
John Le Mesurier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1912
- Died
- November 15, 1983 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- 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

Ben-Hur

The Pink Panther

The Italian Job

Casino Royale

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Jabberwocky

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Avengers

Our Man in Havana

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Dad's Army
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Filmography
Twenty Minutes South
Movie · as Arthur Harris

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
Movie · as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

Dad's Army at the BBC
TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson · 1 ep

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice) · 5 eps

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
Movie · as Himself

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie · as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Movie · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Passionate Pilgrim
Movie · as The Narrator

Facelift
Movie · as Bruce

A Married Man
TV · as Eustace Lough · 3 eps

Late Flowering Love
Movie

Brideshead Revisited
TV · as Father Mowbray · 2 eps

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie · as Perkins

The Shillingbury Blowers
Movie · as Council Chairman

Hi-de-Hi!
TV · as Hugo Buxton · 1 ep

Unidentified Flying Oddball
Movie · as Sir Gawain

Roger of the Raj
Movie · as Colonel Runciman
An Honourable Retirement
Movie · as Edward Brown

Worzel Gummidge
TV · as Baines · 1 ep

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Movie · as Dr. Deere

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Movie · as Sir Archibald MacGregor

Jabberwocky
Movie · as Passelewe

A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Marley's Ghost

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Movie · as Col. Bromley-Pickering

What's Up Nurse
Movie · as Dr. Ogden
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Movie · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Brief Encounter
Movie · as Stephen

Ripping Yarns
TV · as Col. Runciman · 1 ep

The Flight Fund
Movie · as Uncle Edward

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie · as Lord Redcliff

Three for All
Movie · as Mr. Gibbons

Bod
TV · as Narrator · 13 eps

Shades of Greene
TV · as Schmidt · 1 ep

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Movie · as Inspector John Radlett

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Movie · as Robert Crowther

Village Hall
TV · as Harold Garfield · 1 ep
Rust
Movie · as Sir Henry Hawkes

Thriller
TV · as Stubbs · 1 ep
Black and Blue
TV · as Sir Henry Hawkes · 1 ep

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Sidney Goldsmith · 1 ep

Centre Play
TV · as Uncle Edward · 1 ep
Between the Wars
TV · as Lord Moping · 1 ep

The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie · as Ronald Frewin
Anywhere but England
Movie · as Freddie

Au Pair Girls
Movie · as Mr. Wainwright

Crown Court
TV · as Reginald Standish · 1 ep

Sykes
TV · as Lord Hetherington · 1 ep

Dad's Army
Movie · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Traitor
Movie · as Adrian Harris

Jason King
TV · 1 ep
A Class by Himself
TV · as Lord Bleasham · 7 eps

Doctor in Trouble
Movie · as Purser

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie · as Pelham

Play for Today
TV · 1 ep

The Goodies
TV · as Uncle Tom · 1 ep

The Italian Job
Movie · as Governor

The Magic Christian
Movie · as Sir John

Midas Run
Movie · as Wells

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
Movie · as Judge Grayson

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
TV · as Vicar · 1 ep

Two in Clover
TV · as Chairman · 1 ep
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Albert Forrester · 1 ep

Salt & Pepper
Movie · as Col. Woodstock

Dad's Army
TV · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson · 77 eps

Mister Ten Per Cent
Movie · as Jocelyn Macauley

The Cuckoo Patrol
Movie · as Gibbs

The Inn Way Out
Movie · as Pub Bore

The 25th Hour
Movie · as Tribunal President

Casino Royale
Movie · as M's Driver (uncredited)

All Gas and Gaiters
TV · as Timothy Post · 1 ep

Eye of the Devil
Movie · as Dr. Monnet

Where the Spies Are
Movie · as Mc Gillivray

Macready's Gala
Movie · as Canon Dunwoodie

Our Man in Marrakesh
Movie · as George Lillywhite

Finders Keepers
Movie · as Mr. X

The Wrong Box
Movie · as Doctor Slattery

The Sandwich Man
Movie · as Religious Sandwich Man

George and the Dragon
TV · 26 eps

NET Playhouse
TV · as Don Bernal de la Encino · 1 ep

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Movie · as French Painter

Masquerade
Movie · as Sir Robert

The Liquidator
Movie · as Chekhov

Tea Party
Movie

The Early Bird
Movie · as Colonel Foster

War-Gods of the Deep
Movie · as Rev. Jonathan Ives
Pardon the Expression
TV · as Sir Charles Dobson · 24 eps

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Ossian Flint · 1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Brian Turner · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Kemp · 1 ep

The Bone Yard
Movie · as Superintendent Melchior

Never Put It in Writing
Movie · as Adams

The Moon-Spinners
Movie · as Anthony Gamble

Hot Enough for June
Movie · as Roger Allsop
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
Movie · as Mr. Sparrow
Story Parade
TV · as Patrick Seton · 1 ep

Theatre 625
TV · as Doctor Parpalaid · 1 ep

The Wednesday Play
TV · as Canon Dunwoodie · 1 ep

The Pink Panther
Movie · as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Wrong Arm of the Law
Movie · as Assistant Commissioner

We Joined the Navy
Movie · as George Dewberry Sr.

The Punch and Judy Man
Movie · as The Sandman

Long Past Glory
Movie · as Harry

In the Cool of the Day
Movie · as Dr. Arraman

The Mouse on the Moon
Movie · as British Delegate
Festival
TV · as de Giray, Don Bernal de la Encina · 1 ep

Only Two Can Play
Movie · as Salter

The Main Attraction
Movie · as Bozo

Village of Daughters
Movie · as Don Calogere

Flat Two
Movie · as Warden

Jigsaw
Movie · as Mr Simpson

Go to Blazes
Movie · as Fisherman
Hair of the Dog
Movie · as Sir Mortimer Gallant

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Movie · as Cole

Waltz of the Toreadors
Movie · as Rev. Grimsley
Dial RIX
TV · as George Frampton

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
Movie · as Mr. Elvin

The Rebel
Movie · as Office manager

Very Important Person
Movie · as Escape Officer Piggott

On the Fiddle
Movie · as Hixon

Invasion Quartet
Movie

Don't Bother to Knock
Movie · as Father

Mr. Topaze
Movie · as Blackmailer

Five Golden Hours
Movie · as Dr. Alfiera

The Avengers
TV · 2 eps

Morecambe & Wise
TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson · 1 ep

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie · as Minister of Education

Never Let Go
Movie · as Pennington

School for Scoundrels
Movie · as Skinner

Doctor in Love
Movie · as Dr. Mincing

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Movie · as Green

The Night We Got the Bird
Movie · as Clerk of the Court

The Bulldog Breed
Movie · as Prosecuting Counsel
Let's Get Married
Movie · as Dean

Dead Lucky
Movie · as Inspector Corcoran

A Touch of Larceny
Movie · as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Our Man in Havana
Movie · as Louis (uncredited)
Armchair Mystery Theatre
TV · as Mr. Sparrow · 1 ep

Danger Man
TV · as Alvarado · 1 ep

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Barrymore

I'm All Right Jack
Movie · as Waters

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Movie · as Grand Duke Alexis

Too Many Crooks
Movie · as Magistrate

Jack the Ripper
Movie · as Dr. Tranter

The Captain's Table
Movie · as Sir Angus

Operation Amsterdam
Movie · as Colonel Janssen

Ben-Hur
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

The Lady is a Square
Movie · as Fergusson

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Movie · as Attorney, M.O.A. Lawyer (uncredited)

Follow a Star
Movie · as Birkett

Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie · as British General

Desert Mice
Movie · as Staff Colonel

Interpol Calling
TV · as Monsieur Iamprou · 1 ep

Another Time, Another Place
Movie · as Dr. Aldridge

Blind Spot
Movie · as Mr. Brent

The Moonraker
Movie · as Cromwell

Happy Is the Bride
Movie · as Chaytor

Law and Disorder
Movie · as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Man with a Gun
Movie · as Harry Drayson

Blood of the Vampire
Movie · as Chief Justice

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Judge

I Was Monty's Double
Movie · as Adjutant RAPC

Gideon's Day
Movie · as Barrister (uncredited)

The Adventures of William Tell
TV · as Duke of Burgundy · 1 ep

These Dangerous Years
Movie · as Commanding Officer

The Admirable Crichton
Movie · as Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall

High Flight
Movie · as Commandant

The Good Companions
Movie · as Monte Mortimer

Brothers in Law
Movie · as His Honour Judge Ryman

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Movie · as Lord Chief Justice Williams

Private's Progress
Movie · as Psychiatrist

The Battle of the River Plate
Movie · as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Baby and the Battleship
Movie · as The Marshal’s Aide

Hancock's Half Hour
TV · as Ship's Captain · 8 eps

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Mr. Elvin, Harry, Freddie · 1 ep

Police Dog
Movie · as Inspector

A Time to Kill
Movie · as Phinneas Tilliard

Josephine and Men
Movie · as Registrar

Dangerous Cargo
Movie · as Luigi

Make Me an Offer!
Movie · as Mr. Toshack

Beautiful Stranger
Movie · as Man at Casino #1

Stranger from Venus
Movie · as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

The Drayton Case
Movie · as Divisional Superintendent Henley

The Blue Parrot
Movie · as Henry Carson

Black 13
Movie · as Inspector

The Pleasure Garden
Movie · as Col. Gargoyle

Scotland Yard
TV · 1 ep

Blind Man's Bluff
Movie · as Lefty Jones

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Movie · as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Stephen · 1 ep
The Railway Children
TV · 2 eps
Dark Interval
Movie · as Cedric, the butler

Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Prosecuting Counsel · 1 ep

A Matter of Murder
Movie · as Ginter

Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Movie · as Karl

Death in the Hand
Movie · as Jack Mottram

Escape from Broadmoor
Movie · as Pendicot

The Hangman Waits
Movie · as Newsman

