Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

1900-06-05 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Male 152 Known Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lester Matthews (June 6, 1900 - June 5, 1975) was an English actor born in Nottingham, England, UK. In his career, he made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was on occasion erroneously credited as Lester Mathews and especially in later years was sometimes known as Les Matthews. He died on the 6 June 1975 in Los Angeles, California. He was cremated. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. He appeared on television many times including an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "Completely Foolproof" (original air date: March 29, 1965). Description above from the Wikipedia Lester Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-06-05

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Known Credits

152

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Lester Mathews, Arthur Lester Matthews, Les Matthews

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Raven

1935

Dr. Jerry Holden

Objective, Burma!

1945

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Crack-Up

1936

Sidney Grant

Savage Intruder

1970

Ira Jaffee

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

Harlan Chambers

Northern Pursuit

1943

Colonel (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke

1945

Salesman

Jungle Queen

1945

Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Man Hunt

1941

Major (uncredited)

By Love Possessed

1961

Club Patron (uncredited)

The Exile

1947

Robbins

Gaucho Serenade

1940

Frederick Willoughby

Man in the Attic

1953

Chief Insp. Melville

The Desert Rats

1953

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk

1940

Guard Officer

Les Miserables

1952

Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

The Far Horizons

1955

Mr. Hancock

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Adam Stewart

The Three Musketeers

1939

Duke of Buckingham

Shadows in the Night

1944

Stanley Carter

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954

Comm. Kingston

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

British Officer (uncredited)

Bad for Each Other

1953

Dr. Homer Gleeson

Dark Delusion

1947

Wyndham Grace

Captain Pirate

1952

Col. Ramsey

Lancer Spy

1937

Capt. Neville

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

There's Always a Woman

1938

Walter Fraser

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

The Song You Gave Me

1933

Max Winter

Think It Over

1938

Ring Leader

Two Tickets to London

1943

Treathcote (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Air Marshal (uncredited)

Montana

1950

George Forsythe

Sangaree

1953

Gen. Victor Darby

Tyrant of the Sea

1950

Horatio Nelson

Facing The Music

1933

Becker

Rulers of the Sea

1939

Lieut. Roberts

I Am a Criminal

1938

District Attorney George Lane

The Old Man

1931

Keith Keller

The Pied Piper

1942

Mr. Cavanaugh

Fires of Fate

1932

Lt. Col Egerton

Young Bess

1953

Sir William Paget

Too Many Parents

1936

Mark Stewart

Moonfleet

1955

Major Hennishaw

Lorna Doone

1951

King Charles II

Free For All

1949

Mr. Aberson

Désirée

1954

Caulaincourt (uncredited)

Professional Soldier

1935

Prince Edric

Nine Girls

1944

Horace Canfield

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

1952

Commissioner Kingston

Savage Mutiny

1953

Maj. Walsh

Niagara

1953

Doctor (uncredited)

The Biscuit Eater

1940

Mr. Ames

15 Maiden Lane

1936

Gilbert Lockhart

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952

Prime Minister Rochard

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Group Captain

Her Night Out

1932

Gerald Vickery

Creeping Shadows

1931

Brian Nash

Gipsy Blood

1931

Zuniga

Fort Ti

1953

Lord Jeffrey Amherst

I Love a Mystery

1945

Justin Reeves / Mr. G

Song and Dance Man

1936

C. B. Nelson

If I Were King

1938

General Saliere

Time Out for Murder

1938

Phillip Gregory

Against All Flags

1952

Sir Cloudsley

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

Sir Charles Murchison

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Elliott Manville

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Borrowed Clothes

1934

Sir Harry Torrent

Corvette K-225

1943

British Captain

Across the Pacific

1942

Canadian Major

Northwest Passage

1940

Sam Livermore

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

Sir Jasper Herrick

Between Two Worlds

1944

Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Melody-Maker

1933

Tony Borrodaile

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

Mark Evans

Lloyd's of London

1936

Captain Hardy

Werewolf of London

1935

Paul Ames

London Blackout Murders

1943

Oliver Madison

The Mysterious Doctor

1943

Dr. Frederick Holmes

Operation Secret

1952

Robbins

The Brigand

1952

Dr. Lopez

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

Sir John Utterson

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1947

Shannon Eskdale

Should a Girl Marry?

1939

Dr. White

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Charge of the Lancers

1954

Gen. Stanhope

A Global Affair

1964

British Delegate (uncredited)

Walk Like a Dragon

1960

Peter Mott

British Intelligence

1939

Henry Thompson

Manila Calling

1942

Wayne Ralston

The Man at Six

1931

Campbell Edwards

Conspiracy

1939

Gair - Henchman

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

The Scorpio Letters

1967

Mr. Harris

The Wickham Mystery

1931

Charles Wickham

On Secret Service

1933

Coloneilo Romanelli

The Stolen Necklace

1933

Clive Wingate

Blossom Time

1934

Schwindt

Called Back

1933

Gilbert Vaughan

TV Credits

Bonanza

1959

Forrester (1 episodes)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Mr. Fleming Pendleton (4 episodes)

Adam-12

1968

Gregory Benton (1 episodes)

The Lucy Show

1962

Lord Van Cleve (1 episodes)

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Inspector T. Carnahan (1 episodes)

Hazel

1961

Reginald Archibald (1 episodes)

Daniel Boone

1964

Major (1 episodes)

Rawhide

1959

Larkins (1 episodes)

The Jack Benny Program

1950

Sponsor (1 episodes)

The Red Skelton Show

1951

Sylvester (1 episodes)

Family Affair

1966

(1 episodes)

The Name of the Game

1968

Winston More (1 episodes)

Omnibus

1952

The Chief (1 episodes)

Father Knows Best

1954

Major Alden (1 episodes)

One Step Beyond

1959

Prison Governor (1 episodes)

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

Carlton (1 episodes)

Surfside 6

1960

Inspector Campbell (1 episodes)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

Frank Grace (1 episodes)

Public Defender

1954

Mr. Harrington (1 episodes)

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950

Mr. Duffy (1 episodes)

December Bride

1954

(1 episodes)

Racket Squad

1951

(1 episodes)

Telephone Time

1956

(1 episodes)

The Rogues

1964

Bailiff (1 episodes)

Lux Video Theatre

1950

John Hillgrove (1 episodes)

Yancy Derringer

1958

Jerrison Ames (1 episodes)

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966

Butler (1 episodes)

Ripcord

1961

Hugh Olds (1 episodes)

Behind Closed Doors

1958

Colonel Brookston (1 episodes)

Coronado 9

1960

(2 episodes)

You Are There

1953

(1 episodes)

Ford Theatre

1948

(1 episodes)

Angel

1960

Charles (1 episodes)

Philip Marlowe

1959

(1 episodes)

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

1959

(1 episodes)

Dr. Fu Manchu

1956

Sir Denis Nayland Smith (14 episodes)

Cameo Theatre

1950

(1 episodes)

Passport to Danger

1954

U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds (1 episodes)

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