Lester Matthews

from Nottingham, England, UK

Artwork for NiagaraImage of 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. 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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Timeline

1970Aged 70

  • Poster for Savage Intruder

    Ira Jaffee

1967Aged 67

  • Poster for The Scorpio Letters

    Mr. Harris

1966Aged 66

  • Poster for Assault on a Queen

    Doctor

1964Aged 64

  • Poster for A Global Affair

    British Delegate (uncredited)

1961Aged 61

  • Poster for By Love Possessed

    Club Patron (uncredited)

1960Aged 60

  • Poster for Walk Like a Dragon

    Peter Mott

1955Aged 55

  • Poster for Ten Wanted Men

    Adam Stewart

  • Poster for Moonfleet

    Major Hennishaw

  • Poster for The Far Horizons

    Mr. Hancock

  • Poster for Flame of the Islands

    Gus

1954Aged 54

  • Poster for Charge of the Lancers

    Gen. Stanhope

  • Poster for Jungle Man-Eaters

    Comm. Kingston

  • Poster for King Richard and the Crusaders

    Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

  • Poster for Désirée

    Caulaincourt (uncredited)

1953Aged 53

  • Poster for Niagara

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Savage Mutiny

    Maj. Walsh

  • Poster for The Desert Rats

    Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

  • Poster for Trouble Along the Way

    Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

  • Poster for Fort Ti

    Lord Jeffrey Amherst

  • Poster for Sangaree

    Gen. Victor Darby

  • Poster for Young Bess

    Sir William Paget

  • Poster for Bad for Each Other

    Dr. Homer Gleeson

  • Poster for Man in the Attic

    Chief Insp. Melville

1952Aged 52

  • Poster for 5 Fingers

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

    Commissioner Kingston

  • Poster for The Brigand

    Dr. Lopez

  • Poster for Lady in the Iron Mask

    Prime Minister Rochard

  • Poster for Les Miserables

    Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

  • Poster for Captain Pirate

    Col. Ramsey

  • Poster for Operation Secret

    Robbins

  • Poster for Against All Flags

    Sir Cloudsley

1951Aged 51

  • Poster for Lorna Doone

    King Charles II

  • Poster for The Lady and the Bandit

    Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

  • Poster for The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    British Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    Sir John Utterson

1950Aged 50

  • Poster for Montana

    George Forsythe

  • Poster for Tyrant of the Sea

    Horatio Nelson

  • Poster for Rogues of Sherwood Forest

    Alan-A-Dale

1949Aged 49

  • Poster for Free For All

    Mr. Aberson

1947Aged 47

  • Poster for Bulldog Drummond at Bay

    Shannon Eskdale

  • Poster for Dark Delusion

    Wyndham Grace

  • Poster for Monsieur Verdoux

    Prosecutor (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Exile

    Robbins

1945Aged 45

  • Poster for Jungle Queen

    Commissioner Braham Chatterton

  • Poster for I Love a Mystery

    Justin Reeves / Mr. G

  • Poster for Objective, Burma!

    British Maj. Fitzpatrick

  • Poster for Salty O'Rourke

    Salesman

  • Poster for Two O'Clock Courage

    Mark Evans

1944Aged 44

  • Poster for Nine Girls

    Horace Canfield

  • Poster for Four Jills in a Jeep

    Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ministry of Fear

    Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

  • Poster for Between Two Worlds

    Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Invisible Man's Revenge

    Sir Jasper Herrick

  • Poster for Shadows in the Night

    Stanley Carter

1943Aged 43

  • Poster for London Blackout Murders

    Oliver Madison

  • Poster for The Mysterious Doctor

    Dr. Frederick Holmes

  • Poster for Two Tickets to London

    Treathcote (uncredited)

  • Poster for Appointment in Berlin

    Air Marshal (uncredited)

  • Poster for Corvette K-225

    British Captain

  • Poster for Northern Pursuit

    Colonel (uncredited)

1942Aged 42

  • Poster for Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

    Prosecutor

  • Poster for The Pied Piper

    Mr. Cavanaugh

  • Poster for Across the Pacific

    Canadian Major

  • Poster for Desperate Journey

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Manila Calling

    Wayne Ralston

1941Aged 41

  • Poster for Man Hunt

    Major (uncredited)

  • Poster for Life Begins for Andy Hardy

    Maddox

  • Poster for A Yank in the R.A.F.

    Group Captain

1940Aged 40

  • Poster for Northwest Passage

    Sam Livermore

  • Poster for Gaucho Serenade

    Frederick Willoughby

  • Poster for The Biscuit Eater

    Mr. Ames

  • Poster for The Sea Hawk

    Guard Officer

  • Poster for The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    Mr. Lee

1939Aged 39

  • Poster for The Three Musketeers

    Duke of Buckingham

  • Poster for Should a Girl Marry?

    Dr. White

  • Poster for Susannah of the Mounties

    Harlan Chambers

  • Poster for Conspiracy

    Gair - Henchman

  • Poster for Rulers of the Sea

    Lieut. Roberts

  • Poster for British Intelligence

    Henry Thompson

1938Aged 38

  • Poster for There's Always a Woman

    Walter Fraser

  • Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood

    Sir Ivor

  • Poster for Think It Over

    Ring Leader

  • Poster for Three Loves Has Nancy

    Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

  • Poster for Mysterious Mr. Moto

    Sir Charles Murchison

  • Poster for Time Out for Murder

    Phillip Gregory

  • Poster for If I Were King

    General Saliere

  • Poster for I Am a Criminal

    District Attorney George Lane

1937Aged 37

  • Poster for The Prince and the Pauper

    St. John

  • Poster for Lancer Spy

    Capt. Neville

1936Aged 36

  • Poster for Song and Dance Man

    C. B. Nelson

  • Too Many Parents

    Mark Stewart

  • Poster for Thank You, Jeeves!

    Elliott Manville

  • Poster for 15 Maiden Lane

    Gilbert Lockhart

  • Poster for Lloyd's of London

    Captain Hardy

  • Poster for Crack-Up

    Sidney Grant

1935Aged 35

  • Poster for Werewolf of London

    Paul Ames

  • Poster for The Raven

    Dr. Jerry Holden

  • Poster for Professional Soldier

    Prince Edric

1934Aged 34

  • Poster for Borrowed Clothes

    Sir Harry Torrent

  • Poster for Blossom Time

    Schwindt

1933Aged 33

1932Aged 32

1931Aged 31