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Best known for Bonanza, Adam-12, The Red Skelton Show
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.
Also known as: Lester Mathews, Arthur Lester Matthews, Les Matthews
114
film credits
51
television credits
165
1931–1970 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Across film & television
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Forrester
1959
Gregory Benton
1968
Sylvester
1951
Mr. Fleming Pendleton
1962
Major
1964
Larkins
1959
Lord Van Cleve
1962
Winston More
1968
Sponsor
1950
Referee
1950
The Chief
1952
Major Alden
1954
Inspector T. Carnahan
1958
Mr. Craythrope
1958
Pillsbury
1958
Prison Governor
1959
Civil Defense Man
1959
Mr. Duffy
1950
Mr. Larkin
1950
Mr. Burke
1950
Thomas Marshall
1950
Professor Hopkins
1950
Mr. Buzby
1950
Mr. Fortune
1950
Carlton
1952


Inspector Campbell
1960
Frank Grace
1957
Reginald Archibald
1961


Mr. Harrington
1954
Ben Pearce
1954John Hillgrove
1950
Jerrison Ames
1958
Bailiff
1964
Ganzel
1953


Colonel Brookston
1958

Charles
1960

Butler
1966
Hugh Olds
1961

Sir Ivor
1938U.S. Consul Charlie Edmunds
1954
Sir Denis Nayland Smith
1956
British Officer (uncredited)
1951
Guard Officer
1940
Paul Ames
1935
Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
1953
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
1944
Doctor
1966
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1947
Sir Cloudsley
1952
Ira Jaffee
1970
Sir William Paget
1953
Sir Jasper Herrick
1944
Adam Stewart
1955
St. John
1937

Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
1954
Mr. Hancock
1955
General Saliere
1938
Dr. Jerry Holden
1935
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
1953
Captain Hardy
1936
Canadian Major
1942
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
1954
Mark Evans
1945
Chief Insp. Melville
1953
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
1945
Sam Livermore
1940
Dr. Homer Gleeson
1953
Peter Mott
1960
Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)
1944
Horace Canfield
1944
Oliver Madison
1943
Prosecutor
1942
Horatio Nelson
1950

Harlan Chambers
1939
Prime Minister Rochard
1952
Major Hennishaw
1955
Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
1952
Sidney Grant
1936
British Captain
1943
Lieut. Roberts
1939
Group Captain
1941
Walter Fraser
1938
British Delegate (uncredited)
1964
Club Patron (uncredited)
1961
Major (uncredited)
1941
King Charles II
1951
Phillip Gregory
1938
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
1953
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
1945
Colonel (uncredited)
1943
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
1938
Sir John Utterson
1951
Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)
1944
Alan-A-Dale
1950
District Attorney George Lane
1938
Henry Thompson
1939
Shannon Eskdale
1947
Treathcote (uncredited)
1943
Gus
1955
Dr. White
1939
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
1951
Gen. Stanhope
1954
Mr. Lee
1940
Dr. Lopez
1952
Mr. Aberson
1949
Sir Charles Murchison
1938
Col. Ramsey
1952
Commissioner Kingston
1952
George Forsythe
1950
C. B. Nelson
1936Brian Nash
1931
Mr. Ames
1940
Salesman
1945
Stanley Carter
1944
Wyndham Grace
1947
Max Winter
1933
Duke of Buckingham
1939
Capt. Neville
1937
Gen. Victor Darby
1953
Gilbert Lockhart
1936Frampton
1933
Zuniga
1931
Mr. Harris
1967
Dr. Frederick Holmes
1943
Robbins
1947
Campbell Edwards
1931
Sir Harry Torrent
1934Lt. Col Egerton
1932
Elliott Manville
1936
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
1945
Mr. Cavanaugh
1942
Wayne Ralston
1942
Air Marshal (uncredited)
1943
Prince Edric
1935
Comm. Kingston
1954
Gair - Henchman
1939
Robbins
1952
Keith Keller
1931Mark Stewart
1936
Schwindt
1934
Frederick Willoughby
1940Gerald Vickery
1932
Maj. Walsh
1953
Becker
1933
Ring Leader
1938
Coloneilo Romanelli
1933
Charles Wickham
1931Clive Wingate
1933
Ralph
1932
Gilbert Vaughan
1933Tony Borrodaile
1933