Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 05, 1900
Died
Jun 06, 1975
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Credits
153 titles
Lester 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.
Known For
Filmography
Savage Intruder
Ira Jaffee
Adam-12
Gregory Benton
The Name of the Game
Winston More
The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
Family Affair
The Pruitts of Southampton
Butler
Assault on a Queen
Doctor
Daniel Boone
Major
The Rogues
Bailiff
A Global Affair
British Delegate (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
Lord Van Cleve
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Fleming Pendleton
Hazel
Reginald Archibald
Ripcord
Hugh Olds
By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
Surfside 6
Inspector Campbell
Angel
Charles
Coronado 9
Walk Like a Dragon
Peter Mott
Philip Marlowe
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Bonanza
Forrester
One Step Beyond
Prison Governor
Rawhide
Larkins
77 Sunset Strip
Pillsbury
Yancy Derringer
Jerrison Ames
Behind Closed Doors
Colonel Brookston
How to Marry a Millionaire
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Frank Grace
Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Telephone Time
Flame of the Islands
Gus
The Far Horizons
Mr. Hancock
Moonfleet
Major Hennishaw
Ten Wanted Men
Adam Stewart
Désirée
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
December Bride
Father Knows Best
Major Alden
King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
Passport to Danger
U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
Public Defender
Mr. Harrington
Charge of the Lancers
Gen. Stanhope
Man in the Attic
Chief Insp. Melville
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Homer Gleeson
Young Bess
Sir William Paget
Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
Fort Ti
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
The Desert Rats
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)