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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 5, 1900
Place of Birth:
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Lester Matthews
Biography
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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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Hollywood Horror House | Ira Jaffee |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters | Mr. Harris |
| 1966 | Assault on a Queen | Doctor |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Peter Mott |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Major Hennishaw |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Gus |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Adam Stewart |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Mr. Hancock |
| 1954 | King Richard and the Crusaders | Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters | Comm. Kingston |
| 1953 | Man in the Attic | Chief Insp. Melville |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Dr. Homer Gleeson |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Lord Jeffrey Amherst |
| 1953 | Savage Mutiny | Maj. Walsh |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | Foreign Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Niagara | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea |
| 1953 | Sangaree | Gen. Victor Darby |
| 1953 | Young Bess | Sir William Paget |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Sir Cloudsley |
| 1952 | Captain Pirate | Col. Ramsey |
| 1952 | Les Miserables | Mentou Sr. (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land | Commissioner Kingston |
| 1952 | The Brigand | Dr. Lopez |
| 1952 | Operation Secret | Robbins |
| 1952 | 5 Fingers | |
| 1952 | Lady in the Iron Mask | Prime Minister Rochard |
| 1951 | The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Sir John Utterson |
| 1951 | Lorna Doone | King Charles II |
| 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | British Officer (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Bandit | Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator |
| 1950 | Rogues of Sherwood Forest | Alan-A-Dale |
| 1950 | Montana | George Forsythe |
| 1950 | Tyrant of the Sea | Horatio Nelson |
| 1949 | Free For All | Mr. Aberson |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion | Wyndham Grace |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay | Shannon Eskdale |
| 1947 | The Exile | Robbins |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage | Mark Evans |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Justin Reeves / Mr. G |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke | Salesman |
| 1945 | Jungle Queen | Commissioner Braham Chatterton |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! | British Maj. Fitzpatrick |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Sir Jasper Herrick |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Capt. Lloyd (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Nine Girls | Horace Canfield |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Stanley Carter |
| 1944 | Between Two Worlds | Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Mysterious Doctor | Dr. Frederick Holmes |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London | Treathcote (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1943 | London Blackout Murders | Oliver Madison |
| 1943 | Appointment in Berlin | Air Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | British Captain |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Wayne Ralston |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Canadian Major |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper | Mr. Cavanaugh |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Prosecutor |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Group Captain |
| 1941 | Man Hunt | Major (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Mr. Lee |
| 1940 | The Biscuit Eater | Mr. Ames |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Frederick Willoughby |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Sam Livermore |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Guard Officer |
| 1939 | Conspiracy | Gair - Henchman |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers | Duke of Buckingham |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties | Harlan Chambers |
| 1939 | Should a Girl Marry? | Dr. White |
| 1939 | British Intelligence | Henry Thompson |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | Lieut. Roberts |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto | Sir Charles Murchison |
| 1938 | I Am a Criminal | District Attorney George Lane |
| 1938 | If I Were King | General Saliere |
| 1938 | Think It Over | Ring Leader |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Walter Fraser |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Ivor |
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder | Phillip Gregory |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | St. John |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Capt. Neville |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents | Mark Stewart |
| 1936 | Crack-Up | Sidney Grant |
| 1936 | Song and Dance Man | C. B. Nelson |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! | Elliott Manville |
| 1936 | 15 Maiden Lane | Gilbert Lockhart |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London | Captain Hardy |
| 1935 | Werewolf of London | Paul Ames |
| 1935 | The Raven | Dr. Jerry Holden |
| 1935 | Professional Soldier | Prince Edric |
| 1934 | Borrowed Clothes | Sir Harry Torrent |
| 1934 | Blossom Time | Schwindt |
| 1933 | Called Back | Gilbert Vaughan |
| 1933 | The Song You Gave Me | Max Winter |
| 1933 | Facing The Music | Becker |
| 1933 | On Secret Service | Coloneilo Romanelli |
| 1933 | She Was Only A Village Maiden | Frampton |
| 1933 | The Stolen Necklace | Clive Wingate |
| 1933 | The Melody-Maker | Tony Borrodaile |
| 1932 | Fires of Fate | Lt. Col Egerton |
| 1932 | Her Night Out | Gerald Vickery |
| 1932 | Indiscretions of Eve | Ralph |
| 1931 | Gipsy Blood | Zuniga |
| 1931 | Creeping Shadows | Brian Nash |
| 1931 | The Man at Six | Campbell Edwards |
| 1931 | The Wickham Mystery | Charles Wickham |
| 1931 | The Old Man | Keith Keller |