Lester Matthews
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Savage Intruder
1970
as Ira Jaffee
Adam-12
1968
as Gregory Benton
The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston More
The Scorpio Letters
1967
as Mr. Harris
Assault on a Queen
1966
as Doctor
Family Affair
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Butler
A Global Affair
1964
as British Delegate (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
1964
as Major
The Rogues
1964
as Bailiff
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mr. Fleming Pendleton
The Lucy Show
1962
as Lord Van Cleve
By Love Possessed
1961
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Hazel
1961
as Reginald Archibald
Ripcord
1961
as Hugh Olds
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Peter Mott
Surfside 6
1960
as Inspector Campbell
Coronado 9
1960
Angel
1960
as Charles
Philip Marlowe
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Larkins
One Step Beyond
1959
as Prison Governor
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
as Civil Defense Man
Bonanza
1959
as Forrester
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Jerrison Ames
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Colonel Brookston
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Pillsbury
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Inspector T. Carnahan
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mr. Craythrope
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Frank Grace
How to Marry a Millionaire
1957
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Telephone Time
1956
Moonfleet
1955
as Major Hennishaw
Flame of the Islands
1955
as Gus
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Adam Stewart
The Far Horizons
1955
as Mr. Hancock
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as Comm. Kingston
Désirée
1954
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Charge of the Lancers
1954
as Gen. Stanhope
December Bride
1954
Public Defender
1954
as Mr. Harrington
Public Defender
1954
as Ben Pearce
Passport to Danger
1954
as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Father Knows Best
1954
as Major Alden
Man in the Attic
1953
as Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
Fort Ti
1953
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Savage Mutiny
1953
as Maj. Walsh
The Desert Rats
1953
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Niagara
1953
as Doctor (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Sangaree
1953
as Gen. Victor Darby
Young Bess
1953
as Sir William Paget
You Are There
1953
as Ganzel
Against All Flags
1952
as Sir Cloudsley
Captain Pirate
1952
as Col. Ramsey
Les Miserables
1952
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952
as Commissioner Kingston
The Brigand
1952
as Dr. Lopez
Operation Secret
1952
as Robbins
5 Fingers
1952
Lady in the Iron Mask
1952
as Prime Minister Rochard
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Carlton
Omnibus
1952
as The Chief
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Sir John Utterson
Lorna Doone
1951
as King Charles II
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as British Officer (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Racket Squad
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Sylvester
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Alan-A-Dale
Montana
1950
as George Forsythe
Tyrant of the Sea
1950
as Horatio Nelson
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Burke
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Larkin
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Thomas Marshall
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Professor Hopkins
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Duffy
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Buzby
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Fortune
Cameo Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as John Hillgrove
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Referee
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Sponsor
Free For All
1949
as Mr. Aberson
Ford Theatre
1948
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Dark Delusion
1947
as Wyndham Grace
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
as Shannon Eskdale
The Exile
1947
as Robbins
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Mark Evans
I Love a Mystery
1945
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Salesman
Jungle Queen
1945
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Objective, Burma!
1945
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Sir Jasper Herrick
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Nine Girls
1944
as Horace Canfield
Shadows in the Night
1944
as Stanley Carter
Between Two Worlds
1944
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Treathcote (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Colonel (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
1943
as Oliver Madison
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943
as British Captain
Manila Calling
1942
as Wayne Ralston
Across the Pacific
1942
as Canadian Major
The Pied Piper
1942
as Mr. Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Prosecutor
Desperate Journey
1942
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
as Group Captain
Man Hunt
1941
as Major (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Mr. Lee
The Biscuit Eater
1940
as Mr. Ames
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Frederick Willoughby
Northwest Passage
1940
as Sam Livermore
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Guard Officer
Conspiracy
1939
as Gair - Henchman
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Duke of Buckingham
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Harlan Chambers
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
as Dr. White
British Intelligence
1939
as Henry Thompson
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Lieut. Roberts
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Sir Charles Murchison
I Am a Criminal
1938
as District Attorney George Lane
If I Were King
1938
as General Saliere
Think It Over
1938
as Ring Leader
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Walter Fraser
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Sir Ivor
Time Out for Murder
1938
as Phillip Gregory
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as St. John
Lancer Spy
1937
as Capt. Neville
Too Many Parents
1936
as Mark Stewart
Crack-Up
1936
as Sidney Grant
Song and Dance Man
1936
as C. B. Nelson
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Elliott Manville
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Gilbert Lockhart
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Captain Hardy
Werewolf of London
1935
as Paul Ames
The Raven
1935
as Dr. Jerry Holden
Professional Soldier
1935
as Prince Edric
Borrowed Clothes
1934
as Sir Harry Torrent
Blossom Time
1934
as Schwindt
Called Back
1933
as Gilbert Vaughan
The Song You Gave Me
1933
as Max Winter
Facing the Music
1933
as Becker
On Secret Service
1933
as Coloneilo Romanelli
She Was Only A Village Maiden
1933
as Frampton
The Stolen Necklace
1933
as Clive Wingate
The Melody-Maker
1933
as Tony Borrodaile
Fires of Fate
1932
as Lt. Col Egerton
Her Night Out
1932
as Gerald Vickery
Indiscretions of Eve
1932
as Ralph
Gipsy Blood
1931
as Zuniga
Creeping Shadows
1931
as Brian Nash
The Man at Six
1931
as Campbell Edwards
The Old Man
1931
as Keith Keller
The Wickham Mystery
1931
as Charles Wickham