John Le Mesurier
Known for Acting · 189 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 (43)
The Avengers
1961
Play for Today
1970
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
Danger Man
1960
as Alvarado
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Prosecuting Counsel
Thriller
1973
as Stubbs
Dad's Army
1968
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
The Goodies
1970
as Uncle Tom
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
as Ship's Captain
Festival
1963
as de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina
Brideshead Revisited
1981
as Father Mowbray
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Interpol Calling
1959
as Monsieur Iamprou
Sykes
1972
as Lord Hetherington
Centre Play
1973
as Uncle Edward
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Sidney Goldsmith
Jason King
1971
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Albert Forrester
Story Parade
1964
as Patrick Seton
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Duke of Burgundy
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Mr. Sparrow
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Baines
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Hugo Buxton
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Col. Runciman
Scotland Yard
1953
Black and Blue
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Timothy Post
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Sir Charles Dobson
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as Vicar
Two in Clover
1969
as Chairman
George and the Dragon
1966
A Married Man
1983
as Eustace Lough
Bod
1975
as Narrator
The Railway Children
1951
Dial RIX
1962
A Class by Himself
1971
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Movies (146)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Italian Job
1969
as Governor
The Pink Panther
1963
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
Casino Royale
1967
as M's Driver (uncredited)
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 Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Barrymore
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Pelham
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Colonel Janssen
Jabberwocky
1977
as Passelewe
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Mc Gillivray
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Inspector John Radlett
The Admirable Crichton
1957
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Assistant Commissioner
Private's Progress
1956
as Psychiatrist
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Attorney
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Perkins
Black 13
1953
as Inspector
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Anthony Gamble
Au Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Wainwright
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Adjutant RAPC
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Waters
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as The Marshal’s Aide
The Magic Christian
1969
as Sir John
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Dr. Deere
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lord Redcliff
The Rebel
1961
as Office manager
Our Man in Havana
1960
as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)
Jigsaw
1962
as Mr Simpson
The 25th Hour
1967
as Tribunal President
The Wrong Box
1966
as Doctor Slattery
Mr. Topaze
1961
as Blackmailer
Gideon's Day
1958
as Barrister
Hot Enough for June
1964
as Roger Allsop
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as British Delegate
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as British General
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as George Lillywhite
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Dr. Tranter
Three for All
1975
as Mr. Gibbons
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Sir Gawain
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Robert Crowther
Masquerade
1965
as Sir Robert
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Grand Duke Alexis
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
On the Fiddle
1961
as Hixon
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Dr. Monnet
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Green
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Ronald Frewin
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
We Joined the Navy
1963
as George Dewberry Sr.
Stranger from Venus
1954
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
Law and Disorder
1958
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
as Father
Salt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Woodstock
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Mincing
Roger of the Raj
1979
as Colonel Runciman
Midas Run
1969
as Wells
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Dr. Alfiera
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Prosecuting Counsel
Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Chief Justice
Facelift
1984
as Bruce
Brief Encounter
1976
as Stephen
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Mr. Toshack
Police Dog
1955
as Inspector
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Dr. Aldridge
Josephine and Men
1955
as Registrar
The Liquidator
1965
as Chekhov
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Skinner
The Blue Parrot
1953
as Henry Carson
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Judge
Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Man at Casino #1
Blind Spot
1958
as Mr. Brent
The Moonraker
1958
as Cromwell
The Captain's Table
1959
as Sir Angus
The Main Attraction
1962
as Bozo
Dad's Army
1971
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Minister of Education
Never Let Go
1960
as Pennington
What's Up Nurse
1977
as Dr. Ogden
Only Two Can Play
1962
as Salter
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Religious Sandwich Man
Very Important Person
1961
as Escape Officer Piggott
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Gibbs
Finders Keepers
1966
as Mr. X
A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
Desert Mice
1959
as Staff Colonel
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Magistrate
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Commanding Officer
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Marley's Ghost
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Clerk of the Court
Dead Lucky
1960
as Inspector Corcoran
The Pleasure Garden
1953
as Col. Gargoyle
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Jocelyn Macauley
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Purser
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dr. Arraman
Flat Two
1962
as Warden
The Early Bird
1965
as Colonel Foster
Brothers in Law
1957
as His Honour Judge Ryman
High Flight
1957
as Commandant
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
as The Narrator
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
The Good Companions
1957
as Monte Mortimer
The Lady is a Square
1959
as Fergusson
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Luigi
Follow a Star
1959
as Birkett
Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Chaytor
Traitor
1971
as Adrian Harris
A Time to Kill
1955
as Phinneas Tilliard
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Council Chairman
Go to Blazes
1962
as Fisherman
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
Death in the Hand
1948
as Jack Mottram
Invasion Quartet
1961
Late Flowering Love
1981
Long Past Glory
1963
as Harry
Escape from Broadmoor
1948
as Pendicot
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as The Sandman
Dark Interval
1950
as Cedric, the butler
Tea Party
1965
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 189 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, John Le Mesurier has appeared in 146 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Le Mesurier Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Italian Job (1969) — as Governor
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- Casino Royale (1967) — as M's Driver (uncredited)
- 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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