Actor
· Acting
John Le Mesurier
Born 1912-04-05
Died 1983-11-15
📍 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.
Filmography 169
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
2025
Dad's Army at the BBC
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
2025
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
as Himself
2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Facelift
as Bruce
1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
1984
A Married Man
as Eustace Lough
1983
Brideshead Revisited
as Father Mowbray
1981
Late Flowering Love
1981
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
1980
Hi-de-Hi!
as Hugo Buxton
1980
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
1979
Worzel Gummidge
as Baines
1979
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
1978
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
1977
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
1977
Ripping Yarns
as Col. Runciman
1976
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
1976
Bod
as Narrator
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
1975
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
1975
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Sidney Goldsmith
1973
Centre Play
as Uncle Edward
1973
Thriller
as Stubbs
1973
Crown Court
as Reginald Standish
1972
Sykes
as Lord Hetherington
1972
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
1972
Jason King
1971
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1971
The Goodies
as Uncle Tom
1970
Play for Today
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
1970
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
1970
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
1969
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
1969
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
as Vicar
1969
The Italian Job
as Governor
1969
Midas Run
as Wells
1969
Two in Clover
as Chairman
1969
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1968
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
1968
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
1967
The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
1967
Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
1967
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
1967
All Gas and Gaiters
as Timothy Post
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
1967
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
1966
George and the Dragon
1966
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
1966
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
1966
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
1966
Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
1966
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
1966
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
1966
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
1965
The Liquidator
as Chekhov
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Ossian Flint
1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as French Painter
1965
War-Gods of the Deep
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
1965
Masquerade
as Sir Robert
1965
Tea Party
1965
The Bone Yard
as Superintendent Melchior
1964
The Moon-Spinners
as Anthony Gamble
1964
Theatre 625
as Doctor Parpalaid
1964
Never Put It in Writing
as Adams
1964
Hot Enough for June
as Roger Allsop
1964
The Pink Panther
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
1963
Long Past Glory
as Harry
1963
In the Cool of the Day
as Dr. Arraman
1963
We Joined the Navy
as George Dewberry Sr.
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
as British Delegate
1963
The Punch and Judy Man
as The Sandman
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Assistant Commissioner
1963
The Main Attraction
as Bozo
1962
Jigsaw
as Mr Simpson
1962
Go to Blazes
as Fisherman
1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
as Cole
1962
Village of Daughters
as Don Calogere
1962
Flat Two
as Warden
1962
Only Two Can Play
as Salter
1962
Morecambe & Wise
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1961
On the Fiddle
as Hixon
1961
Invasion Quartet
1961
Don't Bother to Knock
as Father
1961
Very Important Person
as Escape Officer Piggott
1961
Mr. Topaze
as Blackmailer
1961
The Rebel
as Office manager
1961
Five Golden Hours
as Dr. Alfiera
1961
The Avengers
1961
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Minister of Education
1960
The Bulldog Breed
as Prosecuting Counsel
1960
The Night We Got the Bird
as Clerk of the Court
1960
Danger Man
as Alvarado
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Green
1960
Doctor in Love
as Dr. Mincing
1960
Never Let Go
as Pennington
1960
Dead Lucky
as Inspector Corcoran
1960
School for Scoundrels
as Skinner
1960
A Touch of Larceny
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
1960
Ben-Hur
as Doctor (uncredited)
1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Attorney
1959
Interpol Calling
as Monsieur Iamprou
1959
I'm All Right Jack
as Waters
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
as British General
1959
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Tranter
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duke Alexis
1959
Too Many Crooks
as Magistrate
1959
The Lady is a Square
as Fergusson
1959
Operation Amsterdam
as Colonel Janssen
1959
The Captain's Table
as Sir Angus
1959
Desert Mice
as Staff Colonel
1959
Follow a Star
as Birkett
1959
I Was Monty's Double
as Adjutant RAPC
1958
The Adventures of William Tell
as Duke of Burgundy
1958
Blood of the Vampire
as Chief Justice
1958
Man with a Gun
as Harry Drayson
1958
The Moonraker
as Cromwell
1958
Blind Spot
as Mr. Brent
1958
Law and Disorder
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
1958
Another Time, Another Place
as Dr. Aldridge
1958
Gideon's Day
as Barrister
1958
Happy Is the Bride
as Chaytor
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
1958
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
1957
High Flight
as Commandant
1957
These Dangerous Years
as Commanding Officer
1957
The Admirable Crichton
1957
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
1957
Brothers in Law
as His Honour Judge Ryman
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Mr. Elvin
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Harry
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Freddie
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
as Ship's Captain
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
as The Marshal’s Aide
1956
Private's Progress
as Psychiatrist
1956
Josephine and Men
as Registrar
1955
A Time to Kill
as Phinneas Tilliard
1955
Police Dog
as Inspector
1955
Make Me an Offer!
as Mr. Toshack
1954
Stranger from Venus
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
1954
Beautiful Stranger
as Man at Casino #1
1954
Dangerous Cargo
as Luigi
1954
Black 13
as Inspector
1953
The Pleasure Garden
as Col. Gargoyle
1953
The Blue Parrot
as Henry Carson
1953
The Drayton Case
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
1953
Scotland Yard
1953
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
1952
Blind Man's Bluff
as Lefty Jones
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stephen
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
as Prosecuting Counsel
1950
A Matter of Murder
as Ginter
1949
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
as Karl
1949
Escape from Broadmoor
as Pendicot
1948
Death in the Hand
as Jack Mottram
1948
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
as Mr. Elvin