Acting
John Le Mesurier
EN, FR cinema · 149 credits
Born
5 April 1912
Died
15 November 1983 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Also known as John LeMesurier · John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
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
Filmography
Twenty Minutes South
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
Facelift
as Bruce
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
Rust
1973
Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Traitor
1971
Traitor
as Adrian Harris
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
The Italian Job
as Governor
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
Midas Run
as Wells
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as French Painter
Masquerade
as Sir Robert
The Liquidator
as Chekhov
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
Long Past Glory
as Harry
In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
Only Two Can Play
as Salter
Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
Flat Two
as Warden
Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
Hair of the Dog
1962
Hair of the Dog
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Rev. Grimsley
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin
The Rebel
as Office manager
Very Important Person
as Escape Officer Piggott
On the Fiddle
as Hixon
Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Minister of Education
Never Let Go
as Pennington
School for Scoundrels
as Skinner
Doctor in Love
as Dr. Mincing
The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting Counsel
Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
Our Man in Havana
as Louis (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duke Alexis
Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney, as M.O.A. Lawyer (uncredited)
Follow a Star
as Birkett
Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
The Moonraker
as Cromwell
Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
Gideon's Day
as Barrister (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
The Admirable Crichton
as Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall
High Flight
as Commandant
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
Private's Progress
as Psychiatrist
The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
Police Dog
as Inspector
A Time to Kill
as Phinneas Tilliard
Josephine and Men
as Registrar
Dangerous Cargo
as Luigi
Make Me an Offer!
as Mr. Toshack
Beautiful Stranger
as Man at Casino #1
Stranger from Venus
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
Black 13
as Inspector
The Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Dark Interval
1950
Dark Interval
as Cedric, the butler
A Matter of Murder
as Ginter
Death in the Hand
as Jack Mottram
Escape from Broadmoor
as Pendicot
The Hangman Waits
as Newsman