John Le Mesurier

Apr 05, 1912 - Nov 15, 1983 (71 years old) in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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

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The Avengers

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Crown Court

Reginald Standish

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BBC Play of the Month

Ossian Flint

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Play for Today

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Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Sir Archibald MacGregor

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The Lady is a Square

Fergusson

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Casino Royale

M's Driver (uncredited)

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Ben-Hur

Doctor (uncredited)

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Theatre 625

Doctor Parpalaid

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The Drayton Case

Divisional Superintendent Henley

Credits

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle Future

Mr. Elvin

★ NR
Twenty Minutes South Future

Arthur Harris

★ NR
Dad's Army at the BBC 2025

Sgt. Arthur Wilson

★ NR
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely 2012

Himself

★ 7
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007

Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5
The Best of Morecambe and Wise 2001

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box 2001

Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ NR
Facelift 1984

Bruce

★ NR
The Passionate Pilgrim 1984

The Narrator

★ NR
A Married Man 1983

Eustace Lough

★ 4.5
Brideshead Revisited 1981

Father Mowbray

★ 7.9
Late Flowering Love 1981

★ NR
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 1980

Perkins

★ 4.8
The Shillingbury Blowers 1980

Council Chairman

★ 7
Hi-de-Hi! 1980

Hugo Buxton

★ 7
Roger of the Raj 1979

Colonel Runciman

★ 8
Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979

Sir Gawain

★ 5.6
Worzel Gummidge 1979

Baines

★ 6.2
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978

Dr. Deere

★ 6.1
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse 1978

Sir Archibald MacGregor

★ 4
A Christmas Carol 1977

Marley's Ghost

★ 6.6
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers 1977

Col. Bromley-Pickering

★ 4.2
Jabberwocky 1977

Passelewe

★ 6
What's Up Nurse 1977

Dr. Ogden

★ 4.1
Ripping Yarns 1976

Col. Runciman

★ 7.5
Brief Encounter 1976

Stephen

★ 4.6
Bod 1975

Narrator

★ 6.8
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975

Lord Redcliff

★ 6
The Flight Fund 1975

Uncle Edward

★ NR
Three for All 1975

Mr. Gibbons

★ 1
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own 1974

Robert Crowther

★ 5.2
Confessions of a Window Cleaner 1974

Inspector John Radlett

★ 4.9
Rust 1973

Sir Henry Hawkes

★ NR
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973

Sidney Goldsmith

★ 6.7
Black and Blue 1973

Sir Henry Hawkes

★ 6
Thriller 1973

Stubbs

★ 6.6
Anywhere but England 1972

Freddie

★ NR
Crown Court 1972

Reginald Standish

★ 5.4
Sykes 1972

Lord Hetherington

★ 6.4
Au Pair Girls 1972

Mr. Wainwright

★ 4.5
The Alf Garnett Saga 1972

Ronald Frewin

★ 4
Traitor 1971

Adrian Harris

★ 7.5
Jason King 1971

★ 7.6
Dad's Army 1971

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

★ 4.9
A Class by Himself 1971

★ NR
The Goodies 1970

Uncle Tom

★ 7.5
Play for Today 1970

★ 6.3
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970

Pelham

★ 6.7
Doctor in Trouble 1970

Purser

★ 4.6
The Magic Christian 1969

Sir John

★ 5.6
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel 1969

Judge Grayson

★ 6
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert 1969

Vicar

★ 5.5
The Italian Job 1969

Governor

★ 7
Midas Run 1969

Wells

★ 3.6
Two in Clover 1969

Chairman

★ 6.5
Salt & Pepper 1968

Col. Woodstock

★ 5
The Cuckoo Patrol 1967

Gibbs

★ 3.8
The 25th Hour 1967

Tribunal President

★ 7.7
Casino Royale 1967

M's Driver (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Inn Way Out 1967

Pub Bore

★ NR
All Gas and Gaiters 1967

Timothy Post

★ 5.7
Mister Ten Per Cent 1967

Jocelyn Macauley

★ 4.2
Finders Keepers 1966

Mr. X

★ 5.7
George And The Dragon 1966

★ 6.7
Eye of the Devil 1966

Dr. Monnet

★ 6.2
The Sandwich Man 1966

Religious Sandwich Man

★ 6.1
Adam Adamant Lives! 1966

★ 7.2
The Wrong Box 1966

Doctor Slattery

★ 6.5
Our Man in Marrakesh 1966

George Lillywhite

★ 5.8
Macready's Gala 1966

Canon Dunwoodie

★ NR
Where the Spies Are 1966

Mc Gillivray

★ 5.2
The Early Bird 1965

Colonel Foster

★ 7.6
The Liquidator 1965

Chekhov

★ 6.2
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Ossian Flint

★ 5
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965

French Painter

★ 6.8
Pardon the Expression 1965

Sir Charles Dobson

★ 6
War-Gods of the Deep 1965

Rev. Jonathan Ives

★ 4.9
Masquerade 1965

Sir Robert

★ 5
Tea Party 1965

★ NR
The Bone Yard 1964

Superintendent Melchior

★ NR
The Blackmailing of Mr. S 1964

Mr. Sparrow

★ NR
The Moon-Spinners 1964

Anthony Gamble

★ 5.8
Theatre 625 1964

Doctor Parpalaid

★ 7.2
Never Put It in Writing 1964

Adams

★ NR
Story Parade 1964

Patrick Seton

★ 8
Hot Enough for June 1964

Roger Allsop

★ 5.7
The Pink Panther 1963

Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

★ 6.8
Long Past Glory 1963

Harry

★ NR
Festival 1963

de Giray

★ 8
In the Cool of the Day 1963

Dr. Arraman

★ 5.4
We Joined the Navy 1963

George Dewberry Sr.

★ 5.6
The Mouse on the Moon 1963

British Delegate

★ 6.1
The Punch and Judy Man 1963

The Sandman

★ 7.8
The Wrong Arm of the Law 1963

Assistant Commissioner

★ 6.5
The Main Attraction 1962

Bozo

★ 3.4
Dial RIX 1962

★ NR
Jigsaw 1962

Mr Simpson

★ 7.3
Go to Blazes 1962

Fisherman

★ 6.3
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys 1962

Cole

★ NR
Village of Daughters 1962

Don Calogere

★ 5.5
Hair of the Dog 1962

Sir Mortimer Gallant

★ 5
Flat Two 1962

Warden

★ NR
Only Two Can Play 1962

Salter

★ 5.8
Morecambe & Wise 1961

Sgt. Arthur Wilson

★ 6.5
On the Fiddle 1961

Hixon

★ 5.3
Invasion Quartet 1961

★ 4
Don't Bother to Knock 1961

Father

★ 4.5
Very Important Person 1961

Escape Officer Piggott

★ 5.2
Mr. Topaze 1961

Blackmailer

★ 5.6
The Rebel 1961

Office manager

★ 7.8
Five Golden Hours 1961

Dr. Alfiera

★ 6
The Avengers 1961

★ 7.7
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960

Minister of Education

★ 6.4
The Bulldog Breed 1960

Prosecuting Counsel

★ 5.7
The Night We Got the Bird 1960

Clerk of the Court

★ 4.5
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960

Green

★ 6.1
Doctor in Love 1960

Dr. Mincing

★ 5.2
Never Let Go 1960

Pennington

★ 6.5
Dead Lucky 1960

Inspector Corcoran

★ 5
School for Scoundrels 1960

Skinner

★ 6.9
Let's Get Married 1960

Dean

★ NR
A Touch of Larceny 1960

Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Ben-Hur 1959

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 7.9
The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959

Attorney

★ 6.2
Interpol Calling 1959

Monsieur Iamprou

★ 6.7
I'm All Right Jack 1959

Waters

★ 6.6
Shake Hands with the Devil 1959

British General

★ 6.5
Jack the Ripper 1959

Dr. Tranter

★ 6
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959

Barrymore

★ 6.8
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. 1959

Grand Duke Alexis

★ 5.9
Too Many Crooks 1959

Magistrate

★ 7.4
The Lady is a Square 1959

Fergusson

★ 5.8
Operation Amsterdam 1959

Colonel Janssen

★ 5.8
The Captain's Table 1959

Sir Angus

★ 5.8
Desert Mice 1959

Staff Colonel

★ 6
Follow a Star 1959

Birkett

★ 6.1
I Was Monty's Double 1958

Adjutant RAPC

★ 6.9
The Adventures of William Tell 1958

Duke of Burgundy

★ 6.3
Blood of the Vampire 1958

Chief Justice

★ 5.7
Man with a Gun 1958

Harry Drayson

★ 5
The Moonraker 1958

Cromwell

★ 6.8
Blind Spot 1958

Mr. Brent

★ 5.5
Law and Disorder 1958

Sir Humphrey Pomfret

★ 6.2
Another Time, Another Place 1958

Dr. Aldridge

★ 5.8
Gideon's Day 1958

Barrister

★ 6.4
Happy Is the Bride 1958

Chaytor

★ 6.2
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1958

Judge

★ 6
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 1957

Lord Chief Justice Williams

★ NR
High Flight 1957

Commandant

★ 5.8
These Dangerous Years 1957

Commanding Officer

★ 6
The Admirable Crichton 1957

★ 6.9
The Good Companions 1957

Monte Mortimer

★ NR
Brothers in Law 1957

His Honour Judge Ryman

★ 7.1
The Battle of the River Plate 1956

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

★ 6.3
Hancock's Half Hour 1956

Ship's Captain

★ 7.3
The Baby and the Battleship 1956

The Marshal’s Aide

★ 6
Private's Progress 1956

Psychiatrist

★ 6.6
Josephine and Men 1955

Registrar

★ 6
A Time to Kill 1955

Phinneas Tilliard

★ 6.5
Police Dog 1955

Inspector

★ 6
Make Me an Offer! 1954

Mr. Toshack

★ 6.8
Stranger from Venus 1954

Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

★ 5
Beautiful Stranger 1954

Man at Casino #1

★ 5
Dangerous Cargo 1954

Luigi

★ 5.2
Black 13 1953

Inspector

★ NR
The Pleasure Garden 1953

Col. Gargoyle

★ 6
The Blue Parrot 1953

Henry Carson

★ 5.3
The Drayton Case 1953

Divisional Superintendent Henley

★ 6
Scotland Yard 1953

★ NR
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952

Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

★ 4.2
Blind Man's Bluff 1952

Lefty Jones

★ NR
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Stephen

★ 8.6
The Railway Children 1951

★ NR
Dark Interval 1950

Cedric, the butler

★ NR
Sunday Night Theatre 1950

Prosecuting Counsel

★ 3.5
A Matter of Murder 1949

Ginter

★ 5
Old Mother Riley's New Venture 1949

Karl

★ 9
Escape from Broadmoor 1948

Pendicot

★ 6.8
Death in the Hand 1948

Jack Mottram

★ NR