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Lester Matthews
Born · June 5, 1900
Died · June 6, 1975 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Bio
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.
Hollywood Horror House
Ira Jaffee
5.4
1970
Adam-12
Gregory Benton · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
The Name of the Game
Winston More · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
4.0
1967
Family Affair
(1 episode)
6.6
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton
Butler · (1 episode)
5.3
1966
Assault on a Queen
Doctor
5.5
1966
Mary Poppins
Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
7.6
1964
Daniel Boone
Major · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
The Rogues
Bailiff · (1 episode)
7.2
1964
The Lucy Show
Lord Van Cleve · (1 episode)
7.0
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Fleming Pendleton · (4 episodes)
6.8
1962
Hazel
Reginald Archibald · (1 episode)
6.9
1961
Ripcord
Hugh Olds · (1 episode)
6.5
1961
By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
4.9
1961
Surfside 6
Inspector Campbell · (1 episode)
5.0
1960
Angel
Charles · (1 episode)
2.8
1960
Coronado 9
(2 episodes)
6.0
1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott
5.0
1960
Philip Marlowe
(1 episode)
5.0
1959
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
(1 episode)
5.0
1959
Bonanza
Forrester · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
One Step Beyond
Prison Governor · (1 episode)
5.6
1959
One Step Beyond
Civil Defense Man · (1 episode)
5.6
1959
Rawhide
Larkins · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Inspector T. Carnahan · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Mr. Craythrope · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Pillsbury · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
Yancy Derringer
Jerrison Ames · (1 episode)
5.6
1958
Behind Closed Doors
Colonel Brookston · (1 episode)
0.0
1958
How to Marry a Millionaire
(1 episode)
6.0
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Frank Grace · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Denis Nayland Smith · (14 episodes)
5.0
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
6.3
1956
Flame of the Islands
Gus
3.5
1955
The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock
6.2
1955
Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw
6.4
1955
Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart
5.8
1955
December Bride
(1 episode)
5.5
1954
Father Knows Best
Major Alden · (1 episode)
6.5
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
6.3
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
4.7
1954
Passport to Danger
U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Public Defender
Mr. Harrington · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Public Defender
Ben Pearce · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson
5.7
1953
Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville
5.5
1953
Young Bess
Sir William Paget
5.8
1953
The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
6.3
1953
Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
6.4
1953
Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
6.5
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
5.9
1953
Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh
4.5
1953
You Are There
(1 episode)
5.7
1953
Niagara
Doctor (uncredited)
6.8
1953
Against All Flags
Sir Cloudsley
6.1
1952
Omnibus
The Chief · (1 episode)
6.0
1952
Operation Secret
Robbins
5.0
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Carlton · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
Captain Pirate
Col. Ramsey
5.4
1952
Les Miserables
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
5.4
1952
Lady In The Iron Mask
Prime Minister Rochard
0.0
1952
The Brigand
Dr. Lopez
5.5
1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Commissioner Kingston
5.3
1952
5 Fingers
7.6
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Sir John Utterson
4.0
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
British Officer (uncredited)
6.7
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Sylvester · (1 episode)
7.3
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
6.0
1951
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
Lorna Doone
King Charles II
4.6
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Sponsor · (1 episode)
7.7
1950
The Jack Benny Program
Referee · (1 episode)
7.7
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Duffy · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Larkin · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Burke · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Thomas Marshall · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Professor Hopkins · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Buzby · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Fortune · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
Lux Video Theatre
John Hillgrove · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Alan-A-Dale
4.8
1950
Cameo Theatre
(1 episode)
0.0
1950
Tyrant of the Sea
Horatio Nelson
0.0
1950
Montana
George Forsythe
5.6
1950
Free For All
Mr. Aberson
6.0
1949
Ford Theatre
(1 episode)
0.0
1948
The Exile
Robbins
6.1
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Prosecutor (uncredited)
7.7
1947
Dark Delusion
Wyndham Grace
6.0
1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Shannon Eskdale
6.0
1947
Two O'Clock Courage
Mark Evans
6.1
1945
Salty O'Rourke
Salesman
5.2
1945
Objective, Burma!
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
6.8
1945
I Love a Mystery
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
6.1
1945
Jungle Queen
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
5.0
1945
Shadows in the Night
Stanley Carter
5.3
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Sir Jasper Herrick
5.6
1944
Between Two Worlds
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
7.0
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
5.7
1944
Nine Girls
Horace Canfield
5.3
1944
Northern Pursuit
Colonel (uncredited)
5.9
1943
Corvette K-225
British Captain
6.2
1943
Appointment in Berlin
Air Marshal (uncredited)
6.4
1943
Two Tickets to London
Treathcote (uncredited)
6.0
1943
The Mysterious Doctor
Dr. Frederick Holmes
5.6
1943
London Blackout Murders
Oliver Madison
5.0
1943
Manila Calling
Wayne Ralston
7.0
1942
Across the Pacific
Canadian Major
6.6
1942
The Pied Piper
Mr. Cavanaugh
6.8
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Prosecutor
7.2
1942
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Group Captain
5.5
1941
Man Hunt
Major (uncredited)
7.0
1941
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Mr. Lee
5.9
1940
The Sea Hawk
Guard Officer
7.2
1940
The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
6.3
1940
Gaucho Serenade
Frederick Willoughby
6.0
1940
Northwest Passage
Sam Livermore
6.3
1940
British Intelligence
Henry Thompson
6.0
1939
Rulers of the Sea
Lieut. Roberts
6.5
1939
Conspiracy
Gair - Henchman
5.5
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
Harlan Chambers
6.3
1939
Should a Girl Marry?
Dr. White
3.5
1939
The Three Musketeers
Duke of Buckingham
5.8
1939
I Am a Criminal
District Attorney George Lane
0.0
1938
If I Were King
General Saliere
6.7
1938
Time Out for Murder
Phillip Gregory
6.0
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Sir Charles Murchison
5.7
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
4.2
1938
Think It Over
Ring Leader
6.5
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Ivor
7.5
1938
There's Always a Woman
Walter Fraser
5.8
1938
Lancer Spy
Capt. Neville
6.0
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
St. John
6.7
1937
Crack-Up
Sidney Grant
5.7
1936
Lloyd's of London
Captain Hardy
7.2
1936
15 Maiden Lane
Gilbert Lockhart
6.0
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
Elliott Manville
6.0
1936
Too Many Parents
Mark Stewart
5.0
1936
Song and Dance Man
C. B. Nelson
0.0
1936
Professional Soldier
Prince Edric
4.5
1935
The Raven
Dr. Jerry Holden
6.5
1935
Werewolf of London
Paul Ames
6.0
1935
Borrowed Clothes
Sir Harry Torrent
0.0
1934
Blossom Time
Schwindt
4.8
1934
Facing The Music
Becker
0.0
1933
On Secret Service
Coloneilo Romanelli
7.0
1933
Called Back
Gilbert Vaughan
0.0
1933
She Was Only A Village Maiden
Frampton
0.0
1933
The Song You Gave Me
Max Winter
6.0
1933
Her Night Out
Gerald Vickery
0.0
1932
Indiscretions of Eve
Ralph
0.0
1932
Fires of Fate
Lt. Col Egerton
0.0
1932
The Old Man
Keith Keller
0.0
1931
Gipsy Blood
Zuniga
0.0
1931
The Wickham Mystery
Charles Wickham
0.0
1931
The Man at Six
Campbell Edwards
0.0
1931
Creeping Shadows
Brian Nash
0.0
1931