
Lester Matthews
Known for
Acting
Life
1900 – 1975 (aged 75)
Born in
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Credits
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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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Filmography
1970
- Savage Intruderas Ira Jaffee
1968
- Adam-12as Gregory Benton1 episode
- The Name of the Gameas Winston More1 episode
1967
- The Scorpio Lettersas Mr. Harris
1966
- Family Affair1 episode
- The Pruitts of Southamptonas Butler1 episode
- Assault on a Queenas Doctor
1964
- Daniel Booneas Major1 episode
- The Roguesas Bailiff1 episode
- A Global Affairas British Delegate (uncredited)
1962
- The Lucy Showas Lord Van Cleve1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Mr. Fleming Pendleton4 episodes
1961
- Hazelas Reginald Archibald1 episode
- Ripcordas Hugh Olds1 episode
- By Love Possessedas Club Patron (uncredited)
1960
- Surfside 6as Inspector Campbell1 episode
- Angelas Charles1 episode
- Coronado 92 episodes
- Walk Like a Dragonas Peter Mott
1959
- Philip Marlowe1 episode
- The Dennis O'Keefe Show1 episode
- Bonanzaas Forrester1 episode
- One Step Beyondas Civil Defense Man1 episode
- Rawhideas Larkins1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Mr. Craythrope1 episode
- Yancy Derringeras Jerrison Ames1 episode
- Behind Closed Doorsas Colonel Brookston1 episode
1957
- How to Marry a Millionaire1 episode
- Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Frank Grace1 episode
1956
- Dr. Fu Manchuas Sir Denis Nayland Smith14 episodes
- Telephone Time1 episode
1955
- Flame of the Islandsas Gus
- The Far Horizonsas Mr. Hancock
- Moonfleetas Major Hennishaw
- Ten Wanted Menas Adam Stewart
1954
- Désiréeas Caulaincourt (uncredited)
- December Bride1 episode
- Father Knows Bestas Major Alden1 episode
- King Richard and the Crusadersas Archbishop of Tyre
- Jungle Man-Eatersas Comm. Kingston
- Passport to Dangeras U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds1 episode
- Public Defenderas Ben Pearce1 episode
- Charge of the Lancersas Gen. Stanhope
1953
- Man in the Atticas Chief Insp. Melville
- Bad for Each Otheras Dr. Homer Gleeson
- Young Bessas Sir William Paget
- Sangareeas Gen. Victor Darby
- Fort Tias Lord Jeffrey Amherst
- Trouble Along the Wayas Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
- The Desert Ratsas Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
- Savage Mutinyas Maj. Walsh
- You Are Thereas Ganzel1 episode
- Niagaraas Doctor (uncredited)
1952
- Against All Flagsas Sir Cloudsley
- Omnibusas The Chief1 episode
- Operation Secretas Robbins
- The Ford Television Theatre1 episode
- Captain Pirateas Col. Ramsey
- Les Miserablesas Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
- Lady in the Iron Maskas Prime Minister Rochard
- The Brigandas Dr. Lopez
- Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Landas Commissioner Kingston
- 5 Fingers
1951
- The Son of Dr. Jekyllas Sir John Utterson
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommelas British Officer (uncredited)
- The Red Skelton Showas Sylvester1 episode
- The Lady and the Banditas Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
- Racket Squad1 episode
- Lorna Dooneas King Charles II
1950
- The Jack Benny Programas Sponsor1 episode
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Showas Mr. Fortune1 episode
- Lux Video Theatreas John Hillgrove1 episode
- Rogues of Sherwood Forestas Alan-A-Dale
- Cameo Theatre1 episode
- Tyrant of the Seaas Horatio Nelson
- Montanaas George Forsythe
1949
- Free For Allas Mr. Aberson
1948
- Ford Theatre1 episode
1947
- The Exileas Robbins
- Monsieur Verdouxas Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Dark Delusionas Wyndham Grace
- Bulldog Drummond at Bayas Shannon Eskdale
1945
- Two O'Clock Courageas Mark Evans
- Salty O'Rourkeas Salesman
- Objective, Burma!as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
- I Love a Mysteryas Justin Reeves
- Jungle Queenas Commissioner Braham Chatterton
1944
- Shadows in the Nightas Stanley Carter
- The Invisible Man's Revengeas Sir Jasper Herrick
- Between Two Worldsas Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Ministry of Fearas Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
- Four Jills in a Jeepas Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
- Nine Girlsas Horace Canfield
1943
- Northern Pursuitas Colonel (uncredited)
- Corvette K-225as British Captain
- Appointment in Berlinas Air Marshal (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to Londonas Treathcote (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Doctoras Dr. Frederick Holmes
- London Blackout Murdersas Oliver Madison
1942
- Manila Callingas Wayne Ralston
- Desperate Journey
- Across the Pacificas Canadian Major
- The Pied Piperas Mr. Cavanaugh
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blakeas Prosecutor
1941
- A Yank in the R.A.F.as Group Captain
- Man Huntas Major (uncredited)
1940
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Dateas Mr. Lee
- The Sea Hawkas Guard Officer
- The Biscuit Eateras Mr. Ames
- Gaucho Serenadeas Frederick Willoughby
- Northwest Passageas Sam Livermore
1939
- British Intelligenceas Henry Thompson
- Rulers of the Seaas Lieut. Roberts
- Conspiracyas Gair - Henchman
- Susannah of the Mountiesas Harlan Chambers
- Should a Girl Marry?as Dr. White
- The Three Musketeersas Duke of Buckingham
1938
- I Am a Criminalas District Attorney George Lane
- If I Were Kingas General Saliere
- Time Out for Murderas Phillip Gregory
- Mysterious Mr. Motoas Sir Charles Murchison
- Three Loves Has Nancyas Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
- Think It Overas Ring Leader
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Sir Ivor
- There's Always a Womanas Walter Fraser
1937
- Lancer Spyas Capt. Neville
- The Prince and the Pauperas St. John
1936
- Crack-Upas Sidney Grant
- Lloyd's of Londonas Captain Hardy
- 15 Maiden Laneas Gilbert Lockhart
- Thank You, Jeeves!as Elliott Manville
- Too Many Parentsas Mark Stewart
- Song and Dance Manas C. B. Nelson
1935
- Professional Soldieras Prince Edric
- The Ravenas Dr. Jerry Holden
- Werewolf of Londonas Paul Ames
1934
- Blossom Timeas Schwindt
- Borrowed Clothesas Sir Harry Torrent
1933
- Facing the Musicas Becker
- On Secret Serviceas Coloneilo Romanelli
- The Song You Gave Meas Max Winter
- Called Backas Gilbert Vaughan
- The Melody-Makeras Tony Borrodaile
- She Was Only A Village Maidenas Frampton
- The Stolen Necklaceas Clive Wingate
1932
- Her Night Outas Gerald Vickery
- Indiscretions of Eveas Ralph
- Fires of Fateas Lt. Col Egerton
1931
- The Old Manas Keith Keller
- Gipsy Bloodas Zuniga
- The Wickham Mysteryas Charles Wickham
- The Man at Sixas Campbell Edwards
- Creeping Shadowsas Brian Nash







