John Le Mesurier: movies and TV shows
John Le Mesurier has 196 credits in the archive: 147 films and 49 TV series, from 1947 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2025 · busiest year: 1959 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 | Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand) | Film | 7.0 | 113 |
| 2025 | Dad's Army at the BBC | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | TV | — | 113 |
| 2012 | John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 100 |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 95 |
| 2001 | Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box | Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 89 |
| 2001 | The Best of Morecambe and Wise | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 1984 | The Passionate Pilgrim | The Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 1984 | Facelift | Bruce | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 1983 | A Married Man | Eustace Lough | TV | 5.0 | 71 |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Father Mowbray | TV | 7.8 | 69 |
| 1981 | Late Flowering Love | Film | 8.0 | 69 | |
| 1980 | Hi-de-Hi! | Hugo Buxton | TV | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Perkins | Film | 4.9 | 68 |
| 1980 | The Shillingbury Blowers | Council Chairman | Film | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge | Baines | TV | 6.2 | 67 |
| 1979 | Unidentified Flying Oddball | Sir Gawain | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 1979 | Roger of the Raj | Colonel Runciman | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1979 | An Honourable Retirement | Edward Brown | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Dr. Deere | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 1978 | Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse | Sir Archibald MacGregor | Film | 4.6 | 66 |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Passelewe | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1977 | A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1977 | Stand up, Virgin Soldiers | Col. Bromley-Pickering | Film | 4.6 | 65 |
| 1977 | What's Up Nurse | Dr. Ogden | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Col. Runciman | TV | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1976 | Brief Encounter | Stephen | Film | 4.9 | 64 |
| 1975 | Bod | Narrator | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene | Schmidt | TV | 8.5 | 63 |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Lord Redcliff | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1975 | Three for All | Mr. Gibbons | Film | 3.3 | 63 |
| 1975 | The Flight Fund | Uncle Edward | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Inspector John Radlett | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Robert Crowther | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1973 | Centre Play | Uncle Edward | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Stubbs | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Sidney Goldsmith | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | Sir Henry Hawkes | TV | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1973 | Between the Wars | Lord Moping | TV | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Rust | Sir Henry Hawkes | Film | — | 61 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Reginald Standish | TV | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1972 | Sykes | Lord Hetherington | TV | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1972 | Au Pair Girls | Mr. Wainwright | Film | 4.6 | 60 |
| 1972 | The Alf Garnett Saga | Ronald Frewin | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1972 | Anywhere but England | Freddie | Film | — | 60 |
| 1971 | Jason King | TV | 7.8 | 59 | |
| 1971 | Traitor | Adrian Harris | Film | 8.3 | 59 |
| 1971 | Dad's Army | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | Film | 5.0 | 59 |
| 1971 | A Class by Himself | TV | 8.0 | 59 | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | TV | 6.6 | 58 | |
| 1970 | The Goodies | Uncle Tom | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Pelham | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1970 | Doctor in Trouble | Purser | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1969 | The Italian Job | Governor | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Sir John | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1969 | Two in Clover | Chairman | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1969 | Dear Mother... ...Love Albert | Vicar | TV | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham | Albert Forrester | TV | — | 57 |
| 1969 | Midas Run | Wells | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 1969 | The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel | Judge Grayson | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1968 | Dad's Army | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1968 | Salt & Pepper | Col. Woodstock | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | M's Driver (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1967 | All Gas and Gaiters | Timothy Post | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1967 | The 25th Hour | Tribunal President | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1967 | The Cuckoo Patrol | Gibbs | Film | 4.6 | 55 |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Cent | Jocelyn Macauley | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1967 | The Inn Way Out | Pub Bore | Film | — | 55 |
| 1966 | NET Playhouse | Don Bernal de la Encino | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil | Dr. Monnet | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Doctor Slattery | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1966 | George and the Dragon | TV | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 1966 | Where the Spies Are | Mc Gillivray | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man | Religious Sandwich Man | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1966 | Our Man in Marrakesh | George Lillywhite | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1966 | Macready's Gala | Canon Dunwoodie | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1966 | Finders Keepers | Mr. X | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Ossian Flint | TV | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Brian Turner | TV | 4.2 | 53 |
| 1965 | Pardon the Expression | Sir Charles Dobson | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | French Painter | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1965 | Tea Party | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1965 | War-Gods of the Deep | Rev. Jonathan Ives | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1965 | The Liquidator | Chekhov | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1965 | The Early Bird | Colonel Foster | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 1965 | Masquerade | Sir Robert | Film | 5.1 | 53 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Canon Dunwoodie | TV | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Doctor Parpalaid | TV | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Patrick Seton | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1964 | The Moon-Spinners | Anthony Gamble | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Roger Allsop | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1964 | The Blackmailing of Mr. S | Mr. Sparrow | Film | — | 52 |
| 1964 | Never Put It in Writing | Adams | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1964 | The Bone Yard | Superintendent Melchior | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1963 | Festival | de Giray | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1963 | Festival | Don Bernal de la Encina | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1963 | The Pink Panther | Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier) | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | George Dewberry Sr. | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | British Delegate | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | The Sandman | Film | 7.9 | 51 |
| 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Law | Assistant Commissioner | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Dr. Arraman | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1963 | Long Past Glory | Harry | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1962 | Village of Daughters | Don Calogere | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1962 | Only Two Can Play | Salter | Film | 5.9 | 50 |
| 1962 | Jigsaw | Mr Simpson | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1962 | Dial RIX | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1962 | The Main Attraction | Bozo | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1962 | Mrs. Gibbons' Boys | Cole | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1962 | Go to Blazes | Fisherman | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1962 | Hair of the Dog | Sir Mortimer Gallant | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1962 | Flat Two | Warden | Film | — | 50 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | TV | 7.8 | 49 | |
| 1961 | Morecambe & Wise | Sgt. Arthur Wilson | TV | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1961 | Invasion Quartet | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1961 | The Rebel | Office manager | Film | 7.8 | 49 |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Dr. Alfiera | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Blackmailer | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Escape Officer Piggott | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1961 | On the Fiddle | Hixon | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1961 | Don't Bother to Knock | Father | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1961 | Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle | Mr. Elvin | Film | — | 49 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Alvarado | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1960 | Armchair Mystery Theatre | Mr. Sparrow | TV | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | A Touch of Larceny | Head of the Admiralty (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | Our Man in Havana | Louis - Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1960 | School for Scoundrels | Skinner | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | The Bulldog Breed | Prosecuting Counsel | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Minister of Education | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1960 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Green | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Dr. Mincing | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1960 | Never Let Go | Pennington | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1960 | The Night We Got the Bird | Clerk of the Court | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1960 | Let's Get Married | Dean | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | Dead Lucky | Inspector Corcoran | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 7.9 | 47 |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Monsieur Iamprou | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Attorney | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Waters | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | British General | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripper | Dr. Tranter | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Magistrate | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1959 | Operation Amsterdam | Colonel Janssen | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1959 | Follow a Star | Birkett | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Sir Angus | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Lady is a Square | Fergusson | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | Desert Mice | Staff Colonel | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Grand Duke Alexis | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Duke of Burgundy | TV | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Adjutant RAPC | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampire | Chief Justice | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Dr. Aldridge | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Barrister (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1958 | Happy Is the Bride | Chaytor | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1958 | The Moonraker | Cromwell | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1958 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Judge | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder | Sir Humphrey Pomfret | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1958 | Blind Spot | Mr. Brent | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1958 | Man with a Gun | Harry Drayson | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1957 | The Admirable Crichton | Film | 6.9 | 45 | |
| 1957 | These Dangerous Years | Commanding Officer | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1957 | Brothers in Law | His Honour Judge Ryman | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1957 | The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1957 | High Flight | Commandant | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1957 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Lord Chief Justice Williams | Film | — | 45 |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | Ship's Captain | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mr. Elvin | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Harry | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Freddie | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1956 | Private's Progress | Psychiatrist | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleship | The Marshal’s Aide | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Registrar | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1955 | A Time to Kill | Phinneas Tilliard | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1955 | Police Dog | Inspector | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1954 | Beautiful Stranger | Man at Casino #1 | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1954 | Stranger from Venus | Official/Man at Desk (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1954 | Dangerous Cargo | Luigi | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1954 | Make Me an Offer! | Mr. Toshack | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1953 | Scotland Yard | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1953 | The Pleasure Garden | Col. Gargoyle | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1953 | The Blue Parrot | Henry Carson | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1953 | Black 13 | Inspector | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1953 | The Drayton Case | Divisional Superintendent Henley | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) | Film | 4.3 | 40 |
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluff | Lefty Jones | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Stephen | TV | 8.8 | 39 |
| 1951 | The Railway Children | TV | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Prosecuting Counsel | TV | 3.5 | 38 |
| 1950 | Dark Interval | Cedric, the butler | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1949 | Old Mother Riley's New Venture | Karl | Film | 9.5 | 37 |
| 1949 | A Matter of Murder | Ginter | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1948 | Escape from Broadmoor | Pendicot | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1948 | Death in the Hand | Jack Mottram | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1947 | The Hangman Waits | Newsman | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| Twenty Minutes South | Arthur Harris | Film | — | — |