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