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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).
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The roles that explain the career.
72 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Savage Intruder | Ira Jaffee | Film |
| 1966 | Assault on a Queen | Doctor | Film |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Club Patron (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Peter Mott | Film |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Adam Stewart | Film |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Gus | Film |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Mr. Hancock | Film |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Major Hennishaw | Film |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters | Comm. Kingston | Film |
| 1954 | King Richard and the Crusaders | Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator | Film |
| 1954 | Charge of the Lancers | Gen. Stanhope | Film |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Dr. Homer Gleeson | Film |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea | Film |
| 1953 | Young Bess | Sir William Paget | Film |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | Foreign Secretary (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Man in the Attic | Chief Insp. Melville | Film |
| 1953 | Niagara | Doctor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Sangaree | Gen. Victor Darby | Film |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Lord Jeffrey Amherst | Film |
| 1952 | Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land | Commissioner Kingston | Film |
| 1952 | The Brigand | Dr. Lopez | Film |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Sir Cloudsley | Film |
| 1952 | Captain Pirate | Col. Ramsey | Film |
| 1952 | Les Miserables | Mentou Sr. (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | 5 Fingers | Film | |
| 1952 | Operation Secret | Robbins | Film |
| 1951 | The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Sir John Utterson | Film |
| 1950 | Montana | George Forsythe | Film |
| 1950 | Rogues of Sherwood Forest | Alan-A-Dale | Film |
| 1947 | The Exile | Robbins | Film |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Justin Reeves / Mr. G | Film |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage | Mark Evans | Film |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! | British Maj. Fitzpatrick | Film |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke | Salesman | Film |
| 1944 | Between Two Worlds | Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Sir Jasper Herrick | Film |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Stanley Carter | Film |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Capt. Lloyd (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | The Mysterious Doctor | Dr. Frederick Holmes | Film |
| 1943 | Appointment in Berlin | Air Marshal (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | London Blackout Murders | Oliver Madison | Film |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Canadian Major | Film |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Prosecutor | Film |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper | Mr. Cavanaugh | Film |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Wayne Ralston | Film |
| 1942 | Desperate Journey | Film | |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Group Captain | Film |
| 1940 | The Biscuit Eater | Mr. Ames | Film |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Sam Livermore | Film |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Mr. Lee | Film |
| 1939 | British Intelligence | Henry Thompson | Film |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers | Duke of Buckingham | Film |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | Lieut. Roberts | Film |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties | Harlan Chambers | Film |
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder | Phillip Gregory | Film |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart | Film |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto | Sir Charles Murchison | Film |
| 1938 | I Am a Criminal | District Attorney George Lane | Film |
| 1938 | If I Were King | General Saliere | Film |
| 1938 | Think It Over | Ring Leader | Film |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Walter Fraser | Film |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Ivor | Film |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | St. John | Film |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Capt. Neville | Film |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London | Captain Hardy | Film |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! | Elliott Manville | Film |
| 1936 | 15 Maiden Lane | Gilbert Lockhart | Film |
| 1936 | Crack-Up | Sidney Grant | Film |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents | Mark Stewart | Film |
| 1935 | The Raven | Dr. Jerry Holden | Film |
| 1935 | Werewolf of London | Paul Ames | Film |
| 1935 | Professional Soldier | Prince Edric | Film |
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