English TV and film actor John Elton Halliday, 1912 —1983, is better known as whom?
John Le Mesurier on stage, radio, screen and record John Le Mesurier on stage, radio, screen and record John Le Mesurier (born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 191215 November 1983) was an English actor who performed in many mediums of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. Le Mesurier's career spanned from 1934 until his death in 1983. He is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC situation comedy "Dad's Army", between 1968 and 1977. Le Mesurier made his professional stage debut in September 1934 in "Dangerous Corner" at the Palladium Theatre in Edinburgh under his birth name, and appeared on television
John Halliday (actor) John Halliday (actor) John Halliday (September 14, 1880 – October 17, 1947) was an American actor of stage and screen, who often played suave aristocrats and foreigners. He served with the British Army 1901-02 in the Boer War in South Africa. In 1905 Halliday, a civil/mining engineer from before his South Africa adventure, migrated to Nevada and dug up a fortune in gold nuggets and managed to lose the lot. Despite his origins in Brooklyn, he often took on an English accent in his portrayals. Making his Broadway debut in 1912 in Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's "The Whip", he