Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews
Moderately successful as a leading man in British films from 1931 through 1934, Lester Matthews moved to the U.S. in the company of his then-wife, actress Anne Grey. Though Grey faded from view after a handful of Hollywood pictures (Break of Hearts [35] and Bonnie Scotland [35] among them), Matthews remained in Tinseltown until his retirement in 1968. At first, his roles were substantial, notably his romantic-lead stints in the Karloff/Lugosi nightmare-inducer The Raven (35) and the thoughtful sci-fier Werewolf of London (35), which starred Henry Hull in the title role. Thereafter, Matthews was consigned to supporting roles, often as British travel agents, bankers, solicitors, company clerks and military officers. Active in films, radio and television throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Lester Matthews was last seen in the Julie Andrews musical Star (1968). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Lester Matthews:
- Ten Wanted Men with Randolph Scott , Jocelyn Brando , Richard Boone , Alfonso Bedoya , Clem Bevans , Leo Gordon , Minor Watson , Tom Powers , Dennis Weaver , Louis Jean Heydt , Kathleen Crowley , Boyd "Red" Morgan , Denver Pyle , Francis J. McDonald , Lee VanCleef , George Pat Collins , Franklin Farnum , Terry Frost , Edna M. Holland , Skip Homeier , Reed Howes , Paul Maxey , Julian Rivero
- Four Jills in a Jeep with Kay Francis , Carole Landis , Martha Raye , Phil Silvers , Dick Haymes , Alice Faye , Betty Grable , Carmen Miranda , George Jessel , Glenn Langan , Paul Harvey , Miles Mander , Eddie Acuff , Ralph Byrd , Lester Dorr , James Flavin , Crauford Kent , Frances Morris , Frank Wilcox , Dave Willock , Mary Field
- The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Basil Rathbone , Claude Rains , Patric Knowles , Eugene Pallette , Alan Sr. Hale , Melville Cooper , Ian Hunter , Una O'Connor , Herbert Mundin , Montagu Love , Robert Warwick , Colin Kenny , Harry Cording , Ivan Simpson , Lionel Belmore , Herbert Evans , Holmes E. Herbert , Leyland Hodgson , Olaf Hytten , Crauford Kent , Wilfred Lucas , Leonard Mudie , Janet Shaw , Reginald Sheffield , John Sutton
- The Prince and the Pauper with Errol Flynn , Claude Rains , Henry Stephenson , Barton MacLane , Alan Sr. Hale , Halliwell Hobbes , Ivan Simpson , Montagu Love , Mary Field , Forrester Harvey , Harry Cording , Robert Warwick , Lionel Belmore , Rex Evans , Holmes E. Herbert , Leyland Hodgson , Fritz Sr. Leiber , Eric Portman , Ian Wolfe
- The Desert Fox with James Mason , Cedric Hardwicke , Jessica Tandy , Luther Adler , Everett Sloane , Leo G. Carroll , George MacReady , Richard Boone , Eduard Franz , Walter Kingsford , John Hoyt , Dan O'Herlihy , Paul Cavanagh , Carleton G. Young , Robert Coote , Lumsden Hare , Sean T. McClory , Michael Rennie , Ivan Triesault , Peter vanEyck , Philip vanZandt , William Reynolds
- Son of Fury with Tyrone Power , Gene Tierney , George Sanders , Frances Farmer , Roddy McDowall , John Carradine , Elsa Lanchester , Harry Davenport , Kay Johnson , Dudley Digges , Harry Cording , Pedro DeCordoba , Virginia Gilmore , Robert Greig , Ethel Griffies , Halliwell Hobbes , Dennis Hoey , Arthur Hohl , Olaf Hytten , Charles Irwin , Mae Marsh , Heather Thatcher
- Gaucho Serenade with Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , June Storey , Duncan Renaldo , Joseph Crehan , William H. Ruhl , Wade Boteler , Kernan Cripps , Joe Dominguez , Olaf Hytten , Jack Kirk , George H. Lloyd , Tom London , Walter Miller , Gene Morgan , Julian Rivero , Harry Strang , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Hank Worden , Fred Burns
- Son of Lassie with Peter Lawford , Donald Crisp , June Lockhart , Nigel Bruce , Nils Asther , Leon Ames , Fay Helm , Otto Reichow , Eily Malyon , Pedro DeCordoba , Lassie the Dog , Terry Moore
- The Sea Hawk with Errol Flynn , Brenda Marshall , Claude Rains , Flora Robson , Donald Crisp , Alan Sr. Hale , Henry Daniell , Una O'Connor , James Stephenson , William Lundigan , Montagu Love , Joseph M. Kerrigan , David Bruce , Clyde Cook , Fritz Sr. Leiber , Francis J. McDonald , Pedro DeCordoba , Ian Keith , Jack LaRue , Halliwell Hobbes , Alec Craig , Victor Varconi , Robert Warwick , Harry Cording , Mary Anderson , Edgar Buchanan , Leyland Hodgson , Charles Irwin , Colin Kenny , Crauford Kent , Frank Lackteen , Gerald Mohr , Leonard Mudie , Nestor Paiva , Gilbert Roland , David Thursby , Frank Wilcox , Frederic Worlock
- Now, Voyager with Bette Davis , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains , Bonita Granville , Gladys Cooper , Ilka Chase , John Loder , Lee Patrick , Franklin Pangborn , Charles Drake , Mary Wickes , David Clyde , Donald Douglas , Reed Hadley , Georges Renavent , Dorothy Vaughan , Charlotte Wynters , Isabel Withers , Ian Wolfe , Mary Field
Lester Matthews Trivia
When was Lester Matthews born?
Lester Matthews was born on December 3, 1900
Who did Lester Matthews play in British Intelligence?
Lester Matthews was Thompson in British Intelligence
What role did Lester Matthews play in Susannah of the Mounties?
Lester Matthews played Harlan Chambers in Susannah of the Mounties
Who did Lester Matthews portray in Ten Wanted Men?
Lester Matthews was Adam Stewart in Ten Wanted Men
Who did Lester Matthews play in Trouble Along the Way?
Lester Matthews was Cardinal O'Shea in Trouble Along the Way
What role did Lester Matthews portray in Niagara?
Lester Matthews played Doctor in Niagara
Who did Lester Matthews portray in A Yank in the R.A.F.?
Lester Matthews was Group Captain in A Yank in the R.A.F.
What role did Lester Matthews portray in Four Jills in a Jeep?
Lester Matthews played Capt. Lloyd in Four Jills in a Jeep
Who did Lester Matthews portray in Tonight We Raid Calais?
Lester Matthews was Maj. West in Tonight We Raid Calais
Who did Lester Matthews portray in Mary Poppins?
Lester Matthews was Mr. Tomes in Mary Poppins
Who did Lester Matthews play in Star!?
Lester Matthews was Lord Chamberlain in Star!
Who did Lester Matthews portray in The Adventures of Robin Hood?
Lester Matthews was Sir Ivor in The Adventures of Robin Hood
What role did Lester Matthews portray in Objective, Burma!?
Lester Matthews played Maj. Fitzpatrick in Objective, Burma!
Who did Lester Matthews play in The Prince and the Pauper?
Lester Matthews was St. John in The Prince and the Pauper
What role did Lester Matthews play in The Desert Fox?
Lester Matthews played British officer in The Desert Fox
Who did Lester Matthews play in Son of Fury?
Lester Matthews was Prosecutor in Son of Fury
Who did Lester Matthews portray in The Man in the Attic?
Lester Matthews was Inspector Melville in The Man in the Attic
Who did Lester Matthews play in Gaucho Serenade?
Lester Matthews was Alfred Willoughby in Gaucho Serenade
Who did Lester Matthews portray in The Far Horizons?
Lester Matthews was Mr. Hancock in The Far Horizons
Who did Lester Matthews portray in Son of Lassie?
Lester Matthews was Major in Son of Lassie
Who did Lester Matthews portray in The Seven Little Foys?
Lester Matthews was Father O'Casey in The Seven Little Foys
What role did Lester Matthews portray in The Sea Hawk?
Lester Matthews played Lieutenant in The Sea Hawk
Who did Lester Matthews play in Now, Voyager?
Lester Matthews was Captain in Now, Voyager
