Lester Matthews
Acting
Born June 5, 1900, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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
- 1970Savage Intruder — Ira Jaffee
- Adam-12 — Gregory Benton
- The Name of the Game — Winston More
- 1967The Scorpio Letters — Mr. Harris
- 1966Assault on a Queen — Doctor
- Family Affair
- The Pruitts of Southampton — Butler
- 1964A Global Affair — British Delegate (uncredited)
- Daniel Boone — Major
- The Rogues — Bailiff
- The Beverly Hillbillies — Mr. Fleming Pendleton
- The Lucy Show — Lord Van Cleve
- 1961By Love Possessed — Club Patron (uncredited)
- Hazel — Reginald Archibald
- Ripcord — Hugh Olds
- Angel — Charles
- Coronado 9
- Surfside 6 — Inspector Campbell
- 1960Walk Like a Dragon — Peter Mott
- Bonanza — Forrester
- One Step Beyond — Prison Governor, Civil Defense Man
- Philip Marlowe
- Rawhide — Larkins
- The Dennis O'Keefe Show
- 77 Sunset Strip — Inspector T. Carnahan, Mr. Craythrope, Pillsbury
- Behind Closed Doors — Colonel Brookston
- Yancy Derringer — Jerrison Ames
- How to Marry a Millionaire
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Frank Grace
- Dr. Fu Manchu — Sir Denis Nayland Smith
- Telephone Time
- 1955Flame of the Islands — Gus
- 1955Moonfleet — Major Hennishaw
- 1955Ten Wanted Men — Adam Stewart
- 1955The Far Horizons — Mr. Hancock
- 1954Charge of the Lancers — Gen. Stanhope
- December Bride
- 1954Désirée — Caulaincourt (uncredited)
- Father Knows Best — Major Alden
- 1954Jungle Man-Eaters — Comm. Kingston
- 1954King Richard and the Crusaders — Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
- Passport to Danger — U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
- Public Defender — Mr. Harrington, Ben Pearce
- 1953Bad for Each Other — Dr. Homer Gleeson
- 1953Fort Ti — Lord Jeffrey Amherst
- 1953Man in the Attic — Chief Insp. Melville
- 1953Niagara — Doctor (uncredited)
- 1953Sangaree — Gen. Victor Darby
- 1953Savage Mutiny — Maj. Walsh
- 1953The Desert Rats — Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
- 1953Trouble Along the Way — Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
- You Are There — Ganzel
- 1953Young Bess — Sir William Paget
- 19525 Fingers
- 1952Against All Flags — Sir Cloudsley
- 1952Captain Pirate — Col. Ramsey
- 1952Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land — Commissioner Kingston
- 1952Lady in the Iron Mask — Prime Minister Rochard
- 1952Les Miserables — Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
- Omnibus — The Chief
- 1952Operation Secret — Robbins
- 1952The Brigand — Dr. Lopez
- The Ford Television Theatre — Carlton
- 1951Lorna Doone — King Charles II
- Racket Squad
- 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel — British Officer (uncredited)
- 1951The Lady and the Bandit — Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
- The Red Skelton Show — Sylvester
- 1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll — Sir John Utterson
- Cameo Theatre
- Lux Video Theatre — John Hillgrove
- 1950Montana — George Forsythe
- 1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest — Alan-A-Dale
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show — Mr. Duffy, Mr. Larkin, Mr. Burke, Thomas Marshall, Professor Hopkins, Mr. Buzby, Mr. Fortune
- The Jack Benny Program — Sponsor, Referee
- 1950Tyrant of the Sea — Horatio Nelson
- 1949Free For All — Mr. Aberson
- Ford Theatre
- 1947Bulldog Drummond at Bay — Shannon Eskdale
- 1947Dark Delusion — Wyndham Grace
- 1947Monsieur Verdoux — Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1947The Exile — Robbins
- 1945I Love a Mystery — Justin Reeves / Mr. G
- 1945Jungle Queen — Commissioner Braham Chatterton
- 1945Objective, Burma! — British Maj. Fitzpatrick
- 1945Salty O'Rourke — Salesman
- 1945Two O'Clock Courage — Mark Evans
- 1944Between Two Worlds — Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1944Four Jills in a Jeep — Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
- 1944Ministry of Fear — Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
- 1944Nine Girls — Horace Canfield
- 1944Shadows in the Night — Stanley Carter
- 1944The Invisible Man's Revenge — Sir Jasper Herrick
- 1943Appointment in Berlin — Air Marshal (uncredited)
- 1943Corvette K-225 — British Captain
- 1943London Blackout Murders — Oliver Madison
- 1943Northern Pursuit — Colonel (uncredited)
- 1943The Mysterious Doctor — Dr. Frederick Holmes
- 1943Two Tickets to London — Treathcote (uncredited)
- 1942Across the Pacific — Canadian Major
- 1942Desperate Journey
- 1942Manila Calling — Wayne Ralston
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake — Prosecutor
- 1942The Pied Piper — Mr. Cavanaugh
- 1941A Yank in the R.A.F. — Group Captain
- 1941Man Hunt — Major (uncredited)
- 1940Gaucho Serenade — Frederick Willoughby
- 1940Northwest Passage — Sam Livermore
- 1940The Biscuit Eater — Mr. Ames
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date — Mr. Lee
- 1940The Sea Hawk — Guard Officer
- 1939British Intelligence — Henry Thompson
- 1939Conspiracy — Gair - Henchman
- 1939Rulers of the Sea — Lieut. Roberts
- 1939Should a Girl Marry? — Dr. White
- 1939Susannah of the Mounties — Harlan Chambers
- 1939The Three Musketeers — Duke of Buckingham
- 1938I Am a Criminal — District Attorney George Lane
- 1938If I Were King — General Saliere
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto — Sir Charles Murchison
- 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood — Sir Ivor
- 1938There's Always a Woman — Walter Fraser
- 1938Think It Over — Ring Leader
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy — Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
- 1938Time Out for Murder — Phillip Gregory
- 1937Lancer Spy — Capt. Neville
- 1937The Prince and the Pauper — St. John
- 193615 Maiden Lane — Gilbert Lockhart
- 1936Crack-Up — Sidney Grant
- 1936Lloyd's of London — Captain Hardy
- 1936Song and Dance Man — C. B. Nelson
- 1936Thank You, Jeeves! — Elliott Manville
- 1936Too Many Parents — Mark Stewart
- 1935Professional Soldier — Prince Edric
- 1935The Raven — Dr. Jerry Holden
- 1935Werewolf of London — Paul Ames
- 1934Blossom Time — Schwindt
- 1934Borrowed Clothes — Sir Harry Torrent
- 1933Called Back — Gilbert Vaughan
- 1933Facing the Music — Becker
- 1933On Secret Service — Coloneilo Romanelli
- 1933She Was Only A Village Maiden — Frampton
- 1933The Melody-Maker — Tony Borrodaile
- 1933The Song You Gave Me — Max Winter
- 1933The Stolen Necklace — Clive Wingate
- 1932Fires of Fate — Lt. Col Egerton
- 1932Her Night Out — Gerald Vickery
- 1932Indiscretions of Eve — Ralph
- 1931Creeping Shadows — Brian Nash
- 1931Gipsy Blood — Zuniga
- 1931The Man at Six — Campbell Edwards
- 1931The Old Man — Keith Keller
- 1931The Wickham Mystery — Charles Wickham