Acting credits
163
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Le Mesurier
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.4
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Movies: 133Series: 30
TMDB ID: 14264
IMDb ID: nm0494452
Known for: Acting
Born: April 5, 1912
Died: November 15, 1983
Age: 71
Place of birth: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q139712
Also known as
John LeMesurier • John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Le Mesurier.
7.0
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
as Himself
2012 Movie
5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 Movie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
Facelift
as Bruce
1984 Movie
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Narrator
1984 Movie
Late Flowering Love
1981 Movie
4.8
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Perkins
1980 Movie
8.0
Roger of the Raj
as Colonel Runciman
1979 Movie
5.6
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Sir Gawain
1979 Movie
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Dr. Deere
1978 Movie
4.0
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Sir Archibald MacGregor
1978 Movie
6.6
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
1977 Movie
4.2
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
1977 Movie
6.0
Jabberwocky
as Passelewe
1977 Movie
4.1
What's Up Nurse
as Dr. Ogden
1977 Movie
4.6
Brief Encounter
as Stephen
1976 Movie
6.0
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Lord Redcliff
1975 Movie
The Flight Fund
as Uncle Edward
1975 Movie
1.0
Three for All
as Mr. Gibbons
1975 Movie
5.2
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Robert Crowther
1974 Movie
4.9
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Inspector John Radlett
1974 Movie
4.4
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Wainwright
1972 Movie
4.5
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Ronald Frewin
1972 Movie
7.5
Traitor
as Adrian Harris
1971 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Le Mesurier.
Dad's Army at the BBC
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson • 1 eps
2025 Series
4.5
A Married Man
as Eustace Lough • 4 eps
1983 Series
7.9
Brideshead Revisited
as Father Mowbray • 2 eps
1981 Series
7.0
Hi-de-Hi!
as Hugo Buxton • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.2
Worzel Gummidge
as Baines • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.6
Ripping Yarns
as Col. Runciman • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.8
Bod
as Narrator • 13 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Sidney Goldsmith • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Stubbs • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.4
Crown Court
as Reginald Standish • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.4
Sykes
as Lord Hetherington • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.6
Jason King
1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Goodies
as Uncle Tom • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.3
Play for Today
1 eps
1970 Series
5.5
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
as Vicar • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.5
Two in Clover
as Chairman • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.4
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson • 77 eps
1968 Series
5.7
All Gas and Gaiters
as Timothy Post • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.7
George And The Dragon
26 eps
1966 Series
7.2
Adam Adamant Lives!
1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Ossian Flint • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Doctor Parpalaid • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.5
Morecambe & Wise
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.7
The Avengers
2 eps
1961 Series