John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: April 5, 1912

Death Date: November 15, 1983 — 71 years old

Birth Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

IMDB

Veteran character player; best remembered for the British TV series "Dad's Army."

Credits

Actor Guest Producer Director Writer Music All Credits

Dad's Army: The Animations

Voice
Show
2023

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

Actor
Sergeant Wilson
Show
2023

It Sticks Out Half a Mile

Actor
Show
1983

It Sticks Out Half a Mile

Voice
Show
1983

The Lancaster Gate End

Voice
Show
1982

The Intersection

Voice
Show
1981

Hi-De-Hi!

Actor
Hugo Buxton
Show
1980

The Shillingbury Blowers

Actor
Council Chairman
Movie
1980

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Actor
Perkins
Movie
1980

Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

Voice
Show
1979

A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court

Actor
Sir Gawain
Movie
1979

Un Cosmonaute chez le roi Arthur

Actor
Movie
1979

Rosie Dixon: Night Nurse

Actor
Movie
1978

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

Guest
Show
1977

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Actor
Col. Bromley-Pickering
Movie
1977

A Christmas Carol

Actor
Marley's Ghost
Movie
1977

A Christmas Carol

Actor
Marley's Ghost
Movie
1977

Ripping Yarns

Actor
Show
1976

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Actor
Lord Redcliff
Movie
1975

Dad's Army

Actor
Show
1974

Dad's Army

Voice
Show
1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Actor
Inspector Radlett
Movie
1974

Brief Encounter

Actor
Stephen
Movie
1974

ThrillerStream

Actor
Stubbs
Series
1973

File It Under Fear

Actor
Stubbs
Movie
1973

Sykes

Actor
Show
1972

The Alf Garnett Saga

Actor
Mr. Frewin
Movie
1972

Jason King

Actor
Show
1971

Doctor at LargeStream

Guest Star
Stanley Moon
Series
1971

Dad's Army

Actor
Sergeant Wilson
Movie
1971

Play for Today

Actor
Adrian Harris
Show
1970

Brothers in Law

Actor
Judge
Show
1970

On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverStream

Actor
Pelham
Movie
1970
100%

The Magic Christian

Actor
Sir John (uncredited)
Movie
1970

Doctor in Trouble

Actor
Purser
Movie
1970

The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder

Actor
Joseph Bracher
Show
1969

Midas Run

Actor
Wells
Movie
1969

The Italian JobStream

Actor
Governor
Movie
1969
81%

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Guest
Show
1968

Dad's ArmyStream

Actor
Sgt Arthur Wilson
Series
1968

Doctor in the House

Actor
Show
1968

Doctor in the House

Voice
Show
1968

Salt and Pepper

Actor
Col. Woodstock
Movie
1968

Cuckoo Patrol

Actor
Movie
1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

Actor
Jocelyn Macauley
Movie
1967

The 25th Hour

Actor
Tribunal president
Movie
1967

Eye of the Devil

Actor
Dr. Monnet
Movie
1967

Finders Keepers

Actor
Mr. X
Movie
1966

Bang, Bang, You're Dead

Actor
George Lillywhite
Movie
1966

Where the Spies Are

Voice
MacGillivray
Movie
1966

The Wrong Box

Actor
Doctor Slattery
Movie
1966

A World of Comedy

Actor
Show
1965

Masquerade

Actor
Sir Robert
Movie
1965

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Actor
French Painter
Movie
1965

The Early Bird

Actor
Colonel Foster (Golf Partner)
Movie
1965

War Gods of the Deep

Actor
Rev. Jonathan Ives
Movie
1965

The Moon-Spinners

Actor
Anthony Gamble
Movie
1964

Hancock

Actor
Ambrose Butterfield
Show
1963

The Pink PantherStream

Actor
Defence Barrister
Movie
1963
89%

Agent 8 3/4

Actor
Roger Allsop
Movie
1963

Never Let Go

Actor
Pennington
Movie
1963

In the Cool of the Day

Actor
Dr. Arraman
Movie
1963

The Mouse on the Moon

Actor
British Delegate
Movie
1963

The Main Attraction

Actor
Bozo
Movie
1963

Village of Daughters

Actor
Don Calogere
Movie
1962

Only Two Can Play

Actor
Salter
Movie
1962

The Punch and Judy Man

Actor
Charles Ford (Sandman)
Movie
1962

Flat Two

Actor
Warden
Movie
1962

The AvengersStream

Guest Star
Series
1961

Invasion Quartet

Actor
Colonel
Movie
1961

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

Actor
Minister of Education
Movie
1961

Five Golden Hours

Actor
Doctor Alfieri
Movie
1961

Why Bother to Knock

Actor
Father
Movie
1961

Go to Blazes

Actor
Fisherman
Movie
1961

On the Fiddle

Actor
Hixon
Movie
1961

Jigsaw

Actor
Mr. Simpson
Movie
1961

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Actor
Warden
Show
1960

Man from Interpol

Actor
Count Salon
Show
1960

School for Scoundrels

Actor
Head Waiter
Movie
1960

The Night We Got the Bird

Actor
Clerk of the Court
Movie
1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

Actor
Green
Movie
1960

Interpol Calling

Actor
Monsieur Iamprou
Show
1959

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Actor
Grand Duke Alexis
Movie
1959

Follow a Star

Actor
Birkett
Movie
1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Actor
Barrymore
Movie
1959

Jack the Ripper

Actor
Dr. Tranter
Movie
1959

Desert Mice

Actor
Staff Colonel
Movie
1959

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Actor
Judge
Movie
1958

Another Time, Another Place

Actor
Dr. Aldridge
Movie
1958

The Moonraker

Actor
Oliver Cromwell
Movie
1958

The Man With a Gun

Actor
Harry Drayson
Movie
1958

The Baby and the Battleship

Actor
The Marshal's Aide
Movie
1956

A Time to Kill

Actor
Phineas Tilliard
Movie
1955

Saber of London

Actor
Professor Franz Tomulkin
Show
1954

Dangerous Cargo

Actor
Luigi
Movie
1954

The Stranger From Venus

Actor
Man at Desk
Movie
1954

Scotland Yard

Actor
Inspector Henley
Show
1953

Rheingold Theatre

Actor
Geoffrey Warren
Show
1953

A Matter of Murder

Actor
Ginter
Movie
1949

Escape From Broadmoor

Actor
Pendicot
Movie
1948

Photos

THE ITALIAN JOB. John Le Mesurier, 1969 theitalianjob1969-fsct10(theitalianjob1969-fsct10)JABBERWOCKY, (Front L-R), Annette Badland, Michael Palin, Brenda Cowling, (Back L-R), Derek Francis, Neil Innes, Deborah Fallender, Max Wall, John LeMesurier, Warren Mitchell, 1977.DAD'S ARMY, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, 1971JABBERWOCKY, (Front L-R), John Bird, Annette Badland, Michael Palin, Brenda Cowling, (Back L-R), Derek Francis, Neil Innes, Deborah Fallender, Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, 1977