Lester Matthews

Actor
BirthdayJun 5, 1900 (75 years old)
DeathdayJun 6, 1975
Place of birthNottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
GenderMale

​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

Mr. Tomes (uncredited)

Dec 17, 1964

Sir Ivor

May 13, 1938

Forrester

Sep 12, 1959

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Sep 26, 1947

Doctor (uncredited)

Jan 26, 1953

Dr. Jerry Holden

Jul 8, 1935

Paul Ames

May 13, 1935

Guard Officer

Aug 10, 1940

Mr. Fleming Pendleton

Sep 26, 1962

Major (uncredited)

Jun 13, 1941

Major Hennishaw

Jun 24, 1955

British Officer (uncredited)

Oct 16, 1951

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

May 20, 1953

Feb 22, 1952

British Maj. Fitzpatrick

Feb 17, 1945

Canadian Major

Sep 4, 1942

Sir Jasper Herrick

Jun 9, 1944

Sam Livermore

Feb 23, 1940

Sir Cloudsley

Dec 24, 1952

Chief Insp. Melville

Dec 23, 1953

Mr. Tomes (uncredited)

Dec 17, 1964

Sir Ivor

May 13, 1938

Forrester

Sep 12, 1959

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Sep 26, 1947

Doctor (uncredited)

Jan 26, 1953

Dr. Jerry Holden

Jul 8, 1935

Acting


Participated in 108 movies, 39 TV series

1970


1968

Gregory Benton


1968

Winston More


1967




1966


1964

Mr. Tomes (uncredited)


1964

Major


1964

Bailiff


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