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John Le Mesurier

Born
April 5, 1912
Died
November 15, 1983
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Le Mesurier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Doctor (uncredited)
Casino Royale
(1967)
M's Driver (uncredited)
The Pink Panther
(1963)
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Italian Job
(1969)
Governor
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
French Painter
The Liquidator
(1965)
Chekhov
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Barrymore
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
(1975)
Lord Redcliff
Jabberwocky
(1977)
Passelewe
War-Gods of the Deep
(1965)
Rev. Jonathan Ives
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
(1980)
Perkins
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
(1974)
Inspector Radlett
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
Attorney
The Moon-Spinners
(1964)
Anthony Gamble
The Wrong Box
(1966)
Doctor Slattery
Full Filmography
Acting
Death in the Hand
(1948)
Jack Mottram
Escape from Broadmoor
(1948)
Pendicot
A Matter of Murder
(1949)
Ginter
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
(1949)
Dark Interval
(1950)
Cedric, the butler
Blind Man's Bluff
(1952)
Lefty Jones
The Blue Parrot
(1953)
Henry Carson
The Pleasure Garden
(1953)
Col. Gargoyle
The Drayton Case
(1953)
Divisional Superintendent Henley
Black 13
(1953)
Inspector
Dangerous Cargo
(1954)
Luigi
Make Me an Offer!
(1954)
Mr. Toshack
Stranger from Venus
(1954)
Official
Police Dog
(1955)
Inspector
A Time to Kill
(1955)
Phinneas Tilliard
Josephine and Men
(1955)
Registrar
Private's Progress
(1956)
Psychiatrist
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship
(1956)
The Marshal’s Aide
These Dangerous Years
(1957)
Commanding Officer
High Flight
(1957)
Commandant
The Good Companions
(1957)
Monte Mortimer
Brothers in Law
(1957)
His Honour Judge Ryman
The Admirable Crichton
(1957)
Another Time, Another Place
(1958)
Dr. Aldridge
Blind Spot
(1958)
Mr. Brent
The Moonraker
(1958)
Cromwell
Happy Is the Bride
(1958)
Chaytor
Man with a Gun
(1958)
Harry Drayson
Law and Disorder
(1958)
Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Blood of the Vampire
(1958)
Chief Justice
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1958)
Judge
I Was Monty's Double
(1958)
Adjutant RAPC
Gideon's Day
(1958)
Barrister
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Barrymore
I'm All Right Jack
(1959)
Waters
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
(1959)
Grand Duke Alexis
Too Many Crooks
(1959)
Magistrate
Jack the Ripper
(1959)
Dr. Tranter
The Captain's Table
(1959)
Sir Angus
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Lady is a Square
(1959)
Fergusson
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
Attorney
Follow a Star
(1959)
Birkett
Shake Hands with the Devil
(1959)
British General
Desert Mice
(1959)
Staff Colonel
Operation Amsterdam
(1959)
Colonel Janssen
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
(1960)
Minister of Education
Never Let Go
(1960)
Pennington
School for Scoundrels
(1960)
Head Waiter
Doctor in Love
(1960)
Dr Mincing
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
(1960)
Green
The Night We Got the Bird
(1960)
Clerk of the Court
The Bulldog Breed
(1960)
Prosecuting counsel
Let's Get Married
(1960)
Dead Lucky
(1960)
Inspector Corcoran
A Touch of Larceny
(1960)
Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
The Rebel
(1961)
Office manager
Very Important Person
(1961)
Piggott, Escape Officer
On the Fiddle
(1961)
Hixon
Invasion Quartet
(1961)
Don't Bother to Knock
(1961)
Father
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Blackmailer
Five Golden Hours
(1961)
Dr. Alfiera
Only Two Can Play
(1962)
Salter
The Main Attraction
(1962)
Bozo
Village of Daughters
(1962)
Don Calogere
Flat Two
(1962)
Jigsaw
(1962)
Mr Simpson
Go to Blazes
(1962)
Fisherman
The Wrong Arm of the Law
(1963)
Assistant Commissioner
We Joined the Navy
(1963)
George Dewberry Sr.
The Punch and Judy Man
(1963)
The Sandman
Long Past Glory
(1963)
Harry
The Pink Panther
(1963)
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
In the Cool of the Day
(1963)
Dr. Arraman
The Mouse on the Moon
(1963)
British Delegate
Never Put It in Writing
(1964)
Adams
The Moon-Spinners
(1964)
Anthony Gamble
Hot Enough for June
(1964)
Roger Allsop
The Bone Yard
(1964)
Superintendent Melchior
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
French Painter
Masquerade
(1965)
Sir Robert
The Liquidator
(1965)
Chekhov
Tea Party
(1965)
The Early Bird
(1965)
Colonel Foster
War-Gods of the Deep
(1965)
Rev. Jonathan Ives
Eye of the Devil
(1966)
Dr. Monnet
Where the Spies Are
(1966)
Mc Gillivray
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
(1966)
George Lillywhite
The Wrong Box
(1966)
Doctor Slattery
The Sandwich Man
(1966)
Religious Sandwich Man
Macready's Gala
(1966)
Canon Dunwoodie
Finders Keepers
(1966)
Mr. X
Mister Ten Per Cent
(1967)
Jocelyn Macauley
The Cuckoo Patrol
(1967)
Gibbs
Casino Royale
(1967)
M's Driver (uncredited)
The Inn Way Out
(1967)
Pub Bore
Salt & Pepper
(1968)
Col. Woodstock
The Italian Job
(1969)
Governor
The Magic Christian
(1969)
Sir John
Midas Run
(1969)
Wells
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
(1969)
Judge Grayson
Doctor in Trouble
(1970)
Purser
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(1970)
Pelham
Dad's Army
(1971)
Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Traitor
(1971)
The Alf Garnett Saga
(1972)
Frewin
Au Pair Girls
(1972)
Mr. Wainwright
Anywhere but England
(1972)
Freddie
File It Under Fear
(1973)
Mr. Stubbs
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
(1974)
Inspector Radlett
Brief Encounter
(1974)
Stephen
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
(1974)
Robert Crowther
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
(1975)
Lord Redcliff
Three for All
(1975)
Mr. Gibbons
The Flight Fund
(1975)
Uncle Edward
Jabberwocky
(1977)
Passelewe
A Christmas Carol
(1977)
Marley's Ghost
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
(1977)
Col. Bromley-Pickering
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Dr. Deere
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
(1978)
Sir Archibald MacGregor
What's Up Nurse
(1978)
Dr. Ogden
Unidentified Flying Oddball
(1979)
Sir Gawain
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
(1980)
Perkins
The Shillingbury Blowers
(1980)
Council Chairman
The Passionate Pilgrim
(1984)
The Narrator
Facelift
(1984)
Bruce
Hitler: The Comedy Years
(2007)
Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
(2012)
Himself
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