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John Le Mesurier
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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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Italian Job
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Wrong Box
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Pink Panther
As Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
Jabberwocky
As Passelewe
The Hound of the Baskervilles
As Barrymore
The Wrong Arm of the Law
As Assistant Commissioner
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
As Attorney
The Moon-Spinners
As Anthony Gamble
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Full Throttle
From the neon-lit streets of Tokyo to the dusty backroads of America, this chain follows the adrenaline, the engineering, and the outlaws who live for the race.
8 films
Anarchy in the UK
From Ealing's sly subversions to Python's surreal dismantling of authority, a journey through the films that taught Britain to laugh at itself.
7 films
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Jabberwocky
1977 · Passelewe
Brief Encounter
1976 · Stephen
The Italian Job
1969 · Governor
The Wrong Box
1966 · Doctor Slattery
The Moon-Spinners
1964 · Anthony Gamble
The Pink Panther
1963 · Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963 · Assistant Commissioner
Jigsaw
1962 · Mr Simpson
Our Man in Havana
1960 · Louis (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Attorney
I'm All Right Jack
1959 · Waters
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Barrymore
I Was Monty's Double
1958 · Adjutant RAPC