John Le Mesurier

The actor John Le Mesurier began his career as a lawyer but soon realized that acting was his true calling, so with 20 years and the approval of his parents began his career as an interpreter studying in the Fay Compton acting school where he met the famous actor Alec Guinness.

After finishing his studies he worked a while until the Second World War broke loose in which he served as captain.

When the war ended John regained his passion debut on the big screen with the film 'Old Mother Riley's New Venture' .

This was only the first step in an extensive career in highlighting films like 'Dangerous Cargo', 'Unknown Beauty' or 'The Battle of the River Plate'.

The earliest credit MovieNCo has for John Le Mesurier is Ben-Hur (1959); in all, 4 films over 20 years. Their title most voted by MovieNCo readers is Ben-Hur (1959), with 26 votes. Their busiest decade is the 1950s, with 2 titles.