
John Le Mesurier
Known for Acting · 193 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 (46)

Play for Today
1970

The Avengers
1961

Crown Court
1972
as Reginald Standish

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Ossian Flint

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Canon Dunwoodie

Theatre 625
1964
as Doctor Parpalaid

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Brian Turner

Danger Man
1960
as Alvarado

Dad's Army
1968
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Thriller
1973
as Stubbs

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Prosecuting Counsel

Centre Play
1973
as Uncle Edward

Sykes
1972
as Lord Hetherington
Story Parade
1964
as Patrick Seton

NET Playhouse
1966
as Don Bernal de la Encino

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Sidney Goldsmith
Festival
1963
as de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina

Interpol Calling
1959
as Monsieur Iamprou

The Goodies
1970
as Uncle Tom

Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Hancock's Half Hour
1956
as Ship's Captain

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Duke of Burgundy

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Baines

Brideshead Revisited
1981
as Father Mowbray

Jason King
1971

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen

Scotland Yard
1953
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Mr. Sparrow
Black and Blue
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes

All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Timothy Post

Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Hugo Buxton

Ripping Yarns
1976
as Col. Runciman
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Albert Forrester

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie

George and the Dragon
1966

A Married Man
1983
as Eustace Lough

Two in Clover
1969
as Chairman
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Sir Charles Dobson

Shades of Greene
1975
as Schmidt
Between the Wars
1973
as Lord Moping

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as Vicar

Bod
1975
as Narrator
The Railway Children
1951
A Class by Himself
1971

Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Dial RIX
1962
Movies (147)

Ben-Hur
1959
as Doctor (uncredited)

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Adjutant RAPC

Casino Royale
1967
as M's Driver (uncredited)

The Pink Panther
1963
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Italian Job
1969
as Governor

Invasion Quartet
1961

The Admirable Crichton
1957

Jabberwocky
1977
as Passelewe

Where the Spies Are
1966
as Mc Gillivray

Tea Party
1965

Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Sir Gawain

The Wrong Box
1966
as Doctor Slattery
Traitor
1971
as Adrian Harris

The 25th Hour
1967
as Tribunal President

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Attorney

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

The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Assistant Commissioner

The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

We Joined the Navy
1963
as George Dewberry Sr.

Eye of the Devil
1966
as Dr. Monnet

The Magic Christian
1969
as Sir John

Three for All
1975
as Mr. Gibbons

Roger of the Raj
1979
as Colonel Runciman

Village of Daughters
1962
as Don Calogere

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Perkins

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as British Delegate

The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Gibbs

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Barrymore

A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Our Man in Havana
1960
as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Waters

Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Chaytor

Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Chief Justice

Au Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Wainwright

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Pelham

The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as The Sandman

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Macready's Gala
1966
as Canon Dunwoodie

Long Past Glory
1963
as Harry
Anywhere but England
1972
as Freddie

Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Purser

The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Anthony Gamble

The Rebel
1961
as Office manager

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Inspector John Radlett

In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dr. Arraman

Don't Bother to Knock
1961
as Father

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as British General

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Dr. Deere

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

The Pleasure Garden
1953
as Col. Gargoyle

These Dangerous Years
1957
as Commanding Officer

Hot Enough for June
1964
as Roger Allsop

Private's Progress
1956
as Psychiatrist

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as George Lillywhite

School for Scoundrels
1960
as Skinner

Brothers in Law
1957
as His Honour Judge Ryman

Jack the Ripper
1959
as Dr. Tranter

War-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Rev. Jonathan Ives

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Religious Sandwich Man

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lord Redcliff

The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as The Marshal’s Aide

What's Up Nurse
1977
as Dr. Ogden

The Captain's Table
1959
as Sir Angus

Five Golden Hours
1961
as Dr. Alfiera

Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Mincing

Escape from Broadmoor
1948
as Pendicot

The Early Bird
1965
as Colonel Foster

Too Many Crooks
1959
as Magistrate

The Liquidator
1965
as Chekhov

The Moonraker
1958
as Cromwell

The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Prosecuting Counsel

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Col. Bromley-Pickering

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Lord Chief Justice Williams

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Ronald Frewin

On the Fiddle
1961
as Hixon

Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Man at Casino #1

Very Important Person
1961
as Escape Officer Piggott

Mr. Topaze
1961
as Blackmailer

Brief Encounter
1976
as Stephen

Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Jocelyn Macauley
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Council Chairman

Stranger from Venus
1954
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Dr. Aldridge

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Minister of Education

The Main Attraction
1962
as Bozo

Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Luigi

A Christmas Carol
1977
as Marley's Ghost

Go to Blazes
1962
as Fisherman

The Good Companions
1957
as Monte Mortimer

Only Two Can Play
1962
as Salter

Josephine and Men
1955
as Registrar

Salt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Woodstock

Gideon's Day
1958
as Barrister (uncredited)

Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Mr. Toshack

The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Clerk of the Court

Midas Run
1969
as Wells

Blind Spot
1958
as Mr. Brent

Never Let Go
1960
as Pennington

Law and Disorder
1958
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Colonel Janssen

The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
as The Narrator

Dad's Army
1971
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Grand Duke Alexis

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Green

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
as Cole

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Sir Archibald MacGregor

Death in the Hand
1948
as Jack Mottram

Jigsaw
1962
as Mr Simpson

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Judge

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Finders Keepers
1966
as Mr. X

Black 13
1953
as Inspector
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969
as Judge Grayson

Desert Mice
1959
as Staff Colonel

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

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Robert Crowther

Follow a Star
1959
as Birkett

High Flight
1957
as Commandant

Facelift
1984
as Bruce
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 193 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, John Le Mesurier has appeared in 147 films and 46 TV shows.
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- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Doctor (uncredited)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) — as Adjutant RAPC
- Casino Royale (1967) — as M's Driver (uncredited)
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- The Italian Job (1969) — as Governor
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