John Le Mesurier was an English comedy actor. He was born in 1912 at Bedford and died in 1983. He was schooled in Dorset and destined for a career in Law, before at the age of twenty entering drama school. During the Second World War he served as a captain in India before returning to acting after the war appearing in several episodes of 'Hancock's Half Hour' before landing the role of sergeant Wilson in the BBC TV series 'Dad's Army ' in 1968.
Dad's Army is a comedy starring Arthur Lowe , John Le Mesurier , Clive Dunn , John Laurie , James Beck, Arnold Ridley and Ian Lavender in a story about the British Home Guard in a small Sussex seaside-town in 1940. Dad's Army was directed by Norman Cohen in 1971.
Follow a Star is a comedy starring Norman Wisdom , June Laverick, Jerry Desmonde , Hattie Jacques , Richard Wattis , Eddie Leslie and John Le Mesurier in a story about a would-be singer who is hired by a former music star who then records his singing and pretends it is his own. Follow a Star was directed by Robert Asher in 1959.
Hot Enough For June is a spy satire starring Dirk Bogarde , Sylva Koscina , Robert Morley , Leo McKern , Roger Delgado , Derek Fowlds , John Le Mesurier , and Derek Nimmo in a story based upon the book by Lionel Davidson about a writer who unwittingly accepts a post with British Intelligence and attracts the attention of a beautiful spy and the Czech secret police . Hot Enough For June was directed by Ralph Thomas in 1963.
On The Fiddle is a comedy starring Alfred Lynch , Sean Connery , Cecil Parker , Stanley Holloway , Wilfrid Hyde White , Lance Percival and John Le Mesurier in a story about a confidence trickster who persuades a friend to join the air force with him to run money-making rackets . On The Fiddle was directed by Cyril Frankel in 1961.
The Italian Job is a crime comedy starring Michael Caine , Noel Coward , Benny Hill , Raf Vallone , Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi , Maggie Blye, Irene Handl and John Le Mesurier in a story about a bullion robbery taking place in Turin during a football match. The Italian Job was directed by Peter Collinson in 1969.
The Magic Christian is a comedy starring Peter Sellers , Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough , Christopher Lee , Spike Milligan , Yul Brynner , Roman Polanski , Raquel Welch , John Cleese , Clive Dunn , Hattie Jacques and John Le Mesurier in a story based upon the book by Terry Southern about the world's richest man devising a plan to see how far people will go in pursuit of money. The Magic Christian was directed by Joseph McGrath in 1969.
The Wrong Arm Of The Law is a crime comedy starring Peter Sellers , Lionel Jeffries , Bernard Cribbins , Davy Kaye, Nanette Newman , Bill Kerr , Ed Devereaux, Reg Lye and John Le Mesurier in a story about an inept criminal and his gang joining forces with the London police to try and catch a rival gang of Australian criminals. The Wrong Arm Of The Law was directed by Cliff Owen in 1962.
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