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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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Filmography
all 149
Movies 111
TV Shows 38
Ira Jaffee
Hollywood Horror House (1970)
Movie
Gregory Benton
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Winston More
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Mr. Harris
The Scorpio Letters (1967)
Movie
Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Movie
7.92
Bailiff
The Rogues (1964)
TV
Lord Van Cleve
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Mr. Fleming Pendleton
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
Reginald Archibald
Hazel (1961)
TV
Club Patron (uncredited)
By Love Possessed (1961)
Movie
Charles
Angel (1960)
TV
Inspector Campbell
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Peter Mott
Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
Movie
Forrester
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Prison Governor / Civil Defense Man
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Larkins
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Pillsbury / Inspector T. Carnahan / Mr. Craythrope
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Jerrison Ames
Yancy Derringer (1958)
TV
Colonel Brookston
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
TV
Frank Grace
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
TV
Mr. Hancock
The Far Horizons (1955)
Movie
Major Hennishaw
Moonfleet (1955)
Movie
Adam Stewart
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Movie
Major Alden
Father Knows Best (1954)
TV
6
Archbishop of Tyre
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Movie
Comm. Kingston
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
Movie
U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Passport to Danger (1954)
TV
Mr. Harrington / Ben Pearce
Public Defender (1954)
TV
Gen. Stanhope
Charge of the Lancers (1954)
Movie
Dr. Homer Gleeson
Bad for Each Other (1953)
Movie
Chief Insp. Melville
Man in the Attic (1953)
Movie
Sir William Paget
Young Bess (1953)
Movie
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
The Desert Rats (1953)
Movie
Gen. Victor Darby
Sangaree (1953)
Movie
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Fort Ti (1953)
Movie
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Movie
Major Walsh
Savage Mutiny (1953)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Niagara (1953)
Movie
6
Sir Cloudsley
Against All Flags (1952)
Movie
The Chief
Omnibus (1952)
TV
Robbins
Operation Secret (1952)
Movie
Col. Ramsey
Captain Pirate (1952)
Movie
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Les Miserables (1952)
Movie
Prime Minister Rochard
Lady In The Iron Mask (1952)
Movie
Dr. Lopez
The Brigand (1952)
Movie
Commissioner Kingston
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
Movie
Sir John Utterson
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
Movie
British Officer (uncredited)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Movie
Sylvester
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)
Movie
King Charles II
Lorna Doone (1951)
Movie
Sponsor / Referee
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
TV
Mr. Fortune / Mr. Duffy / Mr. Larkin / Mr. Burke / Mr. Buzby / Mr. Thomas Marshall / Professor Hopkins
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
TV
John Hillgrove
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Alan-A-Dale
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
Movie
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Tyrant of the Sea (1950)
Movie
George Forsythe
Montana (1950)
Movie
Mr. Aberson
Free For All (1949)
Movie
Robbins
The Exile (1947)
Movie
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie
1
Wyndham Grace
Dark Delusion (1947)
Movie
Shannon Eskdale
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)
Movie
Mark Evans
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Movie
Salesman
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
Movie
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Movie
Justin Reeves aka Mr. G
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Movie
4.71
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Jungle Queen (1945)
Movie
Stanley Carter
Shadows in the Night (1944)
Movie
Sir Jasper Herrick
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Movie
5.15
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Between Two Worlds (1944)
Movie
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
Movie
Horace Canfield
Nine Girls (1944)
Movie
Colonel (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Movie
6
British Captain
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
Air Marshal (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
Movie
Treathcote (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Movie
Dr. Frederick Holmes
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Movie
6
Oliver Madison
London Blackout Murders (1943)
Movie
Wayne Ralston
Manila Calling (1942)
Movie
Canadian Major
Across the Pacific (1942)
Movie
Mr. Cavanaugh
The Pied Piper (1942)
Movie
Group Captain
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Movie
6
Major (uncredited)
Man Hunt (1941)
Movie
Guard Officer
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Movie
Mr. Ames
The Biscuit Eater (1940)
Movie
Frederick Willoughby
Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Movie
Sam Livermore
Northwest Passage (1940)
Movie
Henry Thompson
British Intelligence (1939)
Movie
1
Lieut. Roberts
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Movie
Gair - Henchman
Conspiracy (1939)
Movie
Harlan Chambers
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
Movie
Dr. White
Should a Girl Marry? (1939)
Movie
Duke of Buckingham
The Three Musketeers (1939)
Movie
District Attorney George Lane
I Am a Criminal (1938)
Movie
General Saliere
If I Were King (1938)
Movie
Phillip Gregory
Time Out for Murder (1938)
Movie
Sir Charles Murchison
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
Movie
5
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
Movie
Ring Leader
Think It Over (1938)
Movie
Walter Fraser
There's Always a Woman (1938)
Movie
Capt. Neville
Lancer Spy (1937)
Movie
Sidney Grant
Crack-Up (1936)
Movie
Captain Hardy
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Movie
Gilbert Lockhart
15 Maiden Lane (1936)
Movie
1st Mate Bob
Tugboat Princess (1936)
Movie
Elliott Manville
Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)
Movie
Mark Stewart
Too Many Parents (1936)
Movie
C. B. Nelson
Song and Dance Man (1936)
Movie
Prince Edric
Professional Soldier (1935)
Movie
Dr. Jerry Holden
The Raven (1935)
Movie
5.83
Paul Ames
Werewolf of London (1935)
Movie
5.59
Sir Harry Torrent
Borrowed Clothes (1934)
Movie
Schwindt
Blossom Time (1934)
Movie
Coloneilo Romanelli
On Secret Service (1933)
Movie
Gilbert Vaughan
Called Back (1933)
Movie
Max Winter
The Song You Gave Me (1933)
Movie
Gerald Vickery
Her Night Out (1932)
Movie
Lt. Col Egerton
Fires of Fate (1932)
Movie
Keith Keller
The Old Man (1931)
Movie
Zuniga
Gipsy Blood (1931)
Movie
Charles Wickham
The Wickham Mystery (1931)
Movie
Campbell Edwards
The Man at Six (1931)
Movie
Brian Nash
Creeping Shadows (1931)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1900-06-06
Deathday1975-06-05 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceNottingham, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAnne Grey (1931 - 1938)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsLester Mathews, Arthur Lester Matthews, Les Matthews
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