Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Acting
Born Jun 05, 1900
From Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died Jun 06, 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

Filmography — Acting

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5
1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Ivor

Niagara
6.8
1953

Niagara

Doctor (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
7.2
1940

The Sea Hawk

Guard Officer

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
1947

Monsieur Verdoux

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Désirée
6.5
1954

Désirée

Caulaincourt (uncredited)

5 Fingers
7.6
1952

5 Fingers

King Richard and the Crusaders
6.3
1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Ministry of Fear
6.9
1944

Ministry of Fear

Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

The Far Horizons
6.2
1955

The Far Horizons

Mr. Hancock

Werewolf of London
6.0
1935

Werewolf of London

Paul Ames

Young Bess
5.7
1953

Young Bess

Sir William Paget

Ten Wanted Men
5.8
1955

Ten Wanted Men

Adam Stewart

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7
1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

British Officer (uncredited)

Against All Flags
6.0
1952

Against All Flags

Sir Cloudsley

Moonfleet
6.5
1955

Moonfleet

Major Hennishaw

Across the Pacific
6.6
1942

Across the Pacific

Canadian Major

The Desert Rats
6.3
1953

The Desert Rats

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Man Hunt
6.9
1941

Man Hunt

Major (uncredited)

The Raven
6.6
1935

The Raven

Dr. Jerry Holden

If I Were King
6.9
1938

If I Were King

General Saliere

Northern Pursuit
6.0
1943

Northern Pursuit

Colonel (uncredited)

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6
1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Sir Jasper Herrick

Northwest Passage
6.5
1940

Northwest Passage

Sam Livermore

The Prince and the Pauper
6.8
1937

The Prince and the Pauper

St. John

Objective, Burma!
6.8
1945

Objective, Burma!

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Lancer Spy
5.7
1937

Lancer Spy

Capt. Neville

Two O'Clock Courage
6.1
1945

Two O'Clock Courage

Mark Evans

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.3
1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Prosecutor

Trouble Along the Way
6.0
1953

Trouble Along the Way

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Captain Pirate
5.2
1952

Captain Pirate

Col. Ramsey

Susannah of the Mounties
6.3
1939

Susannah of the Mounties

Harlan Chambers

Les Miserables
5.3
1952

Les Miserables

Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Fort Ti
6.5
1953

Fort Ti

Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Walk Like a Dragon
5.0
1960

Walk Like a Dragon

Peter Mott

Salty O'Rourke
5.7
1945

Salty O'Rourke

Salesman

Nine Girls
5.3
1944

Nine Girls

Horace Canfield

The Exile
6.1
1947

The Exile

Robbins

The Three Musketeers
5.8
1939

The Three Musketeers

Duke of Buckingham

Assault on a Queen
5.6
1966

Assault on a Queen

Doctor

A Yank in the R.A.F.
5.5
1941

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Group Captain

Corvette K-225
6.1
1943

Corvette K-225

British Captain

The Brigand
5.5
1952

The Brigand

Dr. Lopez

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
5.9
1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Mr. Lee

Montana
5.5
1950

Montana

George Forsythe

The Lady and the Bandit
6.0
1951

The Lady and the Bandit

Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Professional Soldier
4.5
1935

Professional Soldier

Prince Edric

Jungle Queen
5.0
1945

Jungle Queen

Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Manila Calling
7.0
1942

Manila Calling

Wayne Ralston

Lorna Doone
4.4
1951

Lorna Doone

King Charles II

Gaucho Serenade
6.0
1940

Gaucho Serenade

Frederick Willoughby

There's Always a Woman
5.8
1938

There's Always a Woman

Walter Fraser

British Intelligence
5.7
1939

British Intelligence

Henry Thompson

4.5
1936

Too Many Parents

Mark Stewart

Lady in the Iron Mask
1952

Lady in the Iron Mask

Prime Minister Rochard

Desperate Journey
6.1
1942

Desperate Journey

Man in the Attic
5.5
1953

Man in the Attic

Chief Insp. Melville

Between Two Worlds
7.1
1944

Between Two Worlds

Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Pied Piper
6.8
1942

The Pied Piper

Mr. Cavanaugh

Operation Secret
5.0
1952

Operation Secret

Robbins

Savage Intruder
5.3
1970

Savage Intruder

Ira Jaffee

Rulers of the Sea
6.5
1939

Rulers of the Sea

Lieut. Roberts

A Global Affair
4.5
1964

A Global Affair

British Delegate (uncredited)

Lloyd's of London
7.2
1936

Lloyd's of London

Captain Hardy

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
4.5
1951

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Sir John Utterson

Mysterious Mr. Moto
6.0
1938

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Sir Charles Murchison

Sangaree
6.4
1953

Sangaree

Gen. Victor Darby

Thank You, Jeeves!
6.0
1936

Thank You, Jeeves!

Elliott Manville

Tyrant of the Sea
6.0
1950

Tyrant of the Sea

Horatio Nelson

By Love Possessed
4.9
1961

By Love Possessed

Club Patron (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin
6.7
1943

Appointment in Berlin

Air Marshal (uncredited)

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
4.7
1950

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Alan-A-Dale

Blossom Time
4.8
1934

Blossom Time

Schwindt

Bad for Each Other
5.7
1953

Bad for Each Other

Dr. Homer Gleeson

Conspiracy
5.5
1939

Conspiracy

Gair - Henchman

I Love a Mystery
6.2
1945

I Love a Mystery

Justin Reeves / Mr. G

The Scorpio Letters
4.0
1967

The Scorpio Letters

Mr. Harris

The Mysterious Doctor
5.7
1943

The Mysterious Doctor

Dr. Frederick Holmes

London Blackout Murders
5.0
1943

London Blackout Murders

Oliver Madison

I Am a Criminal
4.5
1938

I Am a Criminal

District Attorney George Lane

Shadows in the Night
5.5
1944

Shadows in the Night

Stanley Carter

Two Tickets to London
6.0
1943

Two Tickets to London

Treathcote (uncredited)

Dark Delusion
6.0
1947

Dark Delusion

Wyndham Grace

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
6.0
1947

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Shannon Eskdale

Indiscretions of Eve
1932

Indiscretions of Eve

Ralph

Charge of the Lancers
4.0
1954

Charge of the Lancers

Gen. Stanhope

Four Jills in a Jeep
6.2
1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Should a Girl Marry?
3.5
1939

Should a Girl Marry?

Dr. White

Three Loves Has Nancy
3.8
1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Crack-Up
5.5
1936

Crack-Up

Sidney Grant

Free For All
6.0
1949

Free For All

Mr. Aberson

The Biscuit Eater
6.3
1940

The Biscuit Eater

Mr. Ames

Time Out for Murder
5.7
1938

Time Out for Murder

Phillip Gregory

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
5.2
1952

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Commissioner Kingston

Flame of the Islands
3.7
1955

Flame of the Islands

Gus

Jungle Man-Eaters
4.7
1954

Jungle Man-Eaters

Comm. Kingston

Song and Dance Man
1936

Song and Dance Man

C. B. Nelson

Savage Mutiny
4.5
1953

Savage Mutiny

Maj. Walsh

15 Maiden Lane
6.0
1936

15 Maiden Lane

Gilbert Lockhart

The Old Man
1931

The Old Man

Keith Keller

1932

Fires of Fate

Lt. Col Egerton

Gipsy Blood
1931

Gipsy Blood

Zuniga

Think It Over
6.3
1938

Think It Over

Ring Leader

Borrowed Clothes
1934

Borrowed Clothes

Sir Harry Torrent

Facing the Music
1933

Facing the Music

Becker

The Song You Gave Me
6.0
1933

The Song You Gave Me

Max Winter

On Secret Service
7.0
1933

On Secret Service

Coloneilo Romanelli

The Wickham Mystery
1931

The Wickham Mystery

Charles Wickham

1931

Creeping Shadows

Brian Nash

1932

Her Night Out

Gerald Vickery

Called Back
1933

Called Back

Gilbert Vaughan

The Man at Six
1931

The Man at Six

Campbell Edwards

1933

She Was Only A Village Maiden

Frampton

1933

The Stolen Necklace

Clive Wingate

1933

The Melody-Maker

Tony Borrodaile