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

Paul Ames

Werewolf of London

Sir Jasper Herrick

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Chief Insp. Melville

Man in the Attic

Ira Jaffee

Hollywood Horror House

Sir Charles Murchison

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Major Hennishaw

Moonfleet

Doctor

Assault on a Queen

St. John

The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Evans

Two O'Clock Courage

Sir Cloudsley

Against All Flags

Wayne Ralston

Manila Calling

Dr. Jerry Holden

The Raven

Canadian Major

Across the Pacific

Justin Reeves / Mr. G

I Love a Mystery

District Attorney George Lane

I Am a Criminal

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

King Richard and the Crusaders

Dr. Homer Gleeson

Bad for Each Other

Mr. Cavanaugh

The Pied Piper

Dr. Frederick Holmes

The Mysterious Doctor

Treathcote (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep

Colonel (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit

Col. Ramsey

Captain Pirate

Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Les Miserables

Oliver Madison

London Blackout Murders

Capt. Neville

Lancer Spy

Salesman

Salty O'Rourke

General Saliere

If I Were King

Sir John Utterson

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Commissioner Kingston

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Gilbert Vaughan

Called Back

Ring Leader

Think It Over

Comm. Kingston

Jungle Man-Eaters

Prince Edric

Professional Soldier

Gus

Flame of the Islands

Mark Stewart

Too Many Parents

Sir Harry Torrent

Borrowed Clothes

Dr. Lopez

The Brigand

King Charles II

Lorna Doone

Robbins

Operation Secret

Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Fort Ti

Maj. Walsh

Savage Mutiny

Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Jungle Queen

Sidney Grant

Crack-Up

Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Three Loves Has Nancy

Zuniga

Gipsy Blood

Walter Fraser

There's Always a Woman

Schwindt

Blossom Time

Gair - Henchman

Conspiracy

Mr. Harris

The Scorpio Letters

Duke of Buckingham

The Three Musketeers

Harlan Chambers

Susannah of the Mounties

Group Captain

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

The Desert Rats

Max Winter

The Song You Gave Me

Becker

Facing The Music

British Officer (uncredited)

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Air Marshal (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Mr. Lee

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

5 Fingers

C. B. Nelson

Song and Dance Man

Dr. White

Should a Girl Marry?

Mr. Aberson

Free For All

Mr. Tomes (uncredited)

Mary Poppins

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

Henry Thompson

British Intelligence

Elliott Manville

Thank You, Jeeves!

Gilbert Lockhart

15 Maiden Lane

Mr. Ames

The Biscuit Eater

Sir Ivor

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Frederick Willoughby

Gaucho Serenade

Alan-A-Dale

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Sam Livermore

Northwest Passage

Guard Officer

The Sea Hawk

Doctor (uncredited)

Niagara

George Forsythe

Montana

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Trouble Along the Way

Adam Stewart

Ten Wanted Men

Brian Nash

Creeping Shadows

Lieut. Roberts

Rulers of the Sea

Campbell Edwards

The Man at Six

Lt. Col Egerton

Fires of Fate

Keith Keller

The Old Man

Charles Wickham

The Wickham Mystery

Gerald Vickery

Her Night Out

Ralph

Indiscretions of Eve

Wyndham Grace

Dark Delusion

Horace Canfield

Nine Girls

Horatio Nelson

Tyrant of the Sea

Prime Minister Rochard

Lady In The Iron Mask

Shannon Eskdale

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Prosecutor

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Phillip Gregory

Time Out for Murder

Stanley Carter

Shadows in the Night

Gen. Victor Darby

Sangaree

British Captain

Corvette K-225

Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

The Lady and the Bandit

Robbins

The Exile

Captain Hardy

Lloyd's of London

Coloneilo Romanelli

On Secret Service

Sir William Paget

Young Bess

Major (uncredited)

Man Hunt

Club Patron (uncredited)

By Love Possessed

Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Between Two Worlds

Peter Mott

Walk Like a Dragon

Mr. Hancock

The Far Horizons

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Objective, Burma!

Frampton

She Was Only A Village Maiden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-06-05

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Lester Mathews