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