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John Le Mesurier
Known for
Acting
Born
1912-04-05 · 71 (at death)
Died
1983-11-15
Place of birth
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

John Le Mesurier

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 · 173 titles

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970

The Avengers
7.8

The Avengers

1961

Crown Court
5.7

Crown Court

1972

BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965

The Wednesday Play
5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964

Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Morecambe & Wise
6.5

Morecambe & Wise

1961

Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964

Dad's Army
7.4

Dad's Army

1968

Danger Man
7.3

Danger Man

1960

Ben-Hur
7.9

Ben-Hur

1959

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

The Goodies
7.7

The Goodies

1970

Sykes
6.7

Sykes

1972

The Pink Panther
6.8

The Pink Panther

1963

Casino Royale
5.2

Casino Royale

1967

NET Playhouse
7.3

NET Playhouse

1966

Thriller
7.0

Thriller

1973

Worzel Gummidge
6.2

Worzel Gummidge

1979

Interpol Calling
7.3

Interpol Calling

1959

The Italian Job
6.9

The Italian Job

1969

Hancock's Half Hour
7.4

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

Centre Play
7.0

Centre Play

1973

Brideshead Revisited
7.8

Brideshead Revisited

1981

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973

The Adventures of William Tell
6.8

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

Hi-de-Hi!
7.0

Hi-de-Hi!

1980

Jason King
7.8

Jason King

1971

All Gas and Gaiters
6.3

All Gas and Gaiters

1967

Ripping Yarns
7.7

Ripping Yarns

1976

Dad's Army
5.0

Dad's Army

1971

A Married Man
5.0

A Married Man

1983

War-Gods of the Deep
5.0

War-Gods of the Deep

1965

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Jabberwocky
6.0

Jabberwocky

1977

Two in Clover
7.2

Two in Clover

1969

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
5.0

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1953

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
5.5

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

1969

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8

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

1965

George and the Dragon
6.8

George and the Dragon

1966

The Magic Christian
5.8

The Magic Christian

1969

Eye of the Devil
6.1

Eye of the Devil

1966

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.7

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

Shades of Greene
8.5

Shades of Greene

1975

Hot Enough for June
5.7

Hot Enough for June

1964

I Was Monty's Double
6.9

I Was Monty's Double

1958

Invasion Quartet
6.5

Invasion Quartet

1961

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
6.0

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

Unidentified Flying Oddball
5.6

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979

The Wrong Box
6.4

The Wrong Box

1966

Gideon's Day
6.4

Gideon's Day

1958

Our Man in Havana
6.7

Our Man in Havana

1960

The Admirable Crichton
6.9

The Admirable Crichton

1957

The Moon-Spinners
5.8

The Moon-Spinners

1964

Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.3

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

Bod
7.2

Bod

1975

Where the Spies Are
5.4

Where the Spies Are

1966

Tea Party
7.0

Tea Party

1965

The 25th Hour
7.6

The 25th Hour

1967

Mr. Topaze
5.9

Mr. Topaze

1961

On the Fiddle
5.7

On the Fiddle

1961

Three for All
3.3

Three for All

1975

The Liquidator
6.3

The Liquidator

1965

Masquerade
5.0

Masquerade

1965

A Touch of Larceny
6.0

A Touch of Larceny

1960

I'm All Right Jack
6.6

I'm All Right Jack

1959

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
6.1

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Salt & Pepper
5.3

Salt & Pepper

1968

Law and Disorder
6.4

Law and Disorder

1958

The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.7

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
4.9

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980

Our Man in Marrakesh
5.9

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

The Early Bird
7.6

The Early Bird

1965

We Joined the Navy
6.0

We Joined the Navy

1963

The Rebel
7.8

The Rebel

1961

School for Scoundrels
6.9

School for Scoundrels

1960

The Bulldog Breed
6.1

The Bulldog Breed

1960

Blood of the Vampire
5.8

Blood of the Vampire

1958

The Mouse on the Moon
6.3

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

Shake Hands with the Devil
6.5

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

Only Two Can Play
5.9

Only Two Can Play

1962

Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

The Moonraker
6.9

The Moonraker

1958

The Baby and the Battleship
6.4

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

Dad's Army at the BBC

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

Happy Is the Bride
7.0

Happy Is the Bride

1958

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
6.5

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960

Au Pair Girls
4.6

Au Pair Girls

1972

Brief Encounter
5.0

Brief Encounter

1976

Long Past Glory
10.0

Long Past Glory

1963

Private's Progress
6.6

Private's Progress

1956

Jack the Ripper
6.2

Jack the Ripper

1959

Another Time, Another Place
5.8

Another Time, Another Place

1958

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
7.0

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025

Blind Spot
5.9

Blind Spot

1958

Beautiful Stranger
5.2

Beautiful Stranger

1954

Follow a Star
6.2

Follow a Star

1959

The Captain's Table
6.0

The Captain's Table

1959

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
6.2

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

High Flight
6.2

High Flight

1957

Doctor in Trouble
5.0

Doctor in Trouble

1970

Desert Mice
6.2

Desert Mice

1959

Very Important Person
5.5

Very Important Person

1961

These Dangerous Years
7.3

These Dangerous Years

1957

The Alf Garnett Saga
5.0

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

Police Dog
6.7

Police Dog

1955

Midas Run
4.7

Midas Run

1969

What's Up Nurse
4.8

What's Up Nurse

1977

The Punch and Judy Man
7.9

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

In the Cool of the Day
5.8

In the Cool of the Day

1963

Operation Amsterdam
6.1

Operation Amsterdam

1959

Stranger from Venus
5.2

Stranger from Venus

1954

Five Golden Hours
7.3

Five Golden Hours

1961

Doctor in Love
5.5

Doctor in Love

1960

The Pleasure Garden
6.5

The Pleasure Garden

1953

The Cuckoo Patrol
4.6

The Cuckoo Patrol

1967

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

A Christmas Carol
6.7

A Christmas Carol

1977

Macready's Gala
7.0

Macready's Gala

1966

Go to Blazes
6.3

Go to Blazes

1962

Don't Bother to Knock
4.8

Don't Bother to Knock

1961

Too Many Crooks
7.4

Too Many Crooks

1959

Never Let Go
6.5

Never Let Go

1960

Mister Ten Per Cent
5.6

Mister Ten Per Cent

1967

Black 13
7.0

Black 13

1953

Village of Daughters
6.7

Village of Daughters

1962

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
4.6

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Dangerous Cargo
6.4

Dangerous Cargo

1954

Finders Keepers
6.8

Finders Keepers

1966

The Blue Parrot
5.9

The Blue Parrot

1953

Brothers in Law
7.1

Brothers in Law

1957

The Good Companions
7.0

The Good Companions

1957

Never Put It in Writing
8.0

Never Put It in Writing

1964

Escape from Broadmoor
6.8

Escape from Broadmoor

1948

The Passionate Pilgrim
7.5

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
4.3

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

Jigsaw
7.3

Jigsaw

1962

Roger of the Raj
8.0

Roger of the Raj

1979

A Time to Kill
7.7

A Time to Kill

1955

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

Flat Two

Flat Two

1962

The Lady is a Square
6.2

The Lady is a Square

1959

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
6.5

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

1969

The Main Attraction
4.0

The Main Attraction

1962

The Bone Yard
9.0

The Bone Yard

1964

Facelift
10.0

Facelift

1984

The Night We Got the Bird
6.3

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

The Sandwich Man
6.5

The Sandwich Man

1966

Josephine and Men
6.4

Josephine and Men

1955

Man with a Gun
5.8

Man with a Gun

1958

Old Mother Riley's New Venture
9.5

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

1949

Make Me an Offer!
7.4

Make Me an Offer!

1954

The Shillingbury Blowers
7.5

The Shillingbury Blowers

1980

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
7.0

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

1962

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
7.0

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

2012

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

1967

Blind Man's Bluff
8.0

Blind Man's Bluff

1952

Death in the Hand
7.0

Death in the Hand

1948

A Matter of Murder
6.3

A Matter of Murder

1949

Late Flowering Love
8.0

Late Flowering Love

1981

Dead Lucky
6.5

Dead Lucky

1960

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

2001

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

1961

The Hangman Waits
5.0

The Hangman Waits

1947

The Drayton Case
7.0

The Drayton Case

1953

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
4.6

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978

The Flight Fund
9.0

The Flight Fund

1975