John Le Mesurier

Personal Info

Birthday

April 5, 1912

Day of Death

1983-11-15

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

John LeMesurier

John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley

John Le Mesurier

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

Hancock's Half Hour

Dad's Army

Crown Court

BBC Play of the Month

The Goodies

Thriller

Brideshead Revisited

Interpol Calling

Filmography

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