John Le Mesurier
Department: Acting
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
The Pink Panther
1963
Eye of the Devil
1966
The Italian Job
1969
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
Masquerade
1965
Dad's Army
1971
Where the Spies Are
1966
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
The Magic Christian
1969
Jabberwocky
1977
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
Salt & Pepper
1968
The Liquidator
1965
I'm All Right Jack
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Never Let Go
1960
The Bone Yard
1964
School for Scoundrels
1960
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
Another Time, Another Place
1958
Macready's Gala
1966
A Christmas Carol
1977
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Doctor in Love
1960
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
We Joined the Navy
1963
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
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Only Two Can Play
1962
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
Private's Progress
1956
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
The Rebel
1961
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
Very Important Person
1961
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
On the Fiddle
1961
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
Tea Party
1965
Dark Interval
1950
Blind Man's Bluff
1952
What's Up Nurse
1977
Blind Spot
1958
The Main Attraction
1962
Village of Daughters
1962
Midas Run
1969
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
Dangerous Cargo
1954
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
The Drayton Case
1953
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
The Early Bird
1965
The Bulldog Breed
1960
Too Many Crooks
1959
Finders Keepers
1966
The Moonraker
1958
These Dangerous Years
1957
Happy Is the Bride
1958
The Inn Way Out
1967
Invasion Quartet
1961
Jack the Ripper
1959
The Captain's Table
1959
Operation Amsterdam
1959
The Blue Parrot
1953
Brief Encounter
1976
Flat Two
1962
Traitor
1971
Black 13
1953
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
The Admirable Crichton
1957
Death in the Hand
1948
Escape from Broadmoor
1948
Never Put It in Writing
1964
Long Past Glory
1963
Ben-Hur
1959
Jigsaw
1962
The Flight Fund
1975
Anywhere but England
1972
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
The Lady is a Square
1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
High Flight
1957
Law and Disorder
1958
Man with a Gun
1958
Rust
1973
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
2012
The 25th Hour
1967
Blood of the Vampire
1958
The Pleasure Garden
1953
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
A Matter of Murder
1949
Au Pair Girls
1972
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
1949
The Moon-Spinners
1964
Follow a Star
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969
Let's Get Married
1960
Dead Lucky
1960
The Wrong Box
1966
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
Roger of the Raj
1979
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
The Good Companions
1957
The Sandwich Man
1966
Doctor in Trouble
1970
Hot Enough for June
1964
Police Dog
1955
Make Me an Offer!
1954
A Time to Kill
1955
Mr. Topaze
1961
Brothers in Law
1957
Facelift
1984
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
Desert Mice
1959
Josephine and Men
1955
Go to Blazes
1962
I Was Monty's Double
1958
A Touch of Larceny
1960
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Three for All
1975
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Gideon's Day
1958
Five Golden Hours
1961
Casino Royale
1967
Hair of the Dog
1962
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
Late Flowering Love
1981
Twenty Minutes South
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Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Beautiful Stranger
1954
Stranger from Venus
1954
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
Bod
1975
Thriller
1973
The Avengers
1961
Jason King
1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Brideshead Revisited
1981
Interpol Calling
1959
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Play for Today
1970
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
George and the Dragon
1966
Dial RIX
1962
Scotland Yard
1953
A Class by Himself
1971
The Railway Children
1951
Crown Court
1972
Ripping Yarns
1976
Pardon the Expression
1965
The Goodies
1970
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
Sykes
1972
Worzel Gummidge
1979
Morecambe & Wise
1961
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Festival
1963
Festival
1963
Story Parade
1964
Black and Blue
1973
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Two in Clover
1969
Theatre 625
1964
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
Centre Play
1973
Dad's Army
1968
Armchair Theatre
1956
A Married Man
1983
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956