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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 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.


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Born:
Jun 6, 1900 In Nottingham, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
118
First Appeared:
In the movie Creeping Shadows 1931-07-28
Latest Project:
Movie Hollywood Horror House 1970-01-01
Known For
Poster of The Pied Piper
Poster of Professional Soldier
Poster of Gipsy Blood
Filmography
Movie Hollywood Horror House Ira Jaffee 1970-01-01
Movie The Scorpio Letters Mr. Harris 1967-09-01
Movie Assault on a Queen Doctor 1966-06-15
Series Family Affair Unknown 1966-09-12
Series Daniel Boone Unknown 1964-09-24
Movie Mary Poppins Mr. Tomes (uncredited) 1964-12-17
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Movie By Love Possessed Club Patron (uncredited) 1961-07-19
Movie Walk Like a Dragon Peter Mott 1960-06-01
Series Coronado 9 Unknown 1960-09-06
Series Surfside 6 Unknown 1960-10-06
Series Rawhide Unknown 1959-01-09
Series One Step Beyond Unknown 1959-01-20
Series Yancy Derringer Unknown 1958-10-02
Series 77 Sunset Strip Unknown 1958-10-10
Series Dr. Fu Manchu Sir Denis Nayland Smith 1956-09-03
Movie Ten Wanted Men Adam Stewart 1955-02-01
Movie Moonfleet Major Hennishaw 1955-06-24
Movie The Far Horizons Mr. Hancock 1955-07-04
Movie Flame of the Islands Gus 1955-12-04
Movie Jungle Man-Eaters Comm. Kingston 1954-06-01
Movie King Richard and the Crusaders Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator 1954-08-07
Movie Fort Ti Lord Jeffrey Amherst 1953-04-30
Movie Trouble Along the Way Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea 1953-04-04
Movie Niagara Doctor (uncredited) 1953-01-26
Movie Sangaree Gen. Victor Darby 1953-05-17
Movie Savage Mutiny Maj. Walsh 1953-02-03
Movie The Desert Rats Foreign Secretary (uncredited) 1953-05-20
Movie Bad for Each Other Dr. Homer Gleeson 1953-12-24
Movie Man in the Attic Chief Insp. Melville 1953-12-23
Movie Young Bess Sir William Paget 1953-05-29
Movie The Brigand Dr. Lopez 1952-06-24
Movie Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land Commissioner Kingston 1952-03-17
Movie 5 Fingers 1952-02-22
Movie Lady In The Iron Mask Prime Minister Rochard 1952-07-04
Movie Captain Pirate Col. Ramsey 1952-08-27
Movie Against All Flags Sir Cloudsley 1952-12-24
Movie Les Miserables Mentou Sr. (uncredited) 1952-08-14
Movie Operation Secret Robbins 1952-11-05
Series Racket Squad Unknown 1951-06-07
Movie The Lady and the Bandit Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator 1951-08-13
Movie Lorna Doone King Charles II 1951-05-31
Movie The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel British Officer (uncredited) 1951-10-16
Movie The Son of Dr. Jekyll Sir John Utterson 1951-10-31
Movie Montana George Forsythe 1950-01-28
Movie Tyrant of the Sea Horatio Nelson 1950-02-22
Movie Rogues of Sherwood Forest Alan-A-Dale 1950-06-21
Series The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Unknown 1950-10-12
Movie Free For All Mr. Aberson 1949-11-01
Movie Dark Delusion Wyndham Grace 1947-06-24
Movie Bulldog Drummond at Bay Shannon Eskdale 1947-05-15
Movie Monsieur Verdoux Prosecutor (uncredited) 1947-09-26
Movie The Exile Robbins 1947-10-17
Movie I Love a Mystery Justin Reeves / Mr. G 1945-01-25
Movie Jungle Queen Commissioner Braham Chatterton 1945-01-22
Movie Objective, Burma! British Maj. Fitzpatrick 1945-02-17
Movie Salty O'Rourke Salesman 1945-03-22
Movie Two O'Clock Courage Mark Evans 1945-04-13
Movie Nine Girls Horace Canfield 1944-02-17
Movie Four Jills in a Jeep Capt. Lloyd (uncredited) 1944-03-17
Movie Shadows in the Night Stanley Carter 1944-07-27
Movie Between Two Worlds Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited) 1944-05-20
Movie The Invisible Man's Revenge Sir Jasper Herrick 1944-06-09
Movie The Mysterious Doctor Dr. Frederick Holmes 1943-03-03
Movie Two Tickets to London Treathcote (uncredited) 1943-06-14
Movie London Blackout Murders Oliver Madison 1943-01-15
Movie Northern Pursuit Colonel (uncredited) 1943-11-07
Movie Corvette K-225 British Captain 1943-09-29
Movie Appointment in Berlin Air Marshal (uncredited) 1943-07-15
Movie Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Prosecutor 1942-01-29
Movie The Pied Piper Mr. Cavanaugh 1942-08-21
Movie Across the Pacific Canadian Major 1942-09-04
Movie Manila Calling Wayne Ralston 1942-10-16
Movie Man Hunt Major (uncredited) 1941-06-13
Movie A Yank in the R.A.F. Group Captain 1941-09-26
Movie Northwest Passage Sam Livermore 1940-02-23
Movie Gaucho Serenade Frederick Willoughby 1940-05-09
Movie The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date Mr. Lee 1940-11-02
Movie The Biscuit Eater Mr. Ames 1940-05-24
Movie The Sea Hawk Guard Officer 1940-08-10
Movie Should a Girl Marry? Dr. White 1939-06-07
Movie The Three Musketeers Duke of Buckingham 1939-02-17
Movie Susannah of the Mounties Harlan Chambers 1939-06-13
Movie Conspiracy Gair - Henchman 1939-08-01
Movie British Intelligence Henry Thompson 1939-11-10
Movie Rulers of the Sea Lieut. Roberts 1939-11-08
Movie Three Loves Has Nancy Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart 1938-09-02
Movie Think It Over Ring Leader 1938-07-24
Movie There's Always a Woman Walter Fraser 1938-04-20
Movie The Adventures of Robin Hood Sir Ivor 1938-05-13
Movie Mysterious Mr. Moto Sir Charles Murchison 1938-09-17
Movie Time Out for Murder Phillip Gregory 1938-09-25
Movie I Am a Criminal District Attorney George Lane 1938-12-07
Movie If I Were King General Saliere 1938-09-28
Movie The Prince and the Pauper St. John 1937-04-30
Movie Lancer Spy Capt. Neville 1937-10-08
Movie Too Many Parents Mark Stewart 1936-03-19
Movie Song and Dance Man C. B. Nelson 1936-03-11
Movie Thank You, Jeeves! Elliott Manville 1936-10-04
Movie Crack-Up Sidney Grant 1936-12-14
Movie 15 Maiden Lane Gilbert Lockhart 1936-10-16
Movie Lloyd's of London Captain Hardy 1936-11-25
Movie The Raven Dr. Jerry Holden 1935-07-08
Movie Werewolf of London Paul Ames 1935-05-13
Movie Professional Soldier Prince Edric 1935-12-27
Movie Blossom Time Schwindt 1934-01-01
Movie Borrowed Clothes Sir Harry Torrent 1934-03-01
Movie Facing The Music Becker 1933-01-01
Movie On Secret Service Coloneilo Romanelli 1933-12-15
Movie The Song You Gave Me Max Winter 1933-01-01
Movie Fires of Fate Lt. Col Egerton 1932-09-06
Movie Her Night Out Gerald Vickery 1932-10-11
Movie Indiscretions of Eve Ralph 1932-09-12
Movie Creeping Shadows Brian Nash 1931-07-28
Movie The Man at Six Campbell Edwards 1931-08-01
Movie Gipsy Blood Zuniga 1931-10-30
Movie The Old Man Keith Keller 1931-12-15
Movie The Wickham Mystery Charles Wickham 1931-10-19