John Le Mesurier

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1984 The Passionate Pilgrim (short)
Narrator

1984 Facelift
Bruce (voice)

1983 A Married Man (TV series)
Eustace Lough

1982 Hi-de-Hi! (TV series)
Hugo Buxton

– Carnival Time (1982) … Hugo Buxton

1982 Bognor (TV series)
Blight-Purley

– Just Desserts: Part 3 - The Fastest Cork in the West (1982) … Blight-Purley

– Just Desserts: Part 2 - A Health Warning (1982) … Blight-Purley

– Just Desserts: Part 1 - Scoff Not (1982) … Blight-Purley

1982 Dead Ernest (TV series)
Head of Plagues

– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Head of Plagues

1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series)
Father Mowbray

– Julia (1981) … Father Mowbray

1981 Late Flowering Love (short)
Col. Hunter Dunn (segment "A Subaltern's Love-Song")

1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Perkins

1980 Worzel Gummidge (TV series)
Baines

– Very Good, Worzel (1980) … Baines

1980 ...And the Band Played On
Council Chairman

1980 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)

– Episode #17.1 (1980)

1979 Ripping Yarns (TV series)
Colonel Runciman

– Roger of the Raj (1979) … Colonel Runciman

1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
Sir Gawain (as John le Mesurier)

1979 An Honourable Retirement (TV movie)
Edward Brown

1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Dr. Deere

1978 What's Up Nurse!
Dr. Ogden

1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Sir Archibald MacGregor

1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Ossian Flint

– Flint (1978) … Ossian Flint

1971-1977 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Captain Bligh's Crewman / Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– 1977 Christmas Show (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– Episode #5.2 (1971) … Captain Bligh's Crewman

1977 A Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Marley's Ghost

1968-1977 Dad's Army (TV series)
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– Never Too Old (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– Number Engaged (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– The Miser's Hoard (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– Knights of Madness (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– The Making of Private Pike (1977) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

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1977 Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers
Col. Bromley-Pickering

1977 Jabberwocky
The Chamberlain

1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Lord Redcliff

1975 The Royal Variety Performance (TV movie)
Sergeant Wilson

1975 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Schmidt

– The Root of All Evil (1975) … Schmidt

1975 Centre Play (TV series)
Uncle Edward

– The Flight Fund (1975) … Uncle Edward

1975 Three for All
Mr. Gibbons

1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Harold Garfield

– Pie in the Sky (1975) … Harold Garfield

1975 Bod (TV series)
Narrator

1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Robert Crowther

1974 Brief Encounter (TV movie)
Stephen

1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
Geoffrey

– Silver Wedding (1974) … Geoffrey

1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Inspector Radlett

1973 Crown Court (TV series)
Reginald Standish

– Murder Most Foul (1973) … Reginald Standish

1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Sidney Goldsmith

– Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973) … Sidney Goldsmith

1973 Black and Blue (TV series)
Sir Henry

– Rust (1973) … Sir Henry

1973 Rust (TV movie)

1973 Thriller (TV series)
Stubbs

– File It Under Fear (1973) … Stubbs

1973 Between the Wars (TV series)

– Mr Loveday's Little Outing (1973)

1973 Blue Peter (TV series)
Sgt. Arthur Wilson

– Episode dated 22 February 1973 (1973) … Sgt. Arthur Wilson

1963-1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Caleb Bullrush / Lucifer / Luke Elms / …

– Marry the Girls (1973) … Luke Elms

– Haven of Rest (1970) … Mr. Prentice

– To Lucifer: A Son (1967) … Lucifer

– Memoirs of a Chaise Longue (1965)

– Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion (1965) … Mr. Bostock

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1968-1972 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
Guest / Sergeant Arthur Wilson / Sergeant Wilson

– Episode dated 25 December 1972 (1972) … Sergeant Wilson

– Episode dated 25 December 1971 (1971) … Guest

– Episode dated 25 December 1968 (1968) … Sergeant Arthur Wilson

1961-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Freddie / Harry / Mr. Elvin

– Anywhere But England, Old Boy (1972) … Freddie

– Long Past Glory (1963) … Harry

– A Tune on the Old Tax Fiddle (1961) … Mr. Elvin

1971-1972 A Class by Himself (TV series)
Lord Bleasham / Lord Shepton

– The Bath Chap (1972) … Lord Bleasham

– The Servant Problem (1972) … Lord Bleasham

– Guess Who's Coming to Lunch? (1972) … Lord Bleasham

– Restoration Comedy (1972) … Lord Bleasham

– The Bleasham Memoirs (1972) … Lord Bleasham

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1972 Sykes (TV series)
Lord Hetherington

– Uncle (1972) … Lord Hetherington

1972 The Alf Garnett Saga
Mr. Frewin

1972 Au Pair Girls
Mr. Wainwright

1972 Jason King (TV series)
Doctor Litz

– If It's Got to Go, It's Got to Go (1972) … Doctor Litz

1971 The Goodies (TV series)
Uncle Tom

– Farm Fresh Food (1971) … Uncle Tom

1971 Play for Today (TV series)
Adrian Harris

– Traitor (1971) … Adrian Harris

1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Stanley Moon

– Mr. Moon (1971) … Stanley Moon

1971 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Mason

– What Is a Snail? (1971) … Mr. Mason

1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
West

– Paper Chase (1971) … West

1971 Dad's Army
Sgt. Wilson

1971 Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (TV series)
Vicar

– Lost Weekend (1971) … Vicar

1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Pelham

1970 Doctor in Trouble
Purser (as John le Mesurier)

1970 Shine a Light (TV series)
Lighthouseman Lionel Parrott

– The Great Relief (1970) … Lighthouseman Lionel Parrott

1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Henderson

– Suffer Little Children (1970) … Henderson

1969 The Magic Christian
Sir John (uncredited)

1966-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Canon Dunwoodie / Judge Grayson

– The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) … Judge Grayson

– Macready's Gala (1966) … Canon Dunwoodie

1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Albert Forrester

– The Creative Impulse (1969) … Albert Forrester

1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV series)
Joseph Bracher

– The Investors (1969) … Joseph Bracher

1969 The Italian Job
Governor (as John le Mesurier)

1969 Midas Run
Wells

1969 Two in Clover (TV series)
Chairman

– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Chairman

1966-1968 George and the Dragon (TV series)
Colonel Maynard

– Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing (1968) … Colonel Maynard

– Floribunda Gabrielle (1968) … Colonel Maynard

– Life Insurance (1968) … Colonel Maynard

– Gabrielle's Birthday (1968) … Colonel Maynard

– The Football Match (1968) … Colonel Maynard

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1968 Salt and Pepper
Col. Woodstock

1967 Cuckoo Patrol
Gibbs

1967 Casino Royale
M's Driver (uncredited)

1967 Mister Ten Per Cent
Jocelyn Macauley

1967 Mogul (TV series)
Kemp

– Some Days You Just Can't Win (1967) … Kemp

1967 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Purser

– The Jolly Swagman (1967) … Purser

1966-1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Brian Turner / Lame

– An Absolute Treasure (1967) … Brian Turner

– The Caramel Crisis (1966) … Lame

1967 The 25th Hour
Tribunal president

1967 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series)
Timothy Post, the television producer

– The Bishop Gets the Sack (1967) … Timothy Post, the television producer

1966 Finders Keepers
Mr. X

1966 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Velmer

– The Terribly Happy Embalmers (1966) … Velmer

1966 Eye of the Devil
Dr. Monnet

1966 The Sandwich Man
Religious Sandwich Man

1966 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Sir Charles Dobson

– The Switched-On Scene (1966) … Sir Charles Dobson

– Thunderfinger: Part 2 (1966) … Sir Charles Dobson

– Thunderfinger: Part 1 (1966) … Sir Charles Dobson

– The Take-Over Bid (1966) … Sir Charles Dobson

– Big Hotel (1966) … Sir Charles Dobson

1966 The Wrong Box
Doctor Slattery

1966 Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
George Lillywhite

1966 Frankie Howerd (TV series)
Jocelyn

– Episode #2.3 (1966) … Jocelyn

1964-1966 The Avengers (TV series)
Benson / Dr. Macombie

– What the Butler Saw (1966) … Benson

– Mandrake (1964) … Dr. Macombie

1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Dr. Parpalaid

– Doctor Knock (1966) … Dr. Parpalaid

1965 The Liquidator
Chekhov

1965 Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird
Colonel Foster (golf partner)

1965 Riviera Police (TV series)
Jeremiah Canlon

– That Kind of Girl (1965) … Jeremiah Canlon

1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
French Painter

1965 Where the Spies Are
MacGillivray

1965 City in the Sea
Rev. Jonathan Ives

1965 Masquerade
Sir Robert

1965 Operation Crossbow
British Army Officer (scenes deleted)

1965 Tea Party (TV movie)

1959-1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Bindloss / Octave de Coetquidan

– The Bachelors (1964) … Octave de Coetquidan

– The Brimstone Butterfly (1963)

– The Education of Mr. Surrage (1959) … Bindloss

1964 Thorndyke (TV series)
Pembury

– A Case of Premeditation (1964) … Pembury

1964 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Sparrow

– The Blackmailing of Mr S (1964) … Mr. Sparrow

1964 The Moon-Spinners
Anthony Gamble

1964 Room at the Bottom (TV series)

– It Came from Outer Hollywood (1964)

1964 Never Put It in Writing
Adams

1964 Agent 8 3/4
Roger Allsop

1964 Festival (TV series)
de Giray

– The Master of Santiago (1964)

– The Lady of the Camellias (1964) … de Giray

1963 The Pink Panther
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

1963 The Mouse on the Moon
British Delegate

1963 In the Cool of the Day
Dr. Arraman

1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
Assistant Commissioner

1963 Hancock (TV series)
Ambrose Butterfield

– The Politician (1963) … Ambrose Butterfield

1963 Mr. Justice Duncannon (TV series)
Mr. Justice Hoop

– Brief to Counsel (1963) … Mr. Justice Hoop

1963 The Punch and Judy Man
The Sandman

1962 We Joined the Navy
George Dewberry Sr.

1962 The Main Attraction
Bozo

1962 Dial RIX (TV series)
George Frampton

– What a Drag (1962) … George Frampton

1962 Jigsaw
Mr. Simpson

1962 Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Coles

1962 Go to Blazes
Fisherman

1962 Waltz of the Toreadors
Rev. Grimsley

1962 Village of Daughters
Don Calogere

1962 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Warden

– Flat Two (1962) … Warden

1962 Only Two Can Play
Salter

1962 Flat Two
Warden

1962 Hair of the Dog
Sir Mortimer Gallant

1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Volgu

– Death from a Distance (1961) … Volgu

1961 Operation Snafu
Hixon

1961 Invasion Quartet
Colonel

1961 Hancock (TV series)
The Air Marshall

– The Lift (1961) … The Air Marshall

1961 Why Bother to Knock
Father

1961 A Coming-Out Party
Piggott, Escape Officer

1961 I Like Money
Blackmailer

1961 Call Me Genius
Office Manager

1961 Five Golden Hours
Doctor Alfieri

1961 The Night We Got the Bird
Clerk of the Court

1961 The Pursuers (TV series)
Joe Raker

– The Husband (1961) … Joe Raker

1960 The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Minister of Education

1960 The Bulldog Breed
Prosecuting counsel

1960 Danger Man (TV series)
Alvarado

– An Affair of State (1960) … Alvarado

1960 Doctor in Love
Dr. Mincing

1960 Dead Lucky
Inspector Corcoran

1960 Never Let Go
Pennington

1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Green

1960 School for Scoundrels
Head Waiter

1957-1960 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Colonel / Colonel Winthrop / Doctor Callaghan / …

– The East Cheam Centenary (1960)

– The Cold (1960) … Doctor Callaghan

– The Cruise (1959) … Ship's Captain

– Lord Byron Lived Here (1959) … National Trust official

– The Servants (1959) … Colonel Winthrop

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1960 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
Colonel Brabazon

– The Facts of Life (1960) … Colonel Brabazon

1960 Let's Get Married
Dean

1960 Man from Interpol (TV series)
Count Salon

– The Odds on Murder (1960) … Count Salon

1959 A Touch of Larceny
Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

1959 Desert Mice
Staff Colonel

1959 Our Man in Havana
Louis - Waiter (uncredited)

1959 Follow a Star
Birkett

1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Prime Minister

– Harry Lime and the King (1959) … Prime Minister

1959 Ben-Hur
Doctor (uncredited)

1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
M.O.A. Lawyer (uncredited)

1959 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Monsieur Iamprou

– The Long Weekend (1959) … Monsieur Iamprou

1959 I'm All Right Jack
Waters

1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
British General

1959 Jack the Ripper
Dr. Tranter

1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barrymore

1959 William Tell (TV series)
Duke of Burgundy

– The Avenger (1959) … Duke of Burgundy

1959 Man in a Cocked Hat
Grand Duke Alexis

1959 Too Many Crooks
Magistrate

1959 Gala Opening (TV movie)

1959 The Lady Is a Square
Fergusson

1959 Operation Amsterdam
Colonel Janssen

1959 The Captain's Table
Sir Angus

1957-1959 The Vise (TV series)
Professor Franz Tomulkin / Sir Robert Quinlan / Wilson

– Silence for Sale (1959) … Sir Robert Quinlan

– A Diplomatic Affair (1958) … Professor Franz Tomulkin

– The Baby-Sitter (1957) … Wilson

1958 Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
Adjutant R.A.P.C.

1958 Man with a Gun
Harry Drayson

1958 Blood of the Vampire
Judge

1958 Blind Spot
Mr. Brent

1958 Law and Disorder
Sir Humphrey Pomfret

1958 The Moonraker
Cromwell

1958 Another Time, Another Place
Dr. Aldridge

1958 Gideon of Scotland Yard
Prosecuting Barrister (uncredited)

1957-1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Kulenaty / Luigi

– The Macropulos Secret (1958) … Dr. Kulenaty

– Dangerous Cargo (1957) … Luigi

1958 Happy Is the Bride
Chaytor

1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Judge

1957 High Flight
Commandant

1957 The Gay Cavalier (TV series)
Sir Richard Willis

– The Sealed Knot (1957) … Sir Richard Willis

1957 Dangerous Youth
Commanding Officer

1957 Paradise Lagoon
Monsieur Floury (uncredited)

1957 The Good Companions
Monte Mortimer

1957 Brothers in Law
Judge Ryman

1955-1957 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Garside / Dr. Lloyd / Geoffrey Warren / …

– Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair' (1957) … Inspector Burroughs

– The Way Home (1956) … Dr. Lloyd

– Deadline: Vienna (1956) … Geoffrey Warren

– Flight One-Zero-One (1955) … Dr. Garside

1957 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Guilio Basti

– Portrait in Emerald Green (1957) … Guilio Basti

1956 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
Curé

– Mademoiselle Fifi (1956) … Curé

1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Rev. George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

1956 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Leblond

– The Search (1956) … Leblond

1956 The Baby and the Battleship
The Marshal's Aide

1956 Private's Progress
Psychiatrist

1955 The Granville Melodramas (TV series)
Mr. Rencelaw / Sir John / Sir William Ralston

– The Drunkard: Or the Fallen Saved (1955) … Mr. Rencelaw

– Clara, the Maid of Durham: Or Home Sweet Home (1955) … Sir John

– The Unwanted Child: Or the Babe in the Wood (1955) … Sir William Ralston

1955 A Time to Kill
Phineas Tilliard

1955 Josephine and Men
Registrar

1955 Police Dog
Inspector

1954 Make Me an Offer
Mr. Toshack (uncredited)

1954 Happy Holidays (TV series)
Mr. Mulberry

– Episode #1.6 (1954) … Mr. Mulberry

– Episode #1.5 (1954) … Mr. Mulberry

– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Mr. Mulberry

– Episode #1.3 (1954) … Mr. Mulberry

– Episode #1.2 (1954) … Mr. Mulberry

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1954 Immediate Disaster
Man at Desk (uncredited)

1954 Twist of Fate
Man at Baccarat Table (uncredited)

1954 Dangerous Cargo
Luigi

1953 Black 13
Inspector

1953 The Blue Parrot
Carson

1953 The Drayton Case (short)
Inspector Henley

1953 The Pleasure Garden (short)
Col. Pall K Gargoyle

1952 Vampire Over London
Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

1952 Blind Man's Bluff
Lefty Jones

1951 A Time to Be Born (TV movie)
Joseph

1951 Never Take No for an Answer

1951 Sherlock Holmes (TV mini-series)
Eduardo Lucas

– The Second Stain (1951) … Eduardo Lucas

1951 Show Me a Spy (TV series)
Sir Alexander Blythe

– Address Unknown! (1951) … Sir Alexander Blythe

– Number Unknown! (1951) … Sir Alexander Blythe

1951 The Railway Children (TV series)
Doctor / Dr. Forrest

– The End of Things (1951) … Doctor

– The Old Gentleman (1951) … Doctor

– The Hound in the Red Jersey (1951) … Doctor

– Saviours of the Train (1951) … Dr. Forrest

– Prisoners and Captives (1951) … Doctor

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1950 Dark Interval
Cedric, the butler

1949 A Matter of Murder
Ginter

1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Karl

1948 Escape from Broadmoor (short)
Pendicot

1948 Death in the Hand (short)
Jack Mottram

1946 They Flew Through Sand (TV movie)
R.A.F. press officer

1938 Richard of Bordeaux (TV movie)
Sir John Montague

1938 The Marvellous History of St. Bernard (TV movie)
Seigneur de Miolans

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