• John Le Mesurier (/lə ˈmɛʒərə/, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor. He is probably best remembered...
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  • English actress and author who was the widow and biographer of the actor John Le Mesurier. Joan Long was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She was brought up in Ramsgate...
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    Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure CB (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed...
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  • as The Wombles. Le Mesurier was the son of two of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, Hattie Jacques and John Le Mesurier. Le Mesurier gained a strong...
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  • John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor who performed in many mediums of light entertainment...
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  • John Le Mesurier may refer to: John Le Mesurier (Alderney) (1781–1843), last hereditary governor of Alderney John Lemesurier (1826–1891), Canadian politician...
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  • Le Mesurier, LeMesurier, Lemesurier, Le Masurier and Le Messurier are variant spellings of a surname originating in the Channel Islands. Notable people...
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  • James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier OBE (25 May 1971 – 11 November 2019) was the British co-founder of the White Helmets, a volunteer civil defence organisation...
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  • John le Mesurier was born on 7 July 1781, the eldest son of Peter Le Mesurier, acting Governor of Alderney, and grandson of Governor John Le Mesurier...
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  • played by Ruth Jones, her marriage to John Le Mesurier (Robert Bathurst) and her affair with their lodger John Schofield (Aidan Turner). First broadcast...
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  • parents were John Le Mesurier (1717–1793), hereditary Governor of Alderney, and his wife Martha (d. 1764). His brother was Paul Le Mesurier, an MP and Lord...
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  • Lowe (Captain George Mainwaring), John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Arthur Wilson), Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jack Jones), John Laurie (Private James Frazer),...
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    Gerald John Le Mesurier DFC (1914-1943) was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 3 'kills'. After completing his schooling at Diocesan...
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  • private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor John Le Mesurier from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year...
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  • John Le Mesurier (1834-1903) was a senior British Army officer. Descended from the Hereditary Governors of Alderney and the Rt. Hon. Paul Le Mesurier...
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  • Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. It was written by John Antrobus, John Warren, Len Heath, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson...
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  • Cartwright and starring Debbie Ash, Carolyne Argyle, Beryl Reid and John Le Mesurier. It is based on a novel by Christopher Wood. The film is one of several...
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  • several older British actors, including Arnold Ridley, John Laurie, Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier. Younger members of the cast included Ian Lavender,...
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  • and the 2005 feature film. The character was modelled after actor John Le Mesurier. Slartibartfast is a Magrathean and a designer of planets. His favourite...
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  • and 31 October 1968. The regular cast was Sid James, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier and Keith Marsh. The show was written by Harry Driver and Vince Powell;...
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  • affair between the comedian Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier, the third wife of actor John Le Mesurier. It was first transmitted on BBC Four on 26 March...
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  • by James Broughton, starring Hattie Jacques, Lindsay Anderson, and John Le Mesurier. Filmed among the ruins of the Crystal Palace Terraces, The Pleasure...
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  • Graeme MacDonald, and starred John Le Mesurier as Adrian Harris, a character loosely based on Kim Philby. Le Mesurier's performance won him the British...
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  • Salt and Pepper (film) (category Films scored by John Dankworth)
    starring Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Michael Bates, Ilona Rodgers and John Le Mesurier. Chris Pepper (Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Davis) own a nightclub in...
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  • by Derek Ford and starring Nicholas Field, Felicity Devonshire and John Le Mesurier. It tells the story of the adventures of a young doctor in a hospital...
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  • Jeremy John Le Mesurier Wolfenden (26 June 1934, England – 28 December 1965) was a foreign correspondent and British spy at the height of the Cold War...
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    the end of the season. The lyrics are spoken and sung by the actor John Le Mesurier on the album What Is Going to Become of Us All? On 10 July 2005 there...
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  • Paul Nicholas, Cheryl Hall, Richard Beckinsale, Graham Bonnet and John Le Mesurier. A British marketing executive books a British music group named Billy...
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  • of London, and the Lord Mayor of London (1793–94). Le Mesurier was born the son of John Le Mesurier, the hereditary Governor of Alderney. In 1776 he went...
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  • remastered, was included with The Return of the King set, with a demo of John Le Mesurier singing Bilbo's Last Song as a bonus track. Sibley thought the casting...
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