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John Le Mesurier was an English actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–77). A self-confessed "jobbing actor", Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts.
Birth Name
John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
Born
Friday, 05 April 1912
Died
Tuesday, 15 November 1983
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2014 |
Hattie | Self | 2011 |
British Film Forever | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
Hitler: The Comedy Years | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
Comedy Connections | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2003 |
Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2000 |
The Directors | The Chamberlain | 1999 |
Room 101 | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 1994 |
The Passionate Pilgrim | Narrator / The Narrator | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2014 |
Hattie | Self | 2011 |
British Film Forever | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
Hitler: The Comedy Years | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2007 |
Comedy Connections | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2003 |
Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 2000 |
The Directors | The Chamberlain | 1999 |
Room 101 | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 1994 |
The Passionate Pilgrim | Narrator / The Narrator | 1984 |
A Married Man | Eustace Lough | 1983 |
Dead Ernest | Head of Plagues | 1982 |
Brideshead Revisited | Father Mowbray | 1981 |
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Perkins | 1980 |
...And the Band Played On | Council Chairman | 1980 |
Hi-de-Hi! | Hugo Buxton | 1980 |
Unidentified Flying Oddball | Sir Gawain | 1979 |
Worzel Gummidge | Baines | 1979 |
An Honourable Retirement | Edward Brown | 1979 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Dr. Deere | 1978 |
3-2-1 | Self - Guest Star / Judge | 1978 |
What's Up Nurse! | Dr. Ogden | 1978 |
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse | Sir Archibald MacGregor | 1978 |
A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | 1977 |
Jabberwocky | Passelewe / The Chamberlain | 1977 |
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | Col. Bromley-Pickering | 1977 |
Ripping Yarns | Colonel Runciman | 1976 |
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Lord Redcliff | 1975 |
Arena | Himself (archive footage) | 1975 |
Three for All | Mr. Gibbons | 1975 |
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Robert Crowther | 1974 |
Brief Encounter | Stephen | 1974 |
Francis Howerd in Concert | Self | 1974 |
Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Inspector Radlett | 1974 |
Village Hall | Harold Garfield | 1974 |
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Sidney Goldsmith | 1973 |
Black and Blue | Sir Henry | 1973 |
Centre Play | Uncle Edward | 1973 |
Thriller | Stubbs | 1973 |
Crown Court | Reginald Standish | 1972 |
Sykes | Lord Hetherington | 1972 |
The Alf Garnett Saga | Frewin / Mr. Frewin | 1972 |
Au Pair Girls | Mr. Wainwright | 1972 |
Jason King | Doctor Litz | 1971 |
Dad's Army | Sgt. Wilson / Sgt. Arthur Wilson | 1971 |
Doctor at Large | Stanley Moon | 1971 |
A Class by Himself | Lord Bleasham | 1971 |
The Goodies | Uncle Tom | 1970 |
Play for Today | Adrian Harris | 1970 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Pelham | 1970 |
Doctor in Trouble | Purser | 1970 |
The Magic Christian | Sir John | 1969 |
Paul Temple | West | 1969 |
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert | Vicar | 1969 |
The Italian Job | Governor | 1969 |
Midas Run | Wells | 1969 |
Two in Clover | Chairman | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Henderson | 1969 |
The Morecambe & Wise Show | Captain Bligh's Crewman | 1968 |
Dad's Army | Sgt. Arthur Wilson / Sergeant Arthur Wilson / Colonel Smythe | 1968 |
Salt and Pepper | Col. Woodstock | 1968 |
The Cuckoo Patrol | Gibbs | 1967 |
Casino Royale | M's Driver | 1967 |
The 25th Hour | Tribunal President | 1967 |
Mister Ten Per Cent | Jocelyn Macauley | 1967 |
Finders Keepers | Mr. X | 1966 |
Eye of the Devil | Dr. Monnet | 1966 |
Harry Worth | Colonel Fullbright | 1966 |
The Sandwich Man | Religious Sandwich Man | 1966 |
The Wrong Box | Dr Slattery / Doctor Slattery | 1966 |
Adam Adamant Lives! | Velmer | 1966 |
All Gas and Gaiters | Timothy Post, the television producer | 1966 |
Bang! Bang! You're Dead! | George C. Lillywhite / George Lillywhite | 1966 |
Where the Spies Are | MacGillivray / Mc Gillivray | 1965 |
The Early Bird | Colonel Foster (golf partner) / Colonel Foster | 1965 |
The Liquidator | Chekhov | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Ossian Flint | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Brian Turner / Lame | 1965 |
Riviera Police | Jeremiah Canlon | 1965 |
Mogul | Kemp | 1965 |
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | French Painter | 1965 |
Pardon the Expression | Sir Charles Dobson | 1965 |
City in the Sea | Rev. Jonathan Ives | 1965 |
Masquerade | Sir Robert | 1965 |
Operation Crossbow | British Army Officer | 1965 |
Tea Party | Disley | 1965 |
The Wednesday Play | Superintendent Melchior / Judge Grayson / Canon Dunwoodie | 1964 |
The Moon-Spinners | Anthony Gamble | 1964 |
Theatre 625 | Dr. Parpalaid | 1964 |
Never Put It in Writing | Adams | 1964 |
Agent 8 3/4 | Roger Allsop | 1964 |
The Pink Panther | Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) / Defence Barrister | 1963 |
In the Cool of the Day | Dr. Arraman | 1963 |
The Mouse on the Moon | British Delegate | 1963 |
The Punch and Judy Man | Charles Ford (Sandman) / The Sandman | 1963 |
The Wrong Arm of the Law | Assistant Commissioner | 1963 |
We Joined the Navy | Dewberry Sr. / George Dewberry Sr. | 1962 |
The Main Attraction | Bozo | 1962 |
Jigsaw | Mr. Simpson / Mr Simpson | 1962 |
Go to Blazes | Fisherman | 1962 |
Waltz of the Toreadors | Rev. Grimsley | 1962 |
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys | Coles | 1962 |
Village of Daughters | Don Calogere | 1962 |
Flat Two | Warden | 1962 |
Only Two Can Play | Salter | 1962 |
Hair of the Dog | Sir Mortimer Gallant | 1962 |
Comedy Playhouse | Mr. Prentice / Mr. Bostock / Luke Elms / Lucifer / Judge / Caleb Bullrush / (A Creature of Habit) | 1961 |
Operation Snafu | Hixon | 1961 |
Ghost Squad | Volgu | 1961 |
Invasion Quartet | Colonel | 1961 |
Why Bother to Knock | Father | 1961 |
The Marriage Lines | Mr. Hopkins | 1961 |
A Coming-Out Party | Piggott, Escape Officer | 1961 |
The Pursuers | Joe Raker | 1961 |
I Like Money | Blackmailer | 1961 |
Call Me Genius | Office Manager | 1961 |
Five Golden Hours | Dr. Alfieri / Dr. Alfiera | 1961 |
The Avengers | Benson / Dr. Macombie | 1961 |
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Minister of Education | 1960 |
The Bulldog Breed | Prosecuting Counsel | 1960 |
Never Let Go | Pennington | 1960 |
The Night We Got the Bird | Clerk of the Court | 1960 |
Danger Man | Alvarado | 1960 |
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Green | 1960 |
Doctor in Love | Dr. Mincing / Dr Mincing | 1960 |
Armchair Mystery Theatre | Mr. Sparrow | 1960 |
Dead Lucky | Inspector Corcoran | 1960 |
School for Scoundrels | Head Waiter | 1960 |
Let's Get Married | Dean | 1960 |
A Touch of Larceny | Head of the Admiralty | 1960 |
Man from Interpol | Count Salon | 1960 |
Our Man in Havana | Louis - Waiter | 1960 |
Ben-Hur | Doctor | 1959 |
The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Attorney / M.O.A. Lawyer | 1959 |
Interpol Calling | Monsieur Iamprou | 1959 |
I'm All Right Jack | Waters | 1959 |
Shake Hands with the Devil | British General | 1959 |
Jack the Ripper | Dr. Tranter | 1959 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | 1959 |
Man in a Cocked Hat | Grand Duke Alexis | 1959 |
Too Many Crooks | Magistrate | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Warden | 1959 |
The Lady Is a Square | Fergusson | 1959 |
The Third Man | Prime Minister | 1959 |
The Captain's Table | Sir Angus | 1959 |
Desert Mice | Staff Colonel | 1959 |
Operation Amsterdam | Colonel Janssen | 1959 |
Follow a Star | Birkett | 1959 |
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken | Adjutant R.A.P.C. / Adjutant RAPC | 1958 |
William Tell | Duke of Burgundy | 1958 |
Blood of the Vampire | Judge / Chief Justice | 1958 |
Blind Spot | Mr. Brent | 1958 |
The Moonraker | Cromwell | 1958 |
Law and Disorder | Sir Humphrey Pomfret | 1958 |
Another Time, Another Place | Dr. Aldridge | 1958 |
Gideon of Scotland Yard | Prosecuting Barrister / Barrister | 1958 |
Happy Is the Bride | Chaytor / William Chaytor | 1958 |
Sword of Freedom | Guilio Basti | 1958 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Judge | 1958 |
High Flight | Commandant | 1957 |
The Gay Cavalier | Sir Richard Willis | 1957 |
Dangerous Youth | Commanding Officer | 1957 |
Paradise Lagoon | Monsieur Fleury | 1957 |
The Errol Flynn Theatre | Curé | 1957 |
The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | 1957 |
Brothers in Law | His Honour Judge Ryman | 1957 |
The Battle of the River Plate | Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter | 1956 |
Armchair Theatre | Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie | 1956 |
Hancock's Half Hour | Colonel Winthrop / Colonel / Doctor Callaghan / Dr. Francis Worthington / Lord Chief Justice Williams / National Trust official / Ship's Captain | 1956 |
The Baby and the Battleship | The Marshal's Aide / The Marshal’s Aide | 1956 |
Private's Progress | Psychiatrist | 1956 |
Josephine and Men | Registrar | 1955 |
A Time to Kill | Phineas Tilliard / Phinneas Tilliard | 1955 |
ITV Play of the Week | Bindloss / Octave de Coetquidan / Wensley | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Luigi / Dr. Kulenaty | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
Make Me an Offer! | Mr. Toshack | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Anthony Gamble / Sir Gawain | 1954 |
The Vise | Wilson / Sir Robert Quinlan / Professor Franz Tomulkin | 1954 |
The Venusian | Official / Man at Desk | 1954 |
Twist of Fate | Man at Baccarat Table | 1954 |
Dangerous Cargo | Luigi | 1954 |
Black 13 | Inspector | 1953 |
The Pleasure Garden | Col. Pall K Gargoyle | 1953 |
The Blue Parrot | Henry Carson | 1953 |
Rheingold Theatre | Inspector Burroughs / Geoffrey Warren / Dr. Lloyd / Dr. Garside | 1953 |
Vampire Over London | Scotland Yard Man | 1952 |
Blind Man's Bluff | Lefty Jones | 1952 |
Sherlock Holmes | Eduardo Lucas | 1951 |
Dark Interval | Cedric, the butler | 1950 |
A Matter of Murder | Ginter | 1949 |
Old Mother Riley's New Venture | Karl | 1949 |
Escape from Broadmoor | Pendicot | 1948 |
The Hangman Waits | Newspaper Office Worker | 1947 |