Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1900-06-05
- Day of Death1975-06-06 (75 years)
- Place of BirthNottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsLester MathewsArthur Lester MatthewsLes Matthews
Lester Matthews
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....Read More
Acting Career
- 1970
Hollywood Horror House
As: Ira Jaffee
- 1968
Adam-12
As: Gregory Benton
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Winston More
- 1967
The Scorpio Letters
As: Mr. Harris
- 1966
The Pruitts of Southampton
As: Butler
- 1966
Assault on a Queen
As: Doctor
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Major
- 1964
The Rogues
As: Bailiff
1962The Lucy Show
As: Lord Van Cleve
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
As: Mr. Fleming Pendleton
1961Hazel
As: Reginald Archibald
1961Ripcord
As: Hugh Olds
1961By Love Possessed
As: Club Patron (uncredited)
1960Surfside 6
As: Inspector Campbell
1960Angel
As: Charles
1960Walk Like a Dragon
As: Peter Mott
1959Bonanza
As: Forrester
1959One Step Beyond
As: Prison Governor
- 1959
One Step Beyond
As: Civil Defense Man
1959Rawhide
As: Larkins
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Inspector T. Carnahan
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: Mr. Craythrope
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: Pillsbury
1958Yancy Derringer
As: Jerrison Ames
1958Behind Closed Doors
As: Colonel Brookston
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As: Frank Grace
1956Dr. Fu Manchu
As: Sir Denis Nayland Smith
1955Flame of the Islands
As: Gus
1955The Far Horizons
As: Mr. Hancock
1955Moonfleet
As: Major Hennishaw
1955Ten Wanted Men
As: Adam Stewart
1954Father Knows Best
As: Major Alden
1954King Richard and the Crusaders
As: Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954Jungle Man-Eaters
As: Comm. Kingston
1954Public Defender
As: Mr. Harrington
- 1954
Public Defender
As: Ben Pearce
1953Bad for Each Other
As: Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953Man in the Attic
As: Chief Insp. Melville
1953Young Bess
As: Sir William Paget
1953The Desert Rats
As: Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
1953Sangaree
As: Gen. Victor Darby
1953Fort Ti
As: Lord Jeffrey Amherst
1953Trouble Along the Way
As: Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
1953Savage Mutiny
As: Maj. Walsh
- 1953
Niagara
As: Doctor (uncredited)
1952Against All Flags
As: Sir Cloudsley
1952Omnibus
As: The Chief
1952Operation Secret
As: Robbins
1952The Ford Television Theatre
As: Carlton
1952Captain Pirate
As: Col. Ramsey
1952Les Miserables
As: Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
1952Lady in the Iron Mask
As: Prime Minister Rochard
1952The Brigand
As: Dr. Lopez
1952Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
As: Commissioner Kingston
1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll
As: Sir John Utterson
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
As: British Officer (uncredited)
1951The Red Skelton Show
As: Sylvester
1951The Lady and the Bandit
As: Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
1951Lorna Doone
As: King Charles II
1950The Jack Benny Program
As: Sponsor
- 1950
The Jack Benny Program
As: Referee
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Duffy
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Larkin
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Burke
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Thomas Marshall
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Professor Hopkins
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Buzby
- 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Mr. Fortune
1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest
As: Alan-A-Dale
1950Tyrant of the Sea
As: Horatio Nelson
1950Montana
As: George Forsythe
1949Free For All
As: Mr. Aberson
1947The Exile
As: Robbins
- 1947
Monsieur Verdoux
As: Prosecutor (uncredited)
1947Dark Delusion
As: Wyndham Grace
1947Bulldog Drummond at Bay
As: Shannon Eskdale
1945Two O'Clock Courage
As: Mark Evans
1945Salty O'Rourke
As: Salesman
1945Objective, Burma!
As: British Maj. Fitzpatrick
1945I Love a Mystery
As: Justin Reeves / Mr. G
1945Jungle Queen
As: Commissioner Braham Chatterton
1944Shadows in the Night
As: Stanley Carter
1944The Invisible Man's Revenge
As: Sir Jasper Herrick
1944Between Two Worlds
As: Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
1944Four Jills in a Jeep
As: Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
1944Nine Girls
As: Horace Canfield
1943Northern Pursuit
As: Colonel (uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225
As: British Captain
1943Appointment in Berlin
As: Air Marshal (uncredited)
1943Two Tickets to London
As: Treathcote (uncredited)
1943The Mysterious Doctor
As: Dr. Frederick Holmes
1943London Blackout Murders
As: Oliver Madison
1942Manila Calling
As: Wayne Ralston
1942Across the Pacific
As: Canadian Major
1942The Pied Piper
As: Mr. Cavanaugh
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
As: Prosecutor
1941A Yank in the R.A.F.
As: Group Captain
1941Man Hunt
As: Major (uncredited)
1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
As: Mr. Lee
1940The Sea Hawk
As: Guard Officer
1940The Biscuit Eater
As: Mr. Ames
1940Gaucho Serenade
As: Frederick Willoughby
1940Northwest Passage
As: Sam Livermore
1939British Intelligence
As: Henry Thompson
1939Rulers of the Sea
As: Lieut. Roberts
1939Conspiracy
As: Gair - Henchman
1939Susannah of the Mounties
As: Harlan Chambers
1939Should a Girl Marry?
As: Dr. White
1939The Three Musketeers
As: Duke of Buckingham
1938I Am a Criminal
As: District Attorney George Lane
1938If I Were King
As: General Saliere
1938Time Out for Murder
As: Phillip Gregory
1938Mysterious Mr. Moto
As: Sir Charles Murchison
1938Three Loves Has Nancy
As: Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
1938Think It Over
As: Ring Leader
- 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Sir Ivor
1938There's Always a Woman
As: Walter Fraser
1937Lancer Spy
As: Capt. Neville
1937The Prince and the Pauper
As: St. John
1936Crack-Up
As: Sidney Grant
1936Lloyd's of London
As: Captain Hardy
193615 Maiden Lane
As: Gilbert Lockhart
1936Thank You, Jeeves!
As: Elliott Manville
1936Too Many Parents
As: Mark Stewart
1936Song and Dance Man
As: C. B. Nelson
1935Professional Soldier
As: Prince Edric
- 1935
The Raven
As: Dr. Jerry Holden
- 1935
Werewolf of London
As: Paul Ames
1934Blossom Time
As: Schwindt
1934Borrowed Clothes
As: Sir Harry Torrent
1933On Secret Service
As: Coloneilo Romanelli
1933The Song You Gave Me
As: Max Winter
1933Called Back
As: Gilbert Vaughan
1932Indiscretions of Eve
As: Ralph
1931The Old Man
As: Keith Keller
1931Gipsy Blood
As: Zuniga
1931The Wickham Mystery
As: Charles Wickham
1931The Man at Six
As: Campbell Edwards