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 including an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "Completely Foolproof" (original air date: March 29, 1965).
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Known for
Bonanza
Forrester
The Jack Benny Program
Sponsor
The Jack Benny Program
Referee
One Step Beyond
Prison Governor
One Step Beyond
Civil Defense Man
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Frank Grace
Hazel
Reginald Archibald
Surfside 6
Inspector Campbell
The Lucy Show
Lord Van Cleve
Public Defender
Mr. Harrington
Public Defender
Ben Pearce
December Bride
Telephone Time
The Name of the Game
Winston More
Daniel Boone
Major
Racket Squad
The Ford Television Theatre
Carlton
Ford Theatre
Rawhide
Larkins
Family Affair
You Are There
Father Knows Best
Major Alden
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Duffy
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Larkin
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Burke
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Thomas Marshall
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Professor Hopkins
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Buzby
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Fortune
Yancy Derringer
Jerrison Ames
77 Sunset Strip
Inspector T. Carnahan
77 Sunset Strip
Mr. Craythrope
77 Sunset Strip
Pillsbury
Angel
Charles
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Philip Marlowe
Ripcord
Hugh Olds
The Pruitts of Southampton
Butler
How to Marry a Millionaire
Adam-12
Gregory Benton
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Fleming Pendleton
Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Behind Closed Doors
Colonel Brookston
Lux Video Theatre
John Hillgrove
Cameo Theatre
Coronado 9
The Rogues
Bailiff
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Ivor
Niagara
Doctor (uncredited)
Passport to Danger
U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
British Officer (uncredited)
British Intelligence
Henry Thompson
The Prince and the Pauper
St. John
Monsieur Verdoux
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Désirée
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart
The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock
The Raven
Dr. Jerry Holden
The Sea Hawk
Guard Officer
The Brigand
Dr. Lopez
5 Fingers
Objective, Burma!
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Man Hunt
Major (uncredited)
Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville
Les Miserables
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Northern Pursuit
Colonel (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Sir Jasper Herrick
If I Were King
General Saliere
Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw
Across the Pacific
Canadian Major
Against All Flags
Sir Cloudsley
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson
Werewolf of London
Paul Ames
There's Always a Woman
Walter Fraser
The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Between Two Worlds
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Nine Girls
Horace Canfield
Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Northwest Passage
Sam Livermore
Montana
George Forsythe
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Prosecutor
Young Bess
Sir William Paget
The Lady and the Bandit
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Assault on a Queen
Doctor
Corvette K-225
British Captain
The Pied Piper
Mr. Cavanaugh
Salty O'Rourke
Salesman
Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Tyrant of the Sea
Horatio Nelson
Susannah of the Mounties
Harlan Chambers
Three Loves Has Nancy
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
The Three Musketeers
Duke of Buckingham
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Group Captain
Indiscretions of Eve
Ralph
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Sir Charles Murchison
Manila Calling
Wayne Ralston
Lorna Doone
King Charles II
Thank You, Jeeves!
Elliott Manville
Jungle Queen
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
The Old Man
Keith Keller
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Mr. Lee
Gaucho Serenade
Frederick Willoughby
I Am a Criminal
District Attorney George Lane
Captain Pirate
Col. Ramsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
Treathcote (uncredited)
The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
Operation Secret
Robbins
The Exile
Robbins
Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
I Love a Mystery
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Lancer Spy
Capt. Neville
Think It Over
Ring Leader
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Shannon Eskdale
Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Alan-A-Dale
Lloyd's of London
Captain Hardy
Two O'Clock Courage
Mark Evans
Hollywood Horror House
Ira Jaffee
London Blackout Murders
Oliver Madison
Rulers of the Sea
Lieut. Roberts
The Wickham Mystery
Charles Wickham
Blossom Time
Schwindt
Appointment in Berlin
Air Marshal (uncredited)
Dark Delusion
Wyndham Grace
15 Maiden Lane
Gilbert Lockhart
Gipsy Blood
Zuniga
Should a Girl Marry?
Dr. White
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Sir John Utterson
Creeping Shadows
Brian Nash
Crack-Up
Sidney Grant
Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh
Fires of Fate
Lt. Col Egerton
Lady in the Iron Mask
Prime Minister Rochard
Too Many Parents
Mark Stewart
Time Out for Murder
Phillip Gregory
The Man at Six
Campbell Edwards
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Commissioner Kingston
The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
Flame of the Islands
Gus
Song and Dance Man
C. B. Nelson
Facing The Music
Becker
The Song You Gave Me
Max Winter
The Mysterious Doctor
Dr. Frederick Holmes
Conspiracy
Gair - Henchman
Her Night Out
Gerald Vickery
Free For All
Mr. Aberson
The Red Skelton Show
Sylvester
Shadows in the Night
Stanley Carter
Called Back
Gilbert Vaughan
Professional Soldier
Prince Edric
Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
Borrowed Clothes
Sir Harry Torrent
The Stolen Necklace
Clive Wingate
On Secret Service
Coloneilo Romanelli
Omnibus
The Chief
She Was Only A Village Maiden
Frampton
The Melody-Maker
Tony Borrodaile