March through a JohnLe Mesurier Quiz

Question 1 of 10:

After confessing to his parents that he wanted more than anything to be an actor, John gave up a career in what?

Law

Medicine

Accountancy

Archaeology

Which soon-to-be legendary classmate of John 's would call him the ‘most distinguished’ student at drama school?

Richard Burton

Alec Guinness

Peter O'Toole

Sean Connery

Before ‘Dad's Army’ made him one of telly's famous faces, John was best known for his work with which comedian?

Sid James

Tony Hancock

Arthur Askey

Alastair Sim

Which famous British actress was John married to from 1949 to 1965?

Hattie Jacques

Joan Sims

Honor Blackman

Judi Dench

Which legendary Briton did John play in the 1958 film ‘The Moonraker?

Henry VIII

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare

John Milton

He may be remembered as a great comic actor, but he won a BAFTA in 1972 for his role in which Dennis Potter drama?

Rebel

Traitor

Betrayer

Spy

John branched out into more ‘alternative’ humour when he took a starring role in which Terry Gilliam film?

Time Bandits

Life of Brian

Jabberwocky

Brazil

John played a priest in which celebrated TV literary adaptation of 1982?

The Forsyte Saga

The Jewel in the Crown

Dubliners

Brideshead Revisited

John 's last performance was in a now lost 1983 radio sequel to ‘Dad's Army’.

True

False

The title of John 's memoir reflected the fact that he never regarded himself as a star. What was it called?

A Jobbing Actor

Man in the Crowd

Luvvie in the Corner

John Le Who?