
Acting · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Born April 5, 1912
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.
MovieShort Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
TVDad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
MovieJohn Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
2012
as Himself
MovieHitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe 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)
MovieFacelift
1984
as Bruce
MovieThe Passionate Pilgrim
1984
as The Narrator
TVA Married Man
1983
as Eustace Lough
TVBrideshead Revisited
1981
as Father Mowbray
MovieLate Flowering Love
1981
MovieThe Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Perkins
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Council Chairman
TVHi-de-Hi!
1980
as Hugo Buxton
An Honourable Retirement
1979
as Edward Brown
MovieRoger of the Raj
1979
as Colonel Runciman
MovieUnidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Sir Gawain
TVWorzel Gummidge
1979
as Baines
MovieWho Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Dr. Deere
MovieRosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
MovieA Christmas Carol
1977
as Marley's Ghost
MovieStand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
MovieJabberwocky
1977
as Passelewe
MovieWhat's Up Nurse
1977
as Dr. Ogden
TVRipping Yarns
1976
as Col. Runciman
MovieBrief Encounter
1976
as Stephen
TVBod
1975
as Narrator
MovieThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lord Redcliff
TVShades of Greene
1975
as Schmidt
MovieThe Flight Fund
1975
as Uncle Edward
MovieThree for All
1975
as Mr. Gibbons
MovieBarry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Robert Crowther
MovieConfessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Inspector John Radlett
Rust
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes
TVOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Sidney Goldsmith
Black and Blue
1973
as Sir Henry Hawkes
TVCentre Play
1973
as Uncle Edward
Between the Wars
1973
as Lord Moping
TVThriller
1973
as Stubbs
Anywhere but England
1972
as Freddie
TVCrown Court
1972
as Reginald Standish
TVSykes
1972
as Lord Hetherington
MovieAu Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Wainwright
MovieThe Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Ronald Frewin
Traitor
1971
as Adrian Harris
TVJason King
1971
MovieDad's Army
1971
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
A Class by Himself
1971
TVThe Goodies
1970
as Uncle Tom
TVPlay for Today
1970
MovieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Pelham
MovieDoctor in Trouble
1970
as Purser
MovieThe Magic Christian
1969
as Sir John
MovieThe Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969
as Judge Grayson
TVDear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as Vicar
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Albert Forrester
MovieThe Italian Job
1969
as Governor
MovieMidas Run
1969
as Wells
TVTwo in Clover
1969
as Chairman
TVDad's Army
1968
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
MovieSalt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Woodstock
MovieThe Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Gibbs
MovieThe 25th Hour
1967
as Tribunal President
MovieCasino Royale
1967
as M's Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Inn Way Out
1967
as Pub Bore
TVAll Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Timothy Post
MovieMister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Jocelyn Macauley
MovieFinders Keepers
1966
as Mr. X
TVGeorge and the Dragon
1966
MovieEye of the Devil
1966
as Dr. Monnet
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Don Bernal de la Encino
MovieThe Sandwich Man
1966
as Religious Sandwich Man
MovieThe Wrong Box
1966
as Doctor Slattery
MovieOur Man in Marrakesh
1966
as George Lillywhite
MovieMacready's Gala
1966
as Canon Dunwoodie
MovieWhere the Spies Are
1966
as Mc Gillivray
MovieThe Early Bird
1965
as Colonel Foster
MovieThe Liquidator
1965
as Chekhov
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Ossian Flint
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Brian Turner
MovieThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as French Painter
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Sir Charles Dobson
MovieWar-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
MovieMasquerade
1965
as Sir Robert
MovieTea Party
1965
MovieThe Bone Yard
1964
as Superintendent Melchior
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Canon Dunwoodie
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
as Mr. Sparrow
MovieThe Moon-Spinners
1964
as Anthony Gamble
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Doctor Parpalaid
MovieNever Put It in Writing
1964
as Adams
Story Parade
1964
as Patrick Seton
MovieHot Enough for June
1964
as Roger Allsop
MovieThe Pink Panther
1963
as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
MovieLong Past Glory
1963
as Harry
Festival
1963
as de Giray
MovieIn the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dr. Arraman
MovieWe Joined the Navy
1963
as George Dewberry Sr.
MovieThe Mouse on the Moon
1963
as British Delegate
MovieThe Punch and Judy Man
1963
as The Sandman
MovieThe Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Assistant Commissioner
MovieThe Main Attraction
1962
as Bozo
Dial RIX
1962
MovieJigsaw
1962
as Mr Simpson
MovieGo to Blazes
1962
as Fisherman
MovieMrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
as Cole
MovieVillage of Daughters
1962
as Don Calogere
Hair of the Dog
1962
as Sir Mortimer Gallant
MovieFlat Two
1962
as Warden
MovieOnly Two Can Play
1962
as Salter
MovieTune On the Old Tax Fiddle
1961
as Mr. Elvin
TVMorecambe & Wise
1961
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
MovieOn the Fiddle
1961
as Hixon
MovieInvasion Quartet
1961
MovieDon't Bother to Knock
1961
as Father
MovieVery Important Person
1961
as Escape Officer Piggott
MovieMr. Topaze
1961
as Blackmailer
MovieThe Rebel
1961
as Office manager
MovieFive Golden Hours
1961
as Dr. Alfiera
TVThe Avengers
1961
MovieThe Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Minister of Education
MovieThe Bulldog Breed
1960
as Prosecuting Counsel
MovieThe Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Clerk of the Court
TVDanger Man
1960
as Alvarado
MovieThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Green
MovieDoctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Mincing
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Mr. Sparrow
MovieNever Let Go
1960
as Pennington
MovieDead Lucky
1960
as Inspector Corcoran
MovieSchool for Scoundrels
1960
as Skinner
Let's Get Married
1960
as Dean
MovieA Touch of Larceny
1960
as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)
MovieOur Man in Havana
1960
as Louis - Waiter (uncredited)
MovieBen-Hur
1959
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Attorney
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Monsieur Iamprou
MovieI'm All Right Jack
1959
as Waters
MovieShake Hands with the Devil
1959
as British General
MovieJack the Ripper
1959
as Dr. Tranter
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Barrymore
MovieCarlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Grand Duke Alexis
MovieToo Many Crooks
1959
as Magistrate
MovieThe Lady is a Square
1959
as Fergusson
MovieOperation Amsterdam
1959
as Colonel Janssen
MovieThe Captain's Table
1959
as Sir Angus
MovieDesert Mice
1959
as Staff Colonel
MovieFollow a Star
1959
as Birkett
MovieI Was Monty's Double
1958
as Adjutant RAPC
TVThe Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Duke of Burgundy
MovieBlood of the Vampire
1958
as Chief Justice
MovieMan with a Gun
1958
as Harry Drayson
MovieThe Moonraker
1958
as Cromwell
MovieBlind Spot
1958
as Mr. Brent
MovieLaw and Disorder
1958
as Sir Humphrey Pomfret
MovieAnother Time, Another Place
1958
as Dr. Aldridge
MovieGideon's Day
1958
as Barrister (uncredited)
MovieHappy Is the Bride
1958
as Chaytor
MovieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Judge
MovieHancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Lord Chief Justice Williams
MovieHigh Flight
1957
as Commandant
MovieThese Dangerous Years
1957
as Commanding Officer
MovieThe Admirable Crichton
1957
MovieThe Good Companions
1957
as Monte Mortimer
MovieBrothers in Law
1957
as His Honour Judge Ryman
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Elvin
TVHancock's Half Hour
1956
as Ship's Captain
MovieThe Baby and the Battleship
1956
as The Marshal’s Aide
MoviePrivate's Progress
1956
as Psychiatrist
MovieJosephine and Men
1955
as Registrar
MovieA Time to Kill
1955
as Phinneas Tilliard
MoviePolice Dog
1955
as Inspector
MovieMake Me an Offer!
1954
as Mr. Toshack
MovieStranger from Venus
1954
as Official/Man at Desk (uncredited)
MovieBeautiful Stranger
1954
as Man at Casino #1
MovieDangerous Cargo
1954
as Luigi
MovieBlack 13
1953
as Inspector
MovieThe Pleasure Garden
1953
as Col. Gargoyle
MovieThe Blue Parrot
1953
as Henry Carson
MovieThe Drayton Case
1953
as Divisional Superintendent Henley
TVScotland Yard
1953
MovieMother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
MovieBlind Man's Bluff
1952
as Lefty Jones
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen
The Railway Children
1951
Dark Interval
1950
as Cedric, the butler
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Prosecuting Counsel
MovieA Matter of Murder
1949
as Ginter
MovieOld Mother Riley's New Venture
1949
as Karl
MovieEscape from Broadmoor
1948
as Pendicot
MovieDeath in the Hand
1948
as Jack Mottram
MovieThe Hangman Waits
1947
as Newsman
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris