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Arthur K. Wilson (1968-77)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/216/000066018/">The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (8-Aug-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/511/000259731/">The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/524/000036416/">The Spaceman and King Arthur (3-Aug-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/192/000065994/">Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (13-Sep-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/408/000266607/">Rosie Dixon: Night Nurse (Feb-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/739/000251983/">Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (5-Apr-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/070/000068863/">Jabberwocky (1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/034/000061848/">The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (14-Dec-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/978/000237267/">Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (12-Dec-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/603/000246862/">Brief Encounter (12-Nov-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/077/000083825/">Confessions of a Window Cleaner (8-Nov-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/119/000241393/">Au Pair Girls (Jul-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/015/000136604/">Dad's Army (1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/955/000041832/">On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (17-Jun-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/479/000227795/">Doctor in Trouble (16-Jun-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/532/000034430/">The Italian Job (2-Jun-1969)</a> · Governor<br> <a href="/films/735/000220075/">Midas Run (7-May-1969)</a> <br> <a href="/films/028/000203416/">Salt & Pepper (3-Jul-1968)</a> · Col. Woodstock<br> <a href="/films/037/000032938/">Eye of the Devil (6-Dec-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/381/000074159/">The 25th Hour (16-Feb-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/722/000204110/">Finders Keepers (8-Dec-1966)</a> · Mr. X<br> <a href="/films/090/000042961/">The Wrong Box (4-Jul-1966)</a> · Dr. Slattery<br> <a href="/films/012/000253250/">Bang, Bang, You're Dead! (Apr-1966)</a> <br> <a href="/films/674/000092398/">Where the Spies Are (26-Jan-1966)</a> · MacGillivray<br> <a href="/films/600/000266799/">The Sandwich Man (14-Jan-1966)</a> <br> <a href="/films/987/000140567/">The Early Bird (30-Nov-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/629/000083380/">The Liquidator (Nov-1965)</a> · Chekhov<br> <a href="/films/452/000040332/">Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965)</a> · French Painter<br> <a href="/films/540/000083291/">The City Under the Sea (26-May-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/707/000261921/">Masquerade (13-Apr-1965)</a> · Sir Robert<br> <a href="/films/716/000037605/">The Moon-Spinners (2-Jul-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/344/000220681/">Never Put It in Writing (28-Apr-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/868/000205253/">Hot Enough for June (10-Mar-1964)</a> · Allsop<br> <a href="/films/803/000036695/">The Pink Panther (19-Dec-1963)</a> · Defense Attorney<br> <a href="/films/812/000040692/">The Mouse on the Moon (17-Jun-1963)</a> · British Delegate<br> <a href="/films/359/000231663/">In the Cool of the Day (Mar-1963)</a> · Dr. Arraman<br> <a href="/films/546/000083297/">The Wrong Arm of the Law (Mar-1963)</a> <br> <a href="/films/694/000110364/">The Punch and Judy Man (1963)</a> <br> <a href="/films/140/000209510/">The Main Attraction (Nov-1962)</a> · Bozo<br> <a href="/films/493/000261707/">Jigsaw (21-Aug-1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/075/000067871/">Waltz of the Toreadors (13-Aug-1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/072/000258295/">Go to Blazes (Apr-1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/378/000262589/">Village of Daughters (13-Mar-1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/077/000040954/">Only Two Can Play (9-Mar-1962)</a> · Salter<br> <a href="/films/872/000271059/">We Joined the Navy (1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/640/000083391/">Call Me Genius (16-Oct-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/356/000265558/">Invasion Quartet (Sep-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/374/000260591/">Why Bother to Knock (29-May-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/497/000226816/">Very Important Person (25-Apr-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/721/000255953/">I Like Money (4-Apr-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/802/000262016/">The Night We Got the Bird (14-Feb-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/270/000254505/">Five Golden Hours (Feb-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/088/000040965/">On the Fiddle (1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/984/000134582/">The Bulldog Breed (13-Dec-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/359/000241633/">The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (Dec-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/063/000067859/">The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (3-Sep-1960)</a> · Green<br> <a href="/films/380/000260597/">Doctor in Love (12-Jul-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/165/000107841/">School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! (11-Jul-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/001/000135593/">Never Let Go (7-Jun-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/059/000258282/">Follow a Star (15-Dec-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/860/000261077/">Desert Mice (Dec-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/094/000040971/">I'm All Right Jack (18-Aug-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/208/000038094/">Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959)</a> · British General<br> <a href="/films/260/000226579/">Jack the Ripper (28-May-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/042/000038925/">The Hound of the Baskervilles (4-May-1959)</a> · Barrymore<br> <a href="/films/180/000140757/">Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (10-Mar-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/498/000138084/">Too Many Crooks (8-Mar-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/210/000208583/">Operation Amsterdam (12-Jan-1959)</a> · Col. Janssen<br> <a href="/films/171/000135763/">The Captain's Table (6-Jan-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/409/000083160/">I Was Monty's Double (21-Oct-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/156/000226475/">Blood of the Vampire (26-Aug-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/623/000261837/">Law and Disorder (10-Jun-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/852/000264060/">The Moonraker (22-May-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/736/000225061/">Another Time, Another Place (2-May-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/229/000255461/">Happy Is the Bride (4-Mar-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/686/000204074/">The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (21-Jan-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/505/000265707/">High Flight (17-Sep-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/861/000255096/">The Good Companions (22-Apr-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/567/000203955/">Brothers in Law (5-Mar-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/680/000038566/">The Battle of the River Plate (30-Nov-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/656/000236945/">The Baby and the Battleship (10-Jul-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/091/000040968/">Private's Progress (12-Mar-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/600/000259820/">Josephine and Men (9-Nov-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/776/000261990/">Never Take No for an Answer (18-Dec-1951)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>A Jobbing Actor</i> (<tt>1984</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=101366"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=101366">John Le Mesurier</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=101366" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>