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Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

ActingBorn June 5, 1900Died June 6, 1975 (age 75)Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

1970
Savage Intruder

as Ira Jaffee

Movie
1968
Adam-12

as Gregory Benton

TV
1968
The Name of the Game

as Winston More

TV
1967
The Scorpio Letters

as Mr. Harris

Movie
1966Movie
1964
Daniel Boone

as Major

TV
1964
The Rogues

as Bailiff

TV
1964
A Global Affair

as British Delegate (uncredited)

Movie
1962
The Lucy Show

as Lord Van Cleve

TV
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

TV
1961
Hazel

as Reginald Archibald

TV
1961
Ripcord

as Hugh Olds

TV
1961
By Love Possessed

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1960
Surfside 6

as Inspector Campbell

TV
1960
Angel

as Charles

TV
1960
Walk Like a Dragon

as Peter Mott

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Forrester

TV
1959
One Step Beyond

as Prison Governor

TV
1959
One Step Beyond

as Civil Defense Man

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Larkins

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Pillsbury

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Mr. Craythrope

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Inspector T. Carnahan

TV
1958
Yancy Derringer

as Jerrison Ames

TV
1958
Behind Closed Doors

as Colonel Brookston

TV
1956
Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sir Denis Nayland Smith

TV
1955Movie
1955
The Far Horizons

as Mr. Hancock

Movie
1955
Moonfleet

as Major Hennishaw

Movie
1955
Ten Wanted Men

as Adam Stewart

Movie
1954
Désirée

as Caulaincourt (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Father Knows Best

as Major Alden

TV
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders

as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Movie
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters

as Comm. Kingston

Movie
1954
Passport to Danger

as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds

TV
1954
Public Defender

as Ben Pearce

TV
1954
Public Defender

as Mr. Harrington

TV
1954
Charge of the Lancers

as Gen. Stanhope

Movie
1953
Man in the Attic

as Chief Insp. Melville

Movie
1953
Bad for Each Other

as Dr. Homer Gleeson

Movie
1953
Young Bess

as Sir William Paget

Movie
1953
Sangaree

as Gen. Victor Darby

Movie
1953
Fort Ti

as Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Movie
1953
Trouble Along the Way

as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Movie
1953
The Desert Rats

as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Savage Mutiny

as Maj. Walsh

Movie
1953
Niagara

as Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Against All Flags

as Sir Cloudsley

Movie
1952
Omnibus

as The Chief

TV
1952Movie
1952
Captain Pirate

as Col. Ramsey

Movie
1952
Les Miserables

as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Lady in the Iron Mask

as Prime Minister Rochard

Movie
1952
The Brigand

as Dr. Lopez

Movie
1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

as Commissioner Kingston

Movie
1952Movie
1951
The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Sir John Utterson

Movie
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as British Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1951TV
1951
The Lady and the Bandit

as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Movie
1951
Lorna Doone

as King Charles II

Movie
1950TV
1950TV
1950TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as John Hillgrove

TV
1950Movie
1950
Tyrant of the Sea

as Horatio Nelson

Movie
1950
Montana

as George Forsythe

Movie
1949
Free For All

as Mr. Aberson

Movie
1947
The Exile

as Robbins

Movie
1947
Monsieur Verdoux

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Dark Delusion

as Wyndham Grace

Movie
1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as Shannon Eskdale

Movie
1945
Two O'Clock Courage

as Mark Evans

Movie
1945
Salty O'Rourke

as Salesman

Movie
1945
Objective, Burma!

as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Movie
1945
I Love a Mystery

as Justin Reeves / Mr. G

Movie
1945
Jungle Queen

as Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Movie
1944
Shadows in the Night

as Stanley Carter

Movie
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Sir Jasper Herrick

Movie
1944
Between Two Worlds

as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Ministry of Fear

as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep

as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Nine Girls

as Horace Canfield

Movie
1943
Northern Pursuit

as Colonel (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Corvette K-225

as British Captain

Movie
1943
Appointment in Berlin

as Air Marshal (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Two Tickets to London

as Treathcote (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Mysterious Doctor

as Dr. Frederick Holmes

Movie
1943
London Blackout Murders

as Oliver Madison

Movie
1942
Manila Calling

as Wayne Ralston

Movie
1942
Across the Pacific

as Canadian Major

Movie
1942
The Pied Piper

as Mr. Cavanaugh

Movie
1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Group Captain

Movie
1941
Man Hunt

as Major (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Sea Hawk

as Guard Officer

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Gaucho Serenade

as Frederick Willoughby

Movie
1940
Northwest Passage

as Sam Livermore

Movie
1939
British Intelligence

as Henry Thompson

Movie
1939
Rulers of the Sea

as Lieut. Roberts

Movie
1939
Conspiracy

as Gair - Henchman

Movie
1939
Susannah of the Mounties

as Harlan Chambers

Movie
1939Movie
1939
The Three Musketeers

as Duke of Buckingham

Movie
1938
I Am a Criminal

as District Attorney George Lane

Movie
1938
If I Were King

as General Saliere

Movie
1938
Time Out for Murder

as Phillip Gregory

Movie
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Sir Charles Murchison

Movie
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Movie
1938
Think It Over

as Ring Leader

Movie
1938Movie
1938
There's Always a Woman

as Walter Fraser

Movie
1937
Lancer Spy

as Capt. Neville

Movie
1937Movie
1936
Crack-Up

as Sidney Grant

Movie
1936
Lloyd's of London

as Captain Hardy

Movie
1936
15 Maiden Lane

as Gilbert Lockhart

Movie
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!

as Elliott Manville

Movie
1936
Too Many Parents

as Mark Stewart

Movie
1936
Song and Dance Man

as C. B. Nelson

Movie
1935
Professional Soldier

as Prince Edric

Movie
1935
The Raven

as Dr. Jerry Holden

Movie
1935
Werewolf of London

as Paul Ames

Movie
1934
Blossom Time

as Schwindt

Movie
1934
Borrowed Clothes

as Sir Harry Torrent

Movie
1933Movie
1933
On Secret Service

as Coloneilo Romanelli

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Called Back

as Gilbert Vaughan

Movie
1933
The Melody-Maker

as Tony Borrodaile

Movie
1933Movie
1933
The Stolen Necklace

as Clive Wingate

Movie
1932
Her Night Out

as Gerald Vickery

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Fires of Fate

as Lt. Col Egerton

Movie
1931
The Old Man

as Keith Keller

Movie
1931
Gipsy Blood

as Zuniga

Movie
1931
The Wickham Mystery

as Charles Wickham

Movie
1931
The Man at Six

as Campbell Edwards

Movie
1931
Creeping Shadows

as Brian Nash

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 5, 1900
Day of DeathJune 6, 1975
Place of BirthNottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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