Acting
John Le Mesurier
- Titles
- 144movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 1947 to 2025, with a break from 1985 to 2022, busiest in 1962 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Jigsaw79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Physical Comedy4.1average 2.4
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.0average 2.0
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Psychological4.3, average 5.6
- Coming of Age1.8, average 3.0
- Pathos4.1, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- British Comedy 5
- Classic British Sitcom 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Character-Driven Humor 3
- Wholesome 3
- Classic Cinema 3
- Suspenseful Plot 3
- Period Piece 3
- Gentle Humor 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Nostalgic Charm 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Warren MitchellActorHancock's Half Hour, Jabberwocky, We Joined the Navy, The Alf Garnett Saga, Stand up, Virgin Soldiers, +1 more
Arthur LoweActorDad's Army, Pardon the Expression, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Arnold RidleyActorDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Reginald BeckwithActorDoctor in Love, Five Golden Hours, Never Put It in Writing, Hair of the Dog
Clive DunnActorDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
John LaurieActorDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes- BBill LennyEditorConfessions of a Window Cleaner, Where the Spies Are, The Mouse on the Moon, Jigsaw
David CroftWriterDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
John GillingWriterA Matter of Murder, Blind Man's Bluff, Escape from Broadmoor, Dark Interval
Jimmy PerryCreatorDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army, Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Ian LavenderActorDad's Army, Dad's Army at the BBC, Dad's Army
Tony HancockActorHancock's Half Hour, The Rebel, The Punch and Judy Man
Movies and TV shows
189Upcoming
1 title
as Arthur Harris
2020s
3 titles
TV show · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
as Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
TV show · as Sgt. Arthur Wilson (voice)
2000s
2 titles
as Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
7 titles · average score 62
as The Narrator
as Bruce
TV show · as Eustace Lough
TV show · as Father Mowbray
TV show · as Hugo Buxton
as Council Chairman
1970s
39 titles · average score 61
as Sir Gawain
as Colonel Runciman
as Passelewe
as Col. Bromley-Pickering
as Marley's Ghost
as Dr. Ogden
as Stephen
TV show · as Narrator
as Lord Redcliff
as Inspector John Radlett
as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
as Adrian Harris
1960s
79 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
as Col. Woodstock
as Mc Gillivray
TV show
as George Lillywhite
as Rev. Jonathan Ives
as Chekhov
as Anthony Gamble
as British Delegate
as Warden
as Mr Simpson
as Salter
1950s
53 titles · average score 62
as Dr. Tranter
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Birkett
as Harry Drayson
as Chief Justice
as Mr. Brent
TV show · as Ship's Captain
as Psychiatrist
as Inspector
as Luigi
as Col. Gargoyle
as Henry Carson
1940s
5 titles
as Ginter
as Pendicot
as Jack Mottram
as Newsman