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Le Mesurier was soon reunited with Lowe in 1968 when the two were cast as the leads of ''Dad's Army''; he was the second choice for Sergeant Wilson, after Robert Dorning. At first, Le Mesurier didn't want to take the role so soon after he had finished his long run in ''George and the Dragon'', but soon agreed once he was offered more money and his friend Creator/CliveDunn joined the cast. Sergeant Wilson was based heavily on Le Mesurier, who decided to play the character the same way he had acted during his aforementioned time as a Captain in India. In 1971, Le Mesurier won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for his role in the ''Series/PlayForToday'' episode, "Traitor", which was his only award.
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Le Mesurier was soon reunited with Lowe in 1968 when the two were cast as the leads of ''Dad's Army''; he was the second choice for Sergeant Wilson, after Robert Dorning. At first, Le Mesurier didn't want to take the role so soon after he had finished his long run in ''George and the Dragon'', but soon agreed once he was offered more money and his friend Creator/CliveDunn joined the cast. Sergeant Wilson was based heavily on Le Mesurier, who decided to play the character the same way he had acted during his aforementioned time as a Captain in India. In 1971, Le Mesurier won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} for his role in the ''Series/PlayForToday'' episode, "Traitor", which was his only award.
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Le Mesurier was soon reunited with Lowe in 1968 when the two were cast as the leads of ''Dad's Army''; he was the second choice for Sergeant Wilson, after Robert Dorning. At first, Le Mesurier didn't want to take the role so soon after he had finished his long run in ''George and the Dragon'', but soon agreed once he was offered more money and his friend Clive Dunn Creator/CliveDunn joined the cast. Sergeant Wilson was based heavily on Le Mesurier, who decided to play the character the same way he had acted during his aforementioned time as a Captain in India. In 1971, Le Mesurier won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for his role in the ''Series/PlayForToday'' episode, "Traitor", which was his only award.
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[[caption-width-right:475:[[Series/DadsArmy Do you think that's]] ''[[Series/DadsArmy wise]]'', [[Series/DadsArmy sir?]]]]
->''"You should always try to play the same character and, when possible, wear the same suit."''
John Le Mesurier, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, (5 April 1912 -- 15 November 1983), was a British actor best known for playing Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
In 1933, he developed an interest in acting, enrolling at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art in 1933. The next year, he started work in repertory theatre, making his first onstage appearance in ''Dangerous Corner''. His first TV appearance came four years later in ''The Marvellous History of St Bernard''.
In UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, he went to India as a Captain in the Royal Tank Regiment but returned to acting after the war's end. He appeared in his first film in 1948, in the short film ''Death in the Hand''. Over his career, Le Mesurier would go on to appear in over 120 films.
At the end of TheFifties and the start of TheSixties, Le Mesurier appeared as nine separate characters in ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', while other work he did with Creator/TonyHancock included his films ''Film/TheRebel'' and ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan''. In 1966, he starred in both ''George and the Dragon'' with Creator/SidJames, Peggy Mount, and Creator/KeithMarsh, and Series 2 of ''Pardon the Expression'' with Creator/ArthurLowe.
Le Mesurier was soon reunited with Lowe in 1968 when the two were cast as the leads of ''Dad's Army''; he was the second choice for Sergeant Wilson, after Robert Dorning. At first, Le Mesurier didn't want to take the role so soon after he had finished his long run in ''George and the Dragon'', but soon agreed once he was offered more money and his friend Clive Dunn joined the cast. Sergeant Wilson was based heavily on Le Mesurier, who decided to play the character the same way he had acted during his aforementioned time as a Captain in India. In 1971, Le Mesurier won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for his role in ''Series/PlayForToday'' episode, "Traitor", which was his only award.
Following ''Dad's Army'', Le Mesurier kept making appearances in British films (including ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' and ''Three for All''), narrated ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}'', and returned to the role of Wilson for ''It Sticks Out Half a Mile'', the ''Dad's Army'' [[SequelInAnotherMedium radio sequel]].
He married fellow actor Creator/HattieJacques in 1949 and had two sons with her. The marriage wasn't a successful one, however, and Jacques had an affair with John Schofield, her driver. Le Mesurier took the blame for the divorce to keep Jacques' name clean, and in 1966, married Joan Malin, later Joan Le Mesurier. Le Mesurier was also cheated on by Joan, who started a relationship with and moved in with the aformentioned Tony Hancock, who had spiraled into serious alcoholism. After a year, Joan couldn't handle Hancock's abuse and came back to Le Mesurier, who forgave both for the affair.
He died at the age of 71 after slipping into a coma brought on by a haemorrhage. He wrote his own death notice for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times]]'', which mentioned that he "Wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th" and that he "sadly misses family and friends".
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/AnotherTimeAnotherPlace'' (1958) -- Dr. Aldridge
* ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'' (1959) -- Doctor (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Dr. Mincing
* ''Film/ThePureHellOfStTrinians'' (1960) -- Minister of Education
* ''Film/TheRebel'' (1961) -- Office Manager
* ''Film/TheWrongArmOfTheLaw'' (1963) -- Assistant Commissioner
* ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan'' (1963) -- Charles Arthur Ford
* ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' (1963) -- Defence Barrister
* ''Film/OperationCrossbow'' (1965) -- British Army Officer (DeletedRole)
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- French Painter
* ''Film/WhereTheSpiesAre'' (1966) -- [=MacGillivray=]
* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Dr. Slattery
* ''Film/EyeOfTheDevil'' (1966) -- Dr. Monnet
* ''{{Film/Casino Royale|1967}}'' (1967) -- M's Driver (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Film/The Italian Job|1969}}'' (1969) -- Governor
* ''Film/TheMagicChristian'' (1969) -- Sir John (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'' (1970) -- Purser
* ''Film/OnAClearDayYouCanSeeForever'' (1970) -- Pelham
* ''[[Film/DadsArmy1971 Dad's Army]]'' (1971) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Inspector Radlett
* ''Film/TheAdventureOfSherlockHolmesSmarterBrother'' (1975) -- Lord Redcliff
* ''Film/{{Jabberwocky}}'' (1977) -- Chamberlain
* ''Film/WhoIsKillingTheGreatChefsOfEurope'' (1978) -- Dr. Deere
* ''Film/TheFiendishPlotOfDrFuManchu'' (1980) -- Perkins
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', 9 episodes:
** "The Lawyer: The Crown v James S." (1957) -- Lord Chief Justice Williams
** "The New Nose" (1959) -- Dr. Francis Worthington
** "The Horror Serial" (1959) -- Colonel
** "The Servants" (1959) -- Colonel Winthrop
** "Lord Byron Lived Here" (1959) -- National Trust Officer
** "The Cruise" (1959) -- Captain
** "The Cold" (1960) -- Dr. Callaghan
** "The East Cheam Centenary" (1960) -- Man (UncreditedRole)
** "The Lift" (1961) -- Air Marshal
* ''Series/DangerMan'', episode "An Affair of State" (1960) -- Alvarado
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Mandrake" (1964) -- Dr. Macombie
** "What the Butler Saw" (1966) -- Benson
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', episode "The Terribly Happy Embalmers" (1966) -- Velmer
* ''Series/AllGasAndGaiters'', episode "The Bishop Gets the Sack" (1967) -- Timothy Post
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 88 episodes (1968-77) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''Series/ShineALight'', episode "The Great Relief" (1970) -- Lighthouseman Lionel Parrott
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "Mr. Moon" (1971) -- Stanley Moon
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Traitor" (1971) -- Adrian Harris
* ''Series/TheGoodies'', episode "Farm Fresh Food" (1971) -- Uncle Tom
* ''Series/JasonKing'', episode "If It's Got to Go - It's Got to Go" (1972) -- Dr. Litz
* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Uncle" (1972) -- Lord Hetherington
* ''Series/BluePeter'', 1 episode (1973) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}'', 13 episodes (1975) -- Narrator
* ''Series/RippingYarns'', episode "Roger of the Raj" (1979) -- Colonel Runciman
* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', episode "Very Good, Worzel" (1980) -- Baines
* ''Series/BridesheadRevisited'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Julia", "Brideshead Revisited"[[/labelnote]] (1981) -- Father Mowbray
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Carnival Time" (1982) -- Dean Hugo Buxton
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[[caption-width-right:475:[[Series/DadsArmy Do you think that's]] ''[[Series/DadsArmy wise]]'', [[Series/DadsArmy sir?]]]]
->''"You should always try to play the same character and, when possible, wear the same suit."''
John Le Mesurier, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, (5 April 1912 -- 15 November 1983), was a British actor best known for playing Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
In 1933, he developed an interest in acting, enrolling at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art in 1933. The next year, he started work in repertory theatre, making his first onstage appearance in ''Dangerous Corner''. His first TV appearance came four years later in ''The Marvellous History of St Bernard''.
In UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, he went to India as a Captain in the Royal Tank Regiment but returned to acting after the war's end. He appeared in his first film in 1948, in the short film ''Death in the Hand''. Over his career, Le Mesurier would go on to appear in over 120 films.
At the end of TheFifties and the start of TheSixties, Le Mesurier appeared as nine separate characters in ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', while other work he did with Creator/TonyHancock included his films ''Film/TheRebel'' and ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan''. In 1966, he starred in both ''George and the Dragon'' with Creator/SidJames, Peggy Mount, and Creator/KeithMarsh, and Series 2 of ''Pardon the Expression'' with Creator/ArthurLowe.
Le Mesurier was soon reunited with Lowe in 1968 when the two were cast as the leads of ''Dad's Army''; he was the second choice for Sergeant Wilson, after Robert Dorning. At first, Le Mesurier didn't want to take the role so soon after he had finished his long run in ''George and the Dragon'', but soon agreed once he was offered more money and his friend Clive Dunn joined the cast. Sergeant Wilson was based heavily on Le Mesurier, who decided to play the character the same way he had acted during his aforementioned time as a Captain in India. In 1971, Le Mesurier won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for his role in ''Series/PlayForToday'' episode, "Traitor", which was his only award.
Following ''Dad's Army'', Le Mesurier kept making appearances in British films (including ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' and ''Three for All''), narrated ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}'', and returned to the role of Wilson for ''It Sticks Out Half a Mile'', the ''Dad's Army'' [[SequelInAnotherMedium radio sequel]].
He married fellow actor Creator/HattieJacques in 1949 and had two sons with her. The marriage wasn't a successful one, however, and Jacques had an affair with John Schofield, her driver. Le Mesurier took the blame for the divorce to keep Jacques' name clean, and in 1966, married Joan Malin, later Joan Le Mesurier. Le Mesurier was also cheated on by Joan, who started a relationship with and moved in with the aformentioned Tony Hancock, who had spiraled into serious alcoholism. After a year, Joan couldn't handle Hancock's abuse and came back to Le Mesurier, who forgave both for the affair.
He died at the age of 71 after slipping into a coma brought on by a haemorrhage. He wrote his own death notice for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times]]'', which mentioned that he "Wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th" and that he "sadly misses family and friends".
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/AnotherTimeAnotherPlace'' (1958) -- Dr. Aldridge
* ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'' (1959) -- Doctor (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Dr. Mincing
* ''Film/ThePureHellOfStTrinians'' (1960) -- Minister of Education
* ''Film/TheRebel'' (1961) -- Office Manager
* ''Film/TheWrongArmOfTheLaw'' (1963) -- Assistant Commissioner
* ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan'' (1963) -- Charles Arthur Ford
* ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' (1963) -- Defence Barrister
* ''Film/OperationCrossbow'' (1965) -- British Army Officer (DeletedRole)
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- French Painter
* ''Film/WhereTheSpiesAre'' (1966) -- [=MacGillivray=]
* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Dr. Slattery
* ''Film/EyeOfTheDevil'' (1966) -- Dr. Monnet
* ''{{Film/Casino Royale|1967}}'' (1967) -- M's Driver (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Film/The Italian Job|1969}}'' (1969) -- Governor
* ''Film/TheMagicChristian'' (1969) -- Sir John (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'' (1970) -- Purser
* ''Film/OnAClearDayYouCanSeeForever'' (1970) -- Pelham
* ''[[Film/DadsArmy1971 Dad's Army]]'' (1971) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Inspector Radlett
* ''Film/TheAdventureOfSherlockHolmesSmarterBrother'' (1975) -- Lord Redcliff
* ''Film/{{Jabberwocky}}'' (1977) -- Chamberlain
* ''Film/WhoIsKillingTheGreatChefsOfEurope'' (1978) -- Dr. Deere
* ''Film/TheFiendishPlotOfDrFuManchu'' (1980) -- Perkins
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', 9 episodes:
** "The Lawyer: The Crown v James S." (1957) -- Lord Chief Justice Williams
** "The New Nose" (1959) -- Dr. Francis Worthington
** "The Horror Serial" (1959) -- Colonel
** "The Servants" (1959) -- Colonel Winthrop
** "Lord Byron Lived Here" (1959) -- National Trust Officer
** "The Cruise" (1959) -- Captain
** "The Cold" (1960) -- Dr. Callaghan
** "The East Cheam Centenary" (1960) -- Man (UncreditedRole)
** "The Lift" (1961) -- Air Marshal
* ''Series/DangerMan'', episode "An Affair of State" (1960) -- Alvarado
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Mandrake" (1964) -- Dr. Macombie
** "What the Butler Saw" (1966) -- Benson
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', episode "The Terribly Happy Embalmers" (1966) -- Velmer
* ''Series/AllGasAndGaiters'', episode "The Bishop Gets the Sack" (1967) -- Timothy Post
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 88 episodes (1968-77) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''Series/ShineALight'', episode "The Great Relief" (1970) -- Lighthouseman Lionel Parrott
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "Mr. Moon" (1971) -- Stanley Moon
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Traitor" (1971) -- Adrian Harris
* ''Series/TheGoodies'', episode "Farm Fresh Food" (1971) -- Uncle Tom
* ''Series/JasonKing'', episode "If It's Got to Go - It's Got to Go" (1972) -- Dr. Litz
* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Uncle" (1972) -- Lord Hetherington
* ''Series/BluePeter'', 1 episode (1973) -- Sergeant Arthur Wilson
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}'', 13 episodes (1975) -- Narrator
* ''Series/RippingYarns'', episode "Roger of the Raj" (1979) -- Colonel Runciman
* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', episode "Very Good, Worzel" (1980) -- Baines
* ''Series/BridesheadRevisited'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Julia", "Brideshead Revisited"[[/labelnote]] (1981) -- Father Mowbray
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Carnival Time" (1982) -- Dean Hugo Buxton
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