​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
| Birth Location | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1900-06-05 |
| Died | 1975-06-06 |
Movies
Savage Intruder
as Ira Jaffee
1970
The Scorpio Letters
as Mr. Harris
1967
Assault on a Queen
as Doctor
1966
Mary Poppins
as Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
1964
By Love Possessed
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1961
Walk Like a Dragon
as Peter Mott
1960
Flame of the Islands
as Gus
1955
The Far Horizons
as Mr. Hancock
1955
Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw
1955
Ten Wanted Men
as Adam Stewart
1955
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Comm. Kingston
1954
Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953
Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville
1953
Young Bess
as Sir William Paget
1953
The Desert Rats
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
1953
Sangaree
as Gen. Victor Darby
1953
Fort Ti
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
1953
Trouble Along the Way
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
1953
Savage Mutiny
as Maj. Walsh
1953
Niagara
as Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley
1952
Operation Secret
as Robbins
1952
Captain Pirate
as Col. Ramsey
1952
Les Miserables
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
1952
Lady In The Iron Mask
as Prime Minister Rochard
1952
The Brigand
as Dr. Lopez
1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Commissioner Kingston
1952
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Sir John Utterson
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as British Officer (uncredited)
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
1951
Lorna Doone
as King Charles II
1951
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Alan-A-Dale
1950
Tyrant of the Sea
as Horatio Nelson
1950
Montana
as George Forsythe
1950
Free For All
as Mr. Aberson
1949
The Exile
as Robbins
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
1947
Dark Delusion
as Wyndham Grace
1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Shannon Eskdale
1947
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mark Evans
1945
Salty O'Rourke
as Salesman
1945
Objective, Burma!
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
1945
I Love a Mystery
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
1945
Jungle Queen
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
1945
Shadows in the Night
as Stanley Carter
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick
1944
Between Two Worlds
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
1944
Nine Girls
as Horace Canfield
1944
Northern Pursuit
as Colonel (uncredited)
1943
Corvette K-225
as British Captain
1943
Appointment in Berlin
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
1943
Two Tickets to London
as Treathcote (uncredited)
1943
The Mysterious Doctor
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
1943
London Blackout Murders
as Oliver Madison
1943
Manila Calling
as Wayne Ralston
1942
Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major
1942
The Pied Piper
as Mr. Cavanaugh
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Prosecutor
1942
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Group Captain
1941
1941
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Mr. Lee
1940
The Sea Hawk
as Guard Officer
1940
The Biscuit Eater
as Mr. Ames
1940
Gaucho Serenade
as Frederick Willoughby
1940
Northwest Passage
as Sam Livermore
1940
British Intelligence
as Henry Thompson
1939
Rulers of the Sea
as Lieut. Roberts
1939
Conspiracy
as Gair - Henchman
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
as Harlan Chambers
1939
Should a Girl Marry?
as Dr. White
1939
The Three Musketeers
as Duke of Buckingham
1939
I Am a Criminal
as District Attorney George Lane
1938
If I Were King
as General Saliere
1938
Time Out for Murder
as Phillip Gregory
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sir Charles Murchison
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
1938
Think It Over
as Ring Leader
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Ivor
1938
There's Always a Woman
as Walter Fraser
1938
Lancer Spy
as Capt. Neville
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
1937
Crack-Up
as Sidney Grant
1936
Lloyd's of London
as Captain Hardy
1936
15 Maiden Lane
as Gilbert Lockhart
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Elliott Manville
1936
Too Many Parents
as Mark Stewart
1936
Song and Dance Man
as C. B. Nelson
1936
Professional Soldier
as Prince Edric
1935
The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden
1935
Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames
1935
Borrowed Clothes
as Sir Harry Torrent
1934
Blossom Time
as Schwindt
1934
On Secret Service
as Coloneilo Romanelli
1933
Called Back
as Gilbert Vaughan
1933
Facing The Music
as Becker
1933
The Song You Gave Me
as Max Winter
1933
Her Night Out
as Gerald Vickery
1932
Indiscretions of Eve
as Ralph
1932
Fires of Fate
as Lt. Col Egerton
1932
The Old Man
as Keith Keller
1931
Gipsy Blood
as Zuniga
1931
The Wickham Mystery
as Charles Wickham
1931
The Man at Six
as Campbell Edwards
1931
Creeping Shadows
as Brian Nash
1931
Lester Matthews hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
