John Le Mesurier
ActingBorn
April 5, 1912
Died
November 15, 1983
Place of Birth
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Facelift
1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984
Late Flowering Love
1981
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
Roger of the Raj
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
A Christmas Carol
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
Jabberwocky
1977
What's Up Nurse
1977
Brief Encounter
1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
The Flight Fund
1975
Three for All
1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
Rust
1973
Anywhere but England
1972
Au Pair Girls
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
Traitor
1971
Dad's Army
1971
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Doctor in Trouble
1970
The Magic Christian
1969
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969
The Italian Job
1969
Midas Run
1969
Salt & Pepper
1968
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
The 25th Hour
1967
Casino Royale
1967
The Inn Way Out
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
Finders Keepers
1966
Eye of the Devil
1966
The Sandwich Man
1966
The Wrong Box
1966
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
Macready's Gala
1966
Where the Spies Are
1966
The Early Bird
1965
The Liquidator
1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
Masquerade
1965
Tea Party
1965
The Bone Yard
1964
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
The Moon-Spinners
1964
Never Put It in Writing
1964
Hot Enough for June
1964
The Pink Panther
1963
Long Past Glory
1963
In the Cool of the Day
1963
We Joined the Navy
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
The Main Attraction
1962
Jigsaw
1962
Go to Blazes
1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
Village of Daughters
1962
Hair of the Dog
1962
Flat Two
1962
Only Two Can Play
1962
On the Fiddle
1961
Invasion Quartet
1961
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
Very Important Person
1961
Mr. Topaze
1961
The Rebel
1961
Five Golden Hours
1961
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
The Bulldog Breed
1960
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
Doctor in Love
1960
Never Let Go
1960
Dead Lucky
1960
School for Scoundrels
1960
Let's Get Married
1960
A Touch of Larceny
1960
Ben-Hur
1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
I'm All Right Jack
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
Jack the Ripper
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Too Many Crooks
1959
The Lady is a Square
1959
Operation Amsterdam
1959
The Captain's Table
1959
Desert Mice
1959
Follow a Star
1959
I Was Monty's Double
1958
Blood of the Vampire
1958
Man with a Gun
1958
The Moonraker
1958
Blind Spot
1958
Law and Disorder
1958
Another Time, Another Place
1958
Gideon's Day
1958
Happy Is the Bride
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
High Flight
1957
These Dangerous Years
1957
The Admirable Crichton
1957
The Good Companions
1957
Brothers in Law
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
Private's Progress
1956
Josephine and Men
1955
A Time to Kill
1955
Police Dog
1955
Make Me an Offer!
1954
Stranger from Venus
1954
Beautiful Stranger
1954
Dangerous Cargo
1954
Black 13
1953
The Pleasure Garden
1953
The Blue Parrot
1953
The Drayton Case
1953
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
Blind Man's Bluff
1952
Dark Interval
1950
A Matter of Murder
1949
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
1949
Escape from Broadmoor
1948
Death in the Hand
1948
The Hangman Waits
1947
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
Twenty Minutes South
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
A Married Man
1983
Brideshead Revisited
1981
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
Worzel Gummidge
1979
Ripping Yarns
1976
Bod
1975
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Black and Blue
1973
Centre Play
1973
Thriller
1973
Crown Court
1972
Sykes
1972
Jason King
1971
A Class by Himself
1971
The Goodies
1970
Play for Today
1970
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
Two in Clover
1969
Dad's Army
1968
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
George and the Dragon
1966
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Pardon the Expression
1965
Theatre 625
1964
Story Parade
1964
Festival
1963
Festival
1963
Dial RIX
1962
Morecambe & Wise
1961
The Avengers
1961
Danger Man
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
Interpol Calling
1959
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Scotland Yard
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Railway Children
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
1950