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John Le Mesurier
Actor · Crew· Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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
The roles that explain the career.
Ben-Hur
Doctor (uncredited) · 1959
The Pink Panther
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) · 1963
The Italian Job
Governor · 1969
Casino Royale
1967
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barrymore · 1959
Jabberwocky
Passelewe · 1977
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
French Painter · 1965
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Lord Redcliff · 1975
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Perkins | Film |
| 1979 | Unidentified Flying Oddball | Sir Gawain | Film |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Dr. Deere | Film |
| 1978 | Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse | Sir Archibald MacGregor | Film |
| 1977 | A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | Film |
| 1977 | What's Up Nurse | Dr. Ogden | Film |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Passelewe | Film |
| 1977 | Stand up, Virgin Soldiers | Col. Bromley-Pickering | Film |
| 1976 | Brief Encounter | Stephen | Film |
| 1975 | Bod | Narrator | TV |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Lord Redcliff | Film |
| 1975 | Three for All | Mr. Gibbons | Film |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Robert Crowther | Film |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Inspector John Radlett | Film |
| 1972 | Au Pair Girls | Mr. Wainwright | Film |
| 1972 | The Alf Garnett Saga | Ronald Frewin | Film |
| 1971 | Dad's Army | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | Film |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Pelham | Film |
| 1970 | Doctor in Trouble | Purser | Film |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Sir John | Film |
| 1969 | The Italian Job | Governor | Film |
| 1968 | Dad's Army | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | TV |
| 1968 | Salt & Pepper | Col. Woodstock | Film |
| 1967 | The 25th Hour | Tribunal President | Film |
| 1966 | Where the Spies Are | Mc Gillivray | Film |
| 1966 | Our Man in Marrakesh | George Lillywhite | Film |
| 1966 | Finders Keepers | Mr. X | Film |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man | Religious Sandwich Man | Film |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil | Dr. Monnet | Film |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Doctor Slattery | Film |
| 1965 | The Liquidator | Chekhov | Film |
| 1965 | Pardon the Expression | Sir Charles Dobson | TV |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | French Painter | Film |
| 1965 | Masquerade | Sir Robert | Film |
| 1965 | Tea Party | Film | |
| 1965 | The Early Bird | Colonel Foster | Film |
| 1965 | War-Gods of the Deep | Rev. Jonathan Ives | Film |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Roger Allsop | Film |
| 1964 | The Moon-Spinners | Anthony Gamble | Film |
| 1963 | The Pink Panther | Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) | Film |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Dr. Arraman | Film |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | George Dewberry Sr. | Film |
| 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Law | Assistant Commissioner | Film |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | British Delegate | Film |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | The Sandman | Film |
| 1962 | Jigsaw | Mr Simpson | Film |
| 1962 | Only Two Can Play | Salter | Film |
| 1962 | The Main Attraction | Bozo | Film |
| 1962 | Go to Blazes | Fisherman | Film |
| 1961 | The Rebel | Office manager | Film |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Blackmailer | Film |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Dr. Alfiera | Film |
| 1961 | Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle | Mr. Elvin | Film |
| 1961 | On the Fiddle | Hixon | Film |
| 1961 | Invasion Quartet | Film | |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Escape Officer Piggott | Film |
| 1960 | Our Man in Havana | Louis - Waiter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | The Bulldog Breed | Prosecuting Counsel | Film |
| 1960 | School for Scoundrels | Skinner | Film |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Dr. Mincing | Film |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Minister of Education | Film |
| 1960 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Green | Film |
| 1960 | Never Let Go | Pennington | Film |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Attorney | Film |
| 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Grand Duke Alexis | Film |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Waters | Film |
| 1959 | Operation Amsterdam | Colonel Janssen | Film |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Magistrate | Film |
| 1959 | Follow a Star | Birkett | Film |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | British General | Film |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripper | Dr. Tranter | Film |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Doctor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | Film |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Dr. Aldridge | Film |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampire | Chief Justice | Film |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Adjutant RAPC | Film |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Barrister | Film |
| 1958 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Judge | Film |
| 1958 | Blind Spot | Mr. Brent | Film |
| 1957 | The Admirable Crichton | Film |
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