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Home/People/Lester Matthews
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Born
Jun 5, 1900Died: Jun 6, 1975
Lived 75 years
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

114
Movies
51
TV Shows
Also Known As
Lester Mathews
Arthur Lester Matthews
Les Matthews
IMDb Profile

Lester Matthews

Acting

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.
Savage Intruder poster

Savage Intruder

as Ira Jaffee
1970
The Scorpio Letters poster

The Scorpio Letters

as Mr. Harris
1967
Assault on a Queen poster

Assault on a Queen

as Doctor
1966
A Global Affair poster

A Global Affair

as British Delegate (uncredited)
1964
By Love Possessed poster

By Love Possessed

as Club Patron (uncredited)
1961
Walk Like a Dragon poster

Walk Like a Dragon

as Peter Mott
1960
Flame of the Islands poster

Flame of the Islands

as Gus
1955
The Far Horizons poster

The Far Horizons

as Mr. Hancock
1955
Moonfleet poster

Moonfleet

as Major Hennishaw
1955
Ten Wanted Men poster

Ten Wanted Men

as Adam Stewart
1955
Désirée poster

Désirée

as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders poster

King Richard and the Crusaders

as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters poster

Jungle Man-Eaters

as Comm. Kingston
1954
Charge of the Lancers poster

Charge of the Lancers

as Gen. Stanhope
1954
Man in the Attic poster

Man in the Attic

as Chief Insp. Melville
1953
Bad for Each Other poster

Bad for Each Other

as Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953
Young Bess poster

Young Bess

as Sir William Paget
1953
Sangaree poster

Sangaree

as Gen. Victor Darby
1953
Fort Ti poster

Fort Ti

as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
1953
Trouble Along the Way poster

Trouble Along the Way

as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
1953