Birthday:
Apr 05, 1912
Place of Birth: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Place of Birth: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
John Le Mesurier
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Le Mesurier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Movie | Cast | Year |
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The Pink Panther | Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) | 1963 |
Eye of the Devil | Dr. Monnet | 1966 |
The Italian Job | Governor | 1969 |
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Perkins | 1980 |
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | French Painter | 1965 |
Masquerade | Sir Robert | 1965 |
Dad's Army | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 1971 |
Where the Spies Are | Mc Gillivray | 1966 |
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Minister of Education | 1960 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | 1959 |
The Magic Christian | Sir John | 1969 |
Jabberwocky | Passelewe | 1977 |
Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Inspector Radlett | 1974 |
Salt & Pepper | Col. Woodstock | 1968 |
The Liquidator | Chekhov | 1965 |
I'm All Right Jack | Waters | 1959 |
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Grand Duke Alexis | 1959 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Dr. Deere | 1978 |
Never Let Go | Pennington | 1960 |
The Bone Yard | Superintendent Melchior | 1964 |
School for Scoundrels | Head Waiter | 1960 |
The Wrong Arm of the Law | Assistant Commissioner | 1963 |
Another Time, Another Place | Dr. Aldridge | 1958 |
Macready's Gala | Canon Dunwoodie | 1966 |
A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | 1977 |
Unidentified Flying Oddball | Sir Gawain | 1979 |
Hitler: The Comedy Years | Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007 |
Doctor in Love | Dr Mincing | 1960 |
Our Man in Marrakesh | George Lillywhite | 1966 |
We Joined the Navy | George Dewberry Sr. | 1963 |
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle | Mr. Elvin | 1970 |
Only Two Can Play | Salter | 1962 |
The Alf Garnett Saga | Frewin | 1972 |
Private's Progress | Psychiatrist | 1956 |
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Green | 1960 |
The Rebel | Office manager | 1961 |
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse | Sir Archibald MacGregor | 1978 |
Very Important Person | Piggott, Escape Officer | 1961 |
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers | Col. Bromley-Pickering | 1977 |
On the Fiddle | Hixon | 1961 |
The Punch and Judy Man | The Sandman | 1963 |
Tea Party | 1965 | |
Dark Interval | Cedric, the butler | 1950 |
Blind Man's Bluff | Lefty Jones | 1952 |
What's Up Nurse | Dr. Ogden | 1978 |
Blind Spot | Mr. Brent | 1958 |
The Main Attraction | Bozo | 1962 |
Village of Daughters | Don Calogere | 1962 |
Midas Run | Wells | 1969 |
The Night We Got the Bird | Clerk of the Court | 1960 |
Mister Ten Per Cent | Jocelyn Macauley | 1967 |
Dangerous Cargo | Luigi | 1954 |
The Cuckoo Patrol | Gibbs | 1967 |
The Drayton Case | Divisional Superintendent Henley | 1953 |
The Shillingbury Blowers | Council Chairman | 1980 |
The Early Bird | Colonel Foster | 1965 |
The Bulldog Breed | Prosecuting counsel | 1960 |
Too Many Crooks | Magistrate | 1959 |
Finders Keepers | Mr. X | 1966 |
The Moonraker | Cromwell | 1958 |
These Dangerous Years | Commanding Officer | 1957 |
Happy Is the Bride | Chaytor | 1958 |
The Inn Way Out | Pub Bore | 1967 |
Invasion Quartet | 1961 | |
Jack the Ripper | Dr. Tranter | 1959 |
The Captain's Table | Sir Angus | 1959 |
Operation Amsterdam | Colonel Janssen | 1959 |
The Blue Parrot | Henry Carson | 1953 |
Brief Encounter | Stephen | 1974 |
Flat Two | 1962 | |
Traitor | 1971 | |
Black 13 | Inspector | 1953 |
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Robert Crowther | 1974 |
The Admirable Crichton | 1957 | |
Death in the Hand | Jack Mottram | 1948 |
Escape from Broadmoor | Pendicot | 1948 |
Never Put It in Writing | Adams | 1964 |
Long Past Glory | Harry | 1963 |
Ben-Hur | Doctor (uncredited) | 1959 |
Jigsaw | Mr Simpson | 1962 |
The Flight Fund | Uncle Edward | 1975 |
Anywhere but England | Freddie | 1972 |
Don't Bother to Knock | Father | 1961 |
The Lady is a Square | Fergusson | 1959 |
The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Attorney | 1959 |
High Flight | Commandant | 1957 |
Law and Disorder | Sir Humphrey Pomfret | 1958 |
Man with a Gun | Harry Drayson | 1958 |
Rust | Sir Henry Hawkes | 1973 |
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely | Himself | 2012 |
The 25th Hour | Tribunal President | 1967 |
Blood of the Vampire | Chief Justice | 1958 |
The Pleasure Garden | Col. Gargoyle | 1953 |
War-Gods of the Deep | Rev. Jonathan Ives | 1965 |
A Matter of Murder | Ginter | 1949 |
Au Pair Girls | Mr. Wainwright | 1972 |
Old Mother Riley's New Venture | Karl | 1949 |
The Moon-Spinners | Anthony Gamble | 1964 |
Follow a Star | Birkett | 1959 |
Shake Hands with the Devil | British General | 1959 |
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel | Judge Grayson | 1969 |
Let's Get Married | 1960 | |
Dead Lucky | Inspector Corcoran | 1960 |
The Wrong Box | Doctor Slattery | 1966 |
The Battle of the River Plate | Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter | 1956 |
The Best of Morecambe and Wise | Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
Roger of the Raj | Colonel Runciman | 1979 |
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Lord Redcliff | 1975 |
The Passionate Pilgrim | The Narrator | 1984 |
The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | 1957 |
The Sandwich Man | Religious Sandwich Man | 1966 |
Doctor in Trouble | Purser | 1970 |
Hot Enough for June | Roger Allsop | 1964 |
Police Dog | Inspector | 1955 |
Make Me an Offer! | Mr. Toshack | 1954 |
A Time to Kill | Phinneas Tilliard | 1955 |
Mr. Topaze | Blackmailer | 1961 |
Brothers in Law | His Honour Judge Ryman | 1957 |
Facelift | Bruce | 1984 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Judge | 1958 |
Stranger from Venus | Official | 1954 |
Desert Mice | Staff Colonel | 1959 |
Josephine and Men | Registrar | 1955 |
Go to Blazes | Fisherman | 1962 |
I Was Monty's Double | Adjutant RAPC | 1958 |
A Touch of Larceny | Head of the Admiralty (uncredited) | 1960 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Pelham | 1970 |
Three for All | Mr. Gibbons | 1975 |
The Baby and the Battleship | The Marshal’s Aide | 1956 |
In the Cool of the Day | Dr. Arraman | 1963 |
The Mouse on the Moon | British Delegate | 1963 |
Gideon's Day | Barrister | 1958 |
Five Golden Hours | Dr. Alfiera | 1961 |
Casino Royale | M's Driver (uncredited) | 1967 |
Hair of the Dog | Sir Mortimer Gallant | 1962 | Series | Cast | Year |
Adam Adamant Lives! | 1966 | |
Bod | Narrator | 1975 |
Thriller | Stubbs | 1973 |
Dad's Army | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | 1968 |
The Avengers | 1961 | |
Jason King | 1971 | |
The Goodies | 1970 | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Stephen | 1951 |
Brideshead Revisited | Father Mowbray | 1981 |
Interpol Calling | Monsieur Iamprou | 1959 |
Hancock's Half Hour | Ship's Captain | 1956 |
Play for Today | 1970 | |
Black and Blue | 1973 | |
Hi-de-Hi! | Hugo Buxton | 1981 |
The Adventures of William Tell | Duke of Burgundy | 1958 |
George And The Dragon | 1966 | |
Dial RIX | 1962 | |
Scotland Yard | 1953 | |
A Class by Himself | 1971 | |
The Railway Children | 1951 | |
Crown Court | Reginald Standish | 1972 |
Ripping Yarns | Col. Runciman | 1976 |
Dad's Army: The Animations | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | 2023 |
Pardon the Expression | Sir Charles Dobson | 1965 |
The Goodies | Uncle Tom | 1970 |
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes | Sgt. Wilson | 2023 |
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert | Vicar | 1969 |
Sykes | Lord Hetherington | 1972 |
Worzel Gummidge | Baines | 1979 |
Morecambe & Wise (multiple series) | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 1961 |