Lester Matthews
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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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Films (115)
Savage Intruder
1970 · Ira Jaffee
The Scorpio Letters
1967 · Mr. Harris
Assault on a Queen
1966 · Doctor
A Global Affair
1964 · British Delegate (uncredited)
By Love Possessed
1961 · Club Patron (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
1960 · Peter Mott
Flame of the Islands
1955 · Gus
The Far Horizons
1955 · Mr. Hancock
Moonfleet
1955 · Major Hennishaw
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Adam Stewart
Désirée
1954 · Caulaincourt (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 · Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954 · Comm. Kingston
Charge of the Lancers
1954 · Gen. Stanhope
Man in the Attic
1953 · Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other
1953 · Dr. Homer Gleeson
Young Bess
1953 · Sir William Paget
Sangaree
1953 · Gen. Victor Darby
Fort Ti
1953 · Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Trouble Along the Way
1953 · Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
The Desert Rats
1953 · Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Niagara
1953 · Doctor (uncredited)
Savage Mutiny
1953 · Maj. Walsh
Against All Flags
1952 · Sir Cloudsley
Operation Secret
1952 · Robbins
Captain Pirate
1952 · Col. Ramsey
Les Miserables
1952 · Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Lady in the Iron Mask
1952 · Prime Minister Rochard
The Brigand
1952 · Dr. Lopez
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952 · Commissioner Kingston
5 Fingers
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 · Sir John Utterson
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951 · British Officer (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
1951 · Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Lorna Doone
1951 · King Charles II
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950 · Alan-A-Dale
Tyrant of the Sea
1950 · Horatio Nelson
Montana
1950 · George Forsythe
Free For All
1949 · Mr. Aberson
The Exile
1947 · Robbins
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
Dark Delusion
1947 · Wyndham Grace
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947 · Shannon Eskdale
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 · Mark Evans
Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Salesman
Objective, Burma!
1945 · British Maj. Fitzpatrick
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Jungle Queen
1945 · Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Shadows in the Night
1944 · Stanley Carter
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 · Sir Jasper Herrick
Between Two Worlds
1944 · Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
1944 · Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Nine Girls
1944 · Horace Canfield
Northern Pursuit
1943 · Colonel (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943 · British Captain
Appointment in Berlin
1943 · Air Marshal (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
1943 · Treathcote (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
1943 · Dr. Frederick Holmes
London Blackout Murders
1943 · Oliver Madison
Manila Calling
1942 · Wayne Ralston
Desperate Journey
1942
Across the Pacific
1942 · Canadian Major
The Pied Piper
1942 · Mr. Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Prosecutor
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Group Captain
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941 · Maddox
Man Hunt
1941 · Major (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 · Mr. Lee
The Sea Hawk
1940 · Guard Officer
The Biscuit Eater
1940 · Mr. Ames
Gaucho Serenade
1940 · Frederick Willoughby
Northwest Passage
1940 · Sam Livermore
British Intelligence
1939 · Henry Thompson
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · Lieut. Roberts
Conspiracy
1939 · Gair - Henchman
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Harlan Chambers
Should a Girl Marry?
1939 · Dr. White
The Three Musketeers
1939 · Duke of Buckingham
I Am a Criminal
1938 · District Attorney George Lane
If I Were King
1938 · General Saliere
Time Out for Murder
1938 · Phillip Gregory
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 · Sir Charles Murchison
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Think It Over
1938 · Ring Leader
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Sir Ivor
There's Always a Woman
1938 · Walter Fraser
Lancer Spy
1937 · Capt. Neville
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · St. John
Crack-Up
1936 · Sidney Grant
Lloyd's of London
1936 · Captain Hardy
15 Maiden Lane
1936 · Gilbert Lockhart
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936 · Elliott Manville
Too Many Parents
1936 · Mark Stewart
Song and Dance Man
1936 · C. B. Nelson
Professional Soldier
1935 · Prince Edric
The Raven
1935 · Dr. Jerry Holden
Werewolf of London
1935 · Paul Ames
Blossom Time
1934 · Schwindt
Borrowed Clothes
1934 · Sir Harry Torrent
Facing the Music
1933 · Becker
On Secret Service
1933 · Coloneilo Romanelli
The Song You Gave Me
1933 · Max Winter
Called Back
1933 · Gilbert Vaughan
The Melody-Maker
1933 · Tony Borrodaile
She Was Only A Village Maiden
1933 · Frampton
The Stolen Necklace
1933 · Clive Wingate
Her Night Out
1932 · Gerald Vickery
Indiscretions of Eve
1932 · Ralph
Fires of Fate
1932 · Lt. Col Egerton
The Old Man
1931 · Keith Keller
Gipsy Blood
1931 · Zuniga
The Wickham Mystery
1931 · Charles Wickham
The Man at Six
1931 · Campbell Edwards
Creeping Shadows
1931 · Brian Nash
Séries (39)
Adam-12
1968 · Gregory Benton
The Name of the Game
1968 · Winston More
Family Affair
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · Butler
Daniel Boone
1964 · Major
The Rogues
1964 · Bailiff
The Lucy Show
1962 · Lord Van Cleve
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Mr. Fleming Pendleton
Hazel
1961 · Reginald Archibald
Ripcord
1961 · Hugh Olds
Surfside 6
1960 · Inspector Campbell
Angel
1960 · Charles
Coronado 9
1960
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
Bonanza
1959 · Forrester
One Step Beyond
1959 · Prison Governor, Civil Defense Man
Rawhide
1959 · Larkins
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Inspector T. Carnahan, Mr. Craythrope, Pillsbury
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Jerrison Ames
Behind Closed Doors
1958 · Colonel Brookston
How to Marry a Millionaire
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Frank Grace
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956 · Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Telephone Time
1956
December Bride
1954
Father Knows Best
1954 · Major Alden
Passport to Danger
1954 · U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Public Defender
1954 · Mr. Harrington, Ben Pearce
You Are There
1953 · Ganzel
Omnibus
1952 · The Chief
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Carlton
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Sylvester
Racket Squad
1951
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Sponsor, Referee
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Mr. Duffy, Mr. Larkin, Mr. Burke, Thomas Marshall, Professor Hopkins, Mr. Buzby, Mr. Fortune
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · John Hillgrove
Cameo Theatre
1950
Ford Theatre
1948