John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Known for Acting · 189 credits

Born
1912-04-05
Died
1983-11-15
Place of birth
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Also known as
John LeMesurier · John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley

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

TV Shows (43)

The Avengers
TV

The Avengers

1961

Play for Today
TV

Play for Today

1970

Crown Court
TV

Crown Court

1972

as Reginald Standish

BBC Play of the Month
TV

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Ossian Flint

The Wednesday Play
TV

The Wednesday Play

1964

as Canon Dunwoodie

Theatre 625
TV

Theatre 625

1964

as Doctor Parpalaid

Danger Man
TV

Danger Man

1960

as Alvarado

Sunday Night Theatre
TV

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

as Prosecuting Counsel

Thriller
TV

Thriller

1973

as Stubbs

Dad's Army
TV

Dad's Army

1968

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

The Goodies
TV

The Goodies

1970

as Uncle Tom

Hancock's Half Hour
TV

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

as Ship's Captain

Brideshead Revisited
TV

Brideshead Revisited

1981

as Father Mowbray

Festival
TV

Festival

1963

as de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina

Morecambe & Wise
TV

Morecambe & Wise

1961

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Sykes
TV

Sykes

1972

as Lord Hetherington

Centre Play
TV

Centre Play

1973

as Uncle Edward

Interpol Calling
TV

Interpol Calling

1959

as Monsieur Iamprou

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973

as Sidney Goldsmith

Jason King
TV

Jason King

1971

Story Parade
TV

Story Parade

1964

as Patrick Seton

The Adventures of William Tell
TV

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

as Duke of Burgundy

Armchair Mystery Theatre
TV

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960

as Mr. Sparrow

Worzel Gummidge
TV

Worzel Gummidge

1979

as Baines

Adam Adamant Lives!
TV

Adam Adamant Lives!

1966

Hi-de-Hi!
TV

Hi-de-Hi!

1980

as Hugo Buxton

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Stephen

Scotland Yard
TV

Scotland Yard

1953

All Gas and Gaiters
TV

All Gas and Gaiters

1967

as Timothy Post

Ripping Yarns
TV

Ripping Yarns

1976

as Col. Runciman

Black and Blue
TV

Black and Blue

1973

as Sir Henry Hawkes

W. Somerset Maugham
TV

W. Somerset Maugham

1969

as Albert Forrester

Armchair Theatre
TV

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie

Two in Clover
TV

Two in Clover

1969

as Chairman

Pardon the Expression
TV

Pardon the Expression

1965

as Sir Charles Dobson

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
TV

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

1969

as Vicar

George and the Dragon
TV

George and the Dragon

1966

A Married Man
TV

A Married Man

1983

as Eustace Lough

Bod
TV

Bod

1975

as Narrator

The Railway Children
TV

The Railway Children

1951

A Class by Himself
TV

A Class by Himself

1971

Dial RIX
TV

Dial RIX

1962

Dad's Army at the BBC
TV

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025

as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Movies (146)

Ben-Hur
Movie

Ben-Hur

1959

as Doctor (uncredited)

Casino Royale
Movie

Casino Royale

1967

as M's Driver (uncredited)

The Pink Panther
Movie

The Pink Panther

1963

as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Italian Job
Movie

The Italian Job

1969

as Governor

Where the Spies Are
Movie

Where the Spies Are

1966

as Mc Gillivray

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

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

1965

as French Painter

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

as Barrymore

Jabberwocky
Movie

Jabberwocky

1977

as Passelewe

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

as Pelham

Operation Amsterdam
Movie

Operation Amsterdam

1959

as Colonel Janssen

The Battle of the River Plate
Movie

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Liquidator
Movie

The Liquidator

1965

as Chekhov

Black 13
Movie

Black 13

1953

as Inspector

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Movie

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

as Inspector John Radlett

Jigsaw
Movie

Jigsaw

1962

as Mr Simpson

The Admirable Crichton
Movie

The Admirable Crichton

1957

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Movie

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

as Attorney

Mr. Topaze
Movie

Mr. Topaze

1961

as Blackmailer

Doctor in Love
Movie

Doctor in Love

1960

as Dr. Mincing

The Wrong Arm of the Law
Movie

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

as Assistant Commissioner

I Was Monty's Double
Movie

I Was Monty's Double

1958

as Adjutant RAPC

I'm All Right Jack
Movie

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Waters

The Magic Christian
Movie

The Magic Christian

1969

as Sir John

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

as Lord Redcliff

The 25th Hour
Movie

The 25th Hour

1967

as Tribunal President

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980

as Perkins

We Joined the Navy
Movie

We Joined the Navy

1963

as George Dewberry Sr.

Au Pair Girls
Movie

Au Pair Girls

1972

as Mr. Wainwright

Eye of the Devil
Movie

Eye of the Devil

1966

as Dr. Monnet

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Movie

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

as Grand Duke Alexis

On the Fiddle
Movie

On the Fiddle

1961

as Hixon

Roger of the Raj
Movie

Roger of the Raj

1979

as Colonel Runciman

Private's Progress
Movie

Private's Progress

1956

as Psychiatrist

Hot Enough for June
Movie

Hot Enough for June

1964

as Roger Allsop

The Baby and the Battleship
Movie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

as The Marshal’s Aide

Salt & Pepper
Movie

Salt & Pepper

1968

as Col. Woodstock

The Wrong Box
Movie

The Wrong Box

1966

as Doctor Slattery

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

High Flight
Movie

High Flight

1957

as Commandant

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Movie

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

as Dr. Deere

Unidentified Flying Oddball
Movie

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979

as Sir Gawain

Doctor in Trouble
Movie

Doctor in Trouble

1970

as Purser

Our Man in Marrakesh
Movie

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as George Lillywhite

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Movie

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

as Green

The Moon-Spinners
Movie

The Moon-Spinners

1964

as Anthony Gamble

Masquerade
Movie

Masquerade

1965

as Sir Robert

The Moonraker
Movie

The Moonraker

1958

as Cromwell

The Rebel
Movie

The Rebel

1961

as Office manager

Gideon's Day
Movie

Gideon's Day

1958

as Barrister

Our Man in Havana
Movie

Our Man in Havana

1960

as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)

War-Gods of the Deep
Movie

War-Gods of the Deep

1965

as Rev. Jonathan Ives

Facelift
Movie

Facelift

1984

as Bruce

The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

as Ronald Frewin

The Bulldog Breed
Movie

The Bulldog Breed

1960

as Prosecuting Counsel

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Movie

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957

as Lord Chief Justice Williams

Jack the Ripper
Movie

Jack the Ripper

1959

as Dr. Tranter

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Movie

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

as Robert Crowther

Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

as British General

The Early Bird
Movie

The Early Bird

1965

as Colonel Foster

Very Important Person
Movie

Very Important Person

1961

as Escape Officer Piggott

Don't Bother to Knock
Movie

Don't Bother to Knock

1961

as Father

Three for All
Movie

Three for All

1975

as Mr. Gibbons

The Sandwich Man
Movie

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Religious Sandwich Man

Beautiful Stranger
Movie

Beautiful Stranger

1954

as Man at Casino #1

The Mouse on the Moon
Movie

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as British Delegate

Another Time, Another Place
Movie

Another Time, Another Place

1958

as Dr. Aldridge

Make Me an Offer!
Movie

Make Me an Offer!

1954

as Mr. Toshack

Law and Disorder
Movie

Law and Disorder

1958

as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Midas Run
Movie

Midas Run

1969

as Wells

The Cuckoo Patrol
Movie

The Cuckoo Patrol

1967

as Gibbs

In the Cool of the Day
Movie

In the Cool of the Day

1963

as Dr. Arraman

Stranger from Venus
Movie

Stranger from Venus

1954

as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

Blood of the Vampire
Movie

Blood of the Vampire

1958

as Chief Justice

Blind Spot
Movie

Blind Spot

1958

as Mr. Brent

What's Up Nurse
Movie

What's Up Nurse

1977

as Dr. Ogden

School for Scoundrels
Movie

School for Scoundrels

1960

as Skinner

Josephine and Men
Movie

Josephine and Men

1955

as Registrar

Follow a Star
Movie

Follow a Star

1959

as Birkett

Dad's Army
Movie

Dad's Army

1971

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Dead Lucky
Movie

Dead Lucky

1960

as Inspector Corcoran

The Captain's Table
Movie

The Captain's Table

1959

as Sir Angus

A Touch of Larceny
Movie

A Touch of Larceny

1960

as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Desert Mice
Movie

Desert Mice

1959

as Staff Colonel

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960

as Minister of Education

The Passionate Pilgrim
Movie

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984

as The Narrator

Brief Encounter
Movie

Brief Encounter

1976

as Stephen

Five Golden Hours
Movie

Five Golden Hours

1961

as Dr. Alfiera

The Night We Got the Bird
Movie

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

as Clerk of the Court

The Blue Parrot
Movie

The Blue Parrot

1953

as Henry Carson

The Main Attraction
Movie

The Main Attraction

1962

as Bozo

Police Dog
Movie

Police Dog

1955

as Inspector

A Christmas Carol
Movie

A Christmas Carol

1977

as Marley's Ghost

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

as Judge

Mister Ten Per Cent
Movie

Mister Ten Per Cent

1967

as Jocelyn Macauley

Never Let Go
Movie

Never Let Go

1960

as Pennington

These Dangerous Years
Movie

These Dangerous Years

1957

as Commanding Officer

Finders Keepers
Movie

Finders Keepers

1966

as Mr. X

Only Two Can Play
Movie

Only Two Can Play

1962

as Salter

Brothers in Law
Movie

Brothers in Law

1957

as His Honour Judge Ryman

The Pleasure Garden
Movie

The Pleasure Garden

1953

as Col. Gargoyle

Too Many Crooks
Movie

Too Many Crooks

1959

as Magistrate

A Time to Kill
Movie

A Time to Kill

1955

as Phinneas Tilliard

Invasion Quartet
Movie

Invasion Quartet

1961

Dangerous Cargo
Movie

Dangerous Cargo

1954

as Luigi

Long Past Glory
Movie

Long Past Glory

1963

as Harry

The Good Companions
Movie

The Good Companions

1957

as Monte Mortimer

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Movie

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Happy Is the Bride
Movie

Happy Is the Bride

1958

as Chaytor

Flat Two
Movie

Flat Two

1962

as Warden

Traitor
Movie

Traitor

1971

as Adrian Harris

Go to Blazes
Movie

Go to Blazes

1962

as Fisherman

The Shillingbury Blowers
Movie

The Shillingbury Blowers

1980

as Council Chairman

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Movie

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

1962

as Cole

Never Put It in Writing
Movie

Never Put It in Writing

1964

as Adams

Tea Party
Movie

Tea Party

1965

The Punch and Judy Man
Movie

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

as The Sandman

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Movie

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Let's Get Married
Movie

Let's Get Married

1960

as Dean

Death in the Hand
Movie

Death in the Hand

1948

as Jack Mottram

Village of Daughters
Movie

Village of Daughters

1962

as Don Calogere

About John Le Mesurier

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. With 189 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, John Le Mesurier has appeared in 146 films and 43 TV shows.

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