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John Le Mesurier

Acting

Born April 5, 1912 · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Died November 15, 1983

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Brideshead Revisited

1981as Father Mowbray

Ben-Hur

1959as Doctor (uncredited)

The Avengers

1961

Ripping Yarns

1976as Col. Runciman

The 25th Hour

1967as Tribunal President

Dad's Army

1968as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Danger Man

1960as Alvarado

Jigsaw

1962as Mr Simpson

These Dangerous Years

1957as Commanding Officer

Hi-de-Hi!

1980as Hugo Buxton

Thriller

1973as Stubbs

The Italian Job

1969as Governor

Paradise Lagoon

1957

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970as Pelham

Finders Keepers

1966as Mr. X

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

1965as French Painter

The Pink Panther

1963as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959as Barrymore

A Christmas Carol

1977as Marley's Ghost

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963as Assistant Commissioner

Our Man in Havana

1959as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack

1959as Waters

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959as British General

Gideon's Day

1958as Barrister

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

1956as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Mouse on the Moon

1963as British Delegate

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959as Attorney

Jack the Ripper

1959as Dr. Tranter

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959as Grand Duke Alexis

Eye of the Devil

1966as Dr. Monnet

Operation Amsterdam

1959as Colonel Janssen

Jabberwocky

1977as Passelewe

Mr. Topaze

1961as Blackmailer

Blind Spot

1958as Mr. Brent

The Magic Christian

1969as Sir John

The Moon-Spinners

1964as Anthony Gamble

In the Cool of the Day

1963as Dr. Arraman

Another Time, Another Place

1958as Dr. Aldridge

Blood of the Vampire

1958as Chief Justice

Hot Enough for June

1964as Roger Allsop

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979as Sir Gawain

Salt & Pepper

1968as Col. Woodstock

Casino Royale

1967as M's Driver (uncredited)

Stranger from Venus

1954as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)

Masquerade

1965as Sir Robert

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974as Inspector John Radlett

War-Gods of the Deep

1965as Rev. Jonathan Ives

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980as Perkins

Brief Encounter

1976as Stephen

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)