Acting

John Le Mesurier

Born 1912-04-05 · Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Died 1983-11-15

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.

Credits

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Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
2025
Dad's Army at the BBC
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
2025
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice)
2023
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
as Himself
2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
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)
2001
Facelift
as Bruce
1984
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
1984
A Married Man
as Eustace Lough
1983
Brideshead Revisited
as Father Mowbray
1981
Late Flowering Love
1981
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
1980
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Council Chairman
1980
Hi-de-Hi!
as Hugo Buxton
1980
An Honourable Retirement
as Edward Brown
1979
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
1979
Worzel Gummidge
as Baines
1979
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
1978
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
1977
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
1977
Ripping Yarns
as Col. Runciman
1976
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
1976
Bod
as Narrator
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
1975
Shades of Greene
as Schmidt
1975
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
1975
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
1974
Village Hall
as Harold Garfield
1974
Rust
as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Sidney Goldsmith
1973
Black and Blue
as Sir Henry Hawkes
1973
Centre Play
as Uncle Edward
1973
Between the Wars
as Lord Moping
1973
Thriller
as Stubbs
1973
Anywhere but England
as Freddie
1972
Crown Court
as Reginald Standish
1972
Sykes
as Lord Hetherington
1972
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
1972
Traitor
as Adrian Harris
1971
Jason King
1971
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1971
A Class by Himself
as Lord Bleasham
1971
The Goodies
as Uncle Tom
1970
Play for Today
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Pelham
1970
Doctor in Trouble
as Purser
1970
The Magic Christian
as Sir John
1969
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
as Judge Grayson
1969
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
as Vicar
1969
W. Somerset Maugham
as Albert Forrester
1969
The Italian Job
as Governor
1969
Midas Run
as Wells
1969
Two in Clover
as Chairman
1969
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
1968
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Woodstock
1968
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Gibbs
1967
The 25th Hour
as Tribunal President
1967
Casino Royale
as M's Driver (uncredited)
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Jocelyn Macauley
1967
The Inn Way Out
as Pub Bore
1967
All Gas and Gaiters
as Timothy Post
1967
Finders Keepers
as Mr. X
1966
George and the Dragon
1966
Eye of the Devil
as Dr. Monnet
1966
NET Playhouse
as Don Bernal de la Encino
1966
The Sandwich Man
as Religious Sandwich Man
1966
The Wrong Box
as Doctor Slattery
1966
Our Man in Marrakesh
as George Lillywhite
1966
Macready's Gala
as Canon Dunwoodie
1966
Where the Spies Are
as Mc Gillivray
1966
The Early Bird
as Colonel Foster
1965