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John Le Mesurier (berne as John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley) (Bedford, 5 april 1912 – Ramsgate, 15 novimber 1983) wie in Ingelsk akteur, dy't yn Nederlân benammen bekend waard troch syn rol as sersjant Arthur Wilson yn de komeedzjesearje Dad's Army.
| John Le Mesurier | ||
 akteur | ||
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| Le Mesurier yn de film Surprise Attack (1951) | ||
| persoanlike bysûnderheden | ||
| echte namme | John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley | |
| nasjonaliteit |  Britsk | |
| berne | 5 april 1912 | |
| berteplak | Bedford | |
| stoarn | 15 novimber 1983 | |
| stjerplak | Ramsgate | |
| etnisiteit |  Ingelsk | |
| jierren aktyf | 1938-1983 | |
| offisjele webside | ||
| (in) IMDb-profyl | ||
John Le Mesurier wie in soan fan abbekaat Charles Elton Halliley. It folk fan syn mem, Amy Michelle Le Mesurier, kaam fan it Kanaaleilân Alderney, dat bestjoerlik ûnder Guernsey falt. Le Mesurier gie nei de iepen biere skoalle yn Dorset en woe eins yn de fuotleasten fan syn heit gean. Mar John fielde al gau dat aktearjen syn ropping wie. Doe't er 20 jier wie begûn er mei de seine fan syn âlden, te studearjen oan de Fay Compton School of Acting, dêr't Alec Guinness yn syn klasse siet.
Yn de Twadde Wrâldoarloch tsjinne er as kapitein oan it noardwest yndyske grinsgebiet. Nei de oarloch gied er wer oan it toaniel en makke syn filmdebút yn Death in the Hand yn 1948. Ein jierren fyftich hied er in protte filmrollen, benammen yn produksjes fan de Boulting Brothers.
Yn 1968 krige er syn meast rol, dy fan sersjant Arthur Wilson yn de hitsearje Dad's Army. Yn Nederlân ferskynde dy searje ûnder de namme Daar komen de schutters. Hoewol't er in foarkar hie foar komeedzje, wurke hy ek yn drama en wûn in BAFTA award foar Bêste Akteur yn 1971 foar syn rol yn Dennis Potter's TF-film Traitor.
John Le Mesurier hat trije kear troud west. Fan 1939 oant 1947 mei June Melville en fan 1949 oant 1965 mei Hattie Jacques, mei wa't er twa soannen krige: Robin Le Mesurier (* 1952) en Kim Le Mesurier (1956 -1991). Yn syn tredde houlik, fan 1965 oant syn dea yn 1983, wie er troud mei Joan Le Mesurier.
| Filmografy as akteur | |||
| jier | titel | rol of funksje | opmerkings |
|---|---|---|---|
| films | |||
| 1947 | The Hangman Waits | Newspaper office worker | |
| 1948 | Death in the Hand | Jack Mottram | |
| Escape from Broadmoor | Pendicot | ||
| 1949 | Old Mother Riley's New Venture | Karl | |
| A Matter of Murder | Ginter | ||
| 1950 | Dark Interval | Cedric, de butler | |
| 1951 | The Small Miracle | ||
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluff | Leftie Jones | |
| 1953 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Scotland Yard resjersjeur | Net neamd |
| The Blue Parrot | Henry Carson | ||
| Black 13 | Ynspekteur | ||
| The Pleasure Garden | Kolonel Pall K. Gargoyle | ||
| 1954 | Dangerous Cargo | Luigi | |
| Twist of Fate | Man oan de Baccarat-tafel | Net neamd | |
| Stranger from Venus | Man efter it buro | Net neamd | |
| 1955 | Police Dog | C.I.D. ynspekteur | |
| Make Me an Offer | Mr. Toshack | Net neamd | |
| A Time to Kill | Phineas Tilliard | ||
| Josephine and Men | griffier | ||
| 1956 | Private's Progress | psychiater | |
| The Baby and the Battleship | De assistint fan de maarskalk | ||
| The Battle of the River Plate | Rev. George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter | Net neamd | |
| 1957 | Brothers in Law | Rjochter Ryman | |
| The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | ||
| The Admirable Crichton | Kok | Net neamd | |
| These Dangerous Years | kommandant | ||
| High Flight | kommandant | ||
| 1958 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Rjochter | |
| Happy Is the Bride | Chaytor | ||
| Gideon's Day | oanklager | Net neamd | |
| Another Time, Another Place | Dr Aldridge | ||
| The Moonraker | Oliver Cromwell | ||
| Law and Disorder | Sir Humphrey Pomfret | ||
| Blind Spot | Brent | ||
| Man with a Gun | Harry Drayson | ||
| Blood of the Vampire | Opperrjochter | ||
| I Was Monty's Double | adjudant R.A.P.C. | ||
| 1959 | The Captain's Tabl | Sir Angus | |
| Operation Amsterdam | Kolonel Jknol | ||
| The Lady Is a Square | Fergusson | ||
| Too Many Crooks | plysjerjochter | ||
| Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | grut Hartoch Alexis | ||
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | ||
| Jack the Ripper | Dr. Tranter | ||
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Britske generaal | ||
| I'm All Right Jack | Waters | ||
| The Wreck of the Mary Deare | MOA Abbekaat | Net neamd | |
| Ben-Hur | Dokter | Net neamd | |
| A Touch of Larceny | Haad fan 'e admiraliteit | Net neamd | |
| Desert Mice | Stêf kolonel | ||
| Follow a Star | Birkett | ||
| Our Man in Havana | Louis, haadkelner | Net neamd | |
| 1960 | Let's Get Married | De dekaan | |
| School for Scoundrels | Skinner, haadkelner | ||
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Green, plakferfangend kassier fan Bank of England | ||
| Dead Lucky | Ynspekteur Corcoran | ||
| Never Let Go | Pennington | ||
| Doctor in Love | Dr Mincing | ||
| The Bulldog Breed | Oanklager | ||
| The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Minister | ||
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Dokter Alfieri | |
| The Night We Got the Bird | rjochtbank griffier | ||
| The Rebel | Offisemanager | ||
| Mr. Topaze | de ôfparser | ||
| Very Important Person | Piggott | ||
| Don't Bother to Knock | Heit | Net neamd | |
| Invasion Quartet | De kolonel | ||
| On the Fiddle | Sersjant Hixon | ||
| 1962 | Hair of the Dog | Sir Mortimer Gallant | |
| Flat Two | direkteur | ||
| Only Two Can Play | Salter | ||
| Village of Daughters | Don Calogero | ||
| Mrs. Gibbons' Boys | Coles | ||
| Go to Blazes | Fisker | ||
| Waltz of the Toreadors | Rev. Grimsley | ||
| Jigsaw | Mr Simpson | ||
| The Main Attraction | Bozo | ||
| We Joined the Navy | Dewberry Snr | ||
| 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Law | Assistint fan de kommissaris fan de plysje | |
| The Punch and Judy Man | Sandman | ||
| The Mouse on the Moon | Britske ôffurdige | ||
| In the Cool of the Day | Dokter Arraman | ||
| The Pink Panther | Abbekaat | ||
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Roger Allsop | |
| Never Put It in Writing | Adams | ||
| The Moon-Spinners | Anthony Gamble | ||
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | Britske legeroffisier | sênes wiske |
| Masquerade | Sir Robert | ||
| City Under the Sea | Dûmny Jonathan Ives | ||
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | Frânske keunstskilder | ||
| The Liquidator | Chekhov | ||
| The Early Bird | Kolonel Foster | ||
| Thunderball | Man by legergearkomste | Net neamd | |
| 1966 | Where the Spies Are | MacGillivray | |
| Our Man in Marrakesh | George C. Lillywhite | ||
| The Wrong Box | Dr Slattery | ||
| The Sandwich Man | Abadiah, godstsjinstich sandwich man | ||
| Eye of the Devil | Dr. Monnet | ||
| Finders Keepers | Mr. X | ||
| 1967 | The 25th Hour | presidint fan de rjochtbank | |
| Mister Ten Per Cent | Jocelyn Macauley | ||
| Casino Royale | M's sjauffeur | Net neamd | |
| Cuckoo Patrol | Gibbs | ||
| Monsieur Lecoq | Eigener fan Frânsk kastiel | ||
| The Inn Way Out | Pub Bore | Koarte film | |
| 1968 | Salt and Pepper | Kolonel Woodstock | |
| 1969 | Midas Run | Wells | |
| The Italian Job | finzenis gûverneur | ||
| The Magic Christian | Sir John | Net neamd | |
| 1970 | Doctor in Trouble | Hofmaster | |
| On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Pelham | ||
| 1971 | Dad's Army | sersjant Arthur Wilson | Film nei oanlieding fan de súksesfolle telefyzjesearje. |
| 1972 | Au Pair Girls | Mr Wainwright | |
| The Alf Garnett Saga | Mr Frewin | ||
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Ynspekteur Radlett | |
| Brief Encounter | Stephen | ||
| The Culcheth Job | "Cast member" | ||
| Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Robert Crowther | ||
| 1975 | Three for All | Mr Gibbons | |
| The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Hear Redcliff | ||
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Passelewe, de keamerhear | |
| Stand Up, Virgin Soldier | Kol. Bromley Pickering | ||
| 1978 | Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse | Sir Archibald MacGregor | |
| What's Up Nurse! | Dr Ogden | ||
| Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Doctor Deere | ||
| 1979 | The Spaceman and King Arthur | Sir Gawain | |
| 1980 | The Shillingbury Blowers | Foarsitter fan de Ried | |
| The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Perkins | ||
| 1981 | Sir John Betjeman Late Flowering Love | "Cast member" | |
| 1984 | The Passionate Pilgrim | Ferteller | |
| Facelift | Bruce | ||
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