John Le Mesurier
Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
- I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Clifton James, John Mills, Leslie Phillips…
- Absorbing war drama based on the true story of a man hired to imitate General Montgomery in order to hoodwink the Germans before the North Africa…
- Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell…
- Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
- Too Many Crooks (1959)
- Dir. Mario Zampi
Feat. Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Sid James…
- Four incompetent, would–be criminals make a meal of a kidnapping–ransom plot in this farcical crime caper from the Rank Organisation.
- Rebel, The / Punch and Judy Man, The (1960-1962)
- Dir. Robert Day, Jeremy Summers
Feat. Tony Hancock, George Sanders, Dennis Price…
- A double feature of Tony Hancock's two big–screen outings.
The Rebel (1960) Dir. Robert Day – Here Hancock trades in his office career…
- Never Let Go (1960)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Adam Faith…
- Solid crime drama about a young salesman (Todd) who has his car inconveniently stolen – leaving him with a large debt – and then…
- Wrong Arm of the Law, The (1962)
- Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins…
- Hilarious comic spoof, in which a gang of Australian thieves is pursued by Scotland Yard and criminal underworld alike.
Peter Sellers is at the…
- Hot Enough For June (1964)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley…
- A struggling young writer is plunged into a terrifying world of international espionage while on a seemingly innocent commercial assignment to Prague.
- Dad's Army (TV Series) (1968-1977)
- Feat. Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier…
- The classic British TV series set around the gently–observed antics of home–guardsmen during WW2 under the inimitable Sergeant Mannering…
- Dad's Army The Movie (1971)
- Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn
- The feature film is a coarser expansion of the characters and situations that endeared millions to the long–running TV show.
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The (1975)
- Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Fitfully amusing romp with Wilder as the great detective's resentful brother determined to steal the spotlight. Madeline Kahn steals the show.