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John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) 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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Filmography
all 174
Movies 140
TV Shows 34
self 4
Narrator 2
Sgt. Wilson

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (2023)
TV
Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Dad's Army: The Animations (2023)
TV
Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

The Best of Morecambe and Wise (2001)
Movie
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

You Don't Want to Do That (2001)
Movie
Bruce

Facelift (1984)
Movie
Eustace Lough

A Married Man (1983)
TV
Father Mowbray

Brideshead Revisited (1981)
TV
6
Hugo Buxton

Hi-de-Hi! (1981)
TV
5
Council Chairman

The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
Movie
Colonel Runciman

Roger of the Raj (1979)
Movie
Sir Gawain

Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
Movie
Baines

Worzel Gummidge (1979)
TV
Dr. Ogden

What's Up Nurse (1978)
Movie
Sir Archibald MacGregor

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
Movie
Marley's Ghost

A Christmas Carol (1977)
Movie
Col. Bromley-Pickering

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
Movie
Passelewe

Jabberwocky (1977)
Movie
4.33
Col. Runciman

Ripping Yarns (1976)
TV
6
Narrator

Bod (1975)
TV
Uncle Edward

The Flight Fund (1975)
Movie
Mr. Gibbons

Three for All (1975)
Movie
Robert Crowther

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Movie
Stephen

Brief Encounter (1974)
Movie
Inspector Radlett

Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Movie
6
Sir Henry

Rust (1973)
Movie
Stubbs

Thriller (1973)
TV
Reginald Standish

Crown Court (1972)
TV
Lord Hetherington

Sykes (1972)
TV
Mr. Ronald Frewin

The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
Movie
Mr. Wainwright

Au Pair Girls (1972)
Movie
Adrian Harris

Traitor (1971)
Movie
Sgt. Wilson

Dad's Army (1971)
Movie
Lord Bleasham

A Class by Himself (1971)
TV
Uncle Tom

The Goodies (1970)
TV
Sir John

The Magic Christian (1969)
Movie
Judge Grayson

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel (1969)
Movie
Governor

The Italian Job (1969)
Movie
6
Chairman

Two in Clover (1969)
TV
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Dad's Army (1968)
TV
Col. Woodstock

Salt & Pepper (1968)
Movie
Tribunal President

The 25th Hour (1967)
Movie
M's Driver (uncredited)

Casino Royale (1967)
Movie
Pub Bore

The Inn Way Out (1967)
Movie
Jocelyn Macauley

Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
Movie
Colonel Maynard

George And The Dragon (1966)
TV
Dr. Monnet

Eye of the Devil (1966)
Movie
Religious Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man (1966)
Movie
Doctor Slattery

The Wrong Box (1966)
Movie
George C. Lillywhite

Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
Movie
Canon Dunwoodie

Macready's Gala (1966)
Movie
Mc Gillivray

Where the Spies Are (1966)
Movie
Colonel Foster (golf partner)

The Early Bird (1965)
Movie
Chekhov

The Liquidator (1965)
Movie
French Painter

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
Movie
Sir Charles Dobson

Pardon the Expression (1965)
TV
Rev. Jonathan Ives

War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
Movie
Sir Robert

Masquerade (1965)
Movie
Disley

Tea Party (1965)
Movie
Superintendent Melchior

The Bone Yard (1964)
Movie
Anthony Gamble

The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Movie
2.67
Roger Allsop

Hot Enough for June (1964)
Movie
2
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Pink Panther (1963)
Movie
5.56
Don Bernal de la Encina

Festival (1963)
TV
Dr. Arraman

In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Movie
Dewberry Sr.

We Joined the Navy (1963)
Movie
British Delegate

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
Movie
Charles Ford (Sandman)

The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
Movie
Assistant Commissioner

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Movie
Ambrose Butterfield

Hancock (1963)
TV
Mr Simpson

Jigsaw (1962)
Movie
Fisherman

Go to Blazes (1962)
Movie
Don Calogere

Village of Daughters (1962)
Movie
Warden

Flat Two (1962)
Movie
(A Creature of Habit)

Comedy Playhouse (1961)
TV
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Morecambe & Wise (multiple series) (1961)
TV
6.4
Colonel

Invasion Quartet (1961)
Movie
Piggott, Escape Officer

Very Important Person (1961)
Movie
Blackmailer

Mr. Topaze (1961)
Movie
Office Manager

The Rebel (1961)
Movie
Dr. Alfiera

Five Golden Hours (1961)
Movie
Minister of Education

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
Movie
4.17
Prosecuting Counsel

The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Movie
Clerk of the Court

The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
Movie
Dr Mincing

Doctor in Love (1960)
Movie
3.5
Pennington

Never Let Go (1960)
Movie
Inspector Corcoran

Dead Lucky (1960)
Movie
Head Waiter

School for Scoundrels (1960)
Movie
2.25
Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

A Touch of Larceny (1960)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)

Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Monsieur Iamprou

Interpol Calling (1959)
TV
British General

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Movie
Dr. Tranter

Jack the Ripper (1959)
Movie
Grand Duke Alexis

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Movie
Magistrate

Too Many Crooks (1959)
Movie
Fergusson

The Lady is a Square (1959)
Movie
Colonel Janssen

Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Movie
Sir Angus

The Captain's Table (1959)
Movie
Staff Colonel

Desert Mice (1959)
Movie
Birkett

Follow a Star (1959)
Movie
Adjutant RAPC

I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Movie
Duke of Burgundy

The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
TV
Harry Drayson

Man with a Gun (1958)
Movie
Cromwell

The Moonraker (1958)
Movie
Mr. Brent

Blind Spot (1958)
Movie
Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Law and Disorder (1958)
Movie
Dr. Aldridge

Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Movie
Barrister

Gideon's Day (1958)
Movie
6.58
Commandant

High Flight (1957)
Movie
Commanding Officer

These Dangerous Years (1957)
Movie
Monte Mortimer

The Good Companions (1957)
Movie
His Honour Judge Ryman

Brothers in Law (1957)
Movie
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Movie
Ship's Captain

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
TV
The Marshal’s Aide

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
Movie
Psychiatrist

Private's Progress (1956)
Movie
Registrar

Josephine and Men (1955)
Movie
Phineas Tilliard

A Time to Kill (1955)
Movie
Inspector

Police Dog (1955)
Movie
Mr. Toshack

Make Me an Offer! (1954)
Movie
Official

Stranger from Venus (1954)
Movie
1st Man at Casino

Beautiful Stranger (1954)
Movie
Inspector

Black 13 (1953)
Movie
Col. Gargoyle

The Pleasure Garden (1953)
Movie
Henry Carson

The Blue Parrot (1953)
Movie
Divisional Superintendent Henley

The Drayton Case (1953)
Movie
Lefty Jones

Blind Man's Bluff (1952)
Movie
Dr. Forrest

The Railway Children (1951)
TV
Cedric, the butler

Dark Interval (1950)
Movie
Jack Mottram

Death in the Hand (1948)
Movie
Mr. Elvin

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-04-05
Deathday1983-11-15 (71 years old)
Birth NameJohn Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Hallilay
Birth PlaceBedford, United Kingdom
Height
SpouseJune Melville
ChildrenKim Le Mesurier, Robin Le Mesurier
FatherCharles Elton Halliley
MotherAmy Michelle Le Mesurier
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Also Known AsJohn LeMesurier, John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
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