Lester Matthews

Acting

June 5, 1900 – June 6, 1975 (died at 75)

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Male

114 Movies

51 TV Shows

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.

The Raven

1935 6.6

as Dr. Jerry Holden

Age 35 (now 75)

Werewolf of London

1935 6.1

as Paul Ames

Age 34 (now 75)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 7.5

as Sir Ivor

Age 37 (now 75)

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944 5.6

as Sir Jasper Herrick

Age 44 (now 75)

Two O'Clock Courage

1945 6.3

as Mark Evans

Age 44 (now 75)

Across the Pacific

1942 6.6

as Canadian Major

Age 42 (now 75)

Against All Flags

1952 6.1

as Sir Cloudsley

Age 52 (now 75)

Niagara

1953 6.8

as Doctor (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 75)

Man in the Attic

1953 5.5

as Chief Insp. Melville

Age 53 (now 75)

Moonfleet

1955 6.5

as Major Hennishaw

Age 55 (now 75)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 6.9

as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Age 62 (now 75) 4 eps

4 eps

The Mysterious Doctor

1943 6.0

as Dr. Frederick Holmes

Age 42 (now 75)

5 Fingers

1952 7.6

Age 51 (now 75)

The Pied Piper

1942 6.9

as Mr. Cavanaugh

Age 42 (now 75)

Savage Intruder

1970 5.4

as Ira Jaffee

Age 69 (now 75)

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938 6.2

as Sir Charles Murchison

Age 38 (now 75)

Savage Intruder

1970 5.4

as Ira Jaffee

Age 69 (now 75)

The Scorpio Letters

1967 5.0

as Mr. Harris

Age 67 (now 75)

Assault on a Queen

1966 5.7

as Doctor

Age 66 (now 75)

A Global Affair

1964 5.3

as British Delegate (uncredited)

Age 63 (now 75)

By Love Possessed

1961 5.3

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Age 61 (now 75)

Walk Like a Dragon

1960 6.3

as Peter Mott

Age 59 (now 75)

Flame of the Islands

1955 4.1

as Gus

Age 55 (now 75)

The Far Horizons

1955 6.3

as Mr. Hancock

Age 55 (now 75)

Moonfleet

1955 6.5

as Major Hennishaw

Age 55 (now 75)

Ten Wanted Men

1955 5.9

as Adam Stewart

Age 54 (now 75)

Désirée

1954 6.6

as Caulaincourt (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 75)

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954 6.4

as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Age 54 (now 75)

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954 5.3

as Comm. Kingston

Age 53 (now 75)

Charge of the Lancers

1954 5.5

as Gen. Stanhope

Age 53 (now 75)

Man in the Attic

1953 5.5

as Chief Insp. Melville

Age 53 (now 75)

Bad for Each Other

1953 6.0

as Dr. Homer Gleeson

Age 53 (now 75)

Young Bess

1953 5.8

as Sir William Paget

Age 52 (now 75)

Sangaree

1953 6.8

as Gen. Victor Darby

Age 52 (now 75)

Fort Ti

1953 7.0

as Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Age 52 (now 75)

Trouble Along the Way

1953 6.1

as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Age 52 (now 75)

The Desert Rats

1953 6.3

as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 75)

Savage Mutiny

1953 6.3

as Maj. Walsh

Age 52 (now 75)

Niagara

1953 6.8

as Doctor (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 75)

Against All Flags

1952 6.1

as Sir Cloudsley

Age 52 (now 75)

Operation Secret

1952 6.0

as Robbins

Age 52 (now 75)

Captain Pirate

1952 5.4

as Col. Ramsey

Age 52 (now 75)

Les Miserables

1952 5.5

as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 75)

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952 8.0

as Prime Minister Rochard

Age 52 (now 75)

The Brigand

1952 5.9

as Dr. Lopez

Age 52 (now 75)

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

1952 6.2

as Commissioner Kingston

Age 51 (now 75)

5 Fingers

1952 7.6

Age 51 (now 75)

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951 4.9

as Sir John Utterson

Age 51 (now 75)

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951 6.7

as British Officer (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 75)

The Lady and the Bandit

1951 6.8

as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Age 51 (now 75)

Lorna Doone

1951 4.7

as King Charles II

Age 50 (now 75)

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950 5.3

as Alan-A-Dale

Age 50 (now 75)

Tyrant of the Sea

1950 6.5

as Horatio Nelson

Age 49 (now 75)

Montana

1950 5.6

as George Forsythe

Age 49 (now 75)

Free For All

1949 6.3

as Mr. Aberson

Age 49 (now 75)

The Exile

1947 6.3

as Robbins

Age 47 (now 75)

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 7.7

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Age 47 (now 75)

Dark Delusion

1947 6.8

as Wyndham Grace

Age 47 (now 75)

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1947 6.5

as Shannon Eskdale

Age 46 (now 75)

Two O'Clock Courage

1945 6.3

as Mark Evans

Age 44 (now 75)

Salty O'Rourke

1945 6.0

as Salesman

Age 44 (now 75)

Objective, Burma!

1945 6.8

as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Age 44 (now 75)

I Love a Mystery

1945 6.4

as Justin Reeves / Mr. G

Age 44 (now 75)

Jungle Queen

1945 5.5

as Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Age 44 (now 75)

Shadows in the Night

1944 6.0

as Stanley Carter

Age 44 (now 75)

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944 5.6

as Sir Jasper Herrick

Age 44 (now 75)

Between Two Worlds

1944 7.2

as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

Ministry of Fear

1944 6.9

as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 6.8

as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

Nine Girls

1944 5.8

as Horace Canfield

Age 43 (now 75)

Northern Pursuit

1943 6.2

as Colonel (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

Corvette K-225

1943 6.2

as British Captain

Age 43 (now 75)

Appointment in Berlin

1943 7.1

as Air Marshal (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

Two Tickets to London

1943 7.5

as Treathcote (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 75)

The Mysterious Doctor

1943 6.0

as Dr. Frederick Holmes

Age 42 (now 75)

London Blackout Murders

1943 6.7

as Oliver Madison

Age 42 (now 75)

Manila Calling

1942 8.0

as Wayne Ralston

Age 42 (now 75)

Desperate Journey

1942 6.1

Age 42 (now 75)

Across the Pacific

1942 6.6

as Canadian Major

Age 42 (now 75)

The Pied Piper

1942 6.9

as Mr. Cavanaugh

Age 42 (now 75)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 7.2

as Prosecutor

Age 41 (now 75)

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941 5.6

as Group Captain

Age 41 (now 75)

Man Hunt

1941 6.9

as Major (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 75)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940 6.2

as Mr. Lee

Age 40 (now 75)

The Sea Hawk

1940 7.2

as Guard Officer

Age 40 (now 75)

The Biscuit Eater

1940 6.5

as Mr. Ames

Age 39 (now 75)

Gaucho Serenade

1940 6.5

as Frederick Willoughby

Age 39 (now 75)

Northwest Passage

1940 6.6

as Sam Livermore

Age 39 (now 75)

British Intelligence

1939 5.8

as Henry Thompson

Age 39 (now 75)

Rulers of the Sea

1939 6.7

as Lieut. Roberts

Age 39 (now 75)

Conspiracy

1939 6.7

as Gair - Henchman

Age 39 (now 75)

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 6.5

as Harlan Chambers

Age 39 (now 75)

Should a Girl Marry?

1939 5.7

as Dr. White

Age 39 (now 75)

The Three Musketeers

1939 6.0

as Duke of Buckingham

Age 38 (now 75)

I Am a Criminal

1938 7.0

as District Attorney George Lane

Age 38 (now 75)

If I Were King

1938 7.1

as General Saliere

Age 38 (now 75)

Time Out for Murder

1938 6.3

as Phillip Gregory

Age 38 (now 75)

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938 6.2

as Sir Charles Murchison

Age 38 (now 75)

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938 4.2

as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Age 38 (now 75)

Think It Over

1938 7.3

as Ring Leader

Age 38 (now 75)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 7.5

as Sir Ivor

Age 37 (now 75)

There's Always a Woman

1938 6.0

as Walter Fraser

Age 37 (now 75)

Lancer Spy

1937 6.0

as Capt. Neville

Age 37 (now 75)

The Prince and the Pauper

1937 6.8

as St. John

Age 36 (now 75)

Crack-Up

1936 5.9

as Sidney Grant

Age 36 (now 75)

Lloyd's of London

1936 7.3

as Captain Hardy

Age 36 (now 75)

15 Maiden Lane

1936 8.0

as Gilbert Lockhart

Age 36 (now 75)

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936 6.4

as Elliott Manville

Age 36 (now 75)

Too Many Parents

1936 5.2

as Mark Stewart

Age 35 (now 75)

Song and Dance Man

1936 7.0

as C. B. Nelson

Age 35 (now 75)

Professional Soldier

1935 5.7

as Prince Edric

Age 35 (now 75)

The Raven

1935 6.6

as Dr. Jerry Holden

Age 35 (now 75)

Werewolf of London

1935 6.1

as Paul Ames

Age 34 (now 75)

Blossom Time

1934 5.6

as Schwindt

Age 34 (now 75)

Borrowed Clothes

1934 7.0

as Sir Harry Torrent

Age 33 (now 75)

Facing the Music

1933 10.0

as Becker

Age 33 (now 75)

On Secret Service

1933 7.0

as Coloneilo Romanelli

Age 33 (now 75)

The Song You Gave Me

1933 8.0

as Max Winter

Age 33 (now 75)

Called Back

1933 10.0

as Gilbert Vaughan

Age 32 (now 75)

The Melody-Maker

1933 8.0

as Tony Borrodaile

Age 32 (now 75)

She Was Only A Village Maiden

1933 8.0

as Frampton

Age 32 (now 75)

The Stolen Necklace

1933 7.0

as Clive Wingate

Age 32 (now 75)

Her Night Out

1932 10.0

as Gerald Vickery

Age 32 (now 75)

Indiscretions of Eve

1932 10.0

as Ralph

Age 32 (now 75)

Fires of Fate

1932 8.0

as Lt. Col Egerton

Age 32 (now 75)

The Old Man

1931 7.0

as Keith Keller

Age 31 (now 75)

Gipsy Blood

1931 7.0

as Zuniga

Age 31 (now 75)

The Wickham Mystery

1931 8.0

as Charles Wickham

Age 31 (now 75)

The Man at Six

1931 9.0

as Campbell Edwards

Age 31 (now 75)

Creeping Shadows

1931 8.0

as Brian Nash

Age 31 (now 75)