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.
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Acting History
2012
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely as Himself
2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)
2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984Facelift as Bruce
1984The Passionate Pilgrim as The Narrator
1981Brideshead Revisited as Father Mowbray
1981Late Flowering Love
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Perkins
1980The Shillingbury Blowers as Council Chairman
1980Hi-de-Hi! as Hugo Buxton
1979Roger of the Raj as Colonel Runciman
1979Unidentified Flying Oddball as Sir Gawain
1979Worzel Gummidge as Baines
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as Dr. Deere
1978Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Sir Archibald MacGregor
1977A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost
1977Stand up, Virgin Soldiers as Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977Jabberwocky as Passelewe
1977What's Up Nurse as Dr. Ogden
1976Ripping Yarns as Col. Runciman
1976Brief Encounter as Stephen
1975Bod as Narrator
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Lord Redcliff
1975The Flight Fund as Uncle Edward
1975Three for All as Mr. Gibbons
1974Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Robert Crowther
1974Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Inspector John Radlett
1973Rust as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Sidney Goldsmith
1973Black and Blue as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973Thriller as Stubbs
1972Anywhere but England as Freddie
1972Crown Court as Reginald Standish
1972Sykes as Lord Hetherington
1972Au Pair Girls as Mr. Wainwright
1972The Alf Garnett Saga as Ronald Frewin
1971Traitor as Adrian Harris
1971Jason King
1971Dad's Army as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1971A Class by Himself
1970The Goodies as Uncle Tom
1970Play for Today
1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Pelham
1970Doctor in Trouble as Purser
1969The Magic Christian as Sir John
1969The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel as Judge Grayson
1969Dear Mother... ...Love Albert as Vicar
1969The Italian Job as Governor
1969Midas Run as Wells
1969Two in Clover as Chairman
1968Dad's Army as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1968Salt & Pepper as Col. Woodstock
1967The Cuckoo Patrol as Gibbs
1967The 25th Hour as Tribunal President
1967Casino Royale as M's Driver (uncredited)
1967The Inn Way Out as Pub Bore
1967All Gas and Gaiters as Timothy Post
1967Mister Ten Per Cent as Jocelyn Macauley
1966Finders Keepers as Mr. X
1966George And The Dragon
1966Eye of the Devil as Dr. Monnet
1966The Sandwich Man as Religious Sandwich Man
1966Adam Adamant Lives!
1966The Wrong Box as Doctor Slattery
1966Our Man in Marrakesh as George Lillywhite
1966Macready's Gala as Canon Dunwoodie
1966Where the Spies Are as Mc Gillivray
1965The Early Bird as Colonel Foster
1965The Liquidator as Chekhov
1965BBC Play of the Month as Ossian Flint
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as French Painter
1965Pardon the Expression as Sir Charles Dobson
1965War-Gods of the Deep as Rev. Jonathan Ives
1965Masquerade as Sir Robert
1965Tea Party
1964The Bone Yard as Superintendent Melchior
1964The Blackmailing of Mr. S as Mr. Sparrow
1964The Moon-Spinners as Anthony Gamble
1964Theatre 625 as Doctor Parpalaid
1964Never Put It in Writing as Adams
1964Story Parade as Patrick Seton
1964Hot Enough for June as Roger Allsop
1963The Pink Panther as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
1963Long Past Glory as Harry
1963Festival as de Giray
1963Festival as Don Bernal de la Encina
1963In the Cool of the Day as Dr. Arraman
1963We Joined the Navy as George Dewberry Sr.
1963The Mouse on the Moon as British Delegate
1963The Punch and Judy Man as The Sandman
1963The Wrong Arm of the Law as Assistant Commissioner
1962The Main Attraction as Bozo
1962Dial RIX
1962Jigsaw as Mr Simpson
1962Go to Blazes as Fisherman
1962Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Cole
1962Village of Daughters as Don Calogere
1962Hair of the Dog as Sir Mortimer Gallant
1962Flat Two as Warden
1962Only Two Can Play as Salter
1961Morecambe & Wise as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1961On the Fiddle as Hixon
1961Invasion Quartet
1961Don't Bother to Knock as Father
1961Very Important Person as Escape Officer Piggott
1961Mr. Topaze as Blackmailer
1961The Rebel as Office manager
1961Five Golden Hours as Dr. Alfiera
1961The Avengers
1960The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as Minister of Education
1960The Bulldog Breed as Prosecuting Counsel
1960The Night We Got the Bird as Clerk of the Court
1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Green
1960Doctor in Love as Dr. Mincing
1960Never Let Go as Pennington
1960Dead Lucky as Inspector Corcoran
1960School for Scoundrels as Skinner
1960Let's Get Married as Dean
1960A Touch of Larceny as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
1959Ben-Hur as Doctor (uncredited)
1959The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Attorney
1959Interpol Calling as Monsieur Iamprou
1959I'm All Right Jack as Waters
1959Shake Hands with the Devil as British General
1959Jack the Ripper as Dr. Tranter
1959The Hound of the Baskervilles as Barrymore
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Grand Duke Alexis
1959Too Many Crooks as Magistrate
1959The Lady is a Square as Fergusson
1959Operation Amsterdam as Colonel Janssen
1959The Captain's Table as Sir Angus
1959Desert Mice as Staff Colonel
1959Follow a Star as Birkett
1958I Was Monty's Double as Adjutant RAPC
1958The Adventures of William Tell as Duke of Burgundy
1958Blood of the Vampire as Chief Justice
1958Man with a Gun as Harry Drayson
1958The Moonraker as Cromwell
1958Blind Spot as Mr. Brent
1958Law and Disorder as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
1958Another Time, Another Place as Dr. Aldridge
1958Gideon's Day as Barrister
1958Happy Is the Bride as Chaytor
1958The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Judge
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 as Lord Chief Justice Williams
1957High Flight as Commandant
1957These Dangerous Years as Commanding Officer
1957The Admirable Crichton
1957The Good Companions as Monte Mortimer
1957Brothers in Law as His Honour Judge Ryman
1956The Battle of the River Plate as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
1956Hancock's Half Hour as Ship's Captain
1956The Baby and the Battleship as The Marshal’s Aide
1956Private's Progress as Psychiatrist
1955Josephine and Men as Registrar
1955A Time to Kill as Phinneas Tilliard
1955Police Dog as Inspector
1954Make Me an Offer! as Mr. Toshack
1954Stranger from Venus as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
1954Beautiful Stranger as Man at Casino #1
1954Dangerous Cargo as Luigi
1953Black 13 as Inspector
1953The Pleasure Garden as Col. Gargoyle
1953The Blue Parrot as Henry Carson
1953The Drayton Case as Divisional Superintendent Henley
1953Scotland Yard
1952Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952Blind Man's Bluff as Lefty Jones
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen
1951The Railway Children
1950Dark Interval as Cedric, the butler
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Prosecuting Counsel
1949A Matter of Murder as Ginter
1949Old Mother Riley's New Venture as Karl
1948Escape from Broadmoor as Pendicot
1948Death in the Hand as Jack Mottram
—Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle as Mr. Elvin
—Twenty Minutes South as Arthur Harris