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Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Acting

Born: June 5, 1900Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

​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.

Known For
Filmography
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder

Ira Jaffee

1970
The Scorpio Letters

The Scorpio Letters

Mr. Harris

1967
Assault on a Queen

Assault on a Queen

Doctor

1966
A Global Affair

A Global Affair

British Delegate (uncredited)

1964
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

Club Patron (uncredited)

1961
Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

Peter Mott

1960
Flame of the Islands

Flame of the Islands

Gus

1955
The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

Mr. Hancock

1955
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Major Hennishaw

1955
Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

Adam Stewart

1955
Désirée

Désirée

Caulaincourt (uncredited)

1954
King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

1954
Jungle Man-Eaters

Jungle Man-Eaters

Comm. Kingston

1954
Charge of the Lancers

Charge of the Lancers

Gen. Stanhope

1954
Man in the Attic

Man in the Attic

Chief Insp. Melville

1953
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

Dr. Homer Gleeson

1953
Young Bess

Young Bess

Sir William Paget

1953
Sangaree

Sangaree

Gen. Victor Darby

1953
Fort Ti

Fort Ti

Lord Jeffrey Amherst

1953
Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

1953
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

1953
Savage Mutiny

Savage Mutiny

Maj. Walsh

1953
Niagara

Niagara

Doctor (uncredited)

1953
Against All Flags

Against All Flags

Sir Cloudsley

1952
Operation Secret

Operation Secret

Robbins

1952
Captain Pirate

Captain Pirate

Col. Ramsey

1952
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

1952
Lady in the Iron Mask

Lady in the Iron Mask

Prime Minister Rochard

1952
The Brigand

The Brigand

Dr. Lopez

1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Commissioner Kingston

1952
5 Fingers

5 Fingers

1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Sir John Utterson

1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

British Officer (uncredited)

1951
The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

1951
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

King Charles II

1951
Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Alan-A-Dale

1950
Tyrant of the Sea

Tyrant of the Sea

Horatio Nelson

1950
Montana

Montana

George Forsythe

1950
Free For All

Free For All

Mr. Aberson

1949
The Exile

The Exile

Robbins

1947
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

Prosecutor (uncredited)

1947
Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion

Wyndham Grace

1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Shannon Eskdale

1947
Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

Mark Evans

1945
Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke

Salesman

1945
Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

1945
I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

Justin Reeves / Mr. G

1945
Jungle Queen

Jungle Queen

Commissioner Braham Chatterton

1945
Shadows in the Night

Shadows in the Night

Stanley Carter

1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Sir Jasper Herrick

1944
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

1944
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

1944
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

1944
Nine Girls

Nine Girls

Horace Canfield

1944
Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

Colonel (uncredited)

1943
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

British Captain

1943
Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

Air Marshal (uncredited)

1943
Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London

Treathcote (uncredited)

1943
The Mysterious Doctor

The Mysterious Doctor

Dr. Frederick Holmes

1943
London Blackout Murders

London Blackout Murders

Oliver Madison

1943
Manila Calling

Manila Calling

Wayne Ralston

1942
Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

Canadian Major

1942
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Mr. Cavanaugh

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Prosecutor

1942
A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Group Captain

1941
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

Major (uncredited)

1941
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Mr. Lee

1940
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Guard Officer

1940
The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater

Mr. Ames

1940
Gaucho Serenade

Gaucho Serenade

Frederick Willoughby

1940
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

Sam Livermore

1940
British Intelligence

British Intelligence

Henry Thompson

1939
Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea

Lieut. Roberts

1939
Conspiracy

Conspiracy

Gair - Henchman

1939
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

Harlan Chambers

1939
Should a Girl Marry?

Should a Girl Marry?

Dr. White

1939
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Duke of Buckingham

1939
I Am a Criminal

I Am a Criminal

District Attorney George Lane

1938
If I Were King

If I Were King

General Saliere

1938
Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

Phillip Gregory

1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Sir Charles Murchison

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

1938
Think It Over

Think It Over

Ring Leader

1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Ivor

1938
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman

Walter Fraser

1938
Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

Capt. Neville

1937
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

St. John

1937
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

Sidney Grant

1936
Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

Captain Hardy

1936
15 Maiden Lane

15 Maiden Lane

Gilbert Lockhart

1936
Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves!

Elliott Manville

1936

Too Many Parents

Mark Stewart

1936
Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man

C. B. Nelson

1936
Professional Soldier

Professional Soldier

Prince Edric

1935
The Raven

The Raven

Dr. Jerry Holden

1935
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London

Paul Ames

1935
Blossom Time

Blossom Time

Schwindt

1934
Borrowed Clothes

Borrowed Clothes

Sir Harry Torrent

1934
Facing The Music

Facing The Music

Becker

1933
On Secret Service

On Secret Service

Coloneilo Romanelli

1933
The Song You Gave Me

The Song You Gave Me

Max Winter

1933
Called Back

Called Back

Gilbert Vaughan

1933

The Melody-Maker

Tony Borrodaile

1933

She Was Only A Village Maiden

Frampton

1933

The Stolen Necklace

Clive Wingate

1933

Her Night Out

Gerald Vickery

1932
Indiscretions of Eve

Indiscretions of Eve

Ralph

1932

Fires of Fate

Lt. Col Egerton

1932
The Old Man

The Old Man

Keith Keller

1931
Gipsy Blood

Gipsy Blood

Zuniga

1931
The Wickham Mystery

The Wickham Mystery

Charles Wickham

1931
The Man at Six

The Man at Six

Campbell Edwards

1931

Creeping Shadows

Brian Nash

1931