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