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Lester Matthews

Known For: Acting
Born: June 5, 1900
Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: June 6, 1975

Lester 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 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.

Filmography

Savage Intruder

1970 · Ira Jaffee

Adam-12

1968 · Gregory Benton

The Name of the Game

1968 · Winston More

The Scorpio Letters

1967 · Mr. Harris

Family Affair

1966

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966 · Butler

Assault on a Queen

1966 · Doctor

Daniel Boone

1964 · Major

The Rogues

1964 · Bailiff

A Global Affair

1964 · British Delegate (uncredited)

The Lucy Show

1962 · Lord Van Cleve

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Hazel

1961 · Reginald Archibald

Ripcord

1961 · Hugh Olds

By Love Possessed

1961 · Club Patron (uncredited)

Surfside 6

1960 · Inspector Campbell

Angel

1960 · Charles

Coronado 9

1960

Walk Like a Dragon

1960 · Peter Mott

Philip Marlowe

1959

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

1959

Bonanza

1959 · Forrester

One Step Beyond

1959 · Prison Governor, Civil Defense Man

Rawhide

1959 · Larkins

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Inspector T. Carnahan, Mr. Craythrope, Pillsbury

Yancy Derringer

1958 · Jerrison Ames

Behind Closed Doors

1958 · Colonel Brookston

How to Marry a Millionaire

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · Frank Grace

Dr. Fu Manchu

1956 · Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Telephone Time

1956

Flame of the Islands

1955 · Gus

The Far Horizons

1955 · Mr. Hancock

Moonfleet

1955 · Major Hennishaw

Ten Wanted Men

1955 · Adam Stewart

Désirée

1954 · Caulaincourt (uncredited)

December Bride

1954

Father Knows Best

1954 · Major Alden

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954 · Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954 · Comm. Kingston

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

1954 · U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds

Public Defender

1954 · Mr. Harrington, Ben Pearce

Charge of the Lancers

1954 · Gen. Stanhope

Man in the Attic

1953 · Chief Insp. Melville

Bad for Each Other

1953 · Dr. Homer Gleeson

Young Bess

1953 · Sir William Paget

Sangaree

1953 · Gen. Victor Darby

Fort Ti

1953 · Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Trouble Along the Way

1953 · Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

The Desert Rats

1953 · Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Savage Mutiny

1953 · Maj. Walsh

You Are There

1953

Niagara

1953 · Doctor (uncredited)

Against All Flags

1952 · Sir Cloudsley

Omnibus

1952 · The Chief

Operation Secret

1952 · Robbins

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · Carlton

Captain Pirate

1952 · Col. Ramsey

Les Miserables

1952 · Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952 · Prime Minister Rochard

The Brigand

1952 · Dr. Lopez

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

1952 · Commissioner Kingston

5 Fingers

1952

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951 · Sir John Utterson

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951 · British Officer (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Sylvester

The Lady and the Bandit

1951 · Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Racket Squad

1951

Lorna Doone

1951 · King Charles II

The Jack Benny Program

1950 · Sponsor, Referee

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950 · Mr. Duffy, Mr. Larkin, Mr. Burke, Thomas Marshall, Professor Hopkins, Mr. Buzby, Mr. Fortune

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · John Hillgrove

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950 · Alan-A-Dale

Cameo Theatre

1950

Tyrant of the Sea

1950 · Horatio Nelson

Montana

1950 · George Forsythe

Free For All

1949 · Mr. Aberson

Ford Theatre

1948

The Exile

1947 · Robbins

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Prosecutor (uncredited)

Dark Delusion

1947 · Wyndham Grace

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1947 · Shannon Eskdale

Two O'Clock Courage

1945 · Mark Evans

Salty O'Rourke

1945 · Salesman

Objective, Burma!

1945 · British Maj. Fitzpatrick

I Love a Mystery

1945 · Justin Reeves / Mr. G

Jungle Queen

1945 · Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Shadows in the Night

1944 · Stanley Carter

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944 · Sir Jasper Herrick

Between Two Worlds

1944 · Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Ministry of Fear

1944 · Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 · Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Nine Girls

1944 · Horace Canfield

Northern Pursuit

1943 · Colonel (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943 · British Captain

Appointment in Berlin

1943 · Air Marshal (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

1943 · Treathcote (uncredited)

The Mysterious Doctor

1943 · Dr. Frederick Holmes

London Blackout Murders

1943 · Oliver Madison

Manila Calling

1942 · Wayne Ralston

Desperate Journey

1942

Across the Pacific

1942 · Canadian Major

The Pied Piper

1942 · Mr. Cavanaugh

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 · Prosecutor

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941 · Group Captain

Man Hunt

1941 · Major (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940 · Mr. Lee

The Sea Hawk

1940 · Guard Officer

The Biscuit Eater

1940 · Mr. Ames

Gaucho Serenade

1940 · Frederick Willoughby

Northwest Passage

1940 · Sam Livermore

British Intelligence

1939 · Henry Thompson

Rulers of the Sea

1939 · Lieut. Roberts

Conspiracy

1939 · Gair - Henchman

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 · Harlan Chambers

Should a Girl Marry?

1939 · Dr. White

The Three Musketeers

1939 · Duke of Buckingham

I Am a Criminal

1938 · District Attorney George Lane

If I Were King

1938 · General Saliere

Time Out for Murder

1938 · Phillip Gregory

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938 · Sir Charles Murchison

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938 · Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Think It Over

1938 · Ring Leader

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 · Sir Ivor

There's Always a Woman

1938 · Walter Fraser

Lancer Spy

1937 · Capt. Neville

The Prince and the Pauper

1937 · St. John

Crack-Up

1936 · Sidney Grant

Lloyd's of London

1936 · Captain Hardy

15 Maiden Lane

1936 · Gilbert Lockhart

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936 · Elliott Manville

Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

1936 · Mark Stewart

Song and Dance Man

1936 · C. B. Nelson

Professional Soldier

1935 · Prince Edric

The Raven

1935 · Dr. Jerry Holden

Werewolf of London

1935 · Paul Ames

Blossom Time

1934 · Schwindt

Borrowed Clothes

1934 · Sir Harry Torrent

Facing the Music

1933 · Becker

On Secret Service

1933 · Coloneilo Romanelli

The Song You Gave Me

1933 · Max Winter

Called Back

1933 · Gilbert Vaughan

The Melody-Maker

The Melody-Maker

1933 · Tony Borrodaile

She Was Only A Village Maiden

She Was Only A Village Maiden

1933 · Frampton

The Stolen Necklace

The Stolen Necklace

1933 · Clive Wingate

Her Night Out

1932 · Gerald Vickery

Indiscretions of Eve

1932 · Ralph

Fires of Fate

1932 · Lt. Col Egerton

The Old Man

1931 · Keith Keller

Gipsy Blood

1931 · Zuniga

The Wickham Mystery

1931 · Charles Wickham

The Man at Six

1931 · Campbell Edwards

Creeping Shadows

Creeping Shadows

1931 · Brian Nash

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