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John Le Mesurier

Acting · Born 1912-04-05 · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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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Credits · 183

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025 · Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025 · Sgt. Arthur Wilson

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

2012 · Himself

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007 · Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001 · Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984 · The Narrator

1983 · Eustace Lough

Brideshead Revisited

1981 · Father Mowbray

Late Flowering Love

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980 · Perkins

The Shillingbury Blowers

1980 · Council Chairman

1980 · Hugo Buxton

An Honourable Retirement

An Honourable Retirement

1979 · Edward Brown

Roger of the Raj

1979 · Colonel Runciman

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · Sir Gawain

Worzel Gummidge

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · Dr. Deere

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978 · Sir Archibald MacGregor

A Christmas Carol

1977 · Marley's Ghost

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977 · Col. Bromley-Pickering

1977 · Passelewe

What's Up Nurse

1977 · Dr. Ogden

1976 · Col. Runciman

Brief Encounter

1976 · Stephen

1975 · Narrator

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975 · Lord Redcliff

Shades of Greene

1975 · Schmidt

The Flight Fund

1975 · Uncle Edward

1975 · Mr. Gibbons

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974 · Robert Crowther

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974 · Inspector John Radlett

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · Sidney Goldsmith

1973 · Sir Henry Hawkes

1973 · Uncle Edward

Between the Wars

Between the Wars

1973 · Lord Moping

1972 · Reginald Standish

1972 · Lord Hetherington

1972 · Mr. Wainwright

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972 · Ronald Frewin

1971 · Adrian Harris

1971 · Sergeant Arthur Wilson

A Class by Himself

A Class by Himself

1971 · Lord Bleasham

1970 · Uncle Tom

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Doctor in Trouble

The Magic Christian

1969 · Sir John

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

1969 · Judge Grayson

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

1969 · Albert Forrester

The Italian Job

1969 · Governor

1969 · Chairman

1968 · Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1968 · Col. Woodstock

The Cuckoo Patrol

1967 · Tribunal President

1967 · M's Driver (uncredited)

Mister Ten Per Cent

1967 · Jocelyn Macauley

All Gas and Gaiters

1967 · Timothy Post

Finders Keepers

George and the Dragon

Eye of the Devil

1966 · Dr. Monnet

1966 · Don Bernal de la Encino

The Sandwich Man

1966 · Religious Sandwich Man

1966 · Doctor Slattery

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966 · George Lillywhite

Macready's Gala

1966 · Canon Dunwoodie

Where the Spies Are

1966 · Mc Gillivray

1965 · Colonel Foster

1965 · Chekhov

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Ossian Flint

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Brian Turner

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · French Painter

Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

1965 · Sir Charles Dobson

War-Gods of the Deep

1965 · Rev. Jonathan Ives

1965 · Sir Robert

1964 · Superintendent Melchior

The Wednesday Play

1964 · Canon Dunwoodie

The Moon-Spinners

1964 · Anthony Gamble

1964 · Doctor Parpalaid

Never Put It in Writing

1964 · Patrick Seton

Hot Enough for June

1964 · Roger Allsop

The Pink Panther

1963 · Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

Long Past Glory

1963 · de Giray

In the Cool of the Day

1963 · Dr. Arraman

We Joined the Navy

1963 · George Dewberry Sr.

The Mouse on the Moon

1963 · British Delegate

The Punch and Judy Man

1963 · The Sandman

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963 · Assistant Commissioner

The Main Attraction

1962 · Mr Simpson

1962 · Fisherman

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Village of Daughters

1962 · Don Calogere

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

1962 · Sir Mortimer Gallant

Only Two Can Play

Morecambe & Wise

1961 · Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Invasion Quartet

Don't Bother to Knock

Very Important Person

1961 · Escape Officer Piggott

1961 · Blackmailer

1961 · Office manager

Five Golden Hours

1961 · Dr. Alfiera

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 · Minister of Education

The Bulldog Breed

1960 · Prosecuting Counsel

The Night We Got the Bird

1960 · Clerk of the Court

1960 · Alvarado

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960 · Dr. Mincing

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960 · Mr. Sparrow

1960 · Pennington

1960 · Inspector Corcoran

School for Scoundrels

1960 · Skinner

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

A Touch of Larceny

1960 · Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Our Man in Havana

1960 · Louis (uncredited)

1959 · Doctor (uncredited)

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959 · Attorney

Interpol Calling

1959 · Monsieur Iamprou

I'm All Right Jack

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959 · British General

Jack the Ripper

1959 · Dr. Tranter

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 · Barrymore

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959 · Grand Duke Alexis

Too Many Crooks

1959 · Magistrate

The Lady is a Square

1959 · Fergusson

Operation Amsterdam

1959 · Colonel Janssen

The Captain's Table

1959 · Sir Angus

1959 · Staff Colonel

1959 · Birkett

I Was Monty's Double

1958 · Adjutant RAPC

The Adventures of William Tell

1958 · Duke of Burgundy

Blood of the Vampire

1958 · Chief Justice

1958 · Harry Drayson

1958 · Cromwell

1958 · Mr. Brent

Law and Disorder

1958 · Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Another Time, Another Place

1958 · Dr. Aldridge

1958 · Barrister (uncredited)

Happy Is the Bride

1958 · Chaytor

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1957 · Commandant

These Dangerous Years

1957 · Commanding Officer

The Admirable Crichton

The Good Companions

1957 · Monte Mortimer

Brothers in Law

1957 · His Honour Judge Ryman

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Mr. Elvin

Hancock's Half Hour

1956 · Ship's Captain

The Baby and the Battleship

1956 · The Marshal’s Aide

Private's Progress

1956 · Psychiatrist

Josephine and Men

1955 · Registrar

1955 · Phinneas Tilliard

1955 · Inspector

Make Me an Offer!

1954 · Mr. Toshack

Stranger from Venus

1954 · Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

Beautiful Stranger

1954 · Man at Casino #1

Dangerous Cargo

1953 · Inspector

The Pleasure Garden

1953 · Col. Gargoyle

The Blue Parrot

1953 · Henry Carson

The Drayton Case

1953 · Divisional Superintendent Henley

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952 · Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Blind Man's Bluff

1952 · Lefty Jones

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Stephen

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

1950 · Cedric, the butler

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 · Prosecuting Counsel

A Matter of Murder

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Escape from Broadmoor

1948 · Pendicot

Death in the Hand

1948 · Jack Mottram

The Hangman Waits

1947 · Newsman

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