John Le Mesurier

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

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Filmography

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Twenty Minutes South

Twenty Minutes South

Movie · as Arthur Harris

2025
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 poster

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

Movie · as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

2025
Dad's Army at the BBC poster

Dad's Army at the BBC

TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson · 1 ep

2023
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes poster

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice) · 5 eps

2012
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely poster

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

Movie · as Himself

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years poster

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Movie · as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise poster

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Movie · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
The Passionate Pilgrim poster

The Passionate Pilgrim

Movie · as The Narrator

1984
Facelift poster

Facelift

Movie · as Bruce

1983
A Married Man poster

A Married Man

TV · as Eustace Lough · 3 eps

1981
Late Flowering Love poster

Late Flowering Love

Movie

1981
Brideshead Revisited poster

Brideshead Revisited

TV · as Father Mowbray · 2 eps

1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu poster

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Movie · as Perkins

1980
The Shillingbury Blowers poster

The Shillingbury Blowers

Movie · as Council Chairman

1980
Hi-de-Hi! poster

Hi-de-Hi!

TV · as Hugo Buxton · 1 ep

1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball poster

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Movie · as Sir Gawain

1979
Roger of the Raj poster

Roger of the Raj

Movie · as Colonel Runciman

1979
An Honourable Retirement

An Honourable Retirement

Movie · as Edward Brown

1979
Worzel Gummidge poster

Worzel Gummidge

TV · as Baines · 1 ep

1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Movie · as Dr. Deere

1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse poster

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Movie · as Sir Archibald MacGregor

1977
Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky

Movie · as Passelewe

1977
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Marley's Ghost

1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers poster

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Movie · as Col. Bromley-Pickering

1977
What's Up Nurse poster

What's Up Nurse

Movie · as Dr. Ogden

1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

Movie · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1976
Brief Encounter poster

Brief Encounter

Movie · as Stephen

1976
Ripping Yarns poster

Ripping Yarns

TV · as Col. Runciman · 1 ep

1975
The Flight Fund poster

The Flight Fund

Movie · as Uncle Edward

1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother poster

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Movie · as Lord Redcliff

1975
Three for All poster

Three for All

Movie · as Mr. Gibbons

1975
Bod poster

Bod

TV · as Narrator · 13 eps

1975
Shades of Greene poster

Shades of Greene

TV · as Schmidt · 1 ep

1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner poster

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Movie · as Inspector John Radlett

1974
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own poster

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Movie · as Robert Crowther

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Harold Garfield · 1 ep

1973
Rust

Rust

Movie · as Sir Henry Hawkes

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Stubbs · 1 ep

1973
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

TV · as Sir Henry Hawkes · 1 ep

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · as Sidney Goldsmith · 1 ep

1973
Centre Play poster

Centre Play

TV · as Uncle Edward · 1 ep

1973
Between the Wars

Between the Wars

TV · as Lord Moping · 1 ep

1972
The Alf Garnett Saga poster

The Alf Garnett Saga

Movie · as Ronald Frewin

1972
Anywhere but England

Anywhere but England

Movie · as Freddie

1972
Au Pair Girls poster

Au Pair Girls

Movie · as Mr. Wainwright

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Reginald Standish · 1 ep

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Lord Hetherington · 1 ep

1971
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

Movie · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1971
Traitor

Traitor

Movie · as Adrian Harris

1971
Jason King poster

Jason King

TV · 1 ep

1971
A Class by Himself

A Class by Himself

TV · as Lord Bleasham · 7 eps

1970
Doctor in Trouble poster

Doctor in Trouble

Movie · as Purser

1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Movie · as Pelham

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · 1 ep

1970
The Goodies poster

The Goodies

TV · as Uncle Tom · 1 ep

1969
The Italian Job poster

The Italian Job

Movie · as Governor

1969
The Magic Christian poster

The Magic Christian

Movie · as Sir John

1969
Midas Run poster

Midas Run

Movie · as Wells

1969
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel poster

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

Movie · as Judge Grayson

1969
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert poster

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

TV · as Vicar · 1 ep

1969
Two in Clover poster

Two in Clover

TV · as Chairman · 1 ep

1969
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

TV · as Albert Forrester · 1 ep

1968
Salt & Pepper poster

Salt & Pepper

Movie · as Col. Woodstock

1968
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

TV · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson · 77 eps

1967
Mister Ten Per Cent poster

Mister Ten Per Cent

Movie · as Jocelyn Macauley

1967
The Cuckoo Patrol poster

The Cuckoo Patrol

Movie · as Gibbs

1967
The Inn Way Out poster

The Inn Way Out

Movie · as Pub Bore

1967
The 25th Hour poster

The 25th Hour

Movie · as Tribunal President

1967
Casino Royale poster

Casino Royale

Movie · as M's Driver (uncredited)

1967
All Gas and Gaiters poster

All Gas and Gaiters

TV · as Timothy Post · 1 ep

1966
Eye of the Devil poster

Eye of the Devil

Movie · as Dr. Monnet

1966
Where the Spies Are poster

Where the Spies Are

Movie · as Mc Gillivray

1966
Macready's Gala poster

Macready's Gala

Movie · as Canon Dunwoodie

1966
Our Man in Marrakesh poster

Our Man in Marrakesh

Movie · as George Lillywhite

1966
Finders Keepers poster

Finders Keepers

Movie · as Mr. X

1966
The Wrong Box poster

The Wrong Box

Movie · as Doctor Slattery

1966
The Sandwich Man poster

The Sandwich Man

Movie · as Religious Sandwich Man

1966
George and the Dragon poster

George and the Dragon

TV · 26 eps

1966
NET Playhouse poster

NET Playhouse

TV · as Don Bernal de la Encino · 1 ep

1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

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

Movie · as French Painter

1965
Masquerade poster

Masquerade

Movie · as Sir Robert

1965
The Liquidator poster

The Liquidator

Movie · as Chekhov

1965
Tea Party poster

Tea Party

Movie

1965
The Early Bird poster

The Early Bird

Movie · as Colonel Foster

1965
War-Gods of the Deep poster

War-Gods of the Deep

Movie · as Rev. Jonathan Ives

1965
Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

TV · as Sir Charles Dobson · 24 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Ossian Flint · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Brian Turner · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Kemp · 1 ep

1964
The Bone Yard poster

The Bone Yard

Movie · as Superintendent Melchior

1964
Never Put It in Writing poster

Never Put It in Writing

Movie · as Adams

1964
The Moon-Spinners poster

The Moon-Spinners

Movie · as Anthony Gamble

1964
Hot Enough for June poster

Hot Enough for June

Movie · as Roger Allsop

1964
The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

Movie · as Mr. Sparrow

1964
Story Parade

Story Parade

TV · as Patrick Seton · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Doctor Parpalaid · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Canon Dunwoodie · 1 ep

1963
The Pink Panther poster

The Pink Panther

Movie · as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law poster

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Movie · as Assistant Commissioner

1963
We Joined the Navy poster

We Joined the Navy

Movie · as George Dewberry Sr.

1963
The Punch and Judy Man poster

The Punch and Judy Man

Movie · as The Sandman

1963
Long Past Glory poster

Long Past Glory

Movie · as Harry

1963
In the Cool of the Day poster

In the Cool of the Day

Movie · as Dr. Arraman

1963
The Mouse on the Moon poster

The Mouse on the Moon

Movie · as British Delegate

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as de Giray, Don Bernal de la Encina · 1 ep

1962
Only Two Can Play poster

Only Two Can Play

Movie · as Salter

1962
The Main Attraction poster

The Main Attraction

Movie · as Bozo

1962
Village of Daughters poster

Village of Daughters

Movie · as Don Calogere

1962
Flat Two poster

Flat Two

Movie · as Warden

1962
Jigsaw poster

Jigsaw

Movie · as Mr Simpson

1962
Go to Blazes poster

Go to Blazes

Movie · as Fisherman

1962
Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Movie · as Sir Mortimer Gallant

1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys poster

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Movie · as Cole

1962
Waltz of the Toreadors poster

Waltz of the Toreadors

Movie · as Rev. Grimsley

1962
Dial RIX

Dial RIX

TV · as George Frampton

1961
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle poster

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Movie · as Mr. Elvin

1961
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

Movie · as Office manager

1961
Very Important Person poster

Very Important Person

Movie · as Escape Officer Piggott

1961
On the Fiddle poster

On the Fiddle

Movie · as Hixon

1961
Invasion Quartet poster

Invasion Quartet

Movie

1961
Don't Bother to Knock poster

Don't Bother to Knock

Movie · as Father

1961
Mr. Topaze poster

Mr. Topaze

Movie · as Blackmailer

1961
Five Golden Hours poster

Five Golden Hours

Movie · as Dr. Alfiera

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · 2 eps

1961
Morecambe & Wise poster

Morecambe & Wise

TV · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson · 1 ep

1960
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's poster

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

Movie · as Minister of Education

1960
Never Let Go poster

Never Let Go

Movie · as Pennington

1960
School for Scoundrels poster

School for Scoundrels

Movie · as Skinner

1960
Doctor in Love poster

Doctor in Love

Movie · as Dr. Mincing

1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England poster

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

Movie · as Green

1960
The Night We Got the Bird poster

The Night We Got the Bird

Movie · as Clerk of the Court

1960
The Bulldog Breed poster

The Bulldog Breed

Movie · as Prosecuting Counsel

1960
Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

Movie · as Dean

1960
Dead Lucky poster

Dead Lucky

Movie · as Inspector Corcoran

1960
A Touch of Larceny poster

A Touch of Larceny

Movie · as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

1960
Our Man in Havana poster

Our Man in Havana

Movie · as Louis (uncredited)

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Mr. Sparrow · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Alvarado · 1 ep

1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Barrymore

1959
I'm All Right Jack poster

I'm All Right Jack

Movie · as Waters

1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. poster

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Movie · as Grand Duke Alexis

1959
Too Many Crooks poster

Too Many Crooks

Movie · as Magistrate

1959
Jack the Ripper poster

Jack the Ripper

Movie · as Dr. Tranter

1959
The Captain's Table poster

The Captain's Table

Movie · as Sir Angus

1959
Operation Amsterdam poster

Operation Amsterdam

Movie · as Colonel Janssen

1959
Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1959
The Lady is a Square poster

The Lady is a Square

Movie · as Fergusson

1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare poster

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Movie · as Attorney, M.O.A. Lawyer (uncredited)

1959
Follow a Star poster

Follow a Star

Movie · as Birkett

1959
Shake Hands with the Devil poster

Shake Hands with the Devil

Movie · as British General

1959
Desert Mice poster

Desert Mice

Movie · as Staff Colonel

1959
Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling

TV · as Monsieur Iamprou · 1 ep

1958
Another Time, Another Place poster

Another Time, Another Place

Movie · as Dr. Aldridge

1958
Blind Spot poster

Blind Spot

Movie · as Mr. Brent

1958
The Moonraker poster

The Moonraker

Movie · as Cromwell

1958
Happy Is the Bride poster

Happy Is the Bride

Movie · as Chaytor

1958
Law and Disorder poster

Law and Disorder

Movie · as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

1958
Man with a Gun poster

Man with a Gun

Movie · as Harry Drayson

1958
Blood of the Vampire poster

Blood of the Vampire

Movie · as Chief Justice

1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk poster

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Movie · as Judge

1958
I Was Monty's Double poster

I Was Monty's Double

Movie · as Adjutant RAPC

1958
Gideon's Day poster

Gideon's Day

Movie · as Barrister (uncredited)

1958
The Adventures of William Tell poster

The Adventures of William Tell

TV · as Duke of Burgundy · 1 ep

1957
These Dangerous Years poster

These Dangerous Years

Movie · as Commanding Officer

1957
The Admirable Crichton poster

The Admirable Crichton

Movie · as Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall

1957
High Flight poster

High Flight

Movie · as Commandant

1957
The Good Companions poster

The Good Companions

Movie · as Monte Mortimer

1957
Brothers in Law poster

Brothers in Law

Movie · as His Honour Judge Ryman

1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 poster

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Movie · as Lord Chief Justice Williams

1956
Private's Progress poster

Private's Progress

Movie · as Psychiatrist

1956
The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate

Movie · as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

1956
The Baby and the Battleship poster

The Baby and the Battleship

Movie · as The Marshal’s Aide

1956
Hancock's Half Hour poster

Hancock's Half Hour

TV · as Ship's Captain · 8 eps

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

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

1955
Police Dog poster

Police Dog

Movie · as Inspector

1955
A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill

Movie · as Phinneas Tilliard

1955
Josephine and Men poster

Josephine and Men

Movie · as Registrar

1954
Dangerous Cargo poster

Dangerous Cargo

Movie · as Luigi

1954
Make Me an Offer! poster

Make Me an Offer!

Movie · as Mr. Toshack

1954
Beautiful Stranger poster

Beautiful Stranger

Movie · as Man at Casino #1

1954
Stranger from Venus poster

Stranger from Venus

Movie · as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

1953
The Drayton Case poster

The Drayton Case

Movie · as Divisional Superintendent Henley

1953
The Blue Parrot poster

The Blue Parrot

Movie · as Henry Carson

1953
Black 13 poster

Black 13

Movie · as Inspector

1953
The Pleasure Garden poster

The Pleasure Garden

Movie · as Col. Gargoyle

1953
Scotland Yard poster

Scotland Yard

TV · 1 ep

1952
Blind Man's Bluff poster

Blind Man's Bluff

Movie · as Lefty Jones

1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire poster

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Movie · as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Stephen · 1 ep

1951
The Railway Children

The Railway Children

TV · 2 eps

1950
Dark Interval

Dark Interval

Movie · as Cedric, the butler

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Prosecuting Counsel · 1 ep

1949
A Matter of Murder poster

A Matter of Murder

Movie · as Ginter

1949
Old Mother Riley's New Venture poster

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Movie · as Karl

1948
Death in the Hand poster

Death in the Hand

Movie · as Jack Mottram

1948
Escape from Broadmoor poster

Escape from Broadmoor

Movie · as Pendicot

1947
The Hangman Waits poster

The Hangman Waits

Movie · as Newsman