5.7Acting
John Le Mesurier
- Born
- 1912-04-05
- Died
- 1983-11-15
- Birthplace
- 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
196 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025 · TV Show
Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025 · Movie
Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
2023 · TV Show
Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice)
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
2012 · Movie
Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Movie
Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001 · Movie
Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Facelift
1984 · Movie
Bruce
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984 · Movie
The Narrator
A Married Man
1983 · TV Show
Eustace Lough
Brideshead Revisited
1981 · TV Show
Father Mowbray
Late Flowering Love
1981 · Movie
Cast
Hi-de-Hi!
1980 · TV Show
Hugo Buxton
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980 · Movie
Perkins
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980 · Movie
Council Chairman
An Honourable Retirement
1979 · Movie
Edward Brown
Roger of the Raj
1979 · Movie
Colonel Runciman
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979 · Movie
Sir Gawain
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · TV Show
Baines
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978 · Movie
Sir Archibald MacGregor
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978 · Movie
Dr. Deere
A Christmas Carol
1977 · Movie
Marley's Ghost
Jabberwocky
1977 · Movie
Passelewe
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977 · Movie
Col. Bromley-Pickering
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977 · Movie
Sgt. Arthur Wilson
What's Up Nurse
1977 · Movie
Dr. Ogden
Brief Encounter
1976 · Movie
Stephen
Ripping Yarns
1976 · TV Show
Col. Runciman
Bod
1975 · TV Show
Narrator
Shades of Greene
1975 · TV Show
Schmidt
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · Movie
Lord Redcliff
The Flight Fund
1975 · Movie
Uncle Edward
Three for All
1975 · Movie
Mr. Gibbons
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Movie
Robert Crowther
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974 · Movie
Inspector John Radlett
Village Hall
1974 · TV Show
Harold Garfield
Between the Wars
1973 · TV Show
Lord Moping
Black and Blue
1973 · TV Show
Sir Henry Hawkes
Centre Play
1973 · TV Show
Uncle Edward
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · TV Show
Sidney Goldsmith
Rust
1973 · Movie
Sir Henry Hawkes
Thriller
1973 · TV Show
Stubbs
Anywhere but England
1972 · Movie
Freddie
Au Pair Girls
1972 · Movie
Mr. Wainwright
Crown Court
1972 · TV Show
Reginald Standish
Sykes
1972 · TV Show
Lord Hetherington
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972 · Movie
Ronald Frewin
A Class by Himself
1971 · TV Show
Lord Bleasham
Dad's Army
1971 · Movie
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Jason King
1971 · TV Show
Cast
Traitor
1971 · Movie
Adrian Harris
Doctor in Trouble
1970 · Movie
Purser
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Movie
Pelham
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
Cast
The Goodies
1970 · TV Show
Uncle Tom
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969 · TV Show
Vicar
Midas Run
1969 · Movie
Wells
The Italian Job
1969 · Movie
Governor
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969 · Movie
Judge Grayson
The Magic Christian
1969 · Movie
Sir John
Two in Clover
1969 · TV Show
Chairman
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · TV Show
Albert Forrester
Dad's Army
1968 · TV Show
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Salt & Pepper
1968 · Movie
Col. Woodstock
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · TV Show
Timothy Post
Casino Royale
1967 · Movie
M's Driver (uncredited)
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967 · Movie
Jocelyn Macauley
The 25th Hour
1967 · Movie
Tribunal President
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967 · Movie
Gibbs
The Inn Way Out
1967 · Movie
Pub Bore
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Movie
Dr. Monnet
Finders Keepers
1966 · Movie
Mr. X
George and the Dragon
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Macready's Gala
1966 · Movie
Canon Dunwoodie
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
Don Bernal de la Encino
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966 · Movie
George Lillywhite
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Movie
Religious Sandwich Man
The Wrong Box
1966 · Movie
Doctor Slattery
Where the Spies Are
1966 · Movie
Mc Gillivray
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Ossian Flint
Masquerade
1965 · Movie
Sir Robert
Pardon the Expression
1965 · TV Show
Sir Charles Dobson
Tea Party
1965 · Movie
Cast
The Early Bird
1965 · Movie
Colonel Foster
The Liquidator
1965 · Movie
Chekhov
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV Show
Brian Turner
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965 · Movie
French Painter
War-Gods of the Deep
1965 · Movie
Rev. Jonathan Ives
Hot Enough for June
1964 · Movie
Roger Allsop
Never Put It in Writing
1964 · Movie
Adams
Story Parade
1964 · TV Show
Patrick Seton
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964 · Movie
Mr. Sparrow
The Bone Yard
1964 · Movie
Superintendent Melchior
The Moon-Spinners
1964 · Movie
Anthony Gamble
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
Canon Dunwoodie
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
Doctor Parpalaid
Festival
1963 · TV Show
de Giray · Don Bernal de la Encina
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · Movie
Dr. Arraman
Long Past Glory
1963 · Movie
Harry
The Mouse on the Moon
1963 · Movie
British Delegate
The Pink Panther
1963 · Movie
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Punch and Judy Man
1963 · Movie
The Sandman
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963 · Movie
Assistant Commissioner
We Joined the Navy
1963 · Movie
George Dewberry Sr.
Dial RIX
1962 · TV Show
Cast · George Frampton
Flat Two
1962 · Movie
Warden
Go to Blazes
1962 · Movie
Fisherman
Hair of the Dog
1962 · Movie
Sir Mortimer Gallant
Jigsaw
1962 · Movie
Mr Simpson
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962 · Movie
Cole
Only Two Can Play
1962 · Movie
Salter
The Main Attraction
1962 · Movie
Bozo
Village of Daughters
1962 · Movie
Don Calogere
Don't Bother to Knock
1961 · Movie
Father
Five Golden Hours
1961 · Movie
Dr. Alfiera
Invasion Quartet
1961 · Movie
Cast
Morecambe & Wise
1961 · TV Show
Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Mr. Topaze
1961 · Movie
Blackmailer
On the Fiddle
1961 · Movie
Hixon
The Avengers
1961 · TV Show
Cast
The Rebel
1961 · Movie
Office manager
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
1961 · Movie
Mr. Elvin
Very Important Person
1961 · Movie
Escape Officer Piggott
A Touch of Larceny
1960 · Movie
Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · TV Show
Mr. Sparrow
Danger Man
1960 · TV Show
Alvarado
Dead Lucky
1960 · Movie
Inspector Corcoran
Doctor in Love
1960 · Movie
Dr. Mincing
Let's Get Married
1960 · Movie
Dean
Never Let Go
1960 · Movie
Pennington
Our Man in Havana
1960 · Movie
Louis (uncredited)
School for Scoundrels
1960 · Movie
Skinner
The Bulldog Breed
1960 · Movie
Prosecuting Counsel
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960 · Movie
Green
The Night We Got the Bird
1960 · Movie
Clerk of the Court
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960 · Movie
Minister of Education
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959 · Movie
Grand Duke Alexis
Desert Mice
1959 · Movie
Staff Colonel
Follow a Star
1959 · Movie
Birkett
I'm All Right Jack
1959 · Movie
Waters
Interpol Calling
1959 · TV Show
Monsieur Iamprou
Jack the Ripper
1959 · Movie
Dr. Tranter
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · Movie
Colonel Janssen
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959 · Movie
British General
The Captain's Table
1959 · Movie
Sir Angus
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Movie
Barrymore
The Lady is a Square
1959 · Movie
Fergusson
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Movie
Attorney
Too Many Crooks
1959 · Movie
Magistrate
Another Time, Another Place
1958 · Movie
Dr. Aldridge
Blind Spot
1958 · Movie
Mr. Brent
Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Movie
Chief Justice
Gideon's Day
1958 · Movie
Barrister (uncredited)
Happy Is the Bride
1958 · Movie
Chaytor
I Was Monty's Double
1958 · Movie
Adjutant RAPC
Law and Disorder
1958 · Movie
Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Man with a Gun
1958 · Movie
Harry Drayson
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 · TV Show
Duke of Burgundy
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 · Movie
Judge
The Moonraker
1958 · Movie
Cromwell
Brothers in Law
1957 · Movie
His Honour Judge Ryman
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957 · Movie
Lord Chief Justice Williams
High Flight
1957 · Movie
Commandant
The Admirable Crichton
1957 · Movie
Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall
The Good Companions
1957 · Movie
Monte Mortimer
These Dangerous Years
1957 · Movie
Commanding Officer
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Mr. Elvin · Harry · Freddie
Hancock's Half Hour
1956 · TV Show
Ship's Captain
Private's Progress
1956 · Movie
Psychiatrist
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 · Movie
The Marshal’s Aide
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Movie
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
A Time to Kill
1955 · Movie
Phinneas Tilliard
Josephine and Men
1955 · Movie
Registrar
Police Dog
1955 · Movie
Inspector
Beautiful Stranger
1954 · Movie
Man at Casino #1
Dangerous Cargo
1954 · Movie
Luigi
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · Movie
Mr. Toshack
Stranger from Venus
1954 · Movie
Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
Black 13
1953 · Movie
Inspector
Scotland Yard
1953 · TV Show
Cast
The Blue Parrot
1953 · Movie
Henry Carson
The Drayton Case
1953 · Movie
Divisional Superintendent Henley
The Pleasure Garden
1953 · Movie
Col. Gargoyle
Blind Man's Bluff
1952 · Movie
Lefty Jones
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952 · Movie
Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Stephen
The Railway Children
1951 · TV Show
Cast
Dark Interval
1950 · Movie
Cedric, the butler
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Prosecuting Counsel
A Matter of Murder
1949 · Movie
Ginter
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
1949 · Movie
Karl
Death in the Hand
1948 · Movie
Jack Mottram
Escape from Broadmoor
1948 · Movie
Pendicot
The Hangman Waits
1947 · Movie
Newsman
Twenty Minutes South
Date unknown · Movie
Arthur Harris