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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 2,798,726 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Le Mesurier is the 6,030th most popular actor, the 4,484th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 729th most popular British Actor.

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  • 2.8M

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  • 42.84

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Le Mesurier ranks 6,030 out of 9,996Before him are Débora Falabella, Michele Morrone, Bae Soo-bin, Han Ga-in, Diego Ramos, and Nicholas Colasanto. After him are Guy Siner, Anne Dudek, Dick Clark, Tony Dalton, Pat Carroll, and Iwan Rheon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, John Le Mesurier ranks 318Before him are Camilo Ponce Enríquez, David Raksin, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Willibald Schmaus, Willy Bandholz, and Otto Licha. After him are Hilda Cameron, Toni Merkens, Héctor Socorro, Tibor Berczelly, Roger Michelot, and Dorothy Brookshaw. Among people deceased in 1983, John Le Mesurier ranks 211Before him are Joseph Ruttenberg, Hal Brown, Claude Papi, Walter Slezak, Gerry Hitchens, and Kalevi Kotkas. After him are Sabin Carr, Harish-Chandra, André Chamson, George Bruns, Merle Travis, and Lutz Eigendorf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Le Mesurier ranks 4,484 out of 7,765Before him are Ali Smith (1962), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), Andy Fraser (1952), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), and Alasdair Gray (1934). After him are James Oglethorpe (1696), Iwan Rheon (1985), David Owen (1938), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Algernon Sidney (1623), and Albert Ball (1896).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Le Mesurier ranks 729Before him are Molly Peters (1942), Rebecca Mader (1977), Lilian Bond (1908), Charlotte Lewis (1967), Kelly Reilly (1977), and Isabel Jeans (1891). After him are Iwan Rheon (1985), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Kris Marshall (1973), Michelle Ryan (1984), W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), and Anna Popplewell (1988).

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