
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
1961

Play for Today
1970

Crown Court
1972
as Reginald Standish

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Ossian Flint

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Canon Dunwoodie

Theatre 625
1964
as Doctor Parpalaid

Danger Man
1960
as Alvarado

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Prosecuting Counsel

Thriller
1973
as Stubbs

Dad's Army
1968
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

The Goodies
1970
as Uncle Tom

Hancock's Half Hour
1956
as Ship's Captain

Brideshead Revisited
1981
as Father Mowbray
Festival
1963
as de Giray / Don Bernal de la Encina

Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Sykes
1972
as Lord Hetherington

Centre Play
1973
as Uncle Edward

Interpol Calling
1959
as Monsieur Iamprou

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Sidney Goldsmith

Jason King
1971
Story Parade
1964
as Patrick Seton

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Duke of Burgundy
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Mr. Sparrow

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Baines

Adam Adamant Lives!
1966

Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Hugo Buxton

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen

Scotland Yard
1953

All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Timothy Post

Ripping Yarns
1976
as Col. Runciman
Black and Blue
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Albert Forrester

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Elvin / Harry / Freddie

Two in Clover
1969
as Chairman
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Sir Charles Dobson

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as Vicar

George and the Dragon
1966

A Married Man
1983
as Eustace Lough

Bod
1975
as Narrator
The Railway Children
1951
A Class by Himself
1971
Dial RIX
1962

Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Movies (146)

Ben-Hur
1959
as Doctor (uncredited)

Casino Royale
1967
as M's Driver (uncredited)

The Pink Panther
1963
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Italian Job
1969
as Governor

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
1965
as French Painter

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Barrymore

Jabberwocky
1977
as Passelewe

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Pelham

Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Colonel Janssen

The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Liquidator
1965
as Chekhov

Black 13
1953
as Inspector

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Inspector John Radlett

Jigsaw
1962
as Mr Simpson

The Admirable Crichton
1957

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Attorney

Mr. Topaze
1961
as Blackmailer

Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Mincing

The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Assistant Commissioner

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Adjutant RAPC

I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Waters

The Magic Christian
1969
as Sir John

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lord Redcliff

The 25th Hour
1967
as Tribunal President

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Perkins

We Joined the Navy
1963
as George Dewberry Sr.

Au Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Wainwright

Eye of the Devil
1966
as Dr. Monnet

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Grand Duke Alexis

On the Fiddle
1961
as Hixon

Roger of the Raj
1979
as Colonel Runciman

Private's Progress
1956
as Psychiatrist

Hot Enough for June
1964
as Roger Allsop

The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as The Marshal’s Aide

Salt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Woodstock

The Wrong Box
1966
as Doctor Slattery

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

High Flight
1957
as Commandant

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Dr. Deere

Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Sir Gawain

Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Purser

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as George Lillywhite

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Green

The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Anthony Gamble

Masquerade
1965
as Sir Robert

The Moonraker
1958
as Cromwell

The Rebel
1961
as Office manager

Gideon's Day
1958
as Barrister

Our Man in Havana
1960
as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)

War-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Rev. Jonathan Ives

Facelift
1984
as Bruce

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Ronald Frewin

The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Prosecuting Counsel

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Lord Chief Justice Williams

Jack the Ripper
1959
as Dr. Tranter

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Robert Crowther

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as British General

The Early Bird
1965
as Colonel Foster

Very Important Person
1961
as Escape Officer Piggott

Don't Bother to Knock
1961
as Father

Three for All
1975
as Mr. Gibbons

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Religious Sandwich Man

Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Man at Casino #1

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as British Delegate

Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Dr. Aldridge

Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Mr. Toshack

Law and Disorder
1958
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Midas Run
1969
as Wells

The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Gibbs

In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dr. Arraman

Stranger from Venus
1954
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Chief Justice

Blind Spot
1958
as Mr. Brent

What's Up Nurse
1977
as Dr. Ogden

School for Scoundrels
1960
as Skinner

Josephine and Men
1955
as Registrar

Follow a Star
1959
as Birkett

Dad's Army
1971
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Dead Lucky
1960
as Inspector Corcoran

The Captain's Table
1959
as Sir Angus

A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

Desert Mice
1959
as Staff Colonel

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Minister of Education

The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
as The Narrator

Brief Encounter
1976
as Stephen

Five Golden Hours
1961
as Dr. Alfiera

The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Clerk of the Court

The Blue Parrot
1953
as Henry Carson

The Main Attraction
1962
as Bozo

Police Dog
1955
as Inspector

A Christmas Carol
1977
as Marley's Ghost

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Judge

Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Jocelyn Macauley

Never Let Go
1960
as Pennington

These Dangerous Years
1957
as Commanding Officer

Finders Keepers
1966
as Mr. X

Only Two Can Play
1962
as Salter

Brothers in Law
1957
as His Honour Judge Ryman

The Pleasure Garden
1953
as Col. Gargoyle

Too Many Crooks
1959
as Magistrate

A Time to Kill
1955
as Phinneas Tilliard

Invasion Quartet
1961

Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Luigi

Long Past Glory
1963
as Harry

The Good Companions
1957
as Monte Mortimer

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)

Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Chaytor

Flat Two
1962
as Warden
Traitor
1971
as Adrian Harris

Go to Blazes
1962
as Fisherman
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Council Chairman

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
as Cole

Never Put It in Writing
1964
as Adams

Tea Party
1965

The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as The Sandman

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Let's Get Married
1960
as Dean

Death in the Hand
1948
as Jack Mottram

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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Most Popular John Le Mesurier Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Doctor (uncredited)
- Casino Royale (1967) — as M's Driver (uncredited)
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
- The Italian Job (1969) — as Governor
- Where the Spies Are (1966) — as Mc Gillivray
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