John Le Mesurier
Known for acting · Born 5 April 1912 · Died 15 November 1983 · aged 71 · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
194 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
Dad's Army
1968
Jabberwocky
1977
Dad's Army
1971
The Pink Panther
1963
George and the Dragon
1966
The Italian Job
1969
Pardon the Expression
Pardon the Expression
1965
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
A Christmas Carol
1977
Bod
1975
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
Acting (194)
2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)Film
2025Dad's Army at the BBCSgt. Arthur WilsonSeries
2012John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather LovelyHimselfFilm
2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsArthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the BoxSergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2001The Best of Morecambe and WiseSelf (archive footage)Film
1984The Passionate PilgrimThe NarratorFilm
1984FaceliftBruceFilm
1983A Married ManEustace Lough · 3 episodesSeries
1981Brideshead RevisitedFather Mowbray · 2 episodesSeries
1981Late Flowering LoveFilm
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuPerkinsFilm
1980Hi-de-Hi!Hugo BuxtonSeries
1980The Shillingbury BlowersCouncil ChairmanFilm
1979Unidentified Flying OddballSir GawainFilm
1979Worzel GummidgeBainesSeries
1979Roger of the RajColonel RuncimanFilm
1979An Honourable RetirementEdward BrownFilm
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Dr. DeereFilm
1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseSir Archibald MacGregorFilm
1977JabberwockyPasseleweFilm
1977A Christmas CarolMarley's GhostFilm
1977What's Up NurseDr. OgdenFilm
1977Stand up, Virgin SoldiersCol. Bromley-PickeringFilm
1977The Morecambe and Wise Christmas ShowSgt. Arthur WilsonFilm
1976Ripping YarnsCol. RuncimanSeries
1976Brief EncounterStephenFilm
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherLord RedcliffFilm
1975BodNarrator · 13 episodesSeries
1975Three for AllMr. GibbonsFilm
1975Shades of GreeneSchmidtSeries
1975The Flight FundUncle EdwardFilm
1974Confessions of a Window CleanerInspector John RadlettFilm
1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnRobert CrowtherFilm
1973ThrillerStubbsSeries
1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSidney GoldsmithSeries
1973Black and BlueSir Henry HawkesSeries
1973Centre PlayUncle EdwardSeries
1973Between the WarsLord MopingSeries
1973RustSir Henry HawkesFilm
1972Au Pair GirlsMr. WainwrightFilm
1972The Alf Garnett SagaRonald FrewinFilm
1972Crown CourtReginald StandishSeries
1972SykesLord HetheringtonSeries
1972Anywhere but EnglandFreddieFilm
1971Dad's ArmySergeant Arthur WilsonFilm
1971Jason KingSeries
1971TraitorAdrian HarrisFilm
1971A Class by HimselfLord Bleasham · 7 episodesSeries
1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverPelhamFilm
1970The GoodiesUncle TomSeries
1970Doctor in TroublePurserFilm
1970Play for TodaySeries
1969The Italian JobGovernorFilm
1969The Magic ChristianSir JohnFilm
1969Midas RunWellsFilm
1969Two in CloverChairmanSeries
1969The Last Train Through Harecastle TunnelJudge GraysonFilm
1969Dear Mother... ...Love AlbertVicarSeries
1969W. Somerset MaughamAlbert ForresterSeries
1968Dad's ArmySergeant Arthur Wilson · 77 episodesSeries
1968Salt & PepperCol. WoodstockFilm
1967Casino RoyaleM's Driver (uncredited)Film
1967The 25th HourTribunal PresidentFilm
1967The Cuckoo PatrolGibbsFilm
1967Mister Ten Per CentJocelyn MacauleyFilm
1967All Gas and GaitersTimothy PostSeries
1967The Inn Way OutPub BoreFilm
1966The Wrong BoxDoctor SlatteryFilm
1966Eye of the DevilDr. MonnetFilm
1966Our Man in MarrakeshGeorge LillywhiteFilm
1966Where the Spies AreMc GillivrayFilm
1966The Sandwich ManReligious Sandwich ManFilm
1966Finders KeepersMr. XFilm
1966George and the Dragon · 26 episodesSeries
1966NET PlayhouseDon Bernal de la EncinoSeries
1966Macready's GalaCanon DunwoodieFilm
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesFrench PainterFilm
1965War-Gods of the DeepRev. Jonathan IvesFilm
1965The Early BirdColonel FosterFilm
1965The LiquidatorChekhovFilm
1965MasqueradeSir RobertFilm
1965BBC Play of the MonthOssian FlintSeries
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreBrian TurnerSeries
1965Pardon the ExpressionSir Charles Dobson · 24 episodesSeries
1965Tea PartyFilm
1964The Moon-SpinnersAnthony GambleFilm
1964Hot Enough for JuneRoger AllsopFilm
1964Theatre 625Doctor ParpalaidSeries
1964The Wednesday PlayCanon DunwoodieSeries
1964The Bone YardSuperintendent MelchiorFilm
1964Never Put It in WritingAdamsFilm
1964Story ParadePatrick SetonSeries
1964The Blackmailing of Mr. SMr. SparrowFilm
1963The Pink PantherDefence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)Film
1963The Wrong Arm of the LawAssistant CommissionerFilm
1963The Mouse on the MoonBritish DelegateFilm
1963The Punch and Judy ManThe SandmanFilm
1963In the Cool of the DayDr. ArramanFilm
1963We Joined the NavyGeorge Dewberry Sr.Film
1963Long Past GloryHarryFilm
1963Festivalde Giray, Don Bernal de la EncinaSeries
1962Only Two Can PlaySalterFilm
1962JigsawMr SimpsonFilm
1962Go to BlazesFishermanFilm
1962The Main AttractionBozoFilm
1962Village of DaughtersDon CalogereFilm
1962Hair of the DogSir Mortimer GallantFilm
1962Mrs. Gibbons' BoysColeFilm
1962Flat TwoWardenFilm
1962Dial RIX, George FramptonSeries
1961The Avengers · 2 episodesSeries
1961The RebelOffice managerFilm
1961Very Important PersonEscape Officer PiggottFilm
1961Mr. TopazeBlackmailerFilm
1961Morecambe & WiseSgt. Arthur WilsonSeries
1961Don't Bother to KnockFatherFilm
1961On the FiddleHixonFilm
1961Five Golden HoursDr. AlfieraFilm
1961Invasion QuartetFilm
1961Tune On the Old Tax FiddleMr. ElvinFilm
1960Our Man in HavanaLouis (uncredited)Film
1960School for ScoundrelsSkinnerFilm
1960Never Let GoPenningtonFilm
1960Danger ManAlvaradoSeries
1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandGreenFilm
1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMinister of EducationFilm
1960The Bulldog BreedProsecuting CounselFilm
1960Doctor in LoveDr. MincingFilm
1960A Touch of LarcenyHead of the Admiralty (uncredited)Film
1960The Night We Got the BirdClerk of the CourtFilm
1960Dead LuckyInspector CorcoranFilm
1960Let's Get MarriedDeanFilm
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreMr. SparrowSeries
1959Ben-HurDoctor (uncredited)Film
1959The Hound of the BaskervillesBarrymoreFilm
1959I'm All Right JackWatersFilm
1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareAttorneyFilm
1959Shake Hands with the DevilBritish GeneralFilm
1959Jack the RipperDr. TranterFilm
1959Too Many CrooksMagistrateFilm
1959Operation AmsterdamColonel JanssenFilm
1959Follow a StarBirkettFilm
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Grand Duke AlexisFilm
1959The Captain's TableSir AngusFilm
1959The Lady is a SquareFergussonFilm
1959Desert MiceStaff ColonelFilm
1959Interpol CallingMonsieur IamprouSeries
1958Blood of the VampireChief JusticeFilm
1958Gideon's DayBarrister (uncredited)Film
1958I Was Monty's DoubleAdjutant RAPCFilm
1958Another Time, Another PlaceDr. AldridgeFilm
1958The MoonrakerCromwellFilm
1958Law and DisorderSir Humphrey PomfretFilm
1958The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJudgeFilm
1958Blind SpotMr. BrentFilm
1958Happy Is the BrideChaytorFilm
1958Man with a GunHarry DraysonFilm
1958The Adventures of William TellDuke of BurgundySeries
1957The Admirable CrichtonMonsieur Fleury, chef at Loam HallFilm
1957Brothers in LawHis Honour Judge RymanFilm
1957High FlightCommandantFilm
1957These Dangerous YearsCommanding OfficerFilm
1957The Good CompanionsMonte MortimerFilm
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Lord Chief Justice WilliamsFilm
1956The Battle of the River PlateReverend George Groves - Padre, HMS ExeterFilm
1956Private's ProgressPsychiatristFilm
1956The Baby and the BattleshipThe Marshal’s AideFilm
1956Hancock's Half HourShip's Captain · 8 episodesSeries
1956Armchair TheatreMr. Elvin, Harry, FreddieSeries
1955Josephine and MenRegistrarFilm
1955Police DogInspectorFilm
1955A Time to KillPhinneas TilliardFilm
1954Stranger from VenusOfficial/Man at Desk (uncredited)Film
1954Beautiful StrangerMan at Casino #1Film
1954Make Me an Offer!Mr. ToshackFilm
1954Dangerous CargoLuigiFilm
1953The Pleasure GardenCol. GargoyleFilm
1953The Blue ParrotHenry CarsonFilm
1953The Drayton CaseDivisional Superintendent HenleyFilm
1953Black 13InspectorFilm
1953Scotland YardSeries
1952Mother Riley Meets the VampireScotland Yard Man (uncredited)Film
1952Blind Man's BluffLefty JonesFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameStephenSeries
1951The Railway Children · 2 episodesSeries
1950Sunday Night TheatreProsecuting CounselSeries
1950Dark IntervalCedric, the butlerFilm
1949A Matter of MurderGinterFilm
1949Old Mother Riley's New VentureKarlFilm
1948Escape from BroadmoorPendicotFilm
1948Death in the HandJack MottramFilm
1947The Hangman WaitsNewsmanFilm
—Twenty Minutes SouthArthur HarrisFilm