John Le Mesurier



First NameJohn
Last NameLe Mesurier
Full Name at BirthJohn Le Mesurier
Age71 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 5, 1912
BirthplaceBedford, Bedfordshire, England
Date of DeathNovember 15, 1983
Location of DeathRamsgate, Kent, England, UK
Cause of DeathCirrhosis of the Liver
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignAries
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryActor

John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) 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.


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Filmography

Selected John Le Mesurier film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1984
Facelift
Bruce

1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
Narrator

1983
A Married Man
Eustace Lough

1981
Father Mowbray

1981
Bognor
Blight-Purley

1981
Late Flowering Love
Col. Hunter Dunn

1980
Council Chairman

1980
Hugo Buxton

1979
Sir Gawain

1979
Baines

1979
An Honourable Retirement
Edward Brown

1978
Sir Archibald MacGregor

1978
Dr. Ogden

1977
The Chamberlain

1977
Col. Bromley-Pickering

1977
Marley's Ghost

1976
Ripping Yarns
Colonel Runciman

1975
Three for All
Mr. Gibbons

1975
Bod
Narrator

1975
Shades of Greene
Schmidt

1975
The Royal Variety Performance
Sergeant Wilson

1974
Robert Crowther

1974
Inspector Radlett

1974
Stephen

1974
Francis Howerd in Concert
-

1974
Village Hall
Harold Garfield

1973
Great Mysteries
Sidney Goldsmith

1973
Stubbs

1973
Black and Blue
Sir Henry

1973
Centre Play
Uncle Edward

1973
Between the Wars
-

1973
Rust
-

1972
Mr. Wainwright

1972
Frewin

1972
Crown Court
Reginald Standish

1972
Lord Hetherington

1971
Sgt. Wilson

1971
Doctor at Large
Stanley Moon

1971
Doctor Litz

1971
A Class by Himself
Lord Bleasham, Lord Shepton

1970
Purser

1970
Play for Today
Adrian Harris

1970
Uncle Tom

1970
Shine a Light
Lighthouseman Lionel Parrott

1969
Wells

1969
Governor

1969
Sir John

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Henderson

1969
Paul Temple
West

1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Joseph Bracher

1969
W. Somerset Maugham
Albert Forrester

1969
Two in Clover
Chairman

1969
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
Vicar

1968
Col. Woodstock

1968
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1968
The Morecambe & Wise Show
Captain Bligh's Crewman, Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1967
M's Driver

1967
Tribunal president

1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
Jocelyn Macauley

1967
Mr. Rose
Purser

1967
Cuckoo Patrol
Gibbs

1966
George Lillywhite

1966
Dr. Monnet

1966
The Sandwich Man
Abadiah - Senior Sandwich Man

1966
Doctor Slattery

1966
Adam Adamant Lives!
Velmer

1966
All Gas and Gaiters
Timothy Post, the television producer

1966
George and the Dragon
Colonel Maynard

1966
Finders Keepers
Mr. X

1966
Frankie Howerd
Jocelyn

1965
Rev. Jonathan Ives

1965
Sir Robert

1965
Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird
Colonel Foster

1965
British Army Officer

1965
Chekhov

1965
MacGillivray

1965
Mogul
Kemp

1965
BBC Play of the Month
Ossian Flint

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Brian Turner, Lame

1965
Pardon the Expression
Sir Charles Dobson

1965
Riviera Police
Jeremiah Canlon

1965
Tea Party
-

1964
Roger Allsop

1964
Anthony Gamble

1964
The Wednesday Play
Canon Dunwoodie, Judge Grayson

1964
Theatre 625
Dr. Parpalaid

1964
Room at the Bottom
-

1964
Thorndyke
Pembury

1963
Dr. Arraman

1963
British Delegate

1963
Defence Barrister

1963
The Punch and Judy Man
The Sandman

1963
Assistant Commissioner

1963
Hancock
Ambrose Butterfield

1963
Mr. Justice Duncannon
Mr. Justice Hoop

1962
Jigsaw
Mr. Simpson

1962
Salter

1962
Rev. Grimsley

1962
George Dewberry Sr.

1962
Go to Blazes
Fisherman

1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Coles

1962
Don Calogere

1962
Hair of the Dog
Sir Mortimer Gallant

1962
Dial RIX
George Frampton

1962
Festival
de Giray

1962
Flat Two
Warden

1961
A Coming-Out Party
Piggott, Escape Officer

1961
Office manager

1961
Blackmailer

1961
Colonel

1961
Hixon

1961
Father

1961
Ghost Squad
Volgu

1961
Hancock
The Air Marshall

1961
Benson, Dr. Macombie

1961
Doctor Alfieri

1961
The Night We Got the Bird
Clerk of the Court

1961
Caleb Bullrush, Lucifer, Luke Elms, Luke Elms

1961
The Pursuers
Joe Raker

1960
Dr. Mincing

1960
Pennington

1960
Head Waiter

1960
Prosecuting counsel

1960
Minister of Education

1960
Alvarado

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Mr. Sparrow

1960
Man from Interpol
Count Salon

1960
Dead Lucky
Inspector Corcoran

1960
Let's Get Married
Dean

1959
Head of the Admiralty

1959
Doctor

1959
Birkett

1959
Waters

1959
Dr. Tranter

1959
Grand Duke Alexis

1959
Dutch Colonel

1959
Louis - Waiter

1959
British General

1959
Sir Angus

1959
M.O.A. Lawyer

1959
Magistrate

1959
The Third Man
Prime Minister

1959
Staff Colonel

1959
The Lady Is a Square
Fergusson

1959
Interpol Calling
Monsieur Iamprou

1959
Gala Opening
-

1958
Dr. Aldridge

1958
Prosecuting Barrister

1958
Adjutant R.A.P.C.

1958
The Moonraker
Oliver Cromwell

1958
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1958
William Tell
Duke of Burgundy

1958
Blind Spot
Mr. Brent

1958
Chaytor

1958
Sir Humphrey Pomfret

1958
A Christmas Night with the Stars
Guest, Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1958
Man with a Gun
Harry Drayson

1957
Brothers in Law
Judge Ryman

1957
Cook

1957
Monte Mortimer

1957
Sword of Freedom
Guilio Basti

1957
Dangerous Youth
Commanding Officer

1957
Commandant

1957
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Curé

1957
The Gay Cavalier
Sir Richard Willis

1956
Psychiatrist

1956
Rev. George Groves, Padre, HMS Exeter

1956
The Marshal's Aide

1956
Armchair Theatre
Freddie, Harry, Mr. Elvin

1956
Hancock's Half Hour
Colonel, Colonel Winthrop, Doctor Callaghan, Doctor Callaghan

1956
Assignment Foreign Legion
Leblond

1955
ITV Play of the Week
Octave de Coetquidan

1955
A Time to Kill
Phineas Tilliard

1955
Registrar

1955
Police Dog
Inspector

1955
ITV Television Playhouse
Luigi

1955
The Granville Melodramas
Mr. Rencelaw, Sir John, Sir William Ralston

1954
Man at Desk

1954
The Vise
Professor Franz Tomulkin, Sir Robert Quinlan, Wilson

1954
Make Me an Offer
Mr. Toshack

1954
Undetermined Role

1954
Dangerous Cargo
Luigi

1954
Happy Holidays
Mr. Mulberry

1953
Inspector

1953
Rheingold Theatre
Dr. Garside, Dr. Lloyd, Geoffrey Warren, Geoffrey Warren

1953
The Pleasure Garden
Col. Pall K Gargoyle

1953
Carson

1953
The Drayton Case
Inspector Henley

1952
My Son, the Vampire
Scotland Yard Man

1952
Blind Man's Bluff
Lefty Jones

1951
Stephen

1951
The Small Miracle
-

1951
The Railway Children
Doctor, Dr. Forrest

1951
Sherlock Holmes
Eduardo Lucas

1951
A Time to Be Born
Joseph

1951
Show Me a Spy
Sir Alexander Blythe

1950
Dark Interval
Cedric, the butler

1949
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Karl

1949
A Matter of Murder
Ginter

1948
Death in the Hand
Jack Mottram

1948
Escape from Broadmoor
Pendicot

1946
They Flew Through Sand
R.A.F. press officer

1938
Richard of Bordeaux
Sir John Montague

1938
The Marvellous History of St. Bernard
Seigneur de Miolans

Late Night Drama
Geoffrey