John Le Mesurier

Known for: Acting
Born: April 5, 1912, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Died: November 15, 1983
Movies: 147

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.9

Ben-Hur

1959

6.9

The Pink Panther

1963

6.9

The Italian Job

1969

5.2

Casino Royale

1967

6.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

6.0

Jabberwocky

1977

6.8

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

1965

6.0

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

6.7

Our Man in Havana

1960

6.2

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Filmography

2025	Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4	Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
2012	John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely	Himself
2007	Hitler: The Comedy Years	Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001	The Best of Morecambe and Wise	Self (archive footage)
2001	Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box	Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984	Facelift	Bruce
1984	The Passionate Pilgrim	The Narrator
1981	Late Flowering Love
1980	The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Perkins
1980	The Shillingbury Blowers	Council Chairman
1979	An Honourable Retirement	Edward Brown
1979	Roger of the Raj	Colonel Runciman
1979	Unidentified Flying Oddball	Sir Gawain
1978	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?	Dr. Deere
1978	Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse	Sir Archibald MacGregor
1977	The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show	Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1977	A Christmas Carol	Marley's Ghost
1977	Stand up, Virgin Soldiers	Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977	Jabberwocky	Passelewe
1977	What's Up Nurse	Dr. Ogden
1976	Brief Encounter	Stephen
1975	The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother	Lord Redcliff
1975	The Flight Fund	Uncle Edward
1975	Three for All	Mr. Gibbons
1974	Barry McKenzie Holds His Own	Robert Crowther
1974	Confessions of a Window Cleaner	Inspector John Radlett
1973	Rust	Sir Henry Hawkes
1972	Anywhere but England	Freddie
1972	Au Pair Girls	Mr. Wainwright
1972	The Alf Garnett Saga	Ronald Frewin
1971	Traitor	Adrian Harris
1971	Dad's Army	Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1970	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Pelham
1970	Doctor in Trouble	Purser
1969	The Magic Christian	Sir John
1969	The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel	Judge Grayson
1969	The Italian Job	Governor
1969	Midas Run	Wells
1968	Salt & Pepper	Col. Woodstock
1967	The Cuckoo Patrol	Gibbs
1967	The 25th Hour	Tribunal President
1967	Casino Royale	M's Driver (uncredited)
1967	Mister Ten Per Cent	Jocelyn Macauley
1967	The Inn Way Out	Pub Bore
1966	Finders Keepers	Mr. X
1966	Eye of the Devil	Dr. Monnet
1966	The Sandwich Man	Religious Sandwich Man
1966	The Wrong Box	Doctor Slattery
1966	Our Man in Marrakesh	George Lillywhite
1966	Macready's Gala	Canon Dunwoodie
1966	Where the Spies Are	Mc Gillivray
1965	The Early Bird	Colonel Foster
1965	The Liquidator	Chekhov
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes	French Painter
1965	War-Gods of the Deep	Rev. Jonathan Ives
1965	Masquerade	Sir Robert
1965	Tea Party
1964	The Bone Yard	Superintendent Melchior
1964	The Blackmailing of Mr. S	Mr. Sparrow
1964	The Moon-Spinners	Anthony Gamble
1964	Never Put It in Writing	Adams
1964	Hot Enough for June	Roger Allsop
1963	The Pink Panther	Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
1963	Long Past Glory	Harry
1963	In the Cool of the Day	Dr. Arraman
1963	We Joined the Navy	George Dewberry Sr.
1963	The Mouse on the Moon	British Delegate
1963	The Punch and Judy Man	The Sandman
1963	The Wrong Arm of the Law	Assistant Commissioner
1962	The Main Attraction	Bozo
1962	Jigsaw	Mr Simpson
1962	Go to Blazes	Fisherman
1962	Mrs. Gibbons' Boys	Cole
1962	Village of Daughters	Don Calogere
1962	Hair of the Dog	Sir Mortimer Gallant
1962	Flat Two	Warden
1962	Only Two Can Play	Salter
1961	Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle	Mr. Elvin
1961	On the Fiddle	Hixon
1961	Invasion Quartet
1961	Don't Bother to Knock	Father
1961	Very Important Person	Escape Officer Piggott
1961	Mr. Topaze	Blackmailer
1961	The Rebel	Office manager
1961	Five Golden Hours	Dr. Alfiera
1960	The Pure Hell of St Trinian's	Minister of Education
1960	The Bulldog Breed	Prosecuting Counsel
1960	The Night We Got the Bird	Clerk of the Court
1960	The Day They Robbed the Bank of England	Green
1960	Doctor in Love	Dr. Mincing
1960	Never Let Go	Pennington
1960	Dead Lucky	Inspector Corcoran
1960	School for Scoundrels	Skinner
1960	Let's Get Married	Dean
1960	A Touch of Larceny	Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
1960	Our Man in Havana	Louis (uncredited)
1959	Ben-Hur	Doctor (uncredited)
1959	The Wreck of the Mary Deare	Attorney
1959	I'm All Right Jack	Waters
1959	Shake Hands with the Devil	British General
1959	Jack the Ripper	Dr. Tranter
1959	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Barrymore
1959	Carlton-Browne of the F.O.	Grand Duke Alexis
1959	Too Many Crooks	Magistrate
1959	The Lady is a Square	Fergusson
1959	Operation Amsterdam	Colonel Janssen
1959	The Captain's Table	Sir Angus
1959	Desert Mice	Staff Colonel
1959	Follow a Star	Birkett
1958	I Was Monty's Double	Adjutant RAPC
1958	Blood of the Vampire	Chief Justice
1958	Man with a Gun	Harry Drayson
1958	The Moonraker	Cromwell
1958	Blind Spot	Mr. Brent
1958	Law and Disorder	Sir Humphrey Pomfret
1958	Another Time, Another Place	Dr. Aldridge
1958	Gideon's Day	Barrister (uncredited)
1958	Happy Is the Bride	Chaytor
1958	The Man Who Wouldn't Talk	Judge
1957	Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1	Lord Chief Justice Williams
1957	High Flight	Commandant
1957	These Dangerous Years	Commanding Officer
1957	The Admirable Crichton	Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall
1957	The Good Companions	Monte Mortimer
1957	Brothers in Law	His Honour Judge Ryman
1956	The Battle of the River Plate	Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
1956	The Baby and the Battleship	The Marshal’s Aide
1956	Private's Progress	Psychiatrist
1955	Josephine and Men	Registrar
1955	A Time to Kill	Phinneas Tilliard
1955	Police Dog	Inspector
1954	Make Me an Offer!	Mr. Toshack
1954	Stranger from Venus	Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
1954	Beautiful Stranger	Man at Casino #1
1954	Dangerous Cargo	Luigi
1953	Black 13	Inspector
1953	The Pleasure Garden	Col. Gargoyle
1953	The Blue Parrot	Henry Carson
1953	The Drayton Case	Divisional Superintendent Henley
1952	Mother Riley Meets the Vampire	Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952	Blind Man's Bluff	Lefty Jones
1950	Dark Interval	Cedric, the butler
1949	A Matter of Murder	Ginter
1949	Old Mother Riley's New Venture	Karl
1948	Escape from Broadmoor	Pendicot
1948	Death in the Hand	Jack Mottram
1947	The Hangman Waits	Newsman

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