Person

John Le Mesurier

Acting · 1912–1983 · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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.

Known for

Filmography

2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
2025Dad's Army at the BBCSgt. Arthur Wilson
2012John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather LovelyHimself
2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsArthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001The Best of Morecambe and WiseSelf (archive footage)
2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the BoxSergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984FaceliftBruce
1984The Passionate PilgrimThe Narrator
1983A Married ManEustace Lough
1981Brideshead RevisitedFather Mowbray
1981Late Flowering Love
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuPerkins
1980The Shillingbury BlowersCouncil Chairman
1980Hi-de-Hi!Hugo Buxton
1979Roger of the RajColonel Runciman
1979Unidentified Flying OddballSir Gawain
1979Worzel GummidgeBaines
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Dr. Deere
1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseSir Archibald MacGregor
1977A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost
1977Stand up, Virgin SoldiersCol. Bromley-Pickering
1977JabberwockyPasselewe
1977What's Up NurseDr. Ogden
1976Ripping YarnsCol. Runciman
1976Brief EncounterStephen
1975BodNarrator
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherLord Redcliff
1975Shades of GreeneSchmidt
1975The Flight FundUncle Edward
1975Three for AllMr. Gibbons
1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnRobert Crowther
1974Confessions of a Window CleanerInspector John Radlett
1973RustSir Henry Hawkes
1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSidney Goldsmith
1973Black and BlueSir Henry Hawkes
1973Centre PlayUncle Edward
1973Between the WarsLord Moping
1973ThrillerStubbs
1972Anywhere but EnglandFreddie
1972Crown CourtReginald Standish
1972SykesLord Hetherington
1972Au Pair GirlsMr. Wainwright
1972The Alf Garnett SagaRonald Frewin
1971TraitorAdrian Harris
1971Jason King
1971Dad's ArmySergeant Arthur Wilson
1971A Class by Himself
1970The GoodiesUncle Tom
1970Play for Today
1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverPelham
1970Doctor in TroublePurser
1969The Magic ChristianSir John
1969The Last Train Through Harecastle TunnelJudge Grayson
1969Dear Mother... ...Love AlbertVicar
1969W. Somerset MaughamAlbert Forrester
1969The Italian JobGovernor
1969Midas RunWells
1969Two in CloverChairman
1968Dad's ArmySergeant Arthur Wilson
1968Salt & PepperCol. Woodstock
1967The Cuckoo PatrolGibbs
1967The 25th HourTribunal President
1967Casino RoyaleM's Driver (uncredited)
1967The Inn Way OutPub Bore
1967All Gas and GaitersTimothy Post
1967Mister Ten Per CentJocelyn Macauley
1966Finders KeepersMr. X
1966George and the Dragon
1966Eye of the DevilDr. Monnet
1966NET PlayhouseDon Bernal de la Encino
1966The Sandwich ManReligious Sandwich Man
1966Adam Adamant Lives!
1966The Wrong BoxDoctor Slattery
1966Our Man in MarrakeshGeorge Lillywhite
1966Macready's GalaCanon Dunwoodie
1966Where the Spies AreMc Gillivray
1965The Early BirdColonel Foster
1965The LiquidatorChekhov
1965BBC Play of the MonthOssian Flint
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreBrian Turner
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesFrench Painter
1965Pardon the ExpressionSir Charles Dobson
1965War-Gods of the DeepRev. Jonathan Ives
1965MasqueradeSir Robert
1965Tea Party
1964The Bone YardSuperintendent Melchior
1964The Wednesday PlayCanon Dunwoodie
1964The Blackmailing of Mr. SMr. Sparrow
1964The Moon-SpinnersAnthony Gamble
1964Theatre 625Doctor Parpalaid
1964Never Put It in WritingAdams
1964Story ParadePatrick Seton
1964Hot Enough for JuneRoger Allsop
1963The Pink PantherDefence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
1963Long Past GloryHarry
1963Festivalde Giray
1963In the Cool of the DayDr. Arraman
1963We Joined the NavyGeorge Dewberry Sr.
1963The Mouse on the MoonBritish Delegate
1963The Punch and Judy ManThe Sandman
1963The Wrong Arm of the LawAssistant Commissioner
1962The Main AttractionBozo
1962Dial RIX
1962JigsawMr Simpson
1962Go to BlazesFisherman
1962Mrs. Gibbons' BoysCole
1962Village of DaughtersDon Calogere
1962Hair of the DogSir Mortimer Gallant
1962Flat TwoWarden
1962Only Two Can PlaySalter
1961Tune On the Old Tax FiddleMr. Elvin
1961Morecambe & WiseSgt. Arthur Wilson
1961On the FiddleHixon
1961Invasion Quartet
1961Don't Bother to KnockFather
1961Very Important PersonEscape Officer Piggott
1961Mr. TopazeBlackmailer
1961The RebelOffice manager
1961Five Golden HoursDr. Alfiera
1961The Avengers
1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMinister of Education
1960The Bulldog BreedProsecuting Counsel
1960The Night We Got the BirdClerk of the Court
1960Danger ManAlvarado
1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandGreen
1960Doctor in LoveDr. Mincing
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreMr. Sparrow
1960Never Let GoPennington
1960Dead LuckyInspector Corcoran
1960School for ScoundrelsSkinner
1960Let's Get MarriedDean
1960A Touch of LarcenyHead of the Admiralty (uncredited)
1960Our Man in HavanaLouis - Waiter (uncredited)
1959Ben-HurDoctor (uncredited)
1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareAttorney
1959Interpol CallingMonsieur Iamprou
1959I'm All Right JackWaters
1959Shake Hands with the DevilBritish General
1959Jack the RipperDr. Tranter
1959The Hound of the BaskervillesBarrymore
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Grand Duke Alexis
1959Too Many CrooksMagistrate
1959The Lady is a SquareFergusson
1959Operation AmsterdamColonel Janssen
1959The Captain's TableSir Angus
1959Desert MiceStaff Colonel
1959Follow a StarBirkett
1958I Was Monty's DoubleAdjutant RAPC
1958The Adventures of William TellDuke of Burgundy
1958Blood of the VampireChief Justice
1958Man with a GunHarry Drayson
1958The MoonrakerCromwell
1958Blind SpotMr. Brent
1958Law and DisorderSir Humphrey Pomfret
1958Another Time, Another PlaceDr. Aldridge
1958Gideon's DayBarrister (uncredited)
1958Happy Is the BrideChaytor
1958The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJudge
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Lord Chief Justice Williams
1957High FlightCommandant
1957These Dangerous YearsCommanding Officer
1957The Admirable Crichton
1957The Good CompanionsMonte Mortimer
1957Brothers in LawHis Honour Judge Ryman
1956The Battle of the River PlateReverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
1956Armchair TheatreMr. Elvin
1956Hancock's Half HourShip's Captain
1956The Baby and the BattleshipThe Marshal’s Aide
1956Private's ProgressPsychiatrist
1955Josephine and MenRegistrar
1955A Time to KillPhinneas Tilliard
1955Police DogInspector
1954Make Me an Offer!Mr. Toshack
1954Stranger from VenusOfficial/Man at Desk (uncredited)
1954Beautiful StrangerMan at Casino #1
1954Dangerous CargoLuigi
1953Black 13Inspector
1953The Pleasure GardenCol. Gargoyle
1953The Blue ParrotHenry Carson
1953The Drayton CaseDivisional Superintendent Henley
1953Scotland Yard
1952Mother Riley Meets the VampireScotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952Blind Man's BluffLefty Jones
1951Hallmark Hall of FameStephen
1951The Railway Children
1950Dark IntervalCedric, the butler
1950Sunday Night TheatreProsecuting Counsel
1949A Matter of MurderGinter
1949Old Mother Riley's New VentureKarl
1948Escape from BroadmoorPendicot
1948Death in the HandJack Mottram
1947The Hangman WaitsNewsman
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