Lester Matthews Biography

English actor (1900-1975)

Arthur Lester Matthews (6 June 1900 – 5 June 1975) was an English actor. In his career, the handsome Englishman made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was erroneously credited in later years as Les Matthews. Matthews played supporting roles in films like The Raven and Werewolf of London (both 1935), but his career deteriorated into bit parts. He died on 5 June 1975, the day before his 75th birthday, in Los Angeles. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

Partial filmography

The Man at Six (1931) (also known as The Gables Mystery) – Campbell Edwards
Creeping Shadows (1931) – Brian Nash
The Old Man (1931) as Keith Keller
Carmen (1931) – Zuniga
The Wickham Mystery (1932) – Charles Wickham
The Indiscretions of Eve (1932) – Ralph
Fires of Fate (1932) – Lt. Col Egerton
Her Night Out (1932) – Gerald Vickery
She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933) – Frampton
Called Back (1933) – Gilbert Vaughan
The Melody-Maker (1933) – Tony Borrodaile
On Secret Service (1933) – Coloneilo Romanelli
The Stolen Necklace (1933) – Clive Wingate
The Song You Gave Me (1933) – Max Winter
The Poisoned Diamond (1933) – John Reader
Out of the Past (1933) – Captain Leslie Farebrother
House of Dreams (1933)
Facing the Music (1933) – Becker
Borrowed Clothes (1934) – Sir Harry Torrent
Song at Eventide (1934) – Lord Belsize
Blossom Time (1934) – Schwindt
Irish Hearts (1934) – Dermot Fitzgerald
Boomerang (1934) – David Kennedy
Werewolf of London (1935) – Paul Ames
The Raven (1935) – Dr. Jerry Halden (Credits) / Dr. Jerry Holden
Professional Soldier (1935) – Prince Edric
Song and Dance Man (1936) – C. B. Nelson
Too Many Parents (1936) – Mark Stewart
Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) – Elliott Manville
Tugboat Princess (1936) – 1st Mate Bob
15 Maiden Lane (1936) – Gilbert Lockhart
Lloyd's of London (1936) – Captain Hardy
Crack-Up (1936) – Sidney Grant
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) – St. John
Lancer Spy (1937) – Capt. Neville
There's Always a Woman (1938) – Walter Fraser
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – Sir Ivor
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) – Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) – Sir Charles Murchison
Time Out for Murder (1938) – Uncle Phillip Gregory
If I Were King (1938) – General Saliere
I Am a Criminal (1938) – District Attorney George Lane
The Three Musketeers (1939) – Duke of Buckingham
Should a Girl Marry? (1939) – Dr. White
Susannah of the Mounties (1939) – Harlan Chambers
Conspiracy (1939) – Gair – Henchman
Rulers of the Sea (1939) – Lieut. Roberts
British Intelligence (1939) – Henry Thompson (uncredited)
Northwest P*age (1940) – Sam Livermore
Gaucho Serenade (1940) – Frederick Willoughby
The Biscuit Eater (1940) – Mr. Ames
Women in War (1940) – Sir Humphrey, Prosecuting attorney
The Sea Hawk (1940) – Guard Officer (uncredited)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940) – Scott
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) – Mr. Lee
Scotland Yard (1941) – Dr. Gilbert (uncredited)
Man Hunt (1941) – Major
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) – Mr. Eric J. Maddox (uncredited)
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) – Group Captain
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) – Prosecutor
Born to Sing (1942) – Arthur Cartwright
Sunday Punch (1942) – Smith, Judy's Date (uncredited)
The Pied Piper (1942) – Mr. Cavanaugh
Across the Pacific (1942) – Canadian Major
Manila Calling (1942) – Wayne Ralston
Desperate Journey (1942) – Wing Commander
Now, Voyager (1942) – Captain (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders (1943) – Oliver Madison
The Mysterious Doctor (1943) – Dr. Frederick Holmes
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) – English Maj. West (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London (1943) – Treathcote (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943) – Air Marshal (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 (1943) – British Captain (uncredited)
Nine Girls (1944) – Horace Canfield
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) – Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. W*ell (1944) – Dr. Ralph Wayne (uncredited)
Between Two Worlds (1944) – Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) – Sir Jasper Herrick
Shadows in the Night (1944) – Stanley Carter
Ministry of Fear (1944) – Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
Jungle Queen (1945) – Commissioner Braham Chatterton
I Love a Mystery (1945) – Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Objective, Burma! (1945) – British Maj. Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke (1945) – Salesman
Two O'Clock Courage (1945) – Mark Evans
Son of L*ie (1945) – Major Elliston (uncredited)
The Beautiful Cheat (1945) – Farley
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) – Prosecutor (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) – Shannon Eskdale
Banjo (1947) – Gerald Warren (uncredited)
Dark Delusion (1947) – Wyndham Grace
The Exile (1947) – Robbins
The Paradine Case (1947) – Police Inspector Ambrose (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne (1948) – Archbishop John Joseph Glennon
Addio Mimí! (1949) – Fouquet
The Woman on Pier 13 (1949) – Dr. Dixon (uncredited)
Free for All (1949) – Mr. Aberson
Malaya (1949) – Matisson (scenes deleted)
Montana (1950) – George Forsythe
Tyrant of the Sea (1950) – Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) – Alan-a-Dale
Tales of Robin Hood (1951) – Sir Hugh Fitzwalter
Lorna Doone (1951) – King Charles II
Dick Turpin's Ride (1951) – Ridgely – Joyce's Interrogator (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951) – Ellis (uncredited)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) – British Officer (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies (1951) – Wherryman (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) – Sir John Utterson
5 Fingers (1952) – Undersecretary (uncredited)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) – Commissioner Kingston
The Brigand (1952) – Dr. Lopez
Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) – Prime Minister Rochard
Les Misérables (1952) – Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Captain Pirate (1952) – Col. Ramsey
Operation Secret (1952) – Robbins
Against All Flags (1952) – Sir Cloudsley
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) – Mr. Pickering (uncredited)
Niagara (1953) – Doctor (uncredited)
Savage Mutiny (1953) – Major Walsh
Man in the Attic (1953) – Chief Inspector Melville
Rogue's March (1953) – Brigadier General
Trouble Along the Way (1953) – Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Jamaica Run (1953) – Judge
Fort Ti (1953) – Lord Jeffrey Amherst (uncredited)
The Desert Rats (1953) – Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Young Bess (1953) – Sir William Paget
Sangaree (1953) – Gen. Victor Darby
Man in the Attic (1953) – Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other (1953) – Dr. Homer Gleeson
Charge of the Lancers (1954) – Gen. Stanhope
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954) – Comm. Kingston
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) – Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Désirée (1954) – Caulaincourt (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men (1955) – Adan Stewart
The Far Horizons (1955) – John Han*
The Seven Little Foys (1955) – Father O'Casey (uncredited)
Moonfleet (1955) – Major Hennishaw
Flame of the Islands (1956) – Gus
Slander (1957) – Frank Grover (uncredited)
Something of Value (1957) – Game Warden (uncredited)
The Miracle (1959) – Capt.John Boulting
Walk Like a Dragon (1960) – Peter Mott
Song Without End (1960) – Emissary of the Grand *ss (uncredited)
The Young Savages (1961) – Dr. Androtti (uncredited)
By Love Possessed (1961) – Man at Club (uncredited)
The Prize (1963) – BBC news Correspondent (uncredited)
A Global Affair (1964) – British Delegate (uncredited)
Mary Poppins (1964) – Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
The Scorpio Letters (1967) – Mr. Harris
*ault on a Queen (1966) – Doctor
Star! (1968) – Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)
Savage Intruder (1970) – Ira Jaffee
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974) – Mr. McDonald (final film role)

References

External links

Lester Matthews at IMDb
Lester Matthews at the Internet Broadway Database

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