John Le Mesurier - Actor Profile

John Le Mesurier

50Movies
9.0 Best Rating

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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2012 John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely Himself ★ 7.0 HIT
1980 The Shillingbury Blowers Council Chairman ★ 7.0 HIT
1979 Roger of the Raj Colonel Runciman ★ 8.0 HIT
1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Dr. Deere ★ 6.1 FLOP
1977 A Christmas Carol Marley's Ghost ★ 6.6 HIT
1977 Jabberwocky Passelewe ★ 6.0 FLOP
1971 Traitor Adrian Harris ★ 7.5 HIT
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Pelham ★ 6.7 HIT
1969 The Italian Job Governor ★ 7.0 HIT
1967 The 25th Hour Tribunal President ★ 7.7 HIT
1966 Eye of the Devil Dr. Monnet ★ 6.2 FLOP
1966 The Sandwich Man Religious Sandwich Man ★ 6.1 FLOP
1966 The Wrong Box Doctor Slattery ★ 6.5 HIT
1965 The Early Bird Colonel Foster ★ 7.6 HIT
1965 The Liquidator Chekhov ★ 6.2 FLOP
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes French Painter ★ 6.8 HIT
1963 The Pink Panther Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) ★ 6.8 HIT
1963 The Mouse on the Moon British Delegate ★ 6.1 FLOP
1963 The Punch and Judy Man The Sandman ★ 7.8 HIT
1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law Assistant Commissioner ★ 6.5 HIT
1962 Jigsaw Mr Simpson ★ 7.3 HIT
1962 Go to Blazes Fisherman ★ 6.3 FLOP
1961 The Rebel Office manager ★ 7.8 HIT
1960 The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Minister of Education ★ 6.4 FLOP
1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England Green ★ 6.1 FLOP
1960 Never Let Go Pennington ★ 6.5 HIT
1960 School for Scoundrels Skinner ★ 6.9 HIT
1959 Ben-Hur Doctor (uncredited) ★ 7.9 HIT
1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare Attorney ★ 6.2 FLOP
1959 I'm All Right Jack Waters ★ 6.6 HIT
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil British General ★ 6.5 HIT
1959 Jack the Ripper Dr. Tranter ★ 6.0 FLOP
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Barrymore ★ 6.8 HIT
1959 Too Many Crooks Magistrate ★ 7.4 HIT
1959 Follow a Star Birkett ★ 6.1 FLOP
1958 I Was Monty's Double Adjutant RAPC ★ 6.9 HIT
1958 The Moonraker Cromwell ★ 6.8 HIT
1958 Law and Disorder Sir Humphrey Pomfret ★ 6.2 FLOP
1958 Gideon's Day Barrister ★ 6.4 FLOP
1958 Happy Is the Bride Chaytor ★ 6.2 FLOP
1957 These Dangerous Years Commanding Officer ★ 6.0 FLOP
1957 The Admirable Crichton - ★ 6.9 HIT
1957 Brothers in Law His Honour Judge Ryman ★ 7.1 HIT
1956 The Battle of the River Plate Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter ★ 6.3 FLOP
1956 Private's Progress Psychiatrist ★ 6.6 HIT
1955 A Time to Kill Phinneas Tilliard ★ 6.5 HIT
1954 Make Me an Offer! Mr. Toshack ★ 6.8 HIT
1953 The Drayton Case Divisional Superintendent Henley ★ 6.0 FLOP
1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture Karl ★ 9.0 HIT
1948 Escape from Broadmoor Pendicot ★ 6.8 HIT