Lester Matthews
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1900-06-05
- Died
- 1975-06-06
- Place of birth
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lester Mathews · Arthur Lester Matthews · Les 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
TV Shows (39)
Bonanza
1959
as Forrester
Adam-12
1968
as Gregory Benton
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mr. Fleming Pendleton
Rawhide
1959
as Larkins
Daniel Boone
1964
as Major
The Lucy Show
1962
as Lord Van Cleve
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Sylvester
The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston More
Omnibus
1952
as The Chief
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Inspector T. Carnahan / Mr. Craythrope / Pillsbury
Father Knows Best
1954
as Major Alden
One Step Beyond
1959
as Prison Governor / Civil Defense Man
Hazel
1961
as Reginald Archibald
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Carlton
Surfside 6
1960
as Inspector Campbell
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Sponsor / Referee
Family Affair
1966
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Frank Grace
Telephone Time
1956
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Duffy / Mr. Larkin / Mr. Burke / Mr. Thomas Marshall / Professor Hopkins / Mr. Buzby / Mr. Fortune
Public Defender
1954
as Mr. Harrington / Ben Pearce
December Bride
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as John Hillgrove
The Rogues
1964
as Bailiff
Racket Squad
1951
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Colonel Brookston
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Jerrison Ames
You Are There
1953
Coronado 9
1960
Ford Theatre
1948
Ripcord
1961
as Hugh Olds
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Butler
Angel
1960
as Charles
Philip Marlowe
1959
How to Marry a Millionaire
1957
Cameo Theatre
1950
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
Passport to Danger
1954
as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Movies (114)
Niagara
1953
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Sir Ivor
Lorna Doone
1951
as King Charles II
Les Miserables
1952
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as British Officer (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Colonel (uncredited)
Objective, Burma!
1945
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Young Bess
1953
as Sir William Paget
Crack-Up
1936
as Sidney Grant
Moonfleet
1955
as Major Hennishaw
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Man Hunt
1941
as Major (uncredited)
Lancer Spy
1937
as Capt. Neville
Northwest Passage
1940
as Sam Livermore
Operation Secret
1952
as Robbins
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Guard Officer
Désirée
1954
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Savage Mutiny
1953
as Maj. Walsh
Against All Flags
1952
as Sir Cloudsley
5 Fingers
1952
Werewolf of London
1935
as Paul Ames
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Sir Jasper Herrick
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
Desperate Journey
1942
The Desert Rats
1953
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Canadian Major
Assault on a Queen
1966
as Doctor
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Alan-A-Dale
Captain Pirate
1952
as Col. Ramsey
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as St. John
If I Were King
1938
as General Saliere
Jungle Queen
1945
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
The Far Horizons
1955
as Mr. Hancock
By Love Possessed
1961
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Adam Stewart
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Gilbert Lockhart
Montana
1950
as George Forsythe
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Creeping Shadows
1931
as Brian Nash
Dark Delusion
1947
as Wyndham Grace
Fort Ti
1953
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Treathcote (uncredited)
Savage Intruder
1970
as Ira Jaffee
Sangaree
1953
as Gen. Victor Darby
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
as Group Captain
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Captain Hardy
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
A Global Affair
1964
as British Delegate (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
The Raven
1935
as Dr. Jerry Holden
Corvette K-225
1943
as British Captain
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Walter Fraser
The Exile
1947
as Robbins
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Duke of Buckingham
Nine Girls
1944
as Horace Canfield
Between Two Worlds
1944
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Peter Mott
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Prosecutor
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Harlan Chambers
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Frederick Willoughby
British Intelligence
1939
as Henry Thompson
The Pied Piper
1942
as Mr. Cavanaugh
The Wickham Mystery
1931
as Charles Wickham
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Salesman
Man in the Attic
1953
as Chief Insp. Melville
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Mark Evans
Manila Calling
1942
as Wayne Ralston
Professional Soldier
1935
as Prince Edric
I Am a Criminal
1938
as District Attorney George Lane
The Song You Gave Me
1933
as Max Winter
Free For All
1949
as Mr. Aberson
Called Back
1933
as Gilbert Vaughan
The Brigand
1952
as Dr. Lopez
London Blackout Murders
1943
as Oliver Madison
Charge of the Lancers
1954
as Gen. Stanhope
Facing the Music
1933
as Becker
Lady in the Iron Mask
1952
as Prime Minister Rochard
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
Shadows in the Night
1944
as Stanley Carter
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Lieut. Roberts
I Love a Mystery
1945
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Indiscretions of Eve
1932
as Ralph
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Sir Charles Murchison
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Sir John Utterson
The Scorpio Letters
1967
as Mr. Harris
Blossom Time
1934
as Schwindt
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Elliott Manville
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
as Shannon Eskdale
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Mr. Lee
Time Out for Murder
1938
as Phillip Gregory
Borrowed Clothes
1934
as Sir Harry Torrent
Conspiracy
1939
as Gair - Henchman
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
as Dr. White
Too Many Parents
1936
as Mark Stewart
Flame of the Islands
1955
as Gus
Song and Dance Man
1936
as C. B. Nelson
The Biscuit Eater
1940
as Mr. Ames
On Secret Service
1933
as Coloneilo Romanelli
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as Comm. Kingston
The Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
Fires of Fate
1932
as Lt. Col Egerton
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952
as Commissioner Kingston
Think It Over
1938
as Ring Leader
Gipsy Blood
1931
as Zuniga
Tyrant of the Sea
1950
as Horatio Nelson
She Was Only A Village Maiden
1933
as Frampton
The Man at Six
1931
as Campbell Edwards
The Melody-Maker
1933
as Tony Borrodaile
The Old Man
1931
as Keith Keller
The Stolen Necklace
1933
as Clive Wingate
Her Night Out
1932
as Gerald Vickery
About Lester Matthews
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 e… With 153 credits spanning from 1931 to 1970, Lester Matthews has appeared in 114 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Niagara (1953) — as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Sir Ivor
- Lorna Doone (1951) — as King Charles II
- Les Miserables (1952) — as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Prosecutor (uncredited)
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