
Lester Matthews
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(114 total)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Ivor

Monsieur Verdoux
as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Niagara
as Doctor (uncredited)

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

The Raven
as Dr. Jerry Holden

The Sea Hawk
as Guard Officer

Werewolf of London
as Paul Ames

Moonfleet
as Major Hennishaw

Man Hunt
as Major (uncredited)

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

The Desert Rats
as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Objective, Burma!
as British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Across the Pacific
as Canadian Major

Against All Flags
as Sir Cloudsley

The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Jasper Herrick

Northwest Passage
as Sam Livermore

Man in the Attic
as Chief Insp. Melville

Désirée
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper
as St. John
TV Shows
(51 total)
Bonanza
as Forrester

The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Rawhide
as Larkins

The Lucy Show
as Lord Van Cleve

Adam-12
as Gregory Benton

Daniel Boone
as Major

Father Knows Best
as Major Alden

77 Sunset Strip
as Inspector T. Carnahan

77 Sunset Strip
as Mr. Craythrope

77 Sunset Strip
as Pillsbury

Hazel
as Reginald Archibald

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Duffy

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Larkin

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Burke

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Thomas Marshall

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Professor Hopkins

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Buzby

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Mr. Fortune

The Red Skelton Show
as Sylvester

