John Le Mesurier

Known for

Acting

Born

April 5, 1912

Birthplace

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Died

November 15, 1983 (aged 71)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Ben-Hur

1959

The Pink Panther

1963

The Italian Job

1969

Casino Royale

1967

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

Jabberwocky

1977

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

1965

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

The Avengers

1961

Our Man in Havana

1960

Filmography

TBA
Twenty Minutes South
as Arthur Harris
2025
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
2025
Dad's Army at the BBCTV
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (1 episode)
2012
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
as Himself
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Facelift
as Bruce
1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
1983
A Married ManTV
as Eustace Lough (3 episodes)
1981
Brideshead RevisitedTV
as Father Mowbray (2 episodes)
1981
Late Flowering Love
1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
1980
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
1980
Hi-de-Hi!TV
as Hugo Buxton (1 episode)
1979
An Honourable Retirement
as Edward Brown
1979
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
1979
Worzel GummidgeTV
as Baines (1 episode)
1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
1977
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe