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