
Actor
Born June 5, 1900 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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).

Savage Intruder
Ira Jaffee

Adam-12
Gregory Benton

The Name of the Game
Winston More

The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris

Family Affair

The Pruitts of Southampton
Butler

Assault on a Queen
Doctor

Daniel Boone
Major

The Rogues
Bailiff

A Global Affair
British Delegate (uncredited)

The Lucy Show
Lord Van Cleve

The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Hazel
Reginald Archibald

Ripcord
Hugh Olds

By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)

Surfside 6
Inspector Campbell

Angel
Charles

Coronado 9

Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott

Philip Marlowe

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Bonanza
Forrester

One Step Beyond
Prison Governor

Rawhide
Larkins

77 Sunset Strip
Pillsbury

Yancy Derringer
Jerrison Ames

Behind Closed Doors
Colonel Brookston

How to Marry a Millionaire

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Frank Grace

Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Telephone Time

Flame of the Islands
Gus

The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock

Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw

Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart

Désirée
Caulaincourt (uncredited)

December Bride

Father Knows Best
Major Alden

King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston

Public Defender
Ben Pearce

Charge of the Lancers
Gen. Stanhope

Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville

Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson

Young Bess
Sir William Paget

Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby

Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst

Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh

You Are There

Niagara
Doctor (uncredited)

Against All Flags
Sir Cloudsley

Omnibus
The Chief

Operation Secret
Robbins

The Ford Television Theatre
Carlton

Captain Pirate
Col. Ramsey

Les Miserables
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)

Lady in the Iron Mask
Prime Minister Rochard

The Brigand
Dr. Lopez

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Commissioner Kingston

5 Fingers

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Sir John Utterson

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
British Officer (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
Sylvester

The Lady and the Bandit
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator

Racket Squad

Lorna Doone
King Charles II

The Jack Benny Program
Referee

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Professor Hopkins

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Alan-A-Dale

Tyrant of the Sea
Horatio Nelson

Montana
George Forsythe

Free For All
Mr. Aberson

The Exile
Robbins

Monsieur Verdoux
Prosecutor (uncredited)

Dark Delusion
Wyndham Grace

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Shannon Eskdale

Two O'Clock Courage
Mark Evans

Salty O'Rourke
Salesman

Objective, Burma!
British Maj. Fitzpatrick

I Love a Mystery
Justin Reeves / Mr. G

Jungle Queen
Commissioner Braham Chatterton

Shadows in the Night
Stanley Carter

The Invisible Man's Revenge
Sir Jasper Herrick

Between Two Worlds
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)

Ministry of Fear
Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)

Nine Girls
Horace Canfield

Northern Pursuit
Colonel (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
British Captain

Appointment in Berlin
Air Marshal (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London
Treathcote (uncredited)

The Mysterious Doctor
Dr. Frederick Holmes

London Blackout Murders
Oliver Madison

Manila Calling
Wayne Ralston

Desperate Journey

Across the Pacific
Canadian Major

The Pied Piper
Mr. Cavanaugh

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Prosecutor

A Yank in the R.A.F.
Group Captain

Man Hunt
Major (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Mr. Lee

The Sea Hawk
Guard Officer

The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames

Gaucho Serenade
Frederick Willoughby

Northwest Passage
Sam Livermore

British Intelligence
Henry Thompson

Rulers of the Sea
Lieut. Roberts

Conspiracy
Gair - Henchman

Susannah of the Mounties
Harlan Chambers

Should a Girl Marry?
Dr. White

The Three Musketeers
Duke of Buckingham

I Am a Criminal
District Attorney George Lane

If I Were King
General Saliere

Time Out for Murder
Phillip Gregory

Mysterious Mr. Moto
Sir Charles Murchison

Three Loves Has Nancy
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart

Think It Over
Ring Leader

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Ivor

There's Always a Woman
Walter Fraser

Lancer Spy
Capt. Neville

The Prince and the Pauper
St. John

Crack-Up
Sidney Grant

Lloyd's of London
Captain Hardy

15 Maiden Lane
Gilbert Lockhart

Thank You, Jeeves!
Elliott Manville

Song and Dance Man
C. B. Nelson

Professional Soldier
Prince Edric

The Raven
Dr. Jerry Holden

Werewolf of London
Paul Ames

Blossom Time
Schwindt

Borrowed Clothes
Sir Harry Torrent

Facing the Music
Becker

On Secret Service
Coloneilo Romanelli

The Song You Gave Me
Max Winter

Called Back
Gilbert Vaughan

Indiscretions of Eve
Ralph

The Old Man
Keith Keller

Gipsy Blood
Zuniga

The Wickham Mystery
Charles Wickham

The Man at Six
Campbell Edwards