# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-le-mesurier
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:30:28.827Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-le-mesurier"
name: "John Le Mesurier"
slug: "john-le-mesurier"
description: "John Le Mesurier 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). A self-confessed \"jobbing actor\", Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts."
tagline: "British actor (1912–1983)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Surprise_Attack_(1951)_film-_caption_John_Le_Mesurier.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1912-04-05"
deathDate: "1983-11-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           19.52966266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494452/"
    handle:    "nm0494452"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump