John Le Mesurier

Deceased · Born: Apr 5, 1912 · Died: Nov 15, 1983

Personal Details

Born Apr 5, 1912 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Spouse

Joan Le Mesurier
( Mar 2, 1966 to Nov 15, 1983 )
Hattie Jacques
( Nov 10, 1949 to Aug 31, 1965 )
June Melville
( Apr 18, 1940 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Le Mesurier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2023

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes as Sgt. Wilson

2001

You Don't Want to Do That

You Don't Want to Do That as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1984

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim as The Narrator

1982

Hi-de-Hi! as Hugo Buxton

1981

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited as Father Mowbray

1980

...And the Band Played On

...And the Band Played On

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Perkins

1979

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball as Sir Gawain

1978

What's Up Nurse!

What's Up Nurse! as Dr. Ogden

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Sir Archibald MacGregor

1977

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers as Col. Bromley-Pickering

Jabberwocky as Passelewe

1975

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Lord Redcliff

Bod as Narrator

1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Inspector Radlett

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter as Stephen

1973

Thriller as Mr. Stubbs

1972

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga as Frewin

1971

Dad's Army as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1970

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble as Purser

1969

The Italian Job

The Italian Job as Governor

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian as Sir John

Midas Run as Wells

1968

Salt and Pepper

Salt and Pepper as Col. Woodstock

Dad's Army as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

Mister Ten Per Cent as Jocelyn Macauley

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Cuckoo Patrol as Gibbs

1966

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers as Mr. X

Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are as Mc Gillivray

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil as Dr. Monnet

Bang! Bang! You're Dead!

Bang! Bang! You're Dead! as George Lillywhite

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

1965

War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep as Rev. Jonathan Ives

Masquerade as Sir Robert

The Early Bird as Colonel Foster

The Liquidator as Chekhov

1964

Never Put It in Writing

Never Put It in Writing as Adams

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners as Anthony Gamble

Agent 8 3/4 as Roger Allsop

1963

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon as British Delegate

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law as Assistant Commissioner

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther as Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day as Dr. Arraman

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man as The Sandman

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy as George Dewberry Sr.

1962

The Main Attraction

The Main Attraction as Bozo

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play as Salter

Village of Daughters

Village of Daughters as Don Calogere

Jigsaw as Mr Simpson

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Coles

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

1961

Why Bother to Knock

Why Bother to Knock as Father

A Coming-Out Party

A Coming-Out Party as Piggott, Escape Officer

Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours as Dr. Alfiera

Call Me Genius as Office manager

Invasion Quartet

Invasion Quartet

On the Fiddle as Hixon

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Green

Doctor in Love as Dr Mincing

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird as Clerk of the Court

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels as Head Waiter

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed as Prosecuting counsel

1959

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper as Dr. Tranter

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles as Barrymore

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table as Sir Angus

Follow a Star as Birkett

Man in a Cocked Hat

Man in a Cocked Hat as Grand Duke Alexis

The Lady Is a Square

The Lady Is a Square as Fergusson

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks as Magistrate

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling as Monsieur Iamprou

1958

Blind Spot as Mr. Brent

Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire as Chief Justice

Man with a Gun as Harry Drayson

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place as Dr. Aldridge

William Tell as Duke of Burgundy

1957

Dangerous Youth

Dangerous Youth as Commanding Officer

High Flight as Commandant

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law as His Honour Judge Ryman

1956

Private's Progress

Private's Progress as Psychiatrist

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship as The Marshal’s Aide

1955

Police Dog as Inspector

1954

Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo as Luigi

1953

Black 13 as Inspector

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot as Henry Carson

1949

A Matter of Murder

A Matter of Murder as Ginter

appearances

2012

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

2001

The Best of Morecambe & Wise

The Best of Morecambe & Wise