1984 The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
- 1983
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
- 1980 The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
- 1980
- 1979 An Honourable Retirement
as Edward Brown
- 1979 Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
- 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
- 1979
- 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
- 1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
- 1977 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
- 1977 A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
- 1977 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
- 1977 Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
- 1977 What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
- 1976
- 1976 Brief Encounter
as Stephen
- 1975
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
- 1975
- 1975 The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
- 1975 Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
- 1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
- 1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
- 1974
- 1973 Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972 Anywhere but England
as Freddie
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
- 1972 The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
- 1971 Traitor
as Adrian Harris
- 1971
- 1971 Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
- 1970 Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
- 1969 The Magic Christian
as Sir John
- 1969 The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Italian Job
as Governor
- 1969 Midas Run
as Wells
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
- 1967 The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
- 1967 The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
- 1967 Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
- 1967 Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
- 1967 The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
- 1967
- 1966 Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
- 1966
- 1966 Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
- 1966
- 1966 The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
- 1966 The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
- 1966 Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
- 1966 Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
- 1966 Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
- 1965 The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
- 1965 The Liquidator
as Chekhov
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
- 1965 Masquerade
as Sir Robert
- 1965
- 1964 The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
- 1964
- 1964 The Blackmailing of Mr. S
as Mr. Sparrow
- 1964 The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
- 1964
- 1964 Never Put It in Writing
as Adams
- 1964
- 1964 Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
- 1963 The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- 1963 Long Past Glory
as Harry
- 1963
- 1963 In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
- 1963 We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
- 1963 The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
- 1963 The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
- 1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
- 1962 The Main Attraction
as Bozo
- 1962
- 1962 Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
- 1962 Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
- 1962 Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
as Cole
- 1962 Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
- 1962 Hair of the Dog
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
- 1962 Flat Two
as Warden
- 1962 Only Two Can Play
as Salter
- 1961 Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin
- 1961
- 1961 On the Fiddle
as Hixon
- 1961
- 1961 Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
- 1961 Very Important Person
as Escape Officer Piggott
- 1961 Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
- 1961 The Rebel
as Office manager
- 1961 Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
- 1961
- 1960 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Minister of Education
- 1960 The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting Counsel
- 1960 The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Doctor in Love
as Dr. Mincing
- 1960
- 1960 Never Let Go
as Pennington
- 1960 Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
- 1960 School for Scoundrels
as Skinner
- 1960 Let's Get Married
as Dean
- 1960 A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
- 1960 Our Man in Havana
as Louis (uncredited)
- 1959 Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney
- 1959
- 1959 I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
- 1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
- 1959 Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
- 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
- 1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duke Alexis
- 1959 Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
- 1959 The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
- 1959 Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
- 1959 The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
- 1959 Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
- 1959 Follow a Star
as Birkett
- 1958 I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
- 1958
- 1958 Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
- 1958 Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
- 1958 The Moonraker
as Cromwell
- 1958 Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
- 1958 Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
- 1958 Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
- 1958 Gideon's Day
as Barrister (uncredited)
- 1958 Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
- 1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
- 1957 Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
- 1957 High Flight
as Commandant
- 1957 These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
- 1957 The Admirable Crichton
as Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall
- 1957 The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
- 1957 Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
- 1956 The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
- 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 Make Me an Offer!
as Mr. Toshack
- 1954 Stranger from Venus
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
- 1954 Beautiful Stranger
as Man at Casino #1
- 1954 Dangerous Cargo
as Luigi
- 1953 Black 13
as Inspector
- 1953 The Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
- 1953 The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
- 1953 The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
- 1953
- 1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
- 1952 Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
- 1951
- 1951
- 1950 Dark Interval
as Cedric, the butler
- 1950
- 1949 A Matter of Murder
as Ginter
- 1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture
as Karl
- 1948 Escape from Broadmoor
as Pendicot
- 1948 Death in the Hand
as Jack Mottram
- 1947 The Hangman Waits
as Newsman
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2012
- 2001