John Le Mesurier
The son of a solicitor, British character actor John Le Mesurier attended public school in Dorset, England, before embarking on a career in law. However, acting was his true calling, and at age 20, with his parents' approval, he began his acting career by studying drama at the Fay Compton School of Acting, where one of his classmates was
Career stats
180Films
1180Posters
56Years active
1959Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
180 posters
Ben-Hur · 1959
The Italian Job · 1969
The Pink Panther · 1964
Casino Royale · 1967
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes · 1965
The Hound of the Baskervilles · 1959
Our Man in Havana · 1959
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother · 1975
Operation Crossbow · 1965
Jabberwocky · 1977
The Wreck of the Mary Deare · 1959
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · 1970
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Brian Oulton
Actor · 25 films together
Irene Handl
Actor · 24 films together
John Tatham
Actor · 24 films together
Arthur Lowe
Actor · 23 films together
Charles Lloyd Pack
Actor · 23 films together
Marianne Stone
Actor · 23 films together
Dandy Nichols
Actor · 22 films together
Liz Fraser
Actor · 22 films together