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John Le Mesurier

John Le MesurierAKA John Elton Halliley

Born: 5-Apr-1912
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Died: 15-Nov-1983
Location of death: Ramsgate, Kent, England
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the Liver

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Dad's Army

Wife: June Melville (m. 1939, div. 1947)
Wife: Hattie Jacques (actress, m. 1949, div. 1965, two sons)
Son: Robin
Son: Kim
Wife: Joan Malin (m. 1965, until his death)

    Risk Factors: Alcoholism

    TELEVISION
    Hancock's Half Hour Various (1957-60)
    George and the Dragon Colonel Maynard (1966-68)
    Dad's Army Sgt. Arthur K. Wilson (1968-77)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (8-Aug-1980)
    The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
    The Spaceman and King Arthur (3-Aug-1979)
    Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (13-Sep-1978)
    Rosie Dixon: Night Nurse (Feb-1978)
    Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (5-Apr-1977)
    Jabberwocky (1977)
    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (14-Dec-1975)
    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (12-Dec-1974)
    Brief Encounter (12-Nov-1974)
    Confessions of a Window Cleaner (8-Nov-1974)
    Au Pair Girls (Jul-1972)
    Dad's Army (1971)
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (17-Jun-1970)
    Doctor in Trouble (16-Jun-1970)
    The Italian Job (2-Jun-1969) · Governor
    Midas Run (7-May-1969)
    Salt & Pepper (3-Jul-1968) · Col. Woodstock
    Eye of the Devil (6-Dec-1967)
    The 25th Hour (16-Feb-1967)
    Finders Keepers (8-Dec-1966) · Mr. X
    The Wrong Box (4-Jul-1966) · Dr. Slattery
    Bang, Bang, You're Dead! (Apr-1966)
    Where the Spies Are (26-Jan-1966) · MacGillivray
    The Sandwich Man (14-Jan-1966)
    The Early Bird (30-Nov-1965)
    The Liquidator (Nov-1965) · Chekhov
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965) · French Painter
    The City Under the Sea (26-May-1965)
    Masquerade (13-Apr-1965) · Sir Robert
    The Moon-Spinners (2-Jul-1964)
    Never Put It in Writing (28-Apr-1964)
    Hot Enough for June (10-Mar-1964) · Allsop
    The Pink Panther (19-Dec-1963) · Defense Attorney
    The Mouse on the Moon (17-Jun-1963) · British Delegate
    In the Cool of the Day (Mar-1963) · Dr. Arraman
    The Wrong Arm of the Law (Mar-1963)
    The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
    The Main Attraction (Nov-1962) · Bozo
    Jigsaw (21-Aug-1962)
    Waltz of the Toreadors (13-Aug-1962)
    Go to Blazes (Apr-1962)
    Village of Daughters (13-Mar-1962)
    Only Two Can Play (9-Mar-1962) · Salter
    We Joined the Navy (1962)
    Call Me Genius (16-Oct-1961)
    Invasion Quartet (Sep-1961)
    Why Bother to Knock (29-May-1961)
    Very Important Person (25-Apr-1961)
    I Like Money (4-Apr-1961)
    The Night We Got the Bird (14-Feb-1961)
    Five Golden Hours (Feb-1961)
    On the Fiddle (1961)
    The Bulldog Breed (13-Dec-1960)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (Dec-1960)
    The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (3-Sep-1960) · Green
    Doctor in Love (12-Jul-1960)
    School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! (11-Jul-1960)
    Never Let Go (7-Jun-1960)
    Follow a Star (15-Dec-1959)
    Desert Mice (Dec-1959)
    I'm All Right Jack (18-Aug-1959)
    Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959) · British General
    Jack the Ripper (28-May-1959)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles (4-May-1959) · Barrymore
    Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (10-Mar-1959)
    Too Many Crooks (8-Mar-1959)
    Operation Amsterdam (12-Jan-1959) · Col. Janssen
    The Captain's Table (6-Jan-1959)
    I Was Monty's Double (21-Oct-1958)
    Blood of the Vampire (26-Aug-1958)
    Law and Disorder (10-Jun-1958)
    The Moonraker (22-May-1958)
    Another Time, Another Place (2-May-1958)
    Happy Is the Bride (4-Mar-1958)
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (21-Jan-1958)
    High Flight (17-Sep-1957)
    The Good Companions (22-Apr-1957)
    Brothers in Law (5-Mar-1957)
    The Battle of the River Plate (30-Nov-1956)
    The Baby and the Battleship (10-Jul-1956)
    Private's Progress (12-Mar-1956)
    Josephine and Men (9-Nov-1955)
    Never Take No for an Answer (18-Dec-1951)

Author of books:
A Jobbing Actor (1984, memoir)


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