Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

166

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-04-05

Deathday

1983-11-15 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

John LeMesurier
John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley

John Le Mesurier

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) 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.

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Known For

7.9%

Ben-Hur

Nov 18, 1959

6.8%

The Pink Panther

Dec 18, 1963

7.0%

The Italian Job

Jun 2, 1969

5.3%

Casino Royale

Apr 13, 1967

6.7%

The Hound of the Baskervilles

May 4, 1959

6.0%

Jabberwocky

Mar 28, 1977

6.8%

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

Jun 16, 1965

6.0%

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Dec 14, 1975

7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

6.0%

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Sep 13, 1978

4.9%

Dad's Army

Mar 12, 1971

6.7%

I'm All Right Jack

Aug 18, 1959

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Acting

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Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle as Mr. Elvin

2023		Dad's Army: The Animations as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
2023		Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes as Sgt. Wilson

2012

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

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

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

1984		Facelift as Bruce
1984		The Passionate Pilgrim as The Narrator

1981		Brideshead Revisited as Father Mowbray
1981		Hi-de-Hi! as Hugo Buxton

1980		The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Perkins
1980		The Shillingbury Blowers as Council Chairman

1979		Roger of the Raj as Colonel Runciman
1979		Unidentified Flying Oddball as Sir Gawain
1979		Worzel Gummidge as Baines

1978		Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as Dr. Deere
1978		What's Up Nurse as Dr. Ogden
1978		Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Sir Archibald MacGregor

1977		A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost
1977		Stand up, Virgin Soldiers as Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977		Jabberwocky as Passelewe

1976

Ripping Yarns as Col. Runciman

1975		Bod as Narrator
1975		The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Lord Redcliff
1975		The Flight Fund as Uncle Edward
1975		Three for All as Mr. Gibbons

1974		Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Robert Crowther
1974		Brief Encounter as Stephen
1974		Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Inspector Radlett

1973		Rust as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973		Black and Blue
1973		Thriller as Stubbs

1972		Anywhere but England as Freddie
1972		Crown Court as Reginald Standish
1972		Sykes as Lord Hetherington
1972		The Alf Garnett Saga as Frewin
1972		Au Pair Girls as Mr. Wainwright

1971		Traitor
1971		Jason King
1971		Dad's Army as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1971		A Class by Himself

1970		The Goodies
1970		The Goodies as Uncle Tom
1970		Play for Today
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		Dear Mother... ...Love Albert as Vicar
1969		The Italian Job as Governor
1969		Midas Run as Wells

1968		Dad's Army as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
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		The Inn Way Out as Pub Bore
1967		Mister Ten Per Cent as Jocelyn Macauley

1966		Finders Keepers as Mr. X
1966		George And The Dragon
1966		Eye of the Devil as Dr. Monnet
1966		The Sandwich Man as Religious Sandwich Man
1966		Adam Adamant Lives!
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		Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as French Painter
1965		Pardon the Expression as Sir Charles Dobson
1965		War-Gods of the Deep as Rev. Jonathan Ives
1965		Masquerade as Sir Robert
1965		Tea Party

1964		The Bone Yard as Superintendent Melchior
1964		The Moon-Spinners as Anthony Gamble
1964		Never Put It in Writing as Adams
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		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		Dial RIX
1962		Jigsaw as Mr Simpson
1962		Go to Blazes as Fisherman
1962		Village of Daughters as Don Calogere
1962		Hair of the Dog as Sir Mortimer Gallant
1962		Flat Two
1962		Only Two Can Play as Salter

1961		Morecambe & Wise as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1961		On the Fiddle as Hixon
1961		Invasion Quartet
1961		Don't Bother to Knock as Father
1961		Very Important Person as Piggott, Escape Officer
1961		Mr. Topaze as Blackmailer
1961		The Rebel as Office manager
1961		Five Golden Hours as Dr. Alfiera
1961		The Avengers

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		The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Green
1960		Doctor in Love as Dr Mincing
1960		Never Let Go as Pennington
1960		Dead Lucky as Inspector Corcoran
1960		School for Scoundrels as Head Waiter
1960		Let's Get Married
1960		A Touch of Larceny as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

1959		Ben-Hur as Doctor (uncredited)
1959		The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Attorney
1959		Interpol Calling as Monsieur Iamprou
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		The Adventures of William Tell as Duke of Burgundy
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
1958		Happy Is the Bride as Chaytor
1958		The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Judge

1957		High Flight as Commandant
1957		These Dangerous Years as Commanding Officer
1957		The Admirable Crichton
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		Hancock's Half Hour as Ship's Captain
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
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		Scotland Yard

1952		Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952		Blind Man's Bluff as Lefty Jones

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen
1951		The Railway Children

1950

Dark Interval as Cedric, the butler

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