Lester Matthews
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5 June 1900 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- 6 June 1975
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
Acting 114
- 1970Savage Intruder as Ira Jaffee
- 1967The Scorpio Letters as Mr. Harris
- 1966Assault on a Queen as Doctor
- 1964A Global Affair as British Delegate (uncredited)
- 1961By Love Possessed as Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1960Walk Like a Dragon as Peter Mott
- 1955Flame of the Islands as Gus
- 1955The Far Horizons as Mr. Hancock
- 1955Moonfleet as Major Hennishaw
- 1955Ten Wanted Men as Adam Stewart
- 1954Désirée as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
- 1954King Richard and the Crusaders as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
- 1954Jungle Man-Eaters as Comm. Kingston
- 1954Charge of the Lancers as Gen. Stanhope
- 1953Man in the Attic as Chief Insp. Melville
- 1953Bad for Each Other as Dr. Homer Gleeson
- 1953Young Bess as Sir William Paget
- 1953Sangaree as Gen. Victor Darby
- 1953Fort Ti as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
- 1953Trouble Along the Way as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
- 1953The Desert Rats as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
- 1953Savage Mutiny as Maj. Walsh
- 1953Niagara as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1952Against All Flags as Sir Cloudsley
- 1952Operation Secret as Robbins
- 1952Captain Pirate as Col. Ramsey
- 1952Les Miserables as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
- 1952Lady in the Iron Mask as Prime Minister Rochard
- 1952The Brigand as Dr. Lopez
- 1952Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land as Commissioner Kingston
- 19525 Fingers
- 1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Sir John Utterson
- 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as British Officer (uncredited)
- 1951The Lady and the Bandit as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
- 1951Lorna Doone as King Charles II
- 1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Alan-A-Dale
- 1950Tyrant of the Sea as Horatio Nelson
- 1950Montana as George Forsythe
- 1949Free For All as Mr. Aberson
- 1947The Exile as Robbins
- 1947Monsieur Verdoux as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1947Dark Delusion as Wyndham Grace
- 1947Bulldog Drummond at Bay as Shannon Eskdale
- 1945Two O'Clock Courage as Mark Evans
- 1945Salty O'Rourke as Salesman
- 1945Objective, Burma! as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
- 1945I Love a Mystery as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
- 1945Jungle Queen as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
- 1944Shadows in the Night as Stanley Carter
- 1944The Invisible Man's Revenge as Sir Jasper Herrick
- 1944Between Two Worlds as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1944Ministry of Fear as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
- 1944Four Jills in a Jeep as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
- 1944Nine Girls as Horace Canfield
- 1943Northern Pursuit as Colonel (uncredited)
- 1943Corvette K-225 as British Captain
- 1943Appointment in Berlin as Air Marshal (uncredited)
- 1943Two Tickets to London as Treathcote (uncredited)
- 1943The Mysterious Doctor as Dr. Frederick Holmes
- 1943London Blackout Murders as Oliver Madison
- 1942Manila Calling as Wayne Ralston
- 1942Desperate Journey
- 1942Across the Pacific as Canadian Major
- 1942The Pied Piper as Mr. Cavanaugh
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Prosecutor
- 1941A Yank in the R.A.F. as Group Captain
- 1941Man Hunt as Major (uncredited)
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Mr. Lee
- 1940The Sea Hawk as Guard Officer
- 1940The Biscuit Eater as Mr. Ames
- 1940Gaucho Serenade as Frederick Willoughby
- 1940Northwest Passage as Sam Livermore
- 1939British Intelligence as Henry Thompson
- 1939Rulers of the Sea as Lieut. Roberts
- 1939Conspiracy as Gair - Henchman
- 1939Susannah of the Mounties as Harlan Chambers
- 1939Should a Girl Marry? as Dr. White
- 1939The Three Musketeers as Duke of Buckingham
- 1938I Am a Criminal as District Attorney George Lane
- 1938If I Were King as General Saliere
- 1938Time Out for Murder as Phillip Gregory
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto as Sir Charles Murchison
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
- 1938Think It Over as Ring Leader
- 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood as Sir Ivor
- 1938There's Always a Woman as Walter Fraser
- 1937Lancer Spy as Capt. Neville
- 1937The Prince and the Pauper as St. John
- 1936Crack-Up as Sidney Grant
- 1936Lloyd's of London as Captain Hardy
- 193615 Maiden Lane as Gilbert Lockhart
- 1936Thank You, Jeeves! as Elliott Manville
- 1936Too Many Parents as Mark Stewart
- 1936Song and Dance Man as C. B. Nelson
- 1935Professional Soldier as Prince Edric
- 1935The Raven as Dr. Jerry Holden
- 1935Werewolf of London as Paul Ames
- 1934Blossom Time as Schwindt
- 1934Borrowed Clothes as Sir Harry Torrent
- 1933Facing the Music as Becker
- 1933On Secret Service as Coloneilo Romanelli
- 1933The Song You Gave Me as Max Winter
- 1933Called Back as Gilbert Vaughan
- 1933The Melody-Maker as Tony Borrodaile
- 1933She Was Only A Village Maiden as Frampton
- 1933The Stolen Necklace as Clive Wingate
- 1932Her Night Out as Gerald Vickery
- 1932Indiscretions of Eve as Ralph
- 1932Fires of Fate as Lt. Col Egerton
- 1931The Old Man as Keith Keller
- 1931Gipsy Blood as Zuniga
- 1931The Wickham Mystery as Charles Wickham
- 1931The Man at Six as Campbell Edwards
- 1931Creeping Shadows as Brian Nash