Birthday
1900/06/05
Day of death
1975/06/06 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also know as
Lester Mathews, Arthur Lester Matthews, Les Matthews
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 i...Read more
(1935) Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames
(1944) The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick
(1953) Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville
(1970) Hollywood Horror House
as Ira Jaffee
(1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sir Charles Murchison
(1955) Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw
(1966) Assault on a Queen
as Doctor
(1937) The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
(1945) Two O'Clock Courage
as Mark Evans
(1952) Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley
(1942) Manila Calling
as Wayne Ralston
(1935) The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden
(1942) Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major
(1945) I Love a Mystery
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
(1938) I Am a Criminal
as District Attorney George Lane
(1954) King Richard and the Crusaders
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
(1953) Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
(1942) The Pied Piper
as Mr. Cavanaugh
(1943) The Mysterious Doctor
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
(1943) Two Tickets to London
as Treathcote (uncredited)
(1944) Four Jills in a Jeep
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
(1943) Northern Pursuit
as Colonel (uncredited)
(1952) Captain Pirate
as Col. Ramsey
(1952) Les Miserables
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
(1943) London Blackout Murders
as Oliver Madison
(1937) Lancer Spy
as Capt. Neville
(1945) Salty O'Rourke
as Salesman
(1938) If I Were King
as General Saliere
(1951) The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Sir John Utterson
(1952) Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Commissioner Kingston
(1933) Called Back
as Gilbert Vaughan
(1938) Think It Over
as Ring Leader
(1954) Jungle Man-Eaters
as Comm. Kingston
(1935) Professional Soldier
as Prince Edric
(1955) Flame of the Islands
as Gus
(1936) Too Many Parents
as Mark Stewart
(1934) Borrowed Clothes
as Sir Harry Torrent
(1952) The Brigand
as Dr. Lopez
(1951) Lorna Doone
as King Charles II
(1952) Operation Secret
as Robbins
(1953) Fort Ti
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
(1953) Savage Mutiny
as Maj. Walsh
(1945) Jungle Queen
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
(1936) Crack-Up
as Sidney Grant
(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
(1931) Gipsy Blood
as Zuniga
(1938) There's Always a Woman
as Walter Fraser
(1934) Blossom Time
as Schwindt
(1939) Conspiracy
as Gair - Henchman
(1967) The Scorpio Letters
as Mr. Harris
(1939) The Three Musketeers
as Duke of Buckingham
(1939) Susannah of the Mounties
as Harlan Chambers
(1941) A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Group Captain
(1953) The Desert Rats
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
(1933) The Song You Gave Me
as Max Winter
(1933) Facing The Music
as Becker
(1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as British Officer (uncredited)
(1943) Appointment in Berlin
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
(1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Mr. Lee
(1952) 5 Fingers
as ---
(1936) Song and Dance Man
as C. B. Nelson
(1939) Should a Girl Marry?
as Dr. White
(1949) Free For All
as Mr. Aberson
(1964) Mary Poppins
as Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1939) British Intelligence
as Henry Thompson
(1936) Thank You, Jeeves!
as Elliott Manville
(1936) 15 Maiden Lane
as Gilbert Lockhart
(1940) The Biscuit Eater
as Mr. Ames
(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Ivor
(1940) Gaucho Serenade
as Frederick Willoughby
(1950) Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Alan-A-Dale
(1940) Northwest Passage
as Sam Livermore
(1940) The Sea Hawk
as Guard Officer
(1953) Niagara
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1950) Montana
as George Forsythe
(1953) Trouble Along the Way
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
(1955) Ten Wanted Men
as Adam Stewart
(1931) Creeping Shadows
as Brian Nash
(1939) Rulers of the Sea
as Lieut. Roberts
(1931) The Man at Six
as Campbell Edwards
(1932) Fires of Fate
as Lt. Col Egerton
(1931) The Old Man
as Keith Keller
(1931) The Wickham Mystery
as Charles Wickham
(1932) Her Night Out
as Gerald Vickery
(1932) Indiscretions of Eve
as Ralph
(1947) Dark Delusion
as Wyndham Grace
(1944) Nine Girls
as Horace Canfield
(1950) Tyrant of the Sea
as Horatio Nelson
(1952) Lady In The Iron Mask
as Prime Minister Rochard
(1947) Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Shannon Eskdale
(1942) Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Prosecutor
(1938) Time Out for Murder
as Phillip Gregory
(1944) Shadows in the Night
as Stanley Carter
(1953) Sangaree
as Gen. Victor Darby
(1943) Corvette K-225
as British Captain
(1951) The Lady and the Bandit
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
(1947) The Exile
as Robbins
(1936) Lloyd's of London
as Captain Hardy
(1933) On Secret Service
as Coloneilo Romanelli
(1953) Young Bess
as Sir William Paget
(1941) Man Hunt
as Major (uncredited)
(1961) By Love Possessed
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1944) Between Two Worlds
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1960) Walk Like a Dragon
as Peter Mott
(1955) The Far Horizons
as Mr. Hancock
(1945) Objective, Burma!
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
(1933) She Was Only A Village Maiden
as Frampton
(1966) Family Affair
as ---
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1960) Surfside 6
as Inspector Campbell
(1959) Philip Marlowe
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Larkins
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Major
(1958) Yancy Derringer
as Jerrison Ames
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Frank Grace
(1959) One Step Beyond
as Prison Governor
(1948) Ford Theatre
as ---
(1953) You Are There
as ---
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1959) The Dennis O'Keefe Show
as ---
(1964) The Rogues
as Bailiff
(1956) Dr. Fu Manchu
as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
(1960) Coronado 9
as ---
(1957) How to Marry a Millionaire
as ---
(1958) Behind Closed Doors
as Colonel Brookston
(1954) Public Defender
as Mr. Harrington
(1954) Public Defender
as Ben Pearce
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Duffy
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Larkin
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Burke
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Thomas Marshall
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Professor Hopkins
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Buzby
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Fortune
(1950) Cameo Theatre
as ---
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as John Hillgrove
(1968) Adam-12
as Gregory Benton
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Fleming Pendleton
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Lord Van Cleve
(1961) Hazel
as Reginald Archibald
(1960) Angel
as Charles
(1966) The Pruitts of Southampton
as Butler
(1959) One Step Beyond
as Civil Defense Man
(1954) Passport to Danger
as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
(1952) The Ford Television Theatre
as Carlton
(1959) Bonanza
as Forrester
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Inspector T. Carnahan
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Mr. Craythrope
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Pillsbury
(1954) Father Knows Best
as Major Alden
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Sylvester
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Sponsor
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Referee
(1968) The Name of the Game
as Winston More
(1956) Telephone Time
as ---
(1952) Omnibus
as The Chief
(1961) Ripcord
as Hugh Olds