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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-06-05

Day of Death

1975-06-06 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Lester Mathews

Arthur Lester Matthews

Les Matthews

Lester 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 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

Acting

Werewolf of London

1935

Werewolf of London

as

Paul Ames

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

as

Sir Jasper Herrick

Man in the Attic

1953

Man in the Attic

as

Chief Insp. Melville

Hollywood Horror House

1970

Hollywood Horror House

as

Ira Jaffee

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

Mysterious Mr. Moto

as

Sir Charles Murchison

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Major Hennishaw

Assault on a Queen

1966

Assault on a Queen

as

Doctor

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

Two O'Clock Courage

as

Mark Evans

Against All Flags

1952

Against All Flags

as

Sir Cloudsley

Manila Calling

1942

Manila Calling

as

Wayne Ralston

The Raven

1935

The Raven

as

Dr. Jerry Holden

Across the Pacific

1942

Across the Pacific

as

Canadian Major

I Love a Mystery

1945

I Love a Mystery

as

Justin Reeves / Mr. G

I Am a Criminal

1938

I Am a Criminal

as

District Attorney George Lane

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

as

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Bad for Each Other

1953

Bad for Each Other

as

Dr. Homer Gleeson

The Pied Piper

1942

The Pied Piper

as

Mr. Cavanaugh

The Mysterious Doctor

1943

The Mysterious Doctor

as

Dr. Frederick Holmes

Two Tickets to London

1943

Two Tickets to London

as

Treathcote (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as

Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit

1943

Northern Pursuit

as

Colonel (uncredited)

Captain Pirate

1952

Captain Pirate

as

Col. Ramsey

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders

1943

London Blackout Murders

as

Oliver Madison

Lancer Spy

1937

Lancer Spy

as

Capt. Neville

Salty O'Rourke

1945

Salty O'Rourke

as

Salesman

If I Were King

1938

If I Were King

as

General Saliere

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as

Sir John Utterson

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

1952

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

as

Commissioner Kingston

Called Back

1933

Called Back

as

Gilbert Vaughan

Think It Over

1938

Think It Over

as

Ring Leader

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954

Jungle Man-Eaters

as

Comm. Kingston

Professional Soldier

1935

Professional Soldier

as

Prince Edric

Too Many Parents

1936

Too Many Parents

as

Mark Stewart

Borrowed Clothes

1934

Borrowed Clothes

as

Sir Harry Torrent

The Brigand

1952

The Brigand

as

Dr. Lopez

Lorna Doone

1951

Lorna Doone

as

King Charles II

Operation Secret

1952

Operation Secret

as

Robbins

Fort Ti

1953

Fort Ti

as

Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Savage Mutiny

1953

Savage Mutiny

as

Maj. Walsh

Jungle Queen

1945

Jungle Queen

as

Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Crack-Up

1936

Crack-Up

as

Sidney Grant

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as

Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Gipsy Blood

1931

Gipsy Blood

as

Zuniga

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as

Walter Fraser

Blossom Time

1934

Blossom Time

as

Schwindt

Conspiracy

1939

Conspiracy

as

Gair - Henchman

The Scorpio Letters

1967

The Scorpio Letters

as

Mr. Harris

The Three Musketeers

1939

The Three Musketeers

as

Duke of Buckingham

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

Susannah of the Mounties

as

Harlan Chambers

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

A Yank in the R.A.F.

as

Group Captain

The Desert Rats

1953

The Desert Rats

as

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

The Song You Gave Me

1933

The Song You Gave Me

as

Max Winter

Facing The Music

1933

Facing The Music

as

Becker

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as

British Officer (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Appointment in Berlin

as

Air Marshal (uncredited)

5 Fingers

1952

5 Fingers

as

Song and Dance Man

1936

Song and Dance Man

as

C. B. Nelson

Should a Girl Marry?

1939

Should a Girl Marry?

as

Dr. White

Free For All

1949

Free For All

as

Mr. Aberson

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as

Prosecutor (uncredited)

British Intelligence

1939

British Intelligence

as

Henry Thompson

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Thank You, Jeeves!

as

Elliott Manville

15 Maiden Lane

1936

15 Maiden Lane

as

Gilbert Lockhart

The Biscuit Eater

1940

The Biscuit Eater

as

Mr. Ames

Gaucho Serenade

1940

Gaucho Serenade

as

Frederick Willoughby

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as

Alan-A-Dale

Northwest Passage

1940

Northwest Passage

as

Sam Livermore

The Sea Hawk

1940

The Sea Hawk

as

Guard Officer

Niagara

1953

Niagara

as

Doctor (uncredited)

Montana

1950

Montana

as

George Forsythe

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Ten Wanted Men

as

Adam Stewart

Creeping Shadows

1931

Creeping Shadows

as

Brian Nash

Rulers of the Sea

1939

Rulers of the Sea

as

Lieut. Roberts

The Man at Six

1931

The Man at Six

as

Campbell Edwards

Fires of Fate

1932

Fires of Fate

as

Lt. Col Egerton

The Old Man

1931

The Old Man

as

Keith Keller

The Wickham Mystery

1931

The Wickham Mystery

as

Charles Wickham

Her Night Out

1932

Her Night Out

as

Gerald Vickery

Dark Delusion

1947

Dark Delusion

as

Wyndham Grace

Nine Girls

1944

Nine Girls

as

Horace Canfield

Tyrant of the Sea

1950

Tyrant of the Sea

as

Horatio Nelson

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952

Lady in the Iron Mask

as

Prime Minister Rochard

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1947

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as

Shannon Eskdale

Time Out for Murder

1938

Time Out for Murder

as

Phillip Gregory

Shadows in the Night

1944

Shadows in the Night

as

Stanley Carter

Sangaree

1953

Sangaree

as

Gen. Victor Darby

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

British Captain

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

The Lady and the Bandit

as

Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

The Exile

1947

The Exile

as

Robbins

Lloyd's of London

1936

Lloyd's of London

as

Captain Hardy

On Secret Service

1933

On Secret Service

as

Coloneilo Romanelli

Young Bess

1953

Young Bess

as

Sir William Paget

Man Hunt

1941

Man Hunt

as

Major (uncredited)

By Love Possessed

1961

By Love Possessed

as

Club Patron (uncredited)

Between Two Worlds

1944

Between Two Worlds

as

Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Walk Like a Dragon

1960

Walk Like a Dragon

as

Peter Mott

The Far Horizons

1955

The Far Horizons

as

Mr. Hancock

Objective, Burma!

1945

Objective, Burma!

as

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

The Stolen Necklace

1933

The Stolen Necklace

as

Clive Wingate

The Melody-Maker

1933

The Melody-Maker

as

Tony Borrodaile

Désirée

1954

Désirée

as

Caulaincourt (uncredited)

Charge of the Lancers

1954

Charge of the Lancers

as

Gen. Stanhope

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

Inspector Campbell

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Larkins

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

as

Jerrison Ames

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Prison Governor

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Bailiff

Dr. Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu

as

Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

as

Colonel Brookston

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Mr. Harrington

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Ben Pearce

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

John Hillgrove

Angel

Angel

as

Charles

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Hazel

Hazel

as

Reginald Archibald

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Gregory Benton

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Lord Van Cleve

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Civil Defense Man

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

as

U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Forrester

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Pillsbury

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Inspector T. Carnahan

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Mr. Craythrope

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as

Major Alden

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Winston More

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

The Chief

Ripcord

Ripcord

as

Hugh Olds

Production

Crew

Directing