Acting
Lester Matthews
EN cinema · 115 credits
Born
5 June 1900
Died
6 June 1975 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as Lester Mathews · Arthur Lester Matthews · Les Matthews
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.
Known for
Filmography
Savage Intruder
as Ira Jaffee
The Scorpio Letters
as Mr. Harris
Assault on a Queen
as Doctor
A Global Affair
as British Delegate (uncredited)
By Love Possessed
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Peter Mott
Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw
Ten Wanted Men
as Adam Stewart
The Far Horizons
as Mr. Hancock
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Comm. Kingston
Désirée
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Charge of the Lancers
as Gen. Stanhope
Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
Fort Ti
as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Savage Mutiny
as Maj. Walsh
The Desert Rats
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Niagara
as Doctor (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Sangaree
as Gen. Victor Darby
Young Bess
as Sir William Paget
Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley
Captain Pirate
as Col. Ramsey
Les Miserables
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Commissioner Kingston
The Brigand
as Dr. Lopez
Operation Secret
as Robbins
Lady in the Iron Mask
as Prime Minister Rochard
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Sir John Utterson
Lorna Doone
as King Charles II
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as British Officer (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Alan-A-Dale
Montana
as George Forsythe
Tyrant of the Sea
as Horatio Nelson
Free For All
as Mr. Aberson
Monsieur Verdoux
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Dark Delusion
as Wyndham Grace
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Shannon Eskdale
The Exile
as Robbins
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mark Evans
I Love a Mystery
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Salty O'Rourke
as Salesman
Jungle Queen
as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Objective, Burma!
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Nine Girls
as Horace Canfield
Shadows in the Night
as Stanley Carter
Between Two Worlds
as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
Two Tickets to London
as Treathcote (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
as Colonel (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
as Oliver Madison
Appointment in Berlin
as Air Marshal (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as British Captain
Manila Calling
as Wayne Ralston
Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major
The Pied Piper
as Mr. Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Prosecutor
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Group Captain
Man Hunt
as Major (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Mr. Lee
The Biscuit Eater
as Mr. Ames
Gaucho Serenade
as Frederick Willoughby
Northwest Passage
as Sam Livermore
The Sea Hawk
as Guard Officer
Conspiracy
as Gair - Henchman
The Three Musketeers
as Duke of Buckingham
Susannah of the Mounties
as Harlan Chambers
Should a Girl Marry?
as Dr. White
British Intelligence
as Henry Thompson
Rulers of the Sea
as Lieut. Roberts
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sir Charles Murchison
I Am a Criminal
as District Attorney George Lane
If I Were King
as General Saliere
Think It Over
as Ring Leader
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
There's Always a Woman
as Walter Fraser
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Ivor
Time Out for Murder
as Phillip Gregory
The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
Lancer Spy
as Capt. Neville
Too Many Parents
1936
Too Many Parents
as Mark Stewart
Crack-Up
as Sidney Grant
Song and Dance Man
as C. B. Nelson
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Elliott Manville
15 Maiden Lane
as Gilbert Lockhart
Lloyd's of London
as Captain Hardy
Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames
The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden
Professional Soldier
as Prince Edric
Borrowed Clothes
as Sir Harry Torrent
Blossom Time
as Schwindt
Called Back
as Gilbert Vaughan
The Song You Gave Me
as Max Winter
Facing the Music
as Becker
On Secret Service
as Coloneilo Romanelli
The Stolen Necklace
1933
The Stolen Necklace
as Clive Wingate
The Melody-Maker
1933
The Melody-Maker
as Tony Borrodaile
Fires of Fate
1932
Fires of Fate
as Lt. Col Egerton
Her Night Out
1932
Her Night Out
as Gerald Vickery
Gipsy Blood
as Zuniga
Creeping Shadows
1931
Creeping Shadows
as Brian Nash
The Man at Six
as Campbell Edwards
The Old Man
as Keith Keller
The Wickham Mystery
as Charles Wickham