John Le Mesurier

Acting · 1912–1983 · 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

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Jabberwocky

1977 · Passelewe

5.0

Dad's Army

1971 · Sergeant Arthur Wilson

7.5

Dad's Army

1968 · Series · Sergeant Arthur Wilson

6.8

The Pink Panther

1963 · Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

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The Italian Job

1969 · Governor

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War-Gods of the Deep

1965 · Rev. Jonathan Ives

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 · Barrymore

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A Christmas Carol

1977 · Marley's Ghost

5.6

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · Sir Gawain

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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975 · Lord Redcliff

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Only Two Can Play

1962 · Salter

7.8

The Rebel

1961 · Office manager

All acting credits190

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025 · Series · Sgt. Arthur Wilson

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Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025 · Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007 · Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

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Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001 · Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Facelift

1984 · Bruce

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The Passionate Pilgrim

1984 · The Narrator

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A Married Man

1983 · Series · Eustace Lough

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Brideshead Revisited

1981 · Series · Father Mowbray

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Late Flowering Love

1981

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Hi-de-Hi!

1980 · Series · Hugo Buxton

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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980 · Perkins

The Shillingbury Blowers

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The Shillingbury Blowers

1980 · Council Chairman

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Worzel Gummidge

1979 · Series · Baines

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Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · Sir Gawain

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Roger of the Raj

1979 · Colonel Runciman

An Honourable Retirement

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An Honourable Retirement

1979 · Edward Brown

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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · Dr. Deere

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Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978 · Sir Archibald MacGregor

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