🎭 Actor

John Le Mesurier

🎂 Born 5 April 1912 (age 71)✝ 15 November 1983📍 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Popularity Score

136

Acting Credits

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

Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

★ 5.3

Casino Royale

1967

M's Driver (uncredited)

Full Filmography(136 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1959Ben-HurDoctor (uncredited)★ 7.9 1963The Pink PantherDefence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)★ 6.8 1967Casino RoyaleM's Driver (uncredited)★ 5.3 1969The Italian JobGovernor★ 6.9 1959The Hound of the BaskervillesBarrymore★ 6.8 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesFrench Painter★ 6.8 1956The Battle of the River PlateReverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter★ 6.4 1974Confessions of a Window CleanerInspector John Radlett★ 5.0 1966The Wrong BoxDoctor Slattery★ 6.5 1958Gideon's DayBarrister (uncredited)★ 6.4 1957The Admirable Crichton—★ 6.9 1965The Early BirdColonel Foster★ 7.6 1963The Mouse on the MoonBritish Delegate★ 6.3 1977JabberwockyPasselewe★ 6.0 1964The Moon-SpinnersAnthony Gamble★ 5.8 1972Au Pair GirlsMr. Wainwright★ 4.6 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareAttorney★ 6.3 1960Our Man in HavanaLouis - Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.7 1961Mr. TopazeBlackmailer★ 5.9 1963The Wrong Arm of the LawAssistant Commissioner★ 6.7 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverPelham★ 6.8 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherLord Redcliff★ 6.0 1966Eye of the DevilDr. Monnet★ 6.1 1968Salt & PepperCol. Woodstock★ 5.3 1959I'm All Right JackWaters★ 6.6 1967The 25th HourTribunal President★ 7.7 1969The Magic ChristianSir John★ 5.8 1964Hot Enough for JuneRoger Allsop★ 5.7 1961On the FiddleHixon★ 5.7 1969Midas RunWells★ 4.7 1971Dad's ArmySergeant Arthur Wilson★ 5.0 1958I Was Monty's DoubleAdjutant RAPC★ 6.9 1958Blood of the VampireChief Justice★ 5.8 1958Blind SpotMr. Brent★ 5.9 1959The Captain's TableSir Angus★ 6.0 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Dr. Deere★ 6.1 1958Another Time, Another PlaceDr. Aldridge★ 5.8 1960Doctor in LoveDr. Mincing★ 5.5 1961The RebelOffice manager★ 7.8 1959Jack the RipperDr. Tranter★ 6.2 1965The LiquidatorChekhov★ 6.3 1965MasqueradeSir Robert★ 5.1 1977A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost★ 6.7 1965Tea Party—★ 7.0 1962Go to BlazesFisherman★ 6.3 1956The Baby and the BattleshipThe Marshal’s Aide★ 6.4 1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuPerkins★ 4.9 1959Shake Hands with the DevilBritish General★ 6.5 1965War-Gods of the DeepRev. Jonathan Ives★ 5.0 1962Village of DaughtersDon Calogere★ 6.7 1966Where the Spies AreMc Gillivray★ 5.4 1953Black 13Inspector★ 7.0 1955Josephine and MenRegistrar★ 6.4 1960The Bulldog BreedProsecuting Counsel★ 6.0 1976Brief EncounterStephen★ 4.9 1955Police DogInspector★ 6.7 1975Three for AllMr. Gibbons★ 3.3 2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsArthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 5.0 1957Brothers in LawHis Honour Judge Ryman★ 7.1 1958Law and DisorderSir Humphrey Pomfret★ 6.4 1953The Blue ParrotHenry Carson★ 5.9 1956Private's ProgressPsychiatrist★ 6.6 1954Stranger from VenusOfficial/Man at Desk (uncredited)★ 5.2 1960School for ScoundrelsSkinner★ 7.0 1966Our Man in MarrakeshGeorge Lillywhite★ 5.9 1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandGreen★ 6.1 1963In the Cool of the DayDr. Arraman★ 5.8 1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Grand Duke Alexis★ 6.2 1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMinister of Education★ 6.5 1977What's Up NurseDr. Ogden★ 4.8 1958Happy Is the BrideChaytor★ 7.0 1960A Touch of LarcenyHead of the Admiralty (uncredited)★ 6.0 1962Flat TwoWarden—1954Beautiful StrangerMan at Casino #1★ 5.2 1958The MoonrakerCromwell★ 6.9 1949A Matter of MurderGinter★ 6.3 1972The Alf Garnett SagaRonald Frewin★ 5.0 1953The Pleasure GardenCol. Gargoyle★ 6.4 1959Operation AmsterdamColonel Janssen★ 6.1 1960Never Let GoPennington★ 6.5 1966The Sandwich ManReligious Sandwich Man★ 6.5 1957High FlightCommandant★ 6.2 1961Five Golden HoursDr. Alfiera★ 7.3 1961Don't Bother to KnockFather★ 4.8 1962Only Two Can PlaySalter★ 5.8 1967Mister Ten Per CentJocelyn Macauley★ 5.6 1966Finders KeepersMr. X★ 6.8 1979Unidentified Flying OddballSir Gawain★ 5.6 1963Long Past GloryHarry★ 10.0 1967The Cuckoo PatrolGibbs★ 4.6 1959Follow a StarBirkett★ 6.2 1970Doctor in TroublePurser★ 5.0 1963We Joined the NavyGeorge Dewberry Sr.★ 6.0 1958The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJudge★ 6.3 1957These Dangerous YearsCommanding Officer★ 7.3 1962JigsawMr Simpson★ 7.3 1963The Punch and Judy ManThe Sandman★ 7.9 1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnRobert Crowther★ 5.4 1977Stand up, Virgin SoldiersCol. Bromley-Pickering★ 4.6 1955A Time to KillPhinneas Tilliard★ 7.7 1959Desert MiceStaff Colonel★ 6.2 1952Mother Riley Meets the VampireScotland Yard Man (uncredited)★ 4.3 1969The Last Train Through Harecastle TunnelJudge Grayson★ 6.5 1957The Good CompanionsMonte Mortimer★ 7.0 1952Blind Man's BluffLefty Jones★ 8.0 1948Death in the HandJack Mottram★ 7.0 1960Dead LuckyInspector Corcoran★ 6.5 1960The Night We Got the BirdClerk of the Court★ 6.3 1949Old Mother Riley's New VentureKarl★ 9.5 1979Roger of the RajColonel Runciman★ 8.0 1961Very Important PersonEscape Officer Piggott★ 5.5 1959The Lady is a SquareFergusson★ 6.2 2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)★ 7.0 1967The Inn Way OutPub Bore—1961Invasion Quartet—★ 6.5 1984The Passionate PilgrimThe Narrator★ 7.5 1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Lord Chief Justice Williams—1984FaceliftBruce★ 10.0 1981Late Flowering Love—★ 8.0 2001The Best of Morecambe and WiseSelf (archive footage)—1962The Main AttractionBozo★ 4.0 1964Never Put It in WritingAdams★ 8.0 1959Too Many CrooksMagistrate★ 7.4 1954Make Me an Offer!Mr. Toshack★ 7.4 1948Escape from BroadmoorPendicot★ 6.8 1966Macready's GalaCanon Dunwoodie★ 7.0 1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseSir Archibald MacGregor★ 4.6 1961Tune On the Old Tax FiddleMr. Elvin—1958Man with a GunHarry Drayson★ 5.8 1954Dangerous CargoLuigi★ 6.4 1962Mrs. Gibbons' BoysCole★ 7.0 1953The Drayton CaseDivisional Superintendent Henley★ 7.0 2012John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather LovelyHimself★ 7.0 1964The Bone YardSuperintendent Melchior★ 9.0 1975The Flight FundUncle Edward★ 9.0 1947The Hangman WaitsNewsman★ 5.0

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