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John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier was a British actor known for his roles in classic British comedies such as Dad's Army and The Pink Panther films. He had a natural talent for understated acting and was best known for playing characters with a dry wit and a twinkle in their eye. He passed away in 1983.

Titles credited to John Le Mesurier

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.

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John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Michael Palin, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender are among those who contribute to this candid portrait of actor John Le Mesurier.

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Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 7.2

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 a...

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Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So t...

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Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Film Age rating: 1 Year: 1971 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episo...

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The Early Bird

The Early Bird

Film Age rating: 1 Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual ch...

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The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Str...

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Follow a Star

Follow a Star

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 6.5

"If I could work my will, every idiot that goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips would be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly in his heart" So spoke the immortal words...

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The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1963 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the...

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