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John Le Mesurier

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

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

7.0

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025 · Movie

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025 · TV Show

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

2023 · TV Show

7.0

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

2012 · Movie

5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007 · Movie

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

2001 · Movie

10.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001 · Movie

10.0

Facelift

1984 · Movie

7.5

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984 · Movie

5.0

A Married Man

1983 · TV Show

7.9

Brideshead Revisited

1981 · TV Show

8.0

Late Flowering Love

1981 · Movie

4.8

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980 · Movie

7.5

The Shillingbury Blowers

1980 · Movie

7.0

Hi-de-Hi!

1980 · TV Show

10.0

An Honourable Retirement

1979 · Movie

8.0

Roger of the Raj

1979 · Movie

5.6

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · Movie

6.2

Worzel Gummidge

1979 · TV Show

6.2

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · Movie

4.6

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978 · Movie

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

1977 · Movie

6.7

A Christmas Carol

1977 · Movie

4.6

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977 · Movie

6.0

Jabberwocky

1977 · Movie

4.8

What's Up Nurse

1977 · Movie

7.7

Ripping Yarns

1976 · TV Show

5.0

Brief Encounter

1976 · Movie

7.2

Bod

1975 · TV Show

6.0

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975 · Movie

8.5

Shades of Greene

1975 · TV Show

9.0

The Flight Fund

1975 · Movie

3.3

Three for All

1975 · Movie

5.4

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974 · Movie

5.0

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974 · Movie

8.0

Village Hall

1974 · TV Show

Rust

1973 · Movie

6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · TV Show

6.5

Black and Blue

1973 · TV Show

7.0

Centre Play

1973 · TV Show

9.0

Between the Wars

1973 · TV Show

7.0

Thriller

1973 · TV Show

Anywhere but England

1972 · Movie

5.7

Crown Court

1972 · TV Show

6.7

Sykes

1972 · TV Show

4.6

Au Pair Girls

1972 · Movie

5.0

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972 · Movie

8.3

Traitor

1971 · Movie

7.8

Jason King

1971 · TV Show

5.0

Dad's Army

1971 · Movie

8.0

A Class by Himself

1971 · TV Show

7.7

The Goodies

1970 · TV Show

6.6

Play for Today

1970 · TV Show

6.7

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970 · Movie

5.0

Doctor in Trouble

1970 · Movie

5.8

The Magic Christian

1969 · Movie

6.5

The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

1969 · Movie

5.5

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

1969 · TV Show

W. Somerset Maugham

1969 · TV Show

6.9

The Italian Job

1969 · Movie

4.7

Midas Run

1969 · Movie

7.2

Two in Clover

1969 · TV Show

7.5

Dad's Army

1968 · TV Show

5.3

Salt & Pepper

1968 · Movie

4.6

The Cuckoo Patrol

1967 · Movie

7.6

The 25th Hour

1967 · Movie

5.2

Casino Royale

1967 · Movie

5.6

Mister Ten Per Cent

1967 · Movie

The Inn Way Out

1967 · Movie

6.2

All Gas and Gaiters

1967 · TV Show

6.8

Finders Keepers

1966 · Movie

6.8

George and the Dragon

1966 · TV Show

6.1

Eye of the Devil

1966 · Movie

7.3

NET Playhouse

1966 · TV Show

6.5

The Sandwich Man

1966 · Movie

6.4

The Wrong Box

1966 · Movie

5.9

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966 · Movie

7.0

Macready's Gala

1966 · Movie

5.4

Where the Spies Are

1966 · Movie

7.5

The Early Bird

1965 · Movie

6.3

The Liquidator

1965 · Movie

5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · TV Show

4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · TV Show

6.8

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

1965 · Movie

7.0

Pardon the Expression

1965 · TV Show

5.0

War-Gods of the Deep

1965 · Movie

5.0

Masquerade

1965 · Movie

7.0

Tea Party

1965 · Movie

5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964 · TV Show

9.0

The Bone Yard

1964 · Movie

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

1964 · Movie

5.9

The Moon-Spinners

1964 · Movie

7.2

Theatre 625

1964 · TV Show

8.0

Never Put It in Writing

1964 · Movie

8.0

Story Parade

1964 · TV Show

5.7

Hot Enough for June

1964 · Movie

6.9

The Pink Panther

1963 · Movie

10.0

Long Past Glory

1963 · Movie

8.0

Festival

1963 · TV Show

5.8

In the Cool of the Day

1963 · Movie

Full Filmography

100 titles, newest first

7.0

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025 · Movie

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025 · TV Show

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

2023 · TV Show

7.0

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

2012 · Movie

5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007 · Movie

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

2001 · Movie

10.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001 · Movie

10.0

Facelift

1984 · Movie