John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Birthday: April 5, 1912 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Deathday: November 15, 1983

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

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Self (archive footage)

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

Facelift

Facelift

Hi-de-Hi!

Hi-de-Hi!

Late Flowering Love

Late Flowering Love

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Shillingbury Blowers

The Shillingbury Blowers

Council Chairman

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Roger of the Raj

Roger of the Raj

Colonel Runciman

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Sir Archibald MacGregor

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Col. Bromley-Pickering

What's Up Nurse

What's Up Nurse

Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise

Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

The Flight Fund

The Flight Fund

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Three for All

Three for All

Bod

Bod

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Inspector Radlett

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Robert Crowther

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rust

Rust

Sir Henry Hawkes

Thriller

Thriller

Crown Court

Crown Court

Reginald Standish

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Sir Henry Hawkes

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Sidney Goldsmith

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

Anywhere but England

Anywhere but England

Au Pair Girls

Au Pair Girls

Jason King

Jason King

A Class by Himself

A Class by Himself

Sykes

Sykes

Lord Hetherington

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Traitor

Traitor

Play for Today

Play for Today

The Goodies

The Goodies

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

Midas Run

Midas Run

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

Two in Clover

Two in Clover

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Mister Ten Per Cent

Mister Ten Per Cent

Jocelyn Macauley

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

Tribunal President

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

M's Driver (uncredited)

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

Macready's Gala

Macready's Gala

Canon Dunwoodie

Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

George Lillywhite

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Doctor Slattery

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

Religious Sandwich Man

Adam Adamant Lives!

Adam Adamant Lives!

George And The Dragon

George And The Dragon

Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

Sir Charles Dobson

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Masquerade

Masquerade

The Liquidator

The Liquidator

Tea Party

Tea Party

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep

Rev. Jonathan Ives

Story Parade

Story Parade

The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

Superintendent Melchior

Never Put It in Writing

Never Put It in Writing

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Avengers

The Avengers

Festival

Festival

Festival

Festival

Don Bernal de la Encina

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Assistant Commissioner

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

George Dewberry Sr.

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

Long Past Glory

Long Past Glory

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

British Delegate

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

The Main Attraction

The Main Attraction

Village of Daughters

Village of Daughters

Flat Two

Flat Two

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Sir Mortimer Gallant

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Dial RIX

Dial RIX

The Rebel

The Rebel

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

Piggott, Escape Officer

On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle

Invasion Quartet

Invasion Quartet

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze

Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

Minister of Education

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

Clerk of the Court

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed

Prosecuting Counsel

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

Dead Lucky

Dead Lucky

Inspector Corcoran

A Touch of Larceny

A Touch of Larceny

Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Grand Duke Alexis

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam

Colonel Janssen

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Doctor (uncredited)

The Lady is a Square

The Lady is a Square

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Follow a Star

Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

British General

Desert Mice

Desert Mice

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

Monsieur Iamprou

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

Duke of Burgundy

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

The Moonraker

The Moonraker

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Man with a Gun

Man with a Gun

Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

Commanding Officer

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

High Flight

High Flight

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

His Honour Judge Ryman

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Lord Chief Justice Williams

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

Private's Progress

Private's Progress

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

The Marshal’s Aide

Police Dog

Police Dog

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Phinneas Tilliard

Josephine and Men

Josephine and Men

Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer!

Stranger from Venus

Stranger from Venus

The Drayton Case

The Drayton Case

Divisional Superintendent Henley

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

Black 13

Black 13

The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Dark Interval

Dark Interval

Cedric, the butler

A Matter of Murder

A Matter of Murder

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Death in the Hand

Death in the Hand

Escape from Broadmoor

Escape from Broadmoor

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Twenty Minutes South

Twenty Minutes South

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Self (archive footage)

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

Facelift

Facelift

Late Flowering Love

Late Flowering Love

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Shillingbury Blowers

The Shillingbury Blowers

Council Chairman

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Roger of the Raj

Roger of the Raj

Colonel Runciman

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Sir Archibald MacGregor

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Col. Bromley-Pickering

What's Up Nurse

What's Up Nurse

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

The Flight Fund

The Flight Fund

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Three for All

Three for All

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Inspector Radlett

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Robert Crowther

Rust

Rust

Sir Henry Hawkes

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

Anywhere but England

Anywhere but England

Au Pair Girls

Au Pair Girls

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Traitor

Traitor

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

Midas Run

Midas Run

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

Mister Ten Per Cent

Mister Ten Per Cent

Jocelyn Macauley

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

Tribunal President

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

M's Driver (uncredited)

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

Macready's Gala

Macready's Gala

Canon Dunwoodie

Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

George Lillywhite

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Doctor Slattery

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

Religious Sandwich Man

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Masquerade

Masquerade

The Liquidator

The Liquidator

Tea Party

Tea Party

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep

Rev. Jonathan Ives

The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

Superintendent Melchior

Never Put It in Writing

Never Put It in Writing

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Assistant Commissioner

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

George Dewberry Sr.

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

Long Past Glory

Long Past Glory

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

British Delegate

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

The Main Attraction

The Main Attraction

Village of Daughters

Village of Daughters

Flat Two

Flat Two

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Sir Mortimer Gallant

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

The Rebel

The Rebel

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

Piggott, Escape Officer

On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle

Invasion Quartet

Invasion Quartet

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze

Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

Minister of Education

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

Clerk of the Court

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed

Prosecuting Counsel

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

Dead Lucky

Dead Lucky

Inspector Corcoran

A Touch of Larceny

A Touch of Larceny

Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Grand Duke Alexis

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam

Colonel Janssen

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Doctor (uncredited)

The Lady is a Square

The Lady is a Square

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Follow a Star

Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

British General

Desert Mice

Desert Mice

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

The Moonraker

The Moonraker

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

Sir Humphrey Pomfret

Man with a Gun

Man with a Gun

Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

Commanding Officer

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

High Flight

High Flight

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

His Honour Judge Ryman

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Lord Chief Justice Williams

Private's Progress

Private's Progress

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

The Marshal’s Aide

Police Dog

Police Dog

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Phinneas Tilliard

Josephine and Men

Josephine and Men

Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer!

Stranger from Venus

Stranger from Venus

The Drayton Case

The Drayton Case

Divisional Superintendent Henley

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

Black 13

Black 13

The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Dark Interval

Dark Interval

Cedric, the butler

A Matter of Murder

A Matter of Murder

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Death in the Hand

Death in the Hand

Escape from Broadmoor

Escape from Broadmoor

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Twenty Minutes South

Twenty Minutes South

Hi-de-Hi!

Hi-de-Hi!

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise

Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Bod

Bod

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Thriller

Thriller

Crown Court

Crown Court

Reginald Standish

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Sir Henry Hawkes

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Sidney Goldsmith

Jason King

Jason King

A Class by Himself

A Class by Himself

Sykes

Sykes

Lord Hetherington

Play for Today

Play for Today

The Goodies

The Goodies

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

Two in Clover

Two in Clover

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

Adam Adamant Lives!

Adam Adamant Lives!

George And The Dragon

George And The Dragon

Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

Sir Charles Dobson

Story Parade

Story Parade

The Avengers

The Avengers

Festival

Festival

Festival

Festival

Don Bernal de la Encina

Dial RIX

Dial RIX

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

Monsieur Iamprou

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

Duke of Burgundy

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

The Railway Children

The Railway Children