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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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Known For
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
Niagara
(1953)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Sir Ivor
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Guard Officer
The Far Horizons
(1955)
Mr. Hancock
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Sam Livermore
Moonfleet
(1955)
Major Hennishaw
Man Hunt
(1941)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
British Officer (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
St. John
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
By Love Possessed
(1961)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Adam Stewart
Between Two Worlds
(1944)
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Desert Rats
(1953)
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Man at Six
(1931)
Campbell Edwards
Creeping Shadows
(1931)
Brian Nash
The Wickham Mystery
(1931)
Charles Wickham
Gipsy Blood
(1931)
Zuniga
The Old Man
(1931)
Keith Keller
Her Night Out
(1932)
Gerald Vickery
Fires of Fate
(1932)
Lt. Col Egerton
Indiscretions of Eve
(1932)
Ralph
The Song You Gave Me
(1933)
Max Winter
Called Back
(1933)
Gilbert Vaughan
On Secret Service
(1933)
Coloneilo Romanelli
Facing The Music
(1933)
Becker
Blossom Time
(1934)
Schwindt
Borrowed Clothes
(1934)
Sir Harry Torrent
The Raven
(1935)
Dr. Jerry Holden
Professional Soldier
(1935)
Prince Edric
Werewolf of London
(1935)
Paul Ames
Thank You, Jeeves!
(1936)
Elliott Manville
Lloyd's of London
(1936)
Captain Hardy
Crack-Up
(1936)
Sidney Grant
15 Maiden Lane
(1936)
Gilbert Lockhart
Too Many Parents
(1936)
Mark Stewart
Song and Dance Man
(1936)
C. B. Nelson
Lancer Spy
(1937)
Capt. Neville
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
St. John
Think It Over
(1938)
Ring Leader
If I Were King
(1938)
General Saliere
I Am a Criminal
(1938)
District Attorney George Lane
Mysterious Mr. Moto
(1938)
Sir Charles Murchison
There's Always a Woman
(1938)
Walter Fraser
Three Loves Has Nancy
(1938)
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
Time Out for Murder
(1938)
Phillip Gregory
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Sir Ivor
British Intelligence
(1939)
Henry Thompson
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Lieut. Roberts
Susannah of the Mounties
(1939)
Harlan Chambers
Should a Girl Marry?
(1939)
Dr. White
Conspiracy
(1939)
Gair - Henchman
The Three Musketeers
(1939)
Duke of Buckingham
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Guard Officer
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
(1940)
Mr. Lee
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Sam Livermore
The Biscuit Eater
(1940)
Mr. Ames
Gaucho Serenade
(1940)
Frederick Willoughby
Man Hunt
(1941)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
(1941)
Group Captain
The Pied Piper
(1942)
Mr. Cavanaugh
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Canadian Major
Manila Calling
(1942)
Wayne Ralston
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
(1942)
Prosecutor
Corvette K-225
(1943)
British Captain
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
Air Marshal (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
(1943)
Dr. Frederick Holmes
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Treathcote (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
(1943)
Colonel (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
(1943)
Oliver Madison
Shadows in the Night
(1944)
Stanley Carter
Between Two Worlds
(1944)
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
(1944)
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
(1944)
Sir Jasper Herrick
Nine Girls
(1944)
Horace Canfield
Jungle Queen
(1945)
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Salesman
I Love a Mystery
(1945)
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
Two O'Clock Courage
(1945)
Mark Evans
Objective, Burma!
(1945)
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Dark Delusion
(1947)
Wyndham Grace
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
(1947)
Shannon Eskdale
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Exile
(1947)
Robbins
Free For All
(1949)
Mr. Aberson
Tyrant of the Sea
(1950)
Horatio Nelson
Montana
(1950)
George Forsythe
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
(1950)
Alan-A-Dale
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
British Officer (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
(1951)
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Lorna Doone
(1951)
King Charles II
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(1951)
Sir John Utterson
Captain Pirate
(1952)
Col. Ramsey
5 Fingers
(1952)
The Brigand
(1952)
Dr. Lopez
Operation Secret
(1952)
Robbins
Lady In The Iron Mask
(1952)
Prime Minister Rochard
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
(1952)
Commissioner Kingston
Against All Flags
(1952)
Sir Cloudsley
Les Miserables
(1952)
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
(1953)
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Niagara
(1953)
Doctor (uncredited)
Savage Mutiny
(1953)
Maj. Walsh
Fort Ti
(1953)
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Bad for Each Other
(1953)
Dr. Homer Gleeson
The Desert Rats
(1953)
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Man in the Attic
(1953)
Chief Insp. Melville
Young Bess
(1953)
Sir William Paget
Sangaree
(1953)
Gen. Victor Darby
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Jungle Man-Eaters
(1954)
Comm. Kingston
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Adam Stewart
Flame of the Islands
(1955)
Gus
Moonfleet
(1955)
Major Hennishaw
The Far Horizons
(1955)
Mr. Hancock
Walk Like a Dragon
(1960)
Peter Mott
By Love Possessed
(1961)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
Assault on a Queen
(1966)
Doctor
The Scorpio Letters
(1967)
Mr. Harris
Savage Intruder
(1970)
Ira Jaffee