Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Acting

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

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 i...Read more

Acting
Werewolf of London
6.0

(1935) Werewolf of London

as Paul Ames

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

(1944) The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Sir Jasper Herrick

Man in the Attic
5.5

(1953) Man in the Attic

as Chief Insp. Melville

Hollywood Horror House
5.4

(1970) Hollywood Horror House

as Ira Jaffee

Mysterious Mr. Moto
5.7

(1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Sir Charles Murchison

Moonfleet
6.4

(1955) Moonfleet

as Major Hennishaw

Assault on a Queen
5.5

(1966) Assault on a Queen

as Doctor

The Prince and the Pauper
6.7

(1937) The Prince and the Pauper

as St. John

Two O'Clock Courage
6.1

(1945) Two O'Clock Courage

as Mark Evans

Against All Flags
6.1

(1952) Against All Flags

as Sir Cloudsley

Manila Calling
7.0

(1942) Manila Calling

as Wayne Ralston

The Raven
6.5

(1935) The Raven

as Dr. Jerry Holden

Across the Pacific
6.6

(1942) Across the Pacific

as Canadian Major

I Love a Mystery
6.1

(1945) I Love a Mystery

as Justin Reeves / Mr. G

I Am a Criminal
0.0

(1938) I Am a Criminal

as District Attorney George Lane

King Richard and the Crusaders
6.3

(1954) King Richard and the Crusaders

as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Bad for Each Other
5.7

(1953) Bad for Each Other

as Dr. Homer Gleeson

The Pied Piper
6.8

(1942) The Pied Piper

as Mr. Cavanaugh

The Mysterious Doctor
5.6

(1943) The Mysterious Doctor

as Dr. Frederick Holmes

Two Tickets to London
6.0

(1943) Two Tickets to London

as Treathcote (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep
5.7

(1944) Four Jills in a Jeep

as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
5.9

(1943) Northern Pursuit

as Colonel (uncredited)

Captain Pirate
5.4

(1952) Captain Pirate

as Col. Ramsey

Les Miserables
5.4

(1952) Les Miserables

as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders
5.0

(1943) London Blackout Murders

as Oliver Madison

Lancer Spy
6.0

(1937) Lancer Spy

as Capt. Neville

Salty O'Rourke
5.2

(1945) Salty O'Rourke

as Salesman

If I Were King
6.7

(1938) If I Were King

as General Saliere

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
4.0

(1951) The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Sir John Utterson

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
5.3

(1952) Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

as Commissioner Kingston

Called Back
0.0

(1933) Called Back

as Gilbert Vaughan

Think It Over
6.5

(1938) Think It Over

as Ring Leader

Jungle Man-Eaters
4.7

(1954) Jungle Man-Eaters

as Comm. Kingston

Professional Soldier
4.5

(1935) Professional Soldier

as Prince Edric

Flame of the Islands
3.5

(1955) Flame of the Islands

as Gus

5.0

(1936) Too Many Parents

as Mark Stewart

Borrowed Clothes
0.0

(1934) Borrowed Clothes

as Sir Harry Torrent

The Brigand
5.5

(1952) The Brigand

as Dr. Lopez

Lorna Doone
4.6

(1951) Lorna Doone

as King Charles II

Operation Secret
5.0

(1952) Operation Secret

as Robbins

Fort Ti
6.5

(1953) Fort Ti

as Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Savage Mutiny
4.5

(1953) Savage Mutiny

as Maj. Walsh

Jungle Queen
5.0

(1945) Jungle Queen

as Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Crack-Up
5.7

(1936) Crack-Up

as Sidney Grant

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy

as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Gipsy Blood
0.0

(1931) Gipsy Blood

as Zuniga

There's Always a Woman
5.8

(1938) There's Always a Woman

as Walter Fraser

Blossom Time
4.8

(1934) Blossom Time

as Schwindt

Conspiracy
5.5

(1939) Conspiracy

as Gair - Henchman

The Scorpio Letters
4.0

(1967) The Scorpio Letters

as Mr. Harris

The Three Musketeers
5.8

(1939) The Three Musketeers

as Duke of Buckingham

Susannah of the Mounties
6.3

(1939) Susannah of the Mounties

as Harlan Chambers

A Yank in the R.A.F.
5.5

(1941) A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Group Captain

The Desert Rats
6.3

(1953) The Desert Rats

as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

The Song You Gave Me
6.0

(1933) The Song You Gave Me

as Max Winter

0.0

(1933) Facing The Music

as Becker

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7

(1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as British Officer (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin
6.4

(1943) Appointment in Berlin

as Air Marshal (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
5.9

(1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Mr. Lee

5 Fingers
7.6

(1952) 5 Fingers

as ---

Song and Dance Man
0.0

(1936) Song and Dance Man

as C. B. Nelson

Should a Girl Marry?
3.5

(1939) Should a Girl Marry?

as Dr. White

Free For All
6.0

(1949) Free For All

as Mr. Aberson

Mary Poppins
7.6

(1964) Mary Poppins

as Mr. Tomes (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7

(1947) Monsieur Verdoux

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

British Intelligence
6.0

(1939) British Intelligence

as Henry Thompson

Thank You, Jeeves!
6.0

(1936) Thank You, Jeeves!

as Elliott Manville

15 Maiden Lane
6.0

(1936) 15 Maiden Lane

as Gilbert Lockhart

The Biscuit Eater
6.3

(1940) The Biscuit Eater

as Mr. Ames

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Ivor

Gaucho Serenade
6.0

(1940) Gaucho Serenade

as Frederick Willoughby

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
4.8

(1950) Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as Alan-A-Dale

Northwest Passage
6.3

(1940) Northwest Passage

as Sam Livermore

The Sea Hawk
7.2

(1940) The Sea Hawk

as Guard Officer

Niagara
6.8

(1953) Niagara

as Doctor (uncredited)

Montana
5.6

(1950) Montana

as George Forsythe

Trouble Along the Way
5.9

(1953) Trouble Along the Way

as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Ten Wanted Men
5.8

(1955) Ten Wanted Men

as Adam Stewart

0.0

(1931) Creeping Shadows

as Brian Nash

Rulers of the Sea
6.5

(1939) Rulers of the Sea

as Lieut. Roberts

The Man at Six
0.0

(1931) The Man at Six

as Campbell Edwards

0.0

(1932) Fires of Fate

as Lt. Col Egerton

The Old Man
0.0

(1931) The Old Man

as Keith Keller

The Wickham Mystery
0.0

(1931) The Wickham Mystery

as Charles Wickham

0.0

(1932) Her Night Out

as Gerald Vickery

Indiscretions of Eve
0.0

(1932) Indiscretions of Eve

as Ralph

Dark Delusion
6.0

(1947) Dark Delusion

as Wyndham Grace

Nine Girls
5.3

(1944) Nine Girls

as Horace Canfield

Tyrant of the Sea
0.0

(1950) Tyrant of the Sea

as Horatio Nelson

Lady In The Iron Mask
0.0

(1952) Lady In The Iron Mask

as Prime Minister Rochard

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
6.0

(1947) Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as Shannon Eskdale

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2

(1942) Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Prosecutor

Time Out for Murder
6.0

(1938) Time Out for Murder

as Phillip Gregory

Shadows in the Night
5.3

(1944) Shadows in the Night

as Stanley Carter

Sangaree
6.4

(1953) Sangaree

as Gen. Victor Darby

Corvette K-225
6.2

(1943) Corvette K-225

as British Captain

The Lady and the Bandit
6.0

(1951) The Lady and the Bandit

as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

The Exile
6.1

(1947) The Exile

as Robbins

Lloyd's of London
7.2

(1936) Lloyd's of London

as Captain Hardy

On Secret Service
7.0

(1933) On Secret Service

as Coloneilo Romanelli

Young Bess
5.8

(1953) Young Bess

as Sir William Paget

Man Hunt
7.0

(1941) Man Hunt

as Major (uncredited)

By Love Possessed
4.9

(1961) By Love Possessed

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Between Two Worlds
7.0

(1944) Between Two Worlds

as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Walk Like a Dragon
5.0

(1960) Walk Like a Dragon

as Peter Mott

The Far Horizons
6.2

(1955) The Far Horizons

as Mr. Hancock

Objective, Burma!
6.8

(1945) Objective, Burma!

as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

0.0

(1933) She Was Only A Village Maiden

as Frampton

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as Inspector Campbell

Philip Marlowe
5.0

(1959) Philip Marlowe

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Larkins

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Major

Yancy Derringer
5.6

(1958) Yancy Derringer

as Jerrison Ames

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Frank Grace

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Prison Governor

0.0

(1948) Ford Theatre

as ---

You Are There
5.7

(1953) You Are There

as ---

Racket Squad
6.0

(1951) Racket Squad

as ---

The Dennis O'Keefe Show
5.0

(1959) The Dennis O'Keefe Show

as ---

The Rogues
7.2

(1964) The Rogues

as Bailiff

The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
5.0

(1956) Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Coronado 9
6.0

(1960) Coronado 9

as ---

How to Marry a Millionaire
6.0

(1957) How to Marry a Millionaire

as ---

Behind Closed Doors
0.0

(1958) Behind Closed Doors

as Colonel Brookston

Public Defender
6.0

(1954) Public Defender

as Mr. Harrington

Public Defender
6.0

(1954) Public Defender

as Ben Pearce

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Duffy

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Larkin

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Burke

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Thomas Marshall

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Professor Hopkins

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Buzby

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mr. Fortune

0.0

(1950) Cameo Theatre

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as John Hillgrove

Adam-12
7.1

(1968) Adam-12

as Gregory Benton

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

The Lucy Show
7.0

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Lord Van Cleve

Hazel
6.9

(1961) Hazel

as Reginald Archibald

Angel
2.8

(1960) Angel

as Charles

The Pruitts of Southampton
5.3

(1966) The Pruitts of Southampton

as Butler

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Civil Defense Man

6.0

(1954) Passport to Danger

as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Carlton

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Forrester

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Inspector T. Carnahan

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Mr. Craythrope

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Pillsbury

Father Knows Best
6.5

(1954) Father Knows Best

as Major Alden

The Red Skelton Show
7.3

(1951) The Red Skelton Show

as Sylvester

The Jack Benny Program
7.7

(1950) The Jack Benny Program

as Sponsor

The Jack Benny Program
7.7

(1950) The Jack Benny Program

as Referee

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Winston More

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as The Chief

Ripcord
6.5

(1961) Ripcord

as Hugh Olds