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Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Birthday: 1900-06-06 | Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, UK

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1967
The Scorpio Letters

as    Mr. Harris

1966
Assault on a Queen

as    Doctor

1956
Dr. Fu Manchu

as    Sir Denis Nayland Smith

1955
Flame of the Islands

as    Gus

1954
King Richard and the Crusaders

as    Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

1953
Man in the Attic

as    Chief Insp. Melville

1953
Bad for Each Other

as    Dr. Homer Gleeson

1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

as    Commissioner Kingston

1952
Operation Secret

as    Robbins

1952
Against All Flags

as    Sir Cloudsley

1951
Lorna Doone

as    King Charles II

1951
The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as    Sir John Utterson

1950
Montana

as    George Forsythe

1947
Dark Delusion

as    Wyndham Grace

1945
I Love a Mystery

as    Justin Reeves / Mr. G

1945
Two O'Clock Courage

as    Mark Evans

1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge

as    Sir Jasper Herrick

1944
Shadows in the Night

as    Stanley Carter

1943
The Mysterious Doctor

as    Dr. Frederick Holmes

1943
London Blackout Murders

as    Oliver Madison

1942
Across the Pacific

as    Canadian Major

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.

as    Group Captain

1940
Gaucho Serenade

as    Frederick Willoughby

1940
The Biscuit Eater

as    Mr. Ames

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as    Mr. Lee

1939
Conspiracy

as    Gair - Henchman

1939
Susannah of the Mounties

as    Harlan Chambers

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

as    Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

1938
Time Out for Murder

as    Phillip Gregory

1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto

as    Sir Charles Murchison