John Le Mesurier
Acting1912Bedford, 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
Ben-Hur
Doctor (uncredited)
The Pink Panther
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Italian Job
Governor
Casino Royale
M's Driver (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barrymore
Jabberwocky
Passelewe
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
French Painter
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Lord Redcliff
Acting History
Future
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin
2025
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
Dad's Army at the BBC
TVas Sgt. Arthur Wilson
2012
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
Facelift
as Bruce
1983
A Married Man
TVas Eustace Lough
1981
Brideshead Revisited
TVas Father Mowbray• 2 eps
1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
Hi-de-Hi!
TVas Hugo Buxton
1979
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Ossian Flint• 1 eps
1977
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
Morecambe & Wise
TVas Sgt. Arthur Wilson• 1 eps
1976
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
Ripping Yarns
TVas Col. Runciman
1975
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
Bod
TVas Narrator
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
1973
Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
Thriller
TVas Stubbs• 1 eps
Crown Court
TVas Reginald Standish• 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TVas Sidney Goldsmith
Black and Blue
TVas Sir Henry Hawkes
Centre Play
TVas Uncle Edward
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
Anywhere but England
as Freddie
Sykes
TVas Lord Hetherington
1971
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
1969
The Italian Job
as Governor
Midas Run
as Wells
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
Two in Clover
TVas Chairman
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
TVas Vicar
1968
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
Dad's Army
TVas Sergeant Arthur Wilson• 77 eps
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
All Gas and Gaiters
TVas Timothy Post
1966
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
Bang Bang!
as George Lillywhite
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
Theatre 625
TVas Doctor Parpalaid• 1 eps
1965
Masquerade
as Sir Robert
The Liquidator
as Chekhov
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
Pardon the Expression
TVas Sir Charles Dobson
1964
The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
Never Put It in Writing
as Adams
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
as Mr. Sparrow
Festival
TVas de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina• 1 eps
Story Parade
TVas Patrick Seton
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
Long Past Glory
as Harry
1962
Flat Two
as Warden
Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
as Cole
Only Two Can Play
as Salter
The Main Attraction
as Bozo
Hair of the Dog
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
1961
Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
Very Important Person
as Escape Officer Piggott
On the Fiddle
as Hixon
Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
The Rebel
as Office manager
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Minister of Education
School for Scoundrels
as Skinner
Doctor in Love
as Dr. Mincing
Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
Let's Get Married
as Dean
The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting Counsel
A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
Never Let Go
as Pennington
1959
Follow a Star
as Birkett
The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
Man in a Cocked Hat
as Grand Duke Alexis
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney
Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
Interpol Calling
TVas Monsieur Iamprou
1958
I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
Gideon's Day
as Barrister
Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
The Moonraker
as Cromwell
Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
The Adventures of William Tell
TVas Duke of Burgundy
1957
High Flight
as Commandant
Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Prosecuting Counsel• 1 eps
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Private's Progress
as Psychiatrist
The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
Hancock's Half Hour
TVas Ship's Captain
1955
1954
Dangerous Cargo
as Luigi
Beautiful Stranger
as Man at Casino #1
Stranger from Venus
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
Make Me an Offer!
as Mr. Toshack
1953
The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
The Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
Black 13
as Inspector
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Stephen
1950
Dark Interval
as Cedric, the butler
1949
A Matter of Murder
as Ginter
1948
Death in the Hand
as Jack Mottram
Escape from Broadmoor
as Pendicot