Emerging from a respectable Bedford family, John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley pursued drama after a brief stint as a solicitor’s clerk, enrolling at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art in 1933 and debuting on the Edinburgh stage the following September. A self-described “jobbing actor,” he built a prolific screen career with more than 120 film appearances, often cast as officious figures in comed… Read more
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Known for Ben-Hur 1959 The Pink Panther 1963 The Italian Job 1969 Casino Royale 1967 Series ★ 7.9 Brideshead Revisited 1981
Father Mowbray Series ★ 7.5 Dad's Army 1968
Sergeant Arthur Wilson ★ 6.8 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965
French Painter ★ 7.8 The Rebel 1961
Office manager ★ 7.5 The Early Bird 1965
Colonel Foster Series ★ 7.7 The Goodies 1970
Uncle Tom Series ★ 7.7 Ripping Yarns 1976
Col. Runciman ★ 6.9 School for Scoundrels 1960
Skinner ★ 6.7 Our Man in Havana 1960
Louis (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Jigsaw 1962
Mr Simpson ★ 7.4 Too Many Crooks 1959
Magistrate Series ★ 7.3 Danger Man 1960
Alvarado ★ 6.7 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970
Pelham ★ 6.9 I Was Monty's Double 1958
Adjutant RAPC ★ 6.6 I'm All Right Jack 1959
Waters ★ 6.8 The Admirable Crichton 1957
Monsieur Fleury, chef at Loam Hall ★ 6.7 The Wrong Arm of the Law 1963
Assistant Commissioner Series ★ 7 Hi-de-Hi! 1980
Hugo Buxton ★ 6.7 A Christmas Carol 1977
Marley's Ghost ★ 6.6 Private's Progress 1956
Psychiatrist ★ 6.5 Never Let Go 1960
Pennington ★ 6.5 Shake Hands with the Devil 1959
British General ★ 6.5 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's 1960
Minister of Education ★ 6.4 The Wrong Box 1966
Doctor Slattery ★ 6.4 Gideon's Day 1958
Barrister (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter ★ 6.3 The Liquidator 1965
Chekhov ★ 6.3 The Mouse on the Moon 1963
British Delegate ★ 6.3 The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959
Attorney ★ 6.1 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960
Green ★ 6.1 Jack the Ripper 1959
Dr. Tranter ★ 5.8 Another Time, Another Place 1958
Dr. Aldridge ★ 6.2 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978
Dr. Deere ★ 5.9 Only Two Can Play 1962
Salter ★ 6.1 Eye of the Devil 1966
Dr. Monnet ★ 5.7 Hot Enough for June 1964
Roger Allsop ★ 5.7 Our Man in Marrakesh 1966
George Lillywhite ★ 5.8 Blood of the Vampire 1958
Chief Justice ★ 5.9 The Moon-Spinners 1964
Anthony Gamble ★ 5.8 The Magic Christian 1969
Sir John ★ 5.3 Salt & Pepper 1968
Col. Woodstock ★ 5.2 Stranger from Venus 1954
Official/Man at Desk (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979
Sir Gawain ★ 6 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975
Lord Redcliff ★ 5 Confessions of a Window Cleaner 1974
Inspector John Radlett ★ 4.2 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952
Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) ★ 4.6 Au Pair Girls 1972
Mr. Wainwright ★ 6 Jabberwocky 1977
Passelewe ★ 4.9 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 1980
Perkins ★ 5 War-Gods of the Deep 1965
Rev. Jonathan Ives ★ 5 Dad's Army 1971
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