Lester 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames
1935
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick
1944
Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville
1953
Savage Intruder
as Ira Jaffee
1970
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sir Charles Murchison
1938
Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw
1955
Assault on a Queen
as Doctor
1966
The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
1937
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mark Evans
1945
Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley
1952
Manila Calling
as Wayne Ralston
1942
The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden
1935
Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major
1942
I Love a Mystery
as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
1945
I Am a Criminal
as District Attorney George Lane
1938
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954
Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953
The Pied Piper
as Mr. Cavanaugh
1942
The Mysterious Doctor
as Dr. Frederick Holmes
1943
Two Tickets to London
as Treathcote (uncredited)
1943
TV Appearances
Family Affair
1966
December Bride
1954
Surfside 6
as Inspector Campbell
1960
Philip Marlowe
1959
Rawhide
as Larkins
1959
Daniel Boone
as Major
1964
Yancy Derringer
as Jerrison Ames
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Frank Grace
1957
One Step Beyond
as Prison Governor
1959
Ford Theatre
1948
You Are There
1953
Racket Squad
1951