John Le Mesurier
Date of birth: 1912-04-05
Place of birth: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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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The Pink Panther
1963-12-18
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Ins
Eye of the Devil
1966-11-18
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
The Italian Job
1969-06-02
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a hig
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980-08-08
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965-06-16
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,0
Masquerade
1965-04-13
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Dad's Army
1971-03-12
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman
Where the Spies Are
1966-01-26
A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Midd
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960-12-22
The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s schoo
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959-05-04
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho
The Magic Christian
1969-12-12
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out
Jabberwocky
1977-03-28
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventu
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974-08-16
Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that som
Salt & Pepper
1968-07-03
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy
The Liquidator
1965-11-01
Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enj
I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959-03-10
Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific island.
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978-09-13
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being kille
Never Let Go
1960-06-02
John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods
The Bone Yard
1964-09-30
Extraordinary things happen at an ordinary police station.
School for Scoundrels
1960-03-24
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963-03-17
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a ne
Another Time, Another Place
1958-05-02
In England during WWII, an American news correspondent’s affair with a married British correspondent
Macready's Gala
1966-03-02
The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room w
A Christmas Carol
1977-12-24
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979-07-19
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arth
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Doctor in Love
1960-07-12
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966-05-05
One of six travelers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million t
We Joined the Navy
1963-05-17
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
When the inland revenue gets an angry mistress's letter exposing a man named Toby as a tax cheat, th
Only Two Can Play
1962-01-19
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights o
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972-03-22
Alf and his family have been moved from their East End home into a high-rise council estate. Alf is
Private's Progress
1956-02-17
Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of t
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960-09-04
London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in
The Rebel
1961-03-07
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, bu
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978-02-01
Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and r
Very Important Person
1961-04-24
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977-04-04
Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.
On the Fiddle
1961-10-10
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chanc
The Punch and Judy Man
1963-04-08
Walter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of Piltdown. Un
Tea Party
1965-03-25
Mysteries abound. What is going on between the wife and her brother? Are they indeed brother and sis
Dark Interval
1950-11-01
A young woman marries and moves into her husband's family mansion. She soon discovers that neither t
Blind Man's Bluff
1952-01-01
Young Anthony Pendrell plays the precocious son of Scotland Yard inspector Norman Shelley. Pendrell'
What's Up Nurse
1977-01-01
When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the
Blind Spot
1958-07-01
US Army Officer Dan Adams, blinded during the war, is framed for a diamond smuggling rap. Upon regai
The Main Attraction
1962-11-01
An affable drifter on the lam for a murder he didn't commit hides out in a circus.
Village of Daughters
1962-03-13
A salesman from England is picked to select one girl in an Italian town who will become a bride for
Midas Run
1969-05-07
A veteran secret service officer from Britain hijacks a government shipment of $15 million of gold o
The Night We Got the Bird
1960-11-03
Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crook
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967-01-01
Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he is
Dangerous Cargo
1954-05-01
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967-07-16
Freddie and the Dreamers play part of a Scout troupe that get caught up in a series of misadventure
The Drayton Case
1953-02-01
During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a stran
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980-01-06
A small English village is in turmoil with the arrival of a pop star and his wife. He soon becomes t
The Early Bird
1965-11-30
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a
The Bulldog Breed
1960-12-13
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After
Too Many Crooks
1959-03-08
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Go
Finders Keepers
1966-12-08
Cliff Richard and the Shadows arrive in a small Spanish town for a concert when a U.S. plane acciden
The Moonraker
1958-08-02
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonw
These Dangerous Years
1957-07-03
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clash
Happy Is the Bride
1958-03-04
In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the kno
The Inn Way Out
1967-02-01
A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
Invasion Quartet
1961-09-01
This British men-on-a-mission spoof set during World War II finds intrepid officer Bill Travers lead
Jack the Ripper
1959-05-28
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is b
The Captain's Table
1959-01-06
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although
Operation Amsterdam
1959-01-12
When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants
The Blue Parrot
1953-10-01
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was se
Brief Encounter
1976-01-04
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief
Flat Two
1962-02-01
A victim's boyfriend sneaks into a blackmailer's flat to sort him out, but another man's already the
Traitor
1971-10-14
Western journalists visit Moscow to interview Adrian Harris, a former controller in British intellig
Black 13
1953-11-30
The son of a college professor who turns to a life of crime after killing a pedestrian in an automo
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974-12-12
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern
The Admirable Crichton
1957-06-11
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals -
Death in the Hand
1948-03-29
A pianist aboard a train reads the palms of passengers and predicts their deaths. Soon those deaths
Escape from Broadmoor
1948-11-30
A maniac killer returns to the scene of a ten-year-old crime, only to find the ghost of a murdered s
Never Put It in Writing
1964-04-27
An executive, passed over for a promotion, sends an angry letter to his bosses while in Ireland. Lea
Long Past Glory
1963-11-17
Two aging, shabby men inhabit a decaying sewer pumping station. They live by stealing things, includ
Ben-Hur
1959-11-18
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse
Jigsaw
1962-08-21
A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sus
The Flight Fund
1975-07-14
Angie, Tony and their son Farnley go to stay with Uncle Edward. The routine of Edward and his compan
Anywhere but England
1972-10-31
Jennifer visiting her Dad living on a Mediterranean Island, finds his way of life is now being threa
Don't Bother to Knock
1961-05-28
An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and ma
The Lady is a Square
1959-02-03
Neagle stars as Frances Baring, a socialite widow attempting to keep her late husband's symphony orc
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959-11-17
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove t
High Flight
1957-09-17
The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet rem
Law and Disorder
1958-06-09
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths t
Man with a Gun
1958-08-11
A £20,000 insurance claim is lodged when a nightclub is destroyed by fire, and claims investigator M
Rust
1973-09-04
A deadly virus threatens the population, but a vaccine has been developed. However, it has a devasta
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
2012-04-27
Michael Palin, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender are among those who contribute to this candid portrait of
The 25th Hour
1967-04-26
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture i
Blood of the Vampire
1958-08-25
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to
The Pleasure Garden
1953-10-16
People quietly or mischievously pass the time in an overgrown garden full of statues, while a purita
War-Gods of the Deep
1965-05-26
A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a l
A Matter of Murder
1949-12-01
An embezzler is implicated in his girlfriend’s murder.
Au Pair Girls
1972-07-01
Four sexy young foreign girls come to England as au pairs and quickly become quite intimate with the
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
1949-07-01
Old Mother Riley becomes manager of a hotel - stolen diamonds, murder and pie fights follow.
The Moon-Spinners
1964-07-08
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than
Follow a Star
1959-01-01
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fadi
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959-06-24
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures.
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969-10-01
A young train spotter heads to Staffordshire for a historic journey through a soon to be condemned t
Let's Get Married
1960-03-22
A medical student who is thrown out of his university, ends up working in a laundry and rebuilds his
Dead Lucky
1960-06-01
Mike Billing's newspaper series about quasi-illegal gambling parties in Mayfair have so far been wor
The Wrong Box
1966-06-19
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be ma
The Battle of the River Plate
1956-10-30
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the At
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001-10-01
Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'A
Roger of the Raj
1979-10-24
On the eve of the Great War Roger Bartlesham's aristocratic parents are firm believers in the Empire
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975-12-14
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting De
The Passionate Pilgrim
1984-01-01
A pilgrim attempts to gain entry to a castle by any means possible, to get to a beautiful maiden, bu
The Good Companions
1957-04-22
The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.
The Sandwich Man
1966-07-01
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
Doctor in Trouble
1970-06-16
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise
Hot Enough for June
1964-01-01
A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionag
Police Dog
1955-05-01
When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become
Make Me an Offer!
1954-12-08
A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he st
A Time to Kill
1955-11-01
A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to
Mr. Topaze
1961-04-04
Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fa
Brothers in Law
1957-03-04
Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wro
Facelift
1984-04-21
In a dystopian future, the population is divided between the elite "numbers" and the destitute "name
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958-01-21
American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting Eas
Stranger from Venus
1954-08-23
Stranger from Venus (a.k.a. Immediate Disaster and The Venusian) is the story of a woman who meets a
Desert Mice
1959-01-05
A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service Association)
Josephine and Men
1955-11-09
The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch f
Go to Blazes
1962-04-18
A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire t
I Was Monty's Double
1958-10-21
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery
A Touch of Larceny
1960-02-04
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, Briti
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970-06-17
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers,
Three for All
1975-05-01
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
The Baby and the Battleship
1956-06-01
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds hims
In the Cool of the Day
1963-05-29
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hope
The Mouse on the Moon
1963-05-07
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the ca
Gideon's Day
1958-03-25
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-vi
Five Golden Hours
1961-02-01
A petty crook gallantly consoles wealthy widows and is doing all right in his chosen profession unti
Casino Royale
1967-04-13
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thin
Hair of the Dog
1962-02-19
Fred Tickle is commissionaire at a razor blade factory, and grows a beard after developing a shaving
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952-07-11
The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964-07-26
Stockbroker Mr Sparrow finds himself blackmailed by his secretary after fiddling the taxman plus mak
Late Flowering Love
1981-06-21
Light dramatisation of four poems by poet laureete Sir John Betjeman, set on location in the south o
Twenty Minutes South
"Twenty Minutes South" is a British musical comedy from 1955, presented as a TV movie. It tells the
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962-04-01
Two convicts escape from prison, complicating life for their widowed mother when they return home to
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957-12-16
Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comed