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

Bonanza

Adam-12

The Beverly Hillbillies

Daniel Boone

Hazel

The Red Skelton Show

The Lucy Show

Father Knows Best

All Movies (114)

• Savage Intruder1970 · as Ira Jaffee
• The Scorpio Letters1967 · as Mr. Harris
• Assault on a Queen1966 · as Doctor
• A Global Affair1964 · as British Delegate (uncredited)
• By Love Possessed1961 · as Club Patron (uncredited)
• Walk Like a Dragon1960 · as Peter Mott
• Flame of the Islands1955 · as Gus
• The Far Horizons1955 · as Mr. Hancock
• Moonfleet1955 · as Major Hennishaw
• Ten Wanted Men1955 · as Adam Stewart
• Désirée1954 · as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
• King Richard and the Crusaders1954 · as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
• Jungle Man-Eaters1954 · as Comm. Kingston
• Charge of the Lancers1954 · as Gen. Stanhope
• Man in the Attic1953 · as Chief Insp. Melville
• Bad for Each Other1953 · as Dr. Homer Gleeson
• Young Bess1953 · as Sir William Paget
• Sangaree1953 · as Gen. Victor Darby
• Fort Ti1953 · as Lord Jeffrey Amherst
• Trouble Along the Way1953 · as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
• The Desert Rats1953 · as Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
• Savage Mutiny1953 · as Maj. Walsh
• Niagara1953 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Against All Flags1952 · as Sir Cloudsley
• Operation Secret1952 · as Robbins
• Captain Pirate1952 · as Col. Ramsey
• Les Miserables1952 · as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
• Lady in the Iron Mask1952 · as Prime Minister Rochard
• The Brigand1952 · as Dr. Lopez
• Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land1952 · as Commissioner Kingston
• 5 Fingers1952
• The Son of Dr. Jekyll1951 · as Sir John Utterson
• The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel1951 · as British Officer (uncredited)
• The Lady and the Bandit1951 · as Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
• Lorna Doone1951 · as King Charles II
• Rogues of Sherwood Forest1950 · as Alan-A-Dale
• Tyrant of the Sea1950 · as Horatio Nelson
• Montana1950 · as George Forsythe
• Free For All1949 · as Mr. Aberson
• The Exile1947 · as Robbins
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Prosecutor (uncredited)
• Dark Delusion1947 · as Wyndham Grace
• Bulldog Drummond at Bay1947 · as Shannon Eskdale
• Two O'Clock Courage1945 · as Mark Evans
• Salty O'Rourke1945 · as Salesman
• Objective, Burma!1945 · as British Maj. Fitzpatrick
• I Love a Mystery1945 · as Justin Reeves / Mr. G
• Jungle Queen1945 · as Commissioner Braham Chatterton
• Shadows in the Night1944 · as Stanley Carter
• The Invisible Man's Revenge1944 · as Sir Jasper Herrick
• Between Two Worlds1944 · as Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
• Ministry of Fear1944 · as Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
• Four Jills in a Jeep1944 · as Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
• Nine Girls1944 · as Horace Canfield
• Northern Pursuit1943 · as Colonel (uncredited)
• Corvette K-2251943 · as British Captain
• Appointment in Berlin1943 · as Air Marshal (uncredited)
• Two Tickets to London1943 · as Treathcote (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Doctor1943 · as Dr. Frederick Holmes
• London Blackout Murders1943 · as Oliver Madison
• Manila Calling1942 · as Wayne Ralston
• Desperate Journey1942
• Across the Pacific1942 · as Canadian Major
• The Pied Piper1942 · as Mr. Cavanaugh
• Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942 · as Prosecutor
• A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 · as Group Captain
• Man Hunt1941 · as Major (uncredited)
• The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940 · as Mr. Lee
• The Sea Hawk1940 · as Guard Officer
• The Biscuit Eater1940 · as Mr. Ames
• Gaucho Serenade1940 · as Frederick Willoughby
• Northwest Passage1940 · as Sam Livermore
• British Intelligence1939 · as Henry Thompson
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Lieut. Roberts
• Conspiracy1939 · as Gair - Henchman
• Susannah of the Mounties1939 · as Harlan Chambers
• Should a Girl Marry?1939 · as Dr. White
• The Three Musketeers1939 · as Duke of Buckingham
• I Am a Criminal1938 · as District Attorney George Lane
• If I Were King1938 · as General Saliere
• Time Out for Murder1938 · as Phillip Gregory
• Mysterious Mr. Moto1938 · as Sir Charles Murchison
• Three Loves Has Nancy1938 · as Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
• Think It Over1938 · as Ring Leader
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · as Sir Ivor
• There's Always a Woman1938 · as Walter Fraser
• Lancer Spy1937 · as Capt. Neville
• The Prince and the Pauper1937 · as St. John
• Crack-Up1936 · as Sidney Grant
• Lloyd's of London1936 · as Captain Hardy
• 15 Maiden Lane1936 · as Gilbert Lockhart
• Thank You, Jeeves!1936 · as Elliott Manville
• Too Many Parents1936 · as Mark Stewart
• Song and Dance Man1936 · as C. B. Nelson
• Professional Soldier1935 · as Prince Edric
• The Raven1935 · as Dr. Jerry Holden
• Werewolf of London1935 · as Paul Ames
• Blossom Time1934 · as Schwindt
• Borrowed Clothes1934 · as Sir Harry Torrent
• Facing the Music1933 · as Becker
• On Secret Service1933 · as Coloneilo Romanelli
• The Song You Gave Me1933 · as Max Winter
• Called Back1933 · as Gilbert Vaughan
• The Melody-Maker1933 · as Tony Borrodaile
• She Was Only A Village Maiden1933 · as Frampton
• The Stolen Necklace1933 · as Clive Wingate
• Her Night Out1932 · as Gerald Vickery
• Indiscretions of Eve1932 · as Ralph
• Fires of Fate1932 · as Lt. Col Egerton
• The Old Man1931 · as Keith Keller
• Gipsy Blood1931 · as Zuniga
• The Wickham Mystery1931 · as Charles Wickham
• The Man at Six1931 · as Campbell Edwards
• Creeping Shadows1931 · as Brian Nash

All TV Shows (51)

• Adam-121968 · as Gregory Benton
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Winston More
• Family Affair1966
• The Pruitts of Southampton1966 · as Butler
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Major
• The Rogues1964 · as Bailiff
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Lord Van Cleve
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Mr. Fleming Pendleton
• Hazel1961 · as Reginald Archibald
• Ripcord1961 · as Hugh Olds
• Surfside 61960 · as Inspector Campbell
• Angel1960 · as Charles
• Coronado 91960
• Philip Marlowe1959
• The Dennis O'Keefe Show1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Forrester
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Prison Governor
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Civil Defense Man
• Rawhide1959 · as Larkins
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Pillsbury
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Mr. Craythrope
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Inspector T. Carnahan
• Yancy Derringer1958 · as Jerrison Ames
• Behind Closed Doors1958 · as Colonel Brookston
• How to Marry a Millionaire1957
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Frank Grace
• Dr. Fu Manchu1956 · as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
• Telephone Time1956
• December Bride1954
• Father Knows Best1954 · as Major Alden
• Passport to Danger1954 · as U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
• Public Defender1954 · as Ben Pearce
• Public Defender1954 · as Mr. Harrington
• You Are There1953
• Omnibus1952 · as The Chief
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Carlton
• The Ford Television Theatre1952
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Sylvester
• Racket Squad1951
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Referee
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Sponsor
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Professor Hopkins
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mr. Duffy
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mr. Buzby
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mr. Larkin
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mr. Burke
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Thomas Marshall
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950 · as Mr. Fortune
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as John Hillgrove
• Cameo Theatre1950
• Ford Theatre1948