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Lester Matthews

Acting

Born June 5, 1900 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died June 6, 1975

Also known as Lester Mathews · Arthur Lester Matthews · Les Matthews

Biography

​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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Jack Benny Program

1950as Sponsor

Monsieur Verdoux

1947as Prosecutor (uncredited)

5 Fingers

1952

Bonanza

1959as Forrester

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938as Sir Ivor

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Sylvester

Rawhide

1959as Larkins

The Sea Hawk

1940as Guard Officer

Adam-12

1968as Gregory Benton

The Lucy Show

1962as Lord Van Cleve

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950as Mr. Buzby

Daniel Boone

1964as Major

I Am a Criminal

1938as District Attorney George Lane

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Ministry of Fear

1944as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

Man Hunt

1941as Major (uncredited)

Niagara

1953as Doctor (uncredited)

Objective, Burma!

1945as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

The Prince and the Pauper

1937as St. John

Family Affair

1966

Father Knows Best

1954as Major Alden

Lux Video Theatre

as John Hillgrove

Désirée

1954as Caulaincourt (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

1942as Canadian Major

Northwest Passage

1940as Sam Livermore

The Raven

1935as Dr. Jerry Holden

Gaucho Serenade

1940as Frederick Willoughby

Susannah of the Mounties

1939as Harlan Chambers

Telephone Time

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

The Far Horizons

1955as Mr. Hancock

The Desert Rats

1953as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit

1943as Colonel (uncredited)

Yancy Derringer

as Jerrison Ames

Trouble Along the Way

1953as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Against All Flags

1952as Sir Cloudsley

Desperate Journey

1942

Werewolf of London

1935as Paul Ames

Bad for Each Other

1953as Dr. Homer Gleeson

Operation Secret

1952as Robbins

Young Bess

1953as Sir William Paget

British Intelligence

1939as Henry Thompson

Assault on a Queen

1966as Doctor

One Step Beyond

1959as Civil Defense Man

Montana

1950as George Forsythe

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944as Sir Jasper Herrick

Man in the Attic

1953as Chief Insp. Melville

Les Miserables

1952as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Jungle Queen

1945as Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Savage Intruder

1970as Ira Jaffee