Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Acting

Born June 5, 1900 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died June 6, 1975

​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

Filmography

Savage Intruder
Savage Intruder
1970 · Ira Jaffee
Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen
1966 · Doctor
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 · Club Patron (uncredited)
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 · Major Hennishaw
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Adam Stewart
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
1955 · Mr. Hancock
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 · Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Désirée
Désirée
1954 · Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic
1953 · Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 · Dr. Homer Gleeson
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
1953 · Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Niagara
Niagara
1953 · Doctor (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way
1953 · Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Young Bess
Young Bess
1953 · Sir William Paget
Against All Flags
Against All Flags
1952 · Sir Cloudsley
Captain Pirate
Captain Pirate
1952 · Col. Ramsey
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1952 · Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
5 Fingers
5 Fingers
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 · Sir John Utterson
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951 · British Officer (uncredited)
Montana
Montana
1950 · George Forsythe
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 · Mark Evans
I Love a Mystery
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Salesman
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma!
1945 · British Maj. Fitzpatrick
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 · Sir Jasper Herrick
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
1944 · Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear
1944 · Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
The Mysterious Doctor
1943 · Dr. Frederick Holmes
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943 · Colonel (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 · British Captain
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · Canadian Major
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1942 · Mr. Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Prosecutor
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
1942
A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Group Captain
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1941 · Major (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 · Mr. Lee
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
1940 · Sam Livermore
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 · Guard Officer
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1939 · Duke of Buckingham
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Harlan Chambers
British Intelligence
British Intelligence
1939 · Henry Thompson
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 · Sir Charles Murchison
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 · General Saliere
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
1938 · Walter Fraser
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Sir Ivor
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · St. John
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 · Sidney Grant
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
1936 · Captain Hardy
Werewolf of London
Werewolf of London
1935 · Paul Ames
The Raven
The Raven
1935 · Dr. Jerry Holden