Lester Matthews
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK — Jun 05 1900• Died Jun 06 1975
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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 "C…
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Bonanza
Forrester
Adam-12
Gregory Benton
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Fleming Pendleton
Family Affair
Rawhide
Larkins
Daniel Boone
Major
The Name of the Game
Winston More
The Lucy Show
Lord Van Cleve
77 Sunset Strip
Pillsbury
One Step Beyond
Prison Governor
The Jack Benny Program
Referee
The Ford Television Theatre
Carlton
Surfside 6
Inspector Campbell
Father Knows Best
Major Alden
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Burke
December Bride
Public Defender
Mr. Harrington
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Frank Grace
Hazel
Reginald Archibald
The Rogues
Bailiff
Telephone Time
Yancy Derringer
Jerrison Ames
Lux Video Theatre
John Hillgrove
Behind Closed Doors
Colonel Brookston
Coronado 9
Racket Squad
Ford Theatre
You Are There
Ripcord
Hugh Olds
Philip Marlowe
How to Marry a Millionaire
Angel
Charles
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Ivor
The Pruitts of Southampton
Butler
Niagara
Doctor (uncredited)
Passport to Danger
U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Désirée
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Cameo Theatre
Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Across the Pacific
Canadian Major
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
British Officer (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart
The Raven
Dr. Jerry Holden
Nine Girls
Horace Canfield
Jungle Queen
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
The Sea Hawk
Guard Officer
Corvette K-225
British Captain
King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Against All Flags
Sir Cloudsley
Salty O'Rourke
Salesman
5 Fingers
The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock
The Pied Piper
Mr. Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Prosecutor
British Intelligence
Henry Thompson
I Love a Mystery
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
The Lady and the Bandit
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
The Brigand
Dr. Lopez
Man Hunt
Major (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
Mark Evans
Assault on a Queen
Doctor
Savage Intruder
Ira Jaffee
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Sir Jasper Herrick
Les Miserables
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw
Ministry of Fear
Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
Sam Livermore
Objective, Burma!
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Lloyd's of London
Captain Hardy
Northern Pursuit
Colonel (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Lorna Doone
King Charles II
If I Were King
General Saliere
The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
The Three Musketeers
Duke of Buckingham
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson
Desperate Journey
Young Bess
Sir William Paget
Between Two Worlds
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Should a Girl Marry?
Dr. White
The Prince and the Pauper
St. John
Two Tickets to London
Treathcote (uncredited)
Montana
George Forsythe
Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott
Rulers of the Sea
Lieut. Roberts
Captain Pirate
Col. Ramsey
Werewolf of London
Paul Ames
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Sir Charles Murchison
The Exile
Robbins
Shadows in the Night
Stanley Carter
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Mr. Lee
Gaucho Serenade
Frederick Willoughby
There's Always a Woman
Walter Fraser
By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
Thank You, Jeeves!
Elliott Manville
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Sir John Utterson
Manila Calling
Wayne Ralston
Too Many Parents
Mark Stewart
The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Tyrant of the Sea
Horatio Nelson
A Global Affair
British Delegate (uncredited)
Lady in the Iron Mask
Prime Minister Rochard
Operation Secret
Robbins
Appointment in Berlin
Air Marshal (uncredited)
Charge of the Lancers
Gen. Stanhope
The Mysterious Doctor
Dr. Frederick Holmes
Fires of Fate
Lt. Col Egerton
Indiscretions of Eve
Ralph
Professional Soldier
Prince Edric
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Group Captain
Lancer Spy
Capt. Neville
Blossom Time
Schwindt
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Alan-A-Dale
Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
Conspiracy
Gair - Henchman
Susannah of the Mounties
Harlan Chambers
Her Night Out
Gerald Vickery
Crack-Up
Sidney Grant
Dark Delusion
Wyndham Grace
15 Maiden Lane
Gilbert Lockhart
Free For All
Mr. Aberson
Think It Over
Ring Leader
Flame of the Islands
Gus
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Shannon Eskdale
Song and Dance Man
C. B. Nelson
Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville
London Blackout Murders
Oliver Madison
Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Commissioner Kingston
Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
I Am a Criminal
District Attorney George Lane
Time Out for Murder
Phillip Gregory
On Secret Service
Coloneilo Romanelli
Facing The Music
Becker
Gipsy Blood
Zuniga
The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
The Old Man
Keith Keller
Four Jills in a Jeep
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Borrowed Clothes
Sir Harry Torrent
The Song You Gave Me
Max Winter
Called Back
Gilbert Vaughan
The Wickham Mystery
Charles Wickham
The Man at Six
Campbell Edwards
She Was Only A Village Maiden
Frampton
The Melody-Maker
Tony Borrodaile
Creeping Shadows
Brian Nash
The Stolen Necklace
Clive Wingate