
Lester Matthews
Acting
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.
Known for
1970Savage Intruder
Ira Jaffee
1967The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
1966Assault on a Queen
Doctor
1964A Global Affair
British Delegate (uncredited)
1961By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
1960Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott
1955Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw
1955Flame of the Islands
Gus
1955Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart
1955The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock
1954King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
1954Désirée
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
1954Charge of the Lancers
Gen. Stanhope
1953Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville
1953Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
1953Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh
1953The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
1953Niagara
Doctor (uncredited)
1953Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
1953Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
1953Young Bess
Sir William Paget
1952Against All Flags
Sir Cloudsley