ACTOR

John Le Mesurier

1912 - 1983

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John Le Mesurier (, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor. He is probably best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–1977). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Le Mesurier has received more than 2,976,622 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Le Mesurier is the 7,451st most popular actor (down from 6,021st in 2019), the 5,285th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,475th in 2019) and the 830th most popular British Actor.

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  • 42.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Le Mesurier ranks 7,451 out of 13,578. Before him are Miranda Cosgrove, Molly Picon, Sung Yu-ri, Essie Davis, Jürgen Vogel, and Anna Belknap. After him are Theresa Randle, Lillian Randolph, Adrianne Palicki, Lee Garlington, Josh Gad, and Tatyana Dogileva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, John Le Mesurier ranks 380. Before him are Eva Dawes, Richard Doll, Sam Snead, Henry M. Jackson, Hisakichi Toyoda, and Elizaveta Mukasei. After him are Henry Jonsson, Joan Hartigan, Studs Terkel, Giuliano Nostini, Valerie Davies, and Zoltán Várkonyi. Among people deceased in 1983, John Le Mesurier ranks 258. Before him are Lynn Fontanne, Merle Travis, Kai Winding, Alice White, Henry M. Jackson, and James Workman. After him are Giuliano Nostini, Bjarne Pettersen, Antonio Siddi, William Demarest, Marian Nixon, and Pedro Quartucci.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Le Mesurier ranks 5,285 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Galitzine (1994), Thomas Heywood (1574), Jo Cox (1974), Jonny Wilkinson (1979), John Byrne (1950), and Bill Hoskyns (1931). After him are Trevor Brooking (1948), George Russell (1998), John Curry (1949), Tom Payne (1982), Jaime Murray (1976), and R. C. Sherriff (1896).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Le Mesurier ranks 830. Before him are Angela Scoular (1945), Kate O'Mara (1939), Eamonn Walker (1962), W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), Keeley Hawes (1976), and Nicholas Galitzine (1994). After him are Tom Payne (1982), Jaime Murray (1976), Darren Shahlavi (1972), Sophia Myles (1980), Janet Munro (1934), and Barbara Shelley (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Pink Panther
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...
Dec 18th 19636.876 / 10
Ben-Hur
Doctor (uncredited)
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Nov 18th 19597.883 / 10
Jabberwocky
Passelewe
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
Mar 28th 19776.02 / 10