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Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

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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

Born

Jun 05, 1900

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died

Jun 06, 1975

Known For

Acting

Movies

115 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 • as Sir Ivor
★ 7.5
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951 • as British Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 • as Guard Officer
★ 7.2
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Prosecutor (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear
1944 • as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 • as St. John
★ 6.8
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men
1955 • as Adam Stewart
★ 5.9
Niagara
Niagara
1953 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 • as Sir Jasper Herrick
★ 5.6
Werewolf of London
Werewolf of London
1935 • as Paul Ames
★ 6.1
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
1955 • as Mr. Hancock
★ 6.3
Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen
1966 • as Doctor
★ 5.8
Against All Flags
Against All Flags
1952 • as Sir Cloudsley
★ 6.0
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 • as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
★ 6.4
Désirée
Désirée
1954 • as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 • as Major Hennishaw
★ 6.5
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
1953 • as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
★ 7.2
The Raven
The Raven
1935 • as Dr. Jerry Holden
★ 6.6
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 • as Dr. Homer Gleeson
★ 6.2
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1941 • as Major (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
1936 • as Captain Hardy
★ 7.3
Fort Ti
Fort Ti
1953 • as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
★ 6.7
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma!
1945 • as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
★ 6.9
Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way
1953 • as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
★ 6.1
Young Bess
Young Bess
1953 • as Sir William Paget
★ 5.8
5 Fingers
★ 7.5
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941 • as Maddox
★ 6.1
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 • as General Saliere
★ 7.2
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic
1953 • as Chief Insp. Melville
★ 5.4
A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 • as Group Captain
★ 5.6
Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 • as Mark Evans
★ 6.3
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943 • as Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Montana
Montana
1950 • as George Forsythe
★ 5.6
Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon
1960 • as Peter Mott
★ 6.3
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 • as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
★ 4.2
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 • as Sidney Grant
★ 5.9
Desperate Journey
★ 6.1
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 • as Club Patron (uncredited)
★ 5.2
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
1938 • as Walter Fraser
★ 6.0
Charge of the Lancers
Charge of the Lancers
1954 • as Gen. Stanhope
★ 5.5
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
1940 • as Sam Livermore
★ 6.6
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • as British Captain
★ 6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 • as Sir Charles Murchison
★ 6.2
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 • as Harlan Chambers
★ 6.5
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 • as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
★ 6.8
15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane
1936 • as Gilbert Lockhart
★ 8.0
Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea
1939 • as Lieut. Roberts
★ 6.7
British Intelligence
British Intelligence
1939 • as Henry Thompson
★ 5.8
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 • as Canadian Major
★ 6.6
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 • as Sir John Utterson
★ 4.9
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater
1940 • as Mr. Ames
★ 6.5
Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man
1936 • as C. B. Nelson
★ 7.0
Flame of the Islands
Flame of the Islands
1955 • as Gus
★ 4.7
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
1944 • as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1942 • as Mr. Cavanaugh
★ 6.9
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 • as Mr. Lee
★ 6.1
The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit
1951 • as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
★ 6.8
Sangaree
Sangaree
1953 • as Gen. Victor Darby
★ 6.8
Lady in the Iron Mask
Lady in the Iron Mask
1952 • as Prime Minister Rochard
★ 8.0
The Exile
The Exile
1947 • as Robbins
★ 6.3
Nine Girls
Nine Girls
1944 • as Horace Canfield
★ 5.8
The Mysterious Doctor
The Mysterious Doctor
1943 • as Dr. Frederick Holmes
★ 5.9
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1951 • as King Charles II
★ 4.7
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1952 • as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
★ 5.5
I Love a Mystery
I Love a Mystery
1945 • as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
★ 6.3
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night
1944 • as Stanley Carter
★ 6.0
Gaucho Serenade
Gaucho Serenade
1940 • as Frederick Willoughby
★ 6.5
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 • as Capt. Neville
★ 6.0
Should a Girl Marry?
Should a Girl Marry?
1939 • as Dr. White
★ 5.7
Time Out for Murder
Time Out for Murder
1938 • as Phillip Gregory
★ 6.2
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950 • as Alan-A-Dale
★ 5.3
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947 • as Shannon Eskdale
★ 6.5
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
1943 • as Treathcote (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936 • as Elliott Manville
★ 6.4
A Global Affair
A Global Affair
1964 • as British Delegate (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Captain Pirate
Captain Pirate
1952 • as Col. Ramsey
★ 5.5
The Man at Six
The Man at Six
1931 • as Campbell Edwards
★ 9.0
Blossom Time
Blossom Time
1934 • as Schwindt
★ 5.6
Savage Intruder
Savage Intruder
1970 • as Ira Jaffee
★ 5.2
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1939 • as Duke of Buckingham
★ 6.0
Professional Soldier
Professional Soldier
1935 • as Prince Edric
★ 5.7
The Scorpio Letters
The Scorpio Letters
1967 • as Mr. Harris
★ 5.0
I Am a Criminal
I Am a Criminal
1938 • as District Attorney George Lane
★ 7.0
Tyrant of the Sea
Tyrant of the Sea
1950 • as Horatio Nelson
★ 6.5
Free For All
Free For All
1949 • as Mr. Aberson
★ 6.3
Jungle Queen
Jungle Queen
1945 • as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
★ 5.5
The Old Man
The Old Man
1931 • as Keith Keller
★ 7.0
movie
She Was Only A Village Maiden
1933 • as Frampton
★ 8.0
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952 • as Commissioner Kingston
★ 6.0
Manila Calling
Manila Calling
1942 • as Wayne Ralston
★ 8.0
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
1945 • as Salesman
★ 6.0
The Brigand
The Brigand
1952 • as Dr. Lopez
★ 5.9
movie
Fires of Fate
1932 • as Lt. Col Egerton
★ 8.0
London Blackout Murders
London Blackout Murders
1943 • as Oliver Madison
★ 6.7
Operation Secret
Operation Secret
1952 • as Robbins
★ 6.0
Dark Delusion
Dark Delusion
1947 • as Wyndham Grace
★ 6.8
Appointment in Berlin
Appointment in Berlin
1943 • as Air Marshal (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954 • as Comm. Kingston
★ 5.2
movie
Her Night Out
1932 • as Gerald Vickery
★ 10.0
Gipsy Blood
Gipsy Blood
1931 • as Zuniga
★ 7.0
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
1939 • as Gair - Henchman
★ 6.7
Savage Mutiny
Savage Mutiny
1953 • as Maj. Walsh
★ 6.3
The Song You Gave Me
The Song You Gave Me
1933 • as Max Winter
★ 8.0
movie
Creeping Shadows
1931 • as Brian Nash
★ 8.0
The Wickham Mystery
The Wickham Mystery
1931 • as Charles Wickham
★ 8.0
Facing the Music
Facing the Music
1933 • as Becker
★ 10.0
Borrowed Clothes
Borrowed Clothes
1934 • as Sir Harry Torrent
★ 7.0
Called Back
Called Back
1933 • as Gilbert Vaughan
★ 10.0
movie
The Stolen Necklace
1933 • as Clive Wingate
★ 7.0
On Secret Service
On Secret Service
1933 • as Coloneilo Romanelli
★ 7.0
Think It Over
Think It Over
1938 • as Ring Leader
★ 7.2
Indiscretions of Eve
Indiscretions of Eve
1932 • as Ralph
★ 10.0
movie
Too Many Parents
1936 • as Mark Stewart
★ 5.2
movie
The Melody-Maker
1933 • as Tony Borrodaile
★ 8.0