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