John Le Mesurier

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Known Credits 165

Gender Male

Birthday April 5, 1912

Day of Death November 15, 1983 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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John LeMesurier
John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley

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John Le Mesurier

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John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) 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.

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Description above from the Wikipedia article John Le Mesurier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting

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as Mr. Elvin

2023		Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (5 episodes) as Sgt. Wilson
2023		Dad's Army: The Animations (4 episodes) as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

2012

as Himself

2007

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

as Self (archive footage)

1984		Facelift as Bruce
1984		The Passionate Pilgrim as The Narrator

1981		Retour au château (11 episodes) as Father Mowbray
1981		Hi-de-Hi! (1 episode) as Hugo Buxton

1980		Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu as Perkins
1980		The Shillingbury Blowers as Council Chairman

1979		Roger of the Raj as Colonel Runciman
1979		Un Cosmonaute chez le Roi Arthur as Sir Gawain
1979		Worzel Gummidge (1 episode) as Baines

1978		La Grande Cuisine as Dr. Deere
1978		What's Up Nurse as Dr. Ogden
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

1976

(1 episode) as Col. Runciman

1975		Bod (13 episodes) as Narrator
1975		Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes as Lord Redcliff
1975		The Flight Fund as Uncle Edward
1975		Three for All as Mr. Gibbons

1974		Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Robert Crowther
1974		Brève Rencontre as Stephen
1974		Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Inspector Radlett

1973		Rust as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973		Black and Blue (1 episode)
1973		Thriller (1 episode) as Stubbs

1972		Anywhere but England as Freddie
1972		Crown Court (1 episode) as Reginald Standish
1972		Sykes (1 episode) as Lord Hetherington
1972		The Alf Garnett Saga as Frewin
1972		Au Pair Girls as Mr. Wainwright

1971		Traitor
1971		Jason King (1 episode)
1971		Dad's Army as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1971		A Class by Himself (6 episodes)

1970		The Goodies (1 episode) as Uncle Tom (1 episode)
1970		Play for Today (1 episode)
1970		Melinda as Pelham
1970		Doctor in Trouble as Purser

1969		The Magic Christian as Sir John
1969		The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel as Judge Grayson
1969		Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (1 episode) as Vicar
1969		L'or se barre as Governor
1969		Midas Run as Wells

1968		Dad's Army (77 episodes) as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1968		Sel, poivre et dynamite as Col. Woodstock

1967		The Cuckoo Patrol as Gibbs
1967		La Vingt-cinquième Heure as Tribunal President
1967		Casino Royale as M's Driver (uncredited)
1967		The Inn Way Out as Pub Bore
1967		Mister Ten Per Cent as Jocelyn Macauley

1966		Finders Keepers as Mr. X
1966		George And The Dragon (26 episodes)
1966		Le Mystère des treize as Dr. Monnet
1966		The Sandwich Man as Religious Sandwich Man
1966		Adam Adamant Lives! (1 episode)
1966		Un mort en pleine forme as Doctor Slattery
1966		Opération Marrakech as George Lillywhite
1966		Macready's Gala as Canon Dunwoodie
1966		Passeport pour l'oubli as Mc Gillivray

1965		Ce formidable laitier as Colonel Foster
1965		Le Liquidateur as Chekhov
1965		Ces merveilleux fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines as French Painter
1965		Pardon the Expression (24 episodes) as Sir Charles Dobson
1965		Les Dieux des Profondeurs as Rev. Jonathan Ives
1965		Masquerade as Sir Robert
1965		Tea Party

1964		The Bone Yard as Superintendent Melchior
1964		La Baie aux émeraudes as Anthony Gamble
1964		Never Put It in Writing as Adams
1964		Hot Enough for June as Roger Allsop

1963		La Panthère rose as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
1963		Long Past Glory as Harry
1963		In the Cool of the Day as Dr. Arraman
1963		We Joined the Navy as George Dewberry Sr.
1963		La Souris sur la Lune as British Delegate
1963		The Punch and Judy Man as The Sandman
1963		Jules de Londres as Assistant Commissioner

1962		The Main Attraction as Bozo
1962		Dial RIX (1 episode)
1962		Le Mystère de la Villa Blanche as Mr Simpson
1962		Go to Blazes as Fisherman
1962		Village of Daughters as Don Calogere
1962		Hair of the Dog as Sir Mortimer Gallant
1962		Flat Two
1962		Only Two Can Play as Salter

1961		Morecambe & Wise (1 episode) as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1961		Sur le violon as Hixon
1961		L'escapade héroïque
1961		Don't Bother to Knock as Father
1961		Le prisonnier récalcitrant as Piggott, Escape Officer
1961		Mr. Topaze as Blackmailer
1961		Le rebelle as Office manager
1961		Cinq heures en or as Dr. Alfiera
1961		Chapeau melon et Bottes de cuir (2 episodes)

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		Le Jour où l'on dévalisa la banque d'Angleterre as Green
1960		Doctor in Love as Dr Mincing
1960		Never Let Go as Pennington
1960		Dead Lucky as Inspector Corcoran
1960		School for Scoundrels as Head Waiter
1960		Let's Get Married
1960		Un brin d'escroquerie as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

1959		Ben-Hur as Doctor (uncredited)
1959		Cargaison dangereuse as Attorney
1959		Ici interpol (1 episode) as Monsieur Iamprou
1959		Après moi le déluge as Waters
1959		Secouez la main du diable as British General
1959		Jack l'éventreur as Dr. Tranter
1959		Le Chien des Baskerville as Barrymore
1959		Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Grand Duke Alexis
1959		Too Many Crooks as Magistrate
1959		The Lady is a Square as Fergusson
1959		Operation Amsterdam as Colonel Janssen
1959		The Captain's Table as Sir Angus
1959		Desert Mice as Staff Colonel
1959		Follow a Star as Birkett

1958		Contre-espionnage à Gibraltar as Adjutant RAPC
1958		Guillaume Tell (1 episode) as Duke of Burgundy
1958		Le sang du vampire as Chief Justice
1958		Man with a Gun as Harry Drayson
1958		The Moonraker as Cromwell
1958		Blind Spot as Mr. Brent
1958		L'habit fait le moine as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
1958		Je pleure mon amour as Dr. Aldridge
1958		Inspecteur de service as Barrister
1958		Happy Is the Bride as Chaytor
1958		The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Judge

1957		High Flight as Commandant
1957		These Dangerous Years as Commanding Officer
1957		L'Admirable Crichton
1957		The Good Companions as Monte Mortimer
1957		Brothers in Law as His Honour Judge Ryman

1956		La Bataille du Rio de la Plata as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
1956		Hancock's Half Hour (8 episodes) as Ship's Captain
1956		Le Bébé et le Cuirassé 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
1954		Dangerous Cargo as Luigi

1953		Black 13 as Inspector
1953		The Pleasure Garden as Col. Gargoyle
1953		The Blue Parrot as Henry Carson
1953		Scotland Yard (1 episode)
1953		The Drayton Case as Divisional Superintendent Henley

1952		Mother Riley contre le Robot as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952		Blind Man's Bluff as Lefty Jones

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode) as Stephen
1951		The Railway Children (2 episodes)

1950

as Cedric, the butler

1949		A Matter of Murder as Ginter
1949		Old Mother Riley's New Venture as Karl

1948		Escape from Broadmoor as Pendicot
1948		Death in the Hand as Jack Mottram

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