Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Known for
Acting
Born
June 5, 1900
Died
June 6, 1975 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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). Description above from the Wikipedia Lester Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

1970
Savage Intruder poster

Savage Intruder

Movie · as Ira Jaffee

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Gregory Benton · 1 ep

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Winston More · 1 ep

1967
The Scorpio Letters poster

The Scorpio Letters

Movie · as Mr. Harris

1966
Assault on a Queen poster

Assault on a Queen

Movie · as Doctor

1966
Family Affair poster

Family Affair

TV · 1 ep

1966
The Pruitts of Southampton poster

The Pruitts of Southampton

TV · as Butler · 1 ep

1964
A Global Affair poster

A Global Affair

Movie · as British Delegate (uncredited)

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Major · 1 ep

1964
The Rogues poster

The Rogues

TV · as Bailiff · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Mr. Fleming Pendleton · 4 eps

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Lord Van Cleve · 1 ep

1961
By Love Possessed poster

By Love Possessed

Movie · as Club Patron (uncredited)

1961
Hazel poster

Hazel

TV · as Reginald Archibald · 1 ep

1961
Ripcord poster

Ripcord

TV · as Hugh Olds · 1 ep

1960
Walk Like a Dragon poster

Walk Like a Dragon

Movie · as Peter Mott

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · as Inspector Campbell · 1 ep

1960
Coronado 9 poster

Coronado 9

TV · 2 eps

1960
Angel poster

Angel

TV · as Charles · 1 ep

1959
Philip Marlowe poster

Philip Marlowe

TV · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Larkins · 1 ep

1959
One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond

TV · as Prison Governor, Civil Defense Man · 1 ep

1959
The Dennis O'Keefe Show poster

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Forrester · 1 ep

1958
Yancy Derringer poster

Yancy Derringer

TV · as Jerrison Ames · 1 ep

1958
Behind Closed Doors poster

Behind Closed Doors

TV · as Colonel Brookston · 1 ep

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Pillsbury, Inspector T. Carnahan, Mr. Craythrope · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Frank Grace · 1 ep

1957
How to Marry a Millionaire poster

How to Marry a Millionaire

TV · 1 ep

1956
Dr. Fu Manchu poster

Dr. Fu Manchu

TV · as Sir Denis Nayland Smith · 14 eps

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · 1 ep

1955
Moonfleet poster

Moonfleet

Movie · as Major Hennishaw

1955
Flame of the Islands poster

Flame of the Islands

Movie · as Gus

1955
Ten Wanted Men poster

Ten Wanted Men

Movie · as Adam Stewart

1955
The Far Horizons poster

The Far Horizons

Movie · as Mr. Hancock

1954
King Richard and the Crusaders poster

King Richard and the Crusaders

Movie · as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

1954
Jungle Man-Eaters poster

Jungle Man-Eaters

Movie · as Comm. Kingston

1954
Désirée poster

Désirée

Movie · as Caulaincourt (uncredited)

1954
Charge of the Lancers poster

Charge of the Lancers

Movie · as Gen. Stanhope

1954
December Bride poster

December Bride

TV · 1 ep

1954
Public Defender poster

Public Defender

TV · as Mr. Harrington, Ben Pearce · 1 ep

1954
Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

TV · as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds · 1 ep

1954
Father Knows Best poster

Father Knows Best

TV · as Major Alden · 1 ep

1953
Man in the Attic poster

Man in the Attic

Movie · as Chief Insp. Melville

1953
Bad for Each Other poster

Bad for Each Other

Movie · as Dr. Homer Gleeson

1953
Fort Ti poster

Fort Ti

Movie · as Lord Jeffrey Amherst

1953
Savage Mutiny poster

Savage Mutiny

Movie · as Maj. Walsh

1953
The Desert Rats poster

The Desert Rats

Movie · as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

1953
Niagara poster

Niagara

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1953
Trouble Along the Way poster

Trouble Along the Way

Movie · as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

1953
Sangaree poster

Sangaree

Movie · as Gen. Victor Darby

1953
Young Bess poster

Young Bess

Movie · as Sir William Paget

1953
You Are There poster

You Are There

TV · as Ganzel · 1 ep

1952
Against All Flags poster

Against All Flags

Movie · as Sir Cloudsley

1952
Captain Pirate poster

Captain Pirate

Movie · as Col. Ramsey

1952
Les Miserables poster

Les Miserables

Movie · as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land poster

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Movie · as Commissioner Kingston

1952
The Brigand poster

The Brigand

Movie · as Dr. Lopez

1952
Operation Secret poster

Operation Secret

Movie · as Robbins

1952
5 Fingers poster

5 Fingers

Movie

1952
Lady in the Iron Mask poster

Lady in the Iron Mask

Movie · as Prime Minister Rochard

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Carlton · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as The Chief · 1 ep

1951
The Son of Dr. Jekyll poster

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Movie · as Sir John Utterson

1951
Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

Movie · as King Charles II

1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel poster

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Movie · as British Officer (uncredited)

1951
The Lady and the Bandit poster

The Lady and the Bandit

Movie · as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

1951
Racket Squad poster

Racket Squad

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Sylvester · 1 ep

1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest poster

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Movie · as Alan-A-Dale

1950
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · as George Forsythe

1950
Tyrant of the Sea poster

Tyrant of the Sea

Movie · as Horatio Nelson

1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show poster

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

TV · as Mr. Burke, Mr. Larkin, Thomas Marshall, Professor Hopkins, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Buzby, Mr. Fortune · 1 ep

1950
Cameo Theatre

Cameo Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as John Hillgrove · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Referee, Sponsor · 1 ep

1949
Free For All poster

Free For All

Movie · as Mr. Aberson

1948
Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1947
Monsieur Verdoux poster

Monsieur Verdoux

Movie · as Prosecutor (uncredited)

1947
Dark Delusion poster

Dark Delusion

Movie · as Wyndham Grace

1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay poster

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Movie · as Shannon Eskdale

1947
The Exile poster

The Exile

Movie · as Robbins

1945
Two O'Clock Courage poster

Two O'Clock Courage

Movie · as Mark Evans

1945
I Love a Mystery poster

I Love a Mystery

Movie · as Justin Reeves / Mr. G

1945
Salty O'Rourke poster

Salty O'Rourke

Movie · as Salesman

1945
Jungle Queen poster

Jungle Queen

Movie · as Commissioner Braham Chatterton

1945
Objective, Burma! poster

Objective, Burma!

Movie · as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge poster

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Movie · as Sir Jasper Herrick

1944
Four Jills in a Jeep poster

Four Jills in a Jeep

Movie · as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

1944
Nine Girls poster

Nine Girls

Movie · as Horace Canfield

1944
Shadows in the Night poster

Shadows in the Night

Movie · as Stanley Carter

1944
Between Two Worlds poster

Between Two Worlds

Movie · as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

1944
Ministry of Fear poster

Ministry of Fear

Movie · as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

1943
The Mysterious Doctor poster

The Mysterious Doctor

Movie · as Dr. Frederick Holmes

1943
Two Tickets to London poster

Two Tickets to London

Movie · as Treathcote (uncredited)

1943
Northern Pursuit poster

Northern Pursuit

Movie · as Colonel (uncredited)

1943
London Blackout Murders poster

London Blackout Murders

Movie · as Oliver Madison

1943
Appointment in Berlin poster

Appointment in Berlin

Movie · as Air Marshal (uncredited)

1943
Corvette K-225 poster

Corvette K-225

Movie · as British Captain

1942
Manila Calling poster

Manila Calling

Movie · as Wayne Ralston

1942
Across the Pacific poster

Across the Pacific

Movie · as Canadian Major

1942
The Pied Piper poster

The Pied Piper

Movie · as Mr. Cavanaugh

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake poster

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Movie · as Prosecutor

1942
Desperate Journey poster

Desperate Journey

Movie

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. poster

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Movie · as Group Captain

1941
Man Hunt poster

Man Hunt

Movie · as Major (uncredited)

1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy poster

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

Movie · as Maddox

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date poster

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Movie · as Mr. Lee

1940
The Biscuit Eater poster

The Biscuit Eater

Movie · as Mr. Ames

1940
Gaucho Serenade poster

Gaucho Serenade

Movie · as Frederick Willoughby

1940
Northwest Passage poster

Northwest Passage

Movie · as Sam Livermore

1940
The Sea Hawk poster

The Sea Hawk

Movie · as Guard Officer

1939
Conspiracy poster

Conspiracy

Movie · as Gair - Henchman

1939
The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

Movie · as Duke of Buckingham

1939
Susannah of the Mounties poster

Susannah of the Mounties

Movie · as Harlan Chambers

1939
Should a Girl Marry? poster

Should a Girl Marry?

Movie · as Dr. White

1939
British Intelligence poster

British Intelligence

Movie · as Henry Thompson

1939
Rulers of the Sea poster

Rulers of the Sea

Movie · as Lieut. Roberts

1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto poster

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Movie · as Sir Charles Murchison

1938
I Am a Criminal poster

I Am a Criminal

Movie · as District Attorney George Lane

1938
If I Were King poster

If I Were King

Movie · as General Saliere

1938
Think It Over poster

Think It Over

Movie · as Ring Leader

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy poster

Three Loves Has Nancy

Movie · as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

1938
There's Always a Woman poster

There's Always a Woman

Movie · as Walter Fraser

1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Movie · as Sir Ivor

1938
Time Out for Murder poster

Time Out for Murder

Movie · as Phillip Gregory

1937
The Prince and the Pauper poster

The Prince and the Pauper

Movie · as St. John

1937
Lancer Spy poster

Lancer Spy

Movie · as Capt. Neville

1936
Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

Movie · as Mark Stewart

1936
Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up

Movie · as Sidney Grant

1936
Song and Dance Man poster

Song and Dance Man

Movie · as C. B. Nelson

1936
Thank You, Jeeves! poster

Thank You, Jeeves!

Movie · as Elliott Manville

1936
15 Maiden Lane poster

15 Maiden Lane

Movie · as Gilbert Lockhart

1936
Lloyd's of London poster

Lloyd's of London

Movie · as Captain Hardy

1935
Werewolf of London poster

Werewolf of London

Movie · as Paul Ames

1935
The Raven poster

The Raven

Movie · as Dr. Jerry Holden

1935
Professional Soldier poster

Professional Soldier

Movie · as Prince Edric

1934
Borrowed Clothes poster

Borrowed Clothes

Movie · as Sir Harry Torrent

1934
Blossom Time poster

Blossom Time

Movie · as Schwindt

1933
Called Back poster

Called Back

Movie · as Gilbert Vaughan

1933
The Song You Gave Me poster

The Song You Gave Me

Movie · as Max Winter

1933
Facing the Music poster

Facing the Music

Movie · as Becker

1933
On Secret Service poster

On Secret Service

Movie · as Coloneilo Romanelli

1933
She Was Only A Village Maiden

She Was Only A Village Maiden

Movie · as Frampton

1933
The Stolen Necklace

The Stolen Necklace

Movie · as Clive Wingate

1933
The Melody-Maker

The Melody-Maker

Movie · as Tony Borrodaile

1932
Fires of Fate

Fires of Fate

Movie · as Lt. Col Egerton

1932
Her Night Out

Her Night Out

Movie · as Gerald Vickery

1932
Indiscretions of Eve poster

Indiscretions of Eve

Movie · as Ralph

1931
Gipsy Blood poster

Gipsy Blood

Movie · as Zuniga

1931
Creeping Shadows

Creeping Shadows

Movie · as Brian Nash

1931
The Man at Six poster

The Man at Six

Movie · as Campbell Edwards

1931
The Old Man poster

The Old Man

Movie · as Keith Keller

1931
The Wickham Mystery poster

The Wickham Mystery

Movie · as Charles Wickham