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John Le Mesurier

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 5, 1912 (Died at 71)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthBedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Career Span1947 – 1983
Known Credits177 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.4

John Le Mesurier

Also known as:John LeMesurierJohn Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
Total Works

177

139 movies • 38 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Ben-Hur
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959•movie
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Pink Panther
6.9
The Pink Panther
1963•movie
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Italian Job
6.9
The Italian Job
1969•movie
as Governor
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8
as Barrymore

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 177 titles featuring John Le Mesurier

Ben-Hur
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Pink Panther
6.9
The Pink Panther
1963•movie

as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Italian Job
6.9
The Italian Job
1969•movie

as Governor

Casino Royale
5.2
Casino Royale
1967•movie

as M's Driver (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8

as Barrymore

Jabberwocky
6.0
Jabberwocky
1977•movie

as Passelewe

The Avengers
7.8
2 eps
The Avengers
1961•series
Our Man in Havana
6.7
Our Man in Havana
1960•movie

as Louis (uncredited)

Dad's Army
5.0
Dad's Army
1971•movie

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

War-Gods of the Deep
5.0

as Rev. Jonathan Ives

I'm All Right Jack
6.6
I'm All Right Jack
1959•movie

as Waters

Dad's Army
7.5
77 eps
Dad's Army
1968•series

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Brideshead Revisited
7.9
2 eps

as Father Mowbray

School for Scoundrels
6.9

as Skinner

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.7
The Wrong Box
6.4
The Wrong Box
1966•movie

as Doctor Slattery

Eye of the Devil
6.1
Eye of the Devil
1966•movie

as Dr. Monnet

The Moon-Spinners
5.9
The Moon-Spinners
1964•movie

as Anthony Gamble

The 25th Hour
7.6
The 25th Hour
1967•movie

as Tribunal President

The Magic Christian
5.8

as Sir John

The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.7

as Assistant Commissioner

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.3

as Attorney

Unidentified Flying Oddball
5.6

as Sir Gawain

Blood of the Vampire
5.8

as Chief Justice

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
4.9
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
5.0

as Inspector John Radlett

The Early Bird
7.5
The Early Bird
1965•movie

as Colonel Foster

The Admirable Crichton
6.8

as Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall

Never Let Go
6.5
Never Let Go
1960•movie

as Pennington

Gideon's Day
6.4
Gideon's Day
1958•movie

as Barrister (uncredited)

Only Two Can Play
5.9
Only Two Can Play
1962•movie

as Salter

Au Pair Girls
4.6
Au Pair Girls
1972•movie

as Mr. Wainwright

The Mouse on the Moon
6.3

as British Delegate

Our Man in Marrakesh
5.9

as George Lillywhite

Private's Progress
6.6
Private's Progress
1956•movie

as Psychiatrist

The Rebel
7.8
The Rebel
1961•movie

as Office manager

Shake Hands with the Devil
6.5

as British General

I Was Monty's Double
6.9

as Adjutant RAPC

Jigsaw
7.2
Jigsaw
1962•movie

as Mr Simpson

Salt & Pepper
5.3
Salt & Pepper
1968•movie

as Col. Woodstock

Jack the Ripper
6.2
Jack the Ripper
1959•movie

as Dr. Tranter

The Goodies
7.7
1 eps
The Goodies
1970•series

as Uncle Tom

Hot Enough for June
5.7

as Roger Allsop

Ripping Yarns
7.7
1 eps
Ripping Yarns
1976•series

as Col. Runciman

Danger Man
7.3
1 eps
Danger Man
1960•series

as Alvarado

Stranger from Venus
5.2

as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

The Liquidator
6.3
The Liquidator
1965•movie

as Chekhov

A Christmas Carol
6.7
A Christmas Carol
1977•movie

as Marley's Ghost

Too Many Crooks
7.4
Too Many Crooks
1959•movie

as Magistrate

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
4.3

as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
6.5

as Minister of Education

Another Time, Another Place
5.8

as Dr. Aldridge

Hi-de-Hi!
7.0
1 eps
Hi-de-Hi!
1980•series

as Hugo Buxton

The Bulldog Breed
6.1
The Bulldog Breed
1960•movie

as Prosecuting Counsel

Masquerade
5.0
Masquerade
1965•movie

as Sir Robert

Doctor in Love
5.5
Doctor in Love
1960•movie

as Dr. Mincing

The Punch and Judy Man
7.9

as The Sandman

A Touch of Larceny
6.0
A Touch of Larceny
1960•movie

as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Beautiful Stranger
5.2
Beautiful Stranger
1954•movie

as Man at Casino #1

Operation Amsterdam
6.1

as Colonel Janssen

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4

as Robert Crowther

Follow a Star
6.2
Follow a Star
1959•movie

as Birkett

Brief Encounter
5.0
Brief Encounter
1976•movie

as Stephen

Worzel Gummidge
6.2
1 eps
Worzel Gummidge
1979•series

as Baines

Very Important Person
5.5

as Escape Officer Piggott

In the Cool of the Day
5.8

as Dr. Arraman

Thriller
7.0
1 eps
Thriller
1973•series

as Stubbs

Jason King
7.8
1 eps
Jason King
1971•series
Where the Spies Are
5.4

as Mc Gillivray

The Pleasure Garden
6.5

as Col. Gargoyle

Doctor in Trouble
5.0
Doctor in Trouble
1970•movie

as Purser

We Joined the Navy
6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963•movie

as George Dewberry Sr.

The Moonraker
6.9
The Moonraker
1958•movie

as Cromwell

Mr. Topaze
5.9
Mr. Topaze
1961•movie

as Blackmailer

Brothers in Law
7.0
Brothers in Law
1957•movie

as His Honour Judge Ryman

Go to Blazes
6.3
Go to Blazes
1962•movie

as Fisherman

Play for Today
6.6
1 eps
Play for Today
1970•series
Morecambe & Wise
6.5
1 eps
Morecambe & Wise
1961•series

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
6.1

as Grand Duke Alexis

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
4.6

as Sir Archibald MacGregor

Law and Disorder
6.4
Law and Disorder
1958•movie

as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3

as Judge

The Baby and the Battleship
6.4

as The Marshal’s Aide

Hancock's Half Hour
7.4
8 eps
Hancock's Half Hour
1956•series

as Ship's Captain

The Alf Garnett Saga
5.0

as Ronald Frewin

What's Up Nurse
4.8
What's Up Nurse
1977•movie

as Dr. Ogden

The Cuckoo Patrol
4.6
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967•movie

as Gibbs

Don't Bother to Knock
4.8

as Father

The Sandwich Man
6.5
The Sandwich Man
1966•movie

as Religious Sandwich Man

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Stephen

BBC Play of the Month
5.2
1 eps

as Ossian Flint

Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.2
1 eps

as Brian Turner

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
4.6

as Col. Bromley-Pickering

On the Fiddle
5.7
On the Fiddle
1961•movie

as Hixon

The Blue Parrot
5.9
The Blue Parrot
1953•movie

as Henry Carson

Blind Spot
5.9
Blind Spot
1958•movie

as Mr. Brent

The Main Attraction
4.0

as Bozo

Midas Run
4.7
Midas Run
1969•movie

as Wells

The Shillingbury Blowers
7.5

as Council Chairman

The Captain's Table
6.0

as Sir Angus

The Hangman Waits
5.0
The Hangman Waits
1947•movie

as Newsman

Bod
7.2
13 eps
Bod
1975•series

as Narrator

Crown Court
5.7
1 eps
Crown Court
1972•series

as Reginald Standish

Sykes
6.7
1 eps
Sykes
1972•series

as Lord Hetherington

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Mr. Elvin

Happy Is the Bride
7.0
Happy Is the Bride
1958•movie

as Chaytor

The Lady is a Square
6.2

as Fergusson

High Flight
6.2
High Flight
1957•movie

as Commandant

Make Me an Offer!
7.4
Make Me an Offer!
1954•movie

as Mr. Toshack

Desert Mice
6.2
Desert Mice
1959•movie

as Staff Colonel

Josephine and Men
6.4
Josephine and Men
1955•movie

as Registrar

Two in Clover
7.2
1 eps
Two in Clover
1969•series

as Chairman

Theatre 625
7.2
1 eps
Theatre 625
1964•series

as Doctor Parpalaid

A Married Man
5.0
3 eps
A Married Man
1983•series

as Eustace Lough

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as Canon Dunwoodie

Mister Ten Per Cent
5.6

as Jocelyn Macauley

Dangerous Cargo
6.4
Dangerous Cargo
1954•movie

as Luigi

Finders Keepers
6.8
Finders Keepers
1966•movie

as Mr. X

Man with a Gun
5.8
Man with a Gun
1958•movie

as Harry Drayson

Interpol Calling
7.2
1 eps
Interpol Calling
1959•series

as Monsieur Iamprou

The Adventures of William Tell
6.8
1 eps

as Duke of Burgundy

George and the Dragon
6.8
26 eps
All Gas and Gaiters
6.2
1 eps
All Gas and Gaiters
1967•series

as Timothy Post

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8
1 eps

as Sidney Goldsmith

Village of Daughters
6.7

as Don Calogere

The Night We Got the Bird
6.3

as Clerk of the Court

These Dangerous Years
7.3

as Commanding Officer

8.3
Traitor
1971•movie

as Adrian Harris

Escape from Broadmoor
6.8

as Pendicot

A Matter of Murder
6.3
A Matter of Murder
1949•movie

as Ginter

Police Dog
6.7
Police Dog
1955•movie

as Inspector

A Time to Kill
7.7
A Time to Kill
1955•movie

as Phinneas Tilliard

Three for All
3.3
Three for All
1975•movie

as Mr. Gibbons

Five Golden Hours
7.3
Five Golden Hours
1961•movie

as Dr. Alfiera

NET Playhouse
7.3
1 eps
NET Playhouse
1966•series

as Don Bernal de la Encino

Tea Party
7.0
Tea Party
1965•movie
The Drayton Case
7.0
The Drayton Case
1953•movie

as Divisional Superintendent Henley

Invasion Quartet
6.5
Invasion Quartet
1961•movie
Death in the Hand
7.0
Death in the Hand
1948•movie

as Jack Mottram

Old Mother Riley's New Venture
9.5
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
6.5

as Judge Grayson

Dead Lucky
6.5
Dead Lucky
1960•movie

as Inspector Corcoran

Roger of the Raj
8.0
Roger of the Raj
1979•movie

as Colonel Runciman

The Passionate Pilgrim
7.5

as The Narrator

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
5.5
1 eps

as Vicar

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
1 eps

as Prosecuting Counsel

Shades of Greene
8.5
1 eps
Shades of Greene
1975•series

as Schmidt

Village Hall
8.0
1 eps
Village Hall
1974•series

as Harold Garfield

The Bone Yard
9.0
The Bone Yard
1964•movie

as Superintendent Melchior

Macready's Gala
7.0
Macready's Gala
1966•movie

as Canon Dunwoodie

Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blind Man's Bluff
8.0
Blind Man's Bluff
1952•movie

as Lefty Jones

Black 13
7.0
Black 13
1953•movie

as Inspector

Never Put It in Writing
8.0

as Adams

Long Past Glory
10.0
Long Past Glory
1963•movie

as Harry

The Flight Fund
9.0
The Flight Fund
1975•movie

as Uncle Edward

The Good Companions
7.0

as Monte Mortimer

Facelift
10.0
Facelift
1984•movie

as Bruce

Late Flowering Love
8.0
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
7.0
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962•movie

as Cole

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
10.0

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
7.0

as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

Centre Play
7.0
1 eps
Centre Play
1973•series

as Uncle Edward

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

as Mr. Elvin

The Inn Way Out
The Inn Way Out
1967•movie

as Pub Bore

Flat Two
Flat Two
1962•movie

as Warden

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

as Lord Chief Justice Williams

Scotland Yard
1 eps
Scotland Yard
1953•series
Dad's Army at the BBC
1 eps

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
5 eps

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice)