John Le Mesurier
Known for Acting · 191 credits
- Born
- 1912-04-05
- Died
- 1983-11-15
- Place of birth
- Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- John LeMesurier · John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
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
TV Shows (45)
Play for Today
1970
The Avengers
1961
Crown Court
1972
as Reginald Standish
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Ossian Flint
Theatre 625
1964
as Doctor Parpalaid
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Canon Dunwoodie
Danger Man
1960
as Alvarado
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Prosecuting Counsel
Thriller
1973
as Stubbs
Dad's Army
1968
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Festival
1963
as de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina
The Goodies
1970
as Uncle Tom
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
as Ship's Captain
Sykes
1972
as Lord Hetherington
Jason King
1971
Centre Play
1973
as Uncle Edward
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Interpol Calling
1959
as Monsieur Iamprou
Brideshead Revisited
1981
as Father Mowbray
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Baines
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Sidney Goldsmith
Story Parade
1964
as Patrick Seton
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Hugo Buxton
NET Playhouse
1966
as Don Bernal de la Encino
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Duke of Burgundy
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Mr. Sparrow
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Timothy Post
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Col. Runciman
Scotland Yard
1953
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Albert Forrester
Black and Blue
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie
Between the Wars
1973
as Lord Moping
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Sir Charles Dobson
A Married Man
1983
as Eustace Lough
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as Vicar
Two in Clover
1969
as Chairman
George and the Dragon
1966
The Railway Children
1951
A Class by Himself
1971
Bod
1975
as Narrator
Dial RIX
1962
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Movies (146)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Doctor (uncredited)
Casino Royale
1967
as M's Driver (uncredited)
The Pink Panther
1963
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Italian Job
1969
as Governor
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as French Painter
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Mc Gillivray
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Pelham
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Barrymore
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Jabberwocky
1977
as Passelewe
Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Colonel Janssen
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Inspector John Radlett
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Assistant Commissioner
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lord Redcliff
Au Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Wainwright
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
The Liquidator
1965
as Chekhov
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Anthony Gamble
The Admirable Crichton
1957
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Adjutant RAPC
Private's Progress
1956
as Psychiatrist
The Magic Christian
1969
as Sir John
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as George Lillywhite
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Perkins
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as The Marshal’s Aide
Jigsaw
1962
as Mr Simpson
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Waters
The Rebel
1961
as Office manager
We Joined the Navy
1963
as George Dewberry Sr.
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Sir Gawain
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Attorney
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Prosecuting Counsel
The 25th Hour
1967
as Tribunal President
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Dr. Monnet
Mr. Topaze
1961
as Blackmailer
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Mincing
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Green
Black 13
1953
as Inspector
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
Salt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Woodstock
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Grand Duke Alexis
Gideon's Day
1958
as Barrister
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Dr. Deere
Hot Enough for June
1964
as Roger Allsop
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Religious Sandwich Man
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wrong Box
1966
as Doctor Slattery
Our Man in Havana
1960
as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Dr. Tranter
On the Fiddle
1961
as Hixon
The Moonraker
1958
as Cromwell
The Early Bird
1965
as Colonel Foster
Facelift
1984
as Bruce
Roger of the Raj
1979
as Colonel Runciman
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Dr. Aldridge
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Ronald Frewin
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
as Father
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Gibbs
The Captain's Table
1959
as Sir Angus
High Flight
1957
as Commandant
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Mr. Toshack
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Purser
Stranger from Venus
1954
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Chief Justice
Very Important Person
1961
as Escape Officer Piggott
Law and Disorder
1958
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Follow a Star
1959
as Birkett
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as British Delegate
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Robert Crowther
Brief Encounter
1976
as Stephen
Josephine and Men
1955
as Registrar
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Skinner
Masquerade
1965
as Sir Robert
Three for All
1975
as Mr. Gibbons
Brothers in Law
1957
as His Honour Judge Ryman
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Minister of Education
Desert Mice
1959
as Staff Colonel
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as British General
Traitor
1971
as Adrian Harris
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Marley's Ghost
Midas Run
1969
as Wells
Tea Party
1965
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dr. Arraman
The Blue Parrot
1953
as Henry Carson
Anywhere but England
1972
as Freddie
Police Dog
1955
as Inspector
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Clerk of the Court
Never Let Go
1960
as Pennington
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Dr. Alfiera
Dad's Army
1971
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Only Two Can Play
1962
as Salter
Dead Lucky
1960
as Inspector Corcoran
What's Up Nurse
1977
as Dr. Ogden
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Magistrate
Invasion Quartet
1961
Blind Spot
1958
as Mr. Brent
The Main Attraction
1962
as Bozo
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as The Sandman
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
as The Narrator
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Judge
Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Man at Casino #1
A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
Long Past Glory
1963
as Harry
The Good Companions
1957
as Monte Mortimer
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Commanding Officer
Flat Two
1962
as Warden
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Luigi
Finders Keepers
1966
as Mr. X
Village of Daughters
1962
as Don Calogere
The Pleasure Garden
1953
as Col. Gargoyle
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Jocelyn Macauley
Never Put It in Writing
1964
as Adams
Man with a Gun
1958
as Harry Drayson
A Time to Kill
1955
as Phinneas Tilliard
Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Chaytor
Death in the Hand
1948
as Jack Mottram
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Council Chairman
About John Le Mesurier
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. With 191 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, John Le Mesurier has appeared in 146 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Le Mesurier Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Doctor (uncredited)
- Casino Royale (1967) — as M's Driver (uncredited)
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- The Italian Job (1969) — as Governor
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — as French Painter
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