Name
John Le Mesurier
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-04-05
Deathday
1983-11-15 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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
The Pink Panther
(1,213 Votes)
6.844
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the ...
Relase Date : 18 Dec, 1963
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The Italian Job
(890 Votes)
6.939
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attem...
Relase Date : 2 Jun, 1969
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Casino Royale
(848 Votes)
5.251
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, ...
Relase Date : 18 Apr, 1967
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(204 Votes)
6.77
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and of...
Relase Date : 16 Jun, 1965
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Jabberwocky
(332 Votes)
6.027
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass sever...
Relase Date : 28 Mar, 1977
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The Battle of the River Plate
(73 Votes)
6.397
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to k...
Relase Date : 30 Oct, 1956
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
(390 Votes)
6.794
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective S...
Relase Date : 4 May, 1959
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5.98
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Con...
Relase Date : 14 Dec, 1975
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The Admirable Crichton
(34 Votes)
6.868
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as hi...
Relase Date : 11 Jun, 1957
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1963 The Pink Panther as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- 1966 Eye of the Devil as Dr. Monnet
- 1969 The Italian Job as Governor
- 1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Perkins
- 1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as French Painter
- 1965 Masquerade as Sir Robert
- 1971 Dad's Army as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
- 1966 Where the Spies Are as Mc Gillivray
- 1960 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's as Minister of Education
- 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles as Barrymore
- 1969 The Magic Christian as Sir John
- 1977 Jabberwocky as Passelewe
- 1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Inspector John Radlett
- 1968 Salt & Pepper as Col. Woodstock
- 1965 The Liquidator as Chekhov
- 1959 I'm All Right Jack as Waters
- 1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Grand Duke Alexis
- 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as Dr. Deere
- 1960 Never Let Go as Pennington
- 1964 The Bone Yard as Superintendent Melchior
- 1960 School for Scoundrels as Skinner
- 1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law as Assistant Commissioner
- 1958 Another Time, Another Place as Dr. Aldridge
- 1966 Macready's Gala as Canon Dunwoodie
- 1977 A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost
- 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball as Sir Gawain
- 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1960 Doctor in Love as Dr. Mincing
- 1966 Our Man in Marrakesh as George Lillywhite
- 1963 We Joined the Navy as George Dewberry Sr.
- 1961 Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle as Mr. Elvin
- 1962 Only Two Can Play as Salter
- 1972 The Alf Garnett Saga as Ronald Frewin
- 1956 Private's Progress as Psychiatrist
- 1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Green
- 1961 The Rebel as Office manager
- 1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Sir Archibald MacGregor
- 1961 Very Important Person as Escape Officer Piggott
- 1977 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers as Col. Bromley-Pickering
- 1961 On the Fiddle as Hixon
- 1963 The Punch and Judy Man as The Sandman
- 1965 Tea Party
- 1950 Dark Interval as Cedric, the butler
- 1952 Blind Man's Bluff as Lefty Jones
- 1977 What's Up Nurse as Dr. Ogden
- 1958 Blind Spot as Mr. Brent
- 1962 The Main Attraction as Bozo
- 1962 Village of Daughters as Don Calogere
- 1969 Midas Run as Wells
- 1960 The Night We Got the Bird as Clerk of the Court
- 1967 Mister Ten Per Cent as Jocelyn Macauley
- 1954 Dangerous Cargo as Luigi
- 1967 The Cuckoo Patrol as Gibbs
- 1953 The Drayton Case as Divisional Superintendent Henley
- 1980 The Shillingbury Blowers as Council Chairman
- 1965 The Early Bird as Colonel Foster
- 1960 The Bulldog Breed as Prosecuting Counsel
- 1959 Too Many Crooks as Magistrate
- 1966 Finders Keepers as Mr. X
- 1958 The Moonraker as Cromwell
- 1957 These Dangerous Years as Commanding Officer
- 1958 Happy Is the Bride as Chaytor
- 1967 The Inn Way Out as Pub Bore
- 1961 Invasion Quartet
- 1959 Jack the Ripper as Dr. Tranter
- 1959 The Captain's Table as Sir Angus
- 1959 Operation Amsterdam as Colonel Janssen
- 1953 The Blue Parrot as Henry Carson
- 1976 Brief Encounter as Stephen
- 1962 Flat Two as Warden
- 1971 Traitor as Adrian Harris
- 1953 Black 13 as Inspector
- 1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Robert Crowther
- 1957 The Admirable Crichton
- 1948 Death in the Hand as Jack Mottram
- 1948 Escape from Broadmoor as Pendicot
- 1964 Never Put It in Writing as Adams
- 1963 Long Past Glory as Harry
- 1959 Ben-Hur as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1962 Jigsaw as Mr Simpson
- 1975 The Flight Fund as Uncle Edward
- 1972 Anywhere but England as Freddie
- 1961 Don't Bother to Knock as Father
- 1959 The Lady is a Square as Fergusson
- 1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Attorney
- 1957 High Flight as Commandant
- 1958 Law and Disorder as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
- 1958 Man with a Gun as Harry Drayson
- 1973 Rust as Sir Henry Hawkes
- 2012 John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely as Himself
- 1967 The 25th Hour as Tribunal President
- 1958 Blood of the Vampire as Chief Justice
- 1953 The Pleasure Garden as Col. Gargoyle
- 1965 War-Gods of the Deep as Rev. Jonathan Ives
- 1949 A Matter of Murder as Ginter
- 1972 Au Pair Girls as Mr. Wainwright
- 1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture as Karl
- 1964 The Moon-Spinners as Anthony Gamble
- 1959 Follow a Star as Birkett
- 1959 Shake Hands with the Devil as British General
- 1969 The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel as Judge Grayson
- 1960 Let's Get Married as Dean
- 1960 Dead Lucky as Inspector Corcoran
- 1966 The Wrong Box as Doctor Slattery
- 1956 The Battle of the River Plate as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
- 2001 The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 Roger of the Raj as Colonel Runciman
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Lord Redcliff
- 1984 The Passionate Pilgrim as The Narrator
- 1957 The Good Companions as Monte Mortimer
- 1966 The Sandwich Man as Religious Sandwich Man
- 1970 Doctor in Trouble as Purser
- 1964 Hot Enough for June as Roger Allsop
- 1955 Police Dog as Inspector
- 1954 Make Me an Offer! as Mr. Toshack
- 1955 A Time to Kill as Phinneas Tilliard
- 1961 Mr. Topaze as Blackmailer
- 1957 Brothers in Law as His Honour Judge Ryman
- 1984 Facelift as Bruce
- 1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Judge
- 1959 Desert Mice as Staff Colonel
- 1955 Josephine and Men as Registrar
- 1962 Go to Blazes as Fisherman
- 1958 I Was Monty's Double as Adjutant RAPC
- 1960 A Touch of Larceny as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
- 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Pelham
- 1975 Three for All as Mr. Gibbons
- 1956 The Baby and the Battleship as The Marshal’s Aide
- 1963 In the Cool of the Day as Dr. Arraman
- 1958 Gideon's Day as Barrister (uncredited)
- 1961 Five Golden Hours as Dr. Alfiera
- 1967 Casino Royale as M's Driver (uncredited)
- 1962 Hair of the Dog as Sir Mortimer Gallant
- 1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
- 1964 The Blackmailing of Mr. S as Mr. Sparrow
- 1981 Late Flowering Love
- Soon Twenty Minutes South as Arthur Harris
- 1962 Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Cole
- 1957 Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 as Lord Chief Justice Williams
- 2001 Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1954 Beautiful Stranger as Man at Casino #1
- 1954 Stranger from Venus as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
- 2025 Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
- 1963 The Mouse on the Moon as British Delegate
- 1947 The Hangman Waits as Newsman
- 1960 Our Man in Havana as Louis (uncredited)
- 1979 An Honourable Retirement as Edward Brown
- 1975 Bod ( 13 episodes ) as Narrator
- 1973 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Stubbs
- 1961 The Avengers ( 2 episodes )
- 1971 Jason King ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Stephen
- 1981 Brideshead Revisited ( 2 episodes ) as Father Mowbray
- 1959 Interpol Calling ( 1 episode ) as Monsieur Iamprou
- 1956 Hancock's Half Hour ( 8 episodes ) as Ship's Captain
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode )
- 1980 Hi-de-Hi! ( 1 episode ) as Hugo Buxton
- 1958 The Adventures of William Tell ( 1 episode ) as Duke of Burgundy
- 1966 George and the Dragon ( 26 episodes )
- 1962 Dial RIX ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Scotland Yard ( 1 episode )
- 1971 A Class by Himself ( 7 episodes ) as Lord Bleasham
- 1951 The Railway Children ( 2 episodes )
- 1972 Crown Court ( 1 episode ) as Reginald Standish
- 1976 Ripping Yarns ( 1 episode ) as Col. Runciman
- 1965 Pardon the Expression ( 24 episodes ) as Sir Charles Dobson
- 1970 The Goodies ( 1 episode ) as Uncle Tom
- 1969 Dear Mother... ...Love Albert ( 1 episode ) as Vicar
- 1972 Sykes ( 1 episode ) as Lord Hetherington
- 1979 Worzel Gummidge ( 1 episode ) as Baines
- 1961 Morecambe & Wise ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Ossian Flint
- 1963 Festival ( 1 episode ) as de Giray
- 1963 Festival ( 1 episode ) as Don Bernal de la Encina
- 1964 Story Parade ( 1 episode ) as Patrick Seton
- 1973 Black and Blue ( 1 episode ) as Sir Henry Hawkes
- 1967 All Gas and Gaiters ( 1 episode ) as Timothy Post
- 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Sidney Goldsmith
- 1969 Two in Clover ( 1 episode ) as Chairman
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Doctor Parpalaid
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Prosecuting Counsel
- 2025 Dad's Army at the BBC ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
- 1973 Centre Play ( 1 episode ) as Uncle Edward
- 1968 Dad's Army ( 77 episodes ) as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Elvin
- 1983 A Married Man ( 3 episodes ) as Eustace Lough
- 1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Sparrow
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Harry
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Freddie
- 1960 Danger Man ( 1 episode ) as Alvarado
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as Canon Dunwoodie
- 1969 W. Somerset Maugham ( 1 episode ) as Albert Forrester
- 1973 Between the Wars ( 1 episode ) as Lord Moping
- 1966 NET Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Don Bernal de la Encino
- 1975 Shades of Greene ( 1 episode ) as Schmidt
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Brian Turner
