John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

April 5, 1912 · 114 years old

John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley) was a BAFTA Award-winning English actor. He is most famous for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the popular 1970s BBC comedy Dad's Army.

Known For

34 titles
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The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

1963 · 1h 55m · Movie

The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink P...

7.0
2
The Italian Job

The Italian Job

1969 · 1h 39m · Movie

A comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.

7.2
3
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

1977 · 1h 45m · Movie

A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.

6.1
4
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 · 1h 27m · Movie

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

6.9
5
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975 · 1h 31m · Movie

The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.

6.0
6
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.

7.1
7
School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

1960 · 1h 34m · Movie

A young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.

7.3
8
Dad's Army

Dad's Army

1971 · 1h 35m · Movie

The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.

6.9
9
The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

6.7
10
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · 1h 52m · Movie

European chefs are being killed in the same ways that their special dishes are prepared. Pastry chef Natasha O'Brien is suspected, as is her ex-husband Robby Ross, a fast-food franchiser looking for chefs to endorse his omelet shops.

6.4
11
City in the Sea

City in the Sea

1965 · 1h 24m · Movie

In 1903 Cornwall, a group of locals discover an underwater city, dating back to 1803, that hides a society of smugglers and aquatic creatures.

5.3
12
The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963 · 1h 34m · Movie

In London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".

6.7
13
The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

1967 · 2h 10m · Movie

In World War II, a Romanian gentile peasant is denounced by the village gendarme and sent to a concentration camp for Jews where, due to an error, he's drafted into the S.S.

7.4
14
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young and clumsy window cleaner working for his brother-in-law begins to realize that "full service" goes beyond just cleaning windows. Soon, he meets and becomes infatuated with a young female police officer.

4.8
15
Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1962 · 1h 37m · Movie

A woman is found murdered in a house along the coast from Brighton. Local detectives Fellows and Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield.

7.2
16
Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

1958 · 1h 27m · Movie

In 1870s Transylvania, scientist Dr. Callistratus is put to death by villagers who wrongly believe he's a vampire. However, his horribly disfigured henchman, Carl is on hand to orchestrate a life-saving heart transplant.

5.5
17
Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · 1h 33m · Movie

An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur.

5.2
18
Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962 · 1h 46m · Movie

A frustrated librarian (Sellers) in Swansea, Wales is torn between his wife Jean (Maskell) and a glamorous married woman, Liz (Zetterling), who wants to have an affair.

6.6
19
Call Me Genius

Call Me Genius

1961 · 1h 45m · Movie

Tony Hancock gives up his day job to become an artist. He's a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics dislike his work. Nevertheless, he impresses a talented artist.

6.8
20
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959 · 1h 24m · Movie

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

6.1
21
Agent 8 3/4

Agent 8 3/4

1964 · 1h 38m · Movie

Czech-speaking, out-of-work Briton Nicholas Whistler is unwittingly sent on a secret mission to Prague by British Intelligence.

6.1
22
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966 · 1h 50m · Movie

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.

5.6
23
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!

Bang! Bang! You're Dead!

1966 · 1h 32m · Movie

One of six travelers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United Nations votes. But which one?

5.7
24
Man in a Cocked Hat

Man in a Cocked Hat

1959 · 1h 28m · Movie

A former British colony in dire need of economic aid tries to play the British against the Soviets in an attempt to secure economic aid from either side in return for political loyalty.

6.2
25
Salt and Pepper

Salt and Pepper

1968 · 1h 42m · Movie

An African American and a Briton, who own a nightclub in Soho, London, get mixed up in an intriguing plot when an intelligence agent is murdered in the club. Soon, they find themselves the target of a dangerous organization.

5.1
26
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1976 · 1h 14m · Movie

Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair.

5.4
27
I Like Money

I Like Money

1961 · 1h 37m · Movie

A poor but proud French teacher gets fired after refusing to modify the grades of a rich student. As this could be the opportunity to exploit his honesty, Castel Benac hires Topaze as a managing director for a shady business.

6.1
28
Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

1957 · 1h 34m · Movie

Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.

6.4
29
The Moonraker

The Moonraker

1958 · 1h 22m · Movie

After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.

5.9
30
Why Bother to Knock

Why Bother to Knock

1961 · 1h 29m · Movie

A romantically active travel agent gives all of his girlfriends keys to his flat - too many to keep count of.

5.1
31
We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963 · 1h 45m · Movie

This is the story of the riotous, romantic, exciting, astonishing and highly entertaining adventures of Lieutenant Commander "Bodger" Badger, R.N. (Kenneth More). An exceptionally likeable fellow, the Badger has one besetting sin,...

5.5
32
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

1977 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two soldiers stationed in Singapore set off in pursuit of the fairer sex instead of carrying out their orders. Soon after their arrival on the exotic island, the two visit a local brothel and there encounter a pair of lusty nurses.

4.7
33
Midas Run

Midas Run

1969 · 1h 46m · Movie

A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.

4.8
34
The Drayton Case

The Drayton Case

1953 · 26m · Movie

During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.

6.7