Lester Matthews
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-06-05
Day of Death
1975-06-06 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Lester Matthews
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).
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Known For
Acting
(1970)
Hollywood Horror House
as Ira Jaffee
(1967)
The Scorpio Letters
as Mr. Harris
(1966)
Assault on a Queen
as Doctor
(1961)
By Love Possessed
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1960)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Peter Mott
(1955)
The Far Horizons
as Mr. Hancock
(1955)
Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw
(1955)
Ten Wanted Men
as Adam Stewart
(1955)
Flame of the Islands
as Gus
(1954)
Désirée
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
(1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
(1954)
Charge of the Lancers
as Gen. Stanhope
(1954)
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Comm. Kingston
(1953)
Niagara
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1953)
Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville
(1953)
The Desert Rats
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
(1953)
Young Bess
as Sir William Paget
(1953)
Fort Ti
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
(1953)
Sangaree
as Gen. Victor Darby
(1953)
Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
(1953)
Savage Mutiny
as Maj. Walsh
(1952)
Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley
(1952)
(1952)
The Brigand
as Dr. Lopez
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Col. Ramsey
(1952)
Lady in the Iron Mask
as Prime Minister Rochard
(1952)
Les Miserables
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
(1952)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Commissioner Kingston
(1952)
Operation Secret
as Robbins
(1951)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as British Officer (uncredited)
(1951)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Sir John Utterson
(1951)
Lorna Doone
as King Charles II
(1951)
The Lady and the Bandit
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
(1950)
Tyrant of the Sea
as Horatio Nelson
(1950)
Montana
as George Forsythe
(1950)
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Alan-A-Dale
(1949)
Free For All
as Mr. Aberson
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1947)
The Exile
as Robbins
(1947)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Shannon Eskdale
(1947)
Dark Delusion
as Wyndham Grace
(1945)
Objective, Burma!
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Salesman
(1945)
I Love a Mystery
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mark Evans
(1945)
Jungle Queen
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
(1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick
(1944)
Between Two Worlds
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1944)
Shadows in the Night
as Stanley Carter
(1944)
Nine Girls
as Horace Canfield
(1944)
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
(1943)
Northern Pursuit
as Colonel (uncredited)
(1943)
The Mysterious Doctor
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
(1943)
London Blackout Murders
as Oliver Madison
(1943)
Appointment in Berlin
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
(1943)
Two Tickets to London
as Treathcote (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as British Captain
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Prosecutor
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Mr. Cavanaugh
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major
(1942)
Manila Calling
as Wayne Ralston
(1941)
Man Hunt
as Major (uncredited)
(1941)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Group Captain
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Guard Officer
(1940)
Northwest Passage
as Sam Livermore
(1940)
Gaucho Serenade
as Frederick Willoughby
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Mr. Lee
(1940)
The Biscuit Eater
as Mr. Ames
(1939)
The Three Musketeers
as Duke of Buckingham
(1939)
British Intelligence
as Henry Thompson
(1939)
Conspiracy
as Gair - Henchman
(1939)
Susannah of the Mounties
as Harlan Chambers
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Lieut. Roberts
(1939)
Should a Girl Marry?
as Dr. White
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Ivor
(1938)
There's Always a Woman
as Walter Fraser
(1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sir Charles Murchison
(1938)
If I Were King
as General Saliere
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
(1938)
I Am a Criminal
as District Attorney George Lane
(1938)
Time Out for Murder
as Phillip Gregory
(1938)
Think It Over
as Ring Leader
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
(1937)
Lancer Spy
as Capt. Neville
(1936)
Lloyd's of London
as Captain Hardy
(1936)
Song and Dance Man
as C. B. Nelson
(1936)
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Elliott Manville
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Sidney Grant
(1936)
15 Maiden Lane
as Gilbert Lockhart
(1936)
Too Many Parents
as Mark Stewart
(1935)
The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden
(1935)
Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames
(1935)
Professional Soldier
as Prince Edric
(1934)
Blossom Time
as Schwindt
(1934)
Borrowed Clothes
as Sir Harry Torrent
(1933)
The Song You Gave Me
as Max Winter
(1933)
On Secret Service
as Coloneilo Romanelli
(1933)
Facing The Music
as Becker
(1933)
Called Back
as Gilbert Vaughan
(1933)
The Melody-Maker
as Tony Borrodaile
(1933)
She Was Only A Village Maiden
as Frampton
(1933)
The Stolen Necklace
as Clive Wingate
(1932)
Indiscretions of Eve
as Ralph
(1932)
Fires of Fate
as Lt. Col Egerton
(1932)
Her Night Out
as Gerald Vickery
(1931)
The Man at Six
as Campbell Edwards
(1931)
The Wickham Mystery
as Charles Wickham
(1931)
The Old Man
as Keith Keller
(1931)
Gipsy Blood
as Zuniga
(1931)
Creeping Shadows
as Brian Nash