Portrait of John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Acting

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.

Born: April 5, 1912

Place of Birth: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Filmography

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)

1984
Facelift

as Bruce

1984
The Passionate Pilgrim

as The Narrator

1981
Brideshead Revisited

as Father Mowbray

1980
Hi-de-Hi!

as Hugo Buxton

1979
Roger of the Raj

as Colonel Runciman

1979
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

as Sir Archibald MacGregor

1977
A Christmas Carol

as Marley's Ghost

1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Col. Bromley-Pickering

1977
Jabberwocky

as Passelewe

1977
What's Up Nurse

as Dr. Ogden

1976
Ripping Yarns

as Col. Runciman

1976
Brief Encounter

as Stephen

1975
Bod

as Narrator

1975
The Flight Fund

as Uncle Edward

1975
Three for All

as Mr. Gibbons

1974
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

as Inspector John Radlett

1973
1973
Thriller

as Stubbs

1972
Crown Court

as Reginald Standish

1972
Sykes

as Lord Hetherington

1972
Au Pair Girls

as Mr. Wainwright

1972
The Alf Garnett Saga

as Ronald Frewin

1971
Traitor

as Adrian Harris

1971
Dad's Army

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1970
The Goodies

as Uncle Tom

1970
1969
1969
The Italian Job

as Governor

1969
Midas Run

as Wells

1969
Two in Clover

as Chairman

1968
Dad's Army

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1968
Salt & Pepper

as Col. Woodstock

1967
1967
The 25th Hour

as Tribunal President

1967
Casino Royale

as M's Driver (uncredited)

1967
The Inn Way Out

as Pub Bore

1967
All Gas and Gaiters

as Timothy Post

1967
Mister Ten Per Cent

as Jocelyn Macauley

1966
1966
Eye of the Devil

as Dr. Monnet

1966
The Sandwich Man

as Religious Sandwich Man

1966
The Wrong Box

as Doctor Slattery

1966
Our Man in Marrakesh

as George Lillywhite

1966
Macready's Gala

as Canon Dunwoodie

1966
Where the Spies Are

as Mc Gillivray

1965
The Early Bird

as Colonel Foster

1965
The Liquidator

as Chekhov

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Ossian Flint

1965
War-Gods of the Deep

as Rev. Jonathan Ives

1965
Masquerade

as Sir Robert

1964
The Bone Yard

as Superintendent Melchior

1964
The Moon-Spinners

as Anthony Gamble

1964
Theatre 625

as Doctor Parpalaid

1964
Hot Enough for June

as Roger Allsop

1963
The Pink Panther

as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

1963
1963
We Joined the Navy

as George Dewberry Sr.

1963
The Mouse on the Moon

as British Delegate

1963
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law

as Assistant Commissioner

1962
Jigsaw

as Mr Simpson

1962
Go to Blazes

as Fisherman

1962
Village of Daughters

as Don Calogere

1962
Flat Two

as Warden

1962
1961
Morecambe & Wise

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1961
1961
Very Important Person

as Piggott, Escape Officer

1961
Mr. Topaze

as Blackmailer

1961
The Rebel

as Office manager

1961
Five Golden Hours

as Dr. Alfiera

1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as Minister of Education

1960
The Bulldog Breed

as Prosecuting Counsel

1960
The Night We Got the Bird

as Clerk of the Court

1960
Doctor in Love

as Dr. Mincing

1960
Never Let Go

as Pennington

1960
Dead Lucky

as Inspector Corcoran

1960
1960
A Touch of Larceny

as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

1959
Ben-Hur

as Doctor (uncredited)

1959
Interpol Calling

as Monsieur Iamprou

1959
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil

as British General

1959
Jack the Ripper

as Dr. Tranter

1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

as Grand Duke Alexis

1959
Too Many Crooks

as Magistrate

1959
1959
Operation Amsterdam

as Colonel Janssen

1959
1959
Desert Mice

as Staff Colonel

1959
Follow a Star

as Birkett

1958
I Was Monty's Double

as Adjutant RAPC

1958
1958
Blood of the Vampire

as Chief Justice

1958
Man with a Gun

as Harry Drayson

1958
The Moonraker

as Cromwell

1958
Blind Spot

as Mr. Brent

1958
Law and Disorder

as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

1958
1958
Gideon's Day

as Barrister

1958
1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

as Lord Chief Justice Williams

1957
High Flight

as Commandant

1957
These Dangerous Years

as Commanding Officer

1957
The Good Companions

as Monte Mortimer

1957
Brothers in Law

as His Honour Judge Ryman

1956
The Battle of the River Plate

as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

1956
Hancock's Half Hour

as Ship's Captain

1956
The Baby and the Battleship

as The Marshal’s Aide

1956
Private's Progress

as Psychiatrist

1955
Josephine and Men

as Registrar

1955
A Time to Kill

as Phinneas Tilliard

1955
Police Dog

as Inspector

1954
Make Me an Offer!

as Mr. Toshack

1954
Stranger from Venus

as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

1954
Beautiful Stranger

as Man at Casino #1

1954
1953
Black 13

as Inspector

1953
The Pleasure Garden

as Col. Gargoyle

1953
The Blue Parrot

as Henry Carson

1953
The Drayton Case

as Divisional Superintendent Henley

1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

1952
Blind Man's Bluff

as Lefty Jones

1951
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Prosecuting Counsel

1949
1948
1948
Death in the Hand

as Jack Mottram