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England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">5 June 1975<span style="display:none">(1975-06-05)</span> (aged 74)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Film actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1931–1974</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Frances Walper<br /><a href="/wiki/Anne_Grey" title="Anne Grey">Anne Grey</a> (1931–1938) (divorced)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Arthur Lester Matthews</b> (6 June 1900 – 5 June 1975) was an English actor. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lester_Matthews&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his career, the handsome Englishman made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was erroneously credited in later years as Les Matthews. Matthews played supporting roles in films like <i><a href="/wiki/The_Raven_(1935_film)" title="The Raven (1935 film)">The Raven</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Werewolf_of_London" title="Werewolf of London">Werewolf of London</a></i> (both 1935), but his career deteriorated into bit parts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lester_Matthews&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He died on 5 June 1975, the day before his 75th birthday, in Los Angeles. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partial_filmography">Partial filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lester_Matthews&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Partial filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_at_Six" title="The Man at Six">The Man at Six</a></i> (1931) (also known as <i>The Gables Mystery</i>) – Campbell Edwards</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Creeping_Shadows" title="Creeping Shadows">Creeping Shadows</a></i> (1931) – Brian Nash</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Man_(1931_film)" title="The Old Man (1931 film)">The Old Man</a></i> (1931) as Keith Keller</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carmen_(1931_film)" title="Carmen (1931 film)">Carmen</a></i> (1931) – Zuniga</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wickham_Mystery" title="The Wickham Mystery">The Wickham Mystery</a></i> (1932) – Charles Wickham</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Indiscretions_of_Eve" title="The Indiscretions of Eve">The Indiscretions of Eve</a></i> (1932) – Ralph</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fires_of_Fate_(1932_film)" title="Fires of Fate (1932 film)">Fires of Fate</a></i> (1932) – Lt. Col Egerton</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Her_Night_Out" title="Her Night Out">Her Night Out</a></i> (1932) – Gerald Vickery</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/She_Was_Only_a_Village_Maiden" title="She Was Only a Village Maiden">She Was Only a Village Maiden</a></i> (1933) – Frampton</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Called_Back_(1933_film)" title="Called Back (1933 film)">Called Back</a></i> (1933) – Gilbert Vaughan</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Melody-Maker" title="The Melody-Maker">The Melody-Maker</a></i> (1933) – Tony Borrodaile</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Secret_Service" title="On Secret Service">On Secret Service</a></i> (1933) – Coloneilo Romanelli</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stolen_Necklace" title="The Stolen Necklace">The Stolen Necklace</a></i> (1933) – Clive Wingate</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_You_Gave_Me" title="The Song You Gave Me">The Song You Gave Me</a></i> (1933) – Max Winter</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Poisoned_Diamond" title="The Poisoned Diamond">The Poisoned Diamond</a></i> (1933) – John Reader</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Past_(1933_film)" title="Out of the Past (1933 film)">Out of the Past</a></i> (1933) – Captain Leslie Farebrother</li> <li><i>House of Dreams</i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facing_the_Music_(1933_film)" title="Facing the Music (1933 film)">Facing the Music</a></i> (1933) – Becker</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Borrowed_Clothes" title="Borrowed Clothes">Borrowed Clothes</a></i> (1934) – Sir Harry Torrent</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_at_Eventide" title="Song at Eventide">Song at Eventide</a></i> (1934) – Lord Belsize</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blossom_Time_(1934_film)" title="Blossom Time (1934 film)">Blossom Time</a></i> (1934) – Schwindt</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Hearts_(1934_film)" title="Irish Hearts (1934 film)">Irish Hearts</a></i> (1934) – Dermot Fitzgerald</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1934_film)" title="Boomerang (1934 film)">Boomerang</a></i> (1934) – David Kennedy</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Werewolf_of_London" title="Werewolf of London">Werewolf of London</a></i> (1935) – Paul Ames</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Raven_(1935_film)" title="The Raven (1935 film)">The Raven</a></i> (1935) – Dr. Jerry Halden (Credits) / Dr. Jerry Holden</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Professional_Soldier" title="Professional Soldier">Professional Soldier</a></i> (1935) – Prince Edric</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_and_Dance_Man_(film)" title="Song and Dance Man (film)">Song and Dance Man</a></i> (1936) – C. B. Nelson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Parents" title="Too Many Parents">Too Many Parents</a></i> (1936) – Mark Stewart</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thank_You,_Jeeves!" title="Thank You, Jeeves!">Thank You, Jeeves!</a></i> (1936) – Elliott Manville</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tugboat_Princess" title="Tugboat Princess">Tugboat Princess</a></i> (1936) – 1st Mate Bob</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/15_Maiden_Lane" title="15 Maiden Lane">15 Maiden Lane</a></i> (1936) – Gilbert Lockhart</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lloyd%27s_of_London_(film)" title="Lloyd's of London (film)">Lloyd's of London</a></i> (1936) – Captain Hardy</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crack-Up_(1936_film)" title="Crack-Up (1936 film)">Crack-Up</a></i> (1936) – Sidney Grant</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Prince_and_the_Pauper_(1937_film)" title="The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)">The Prince and the Pauper</a></i> (1937) – St. John</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lancer_Spy" title="Lancer Spy">Lancer Spy</a></i> (1937) – Capt. Neville</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_Always_a_Woman" title="There's Always a Woman">There's Always a Woman</a></i> (1938) – Walter Fraser</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood" title="The Adventures of Robin Hood">The Adventures of Robin Hood</a></i> (1938) – Sir Ivor</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Loves_Has_Nancy" title="Three Loves Has Nancy">Three Loves Has Nancy</a></i> (1938) – Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mysterious_Mr._Moto" title="Mysterious Mr. Moto">Mysterious Mr. Moto</a></i> (1938) – Sir Charles Murchison</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_Out_for_Murder" title="Time Out for Murder">Time Out for Murder</a></i> (1938) – Uncle Phillip Gregory</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Were_King" title="If I Were King">If I Were King</a></i> (1938) – General Saliere</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_a_Criminal" title="I Am a Criminal">I Am a Criminal</a></i> (1938) – District Attorney George Lane</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers_(1939_film)" title="The Three Musketeers (1939 film)">The Three Musketeers</a></i> (1939) – Duke of Buckingham</li> <li><i>Should a Girl Marry?</i> (1939) – Dr. White</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Susannah_of_the_Mounties" title="Susannah of the Mounties">Susannah of the Mounties</a></i> (1939) – Harlan Chambers</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_(1939_film)" title="Conspiracy (1939 film)">Conspiracy</a></i> (1939) – Gair – Henchman</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rulers_of_the_Sea" title="Rulers of the Sea">Rulers of the Sea</a></i> (1939) – Lieut. Roberts</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/British_Intelligence_(film)" title="British Intelligence (film)">British Intelligence</a></i> (1939) – Henry Thompson (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Passage_(film)" title="Northwest Passage (film)">Northwest Passage</a></i> (1940) – Sam Livermore</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gaucho_Serenade" title="Gaucho Serenade">Gaucho Serenade</a></i> (1940) – Frederick Willoughby</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biscuit_Eater_(1940_film)" title="The Biscuit Eater (1940 film)">The Biscuit Eater</a></i> (1940) – Mr. Ames</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Women_in_War" title="Women in War">Women in War</a></i> (1940) – Sir Humphrey, Prosecuting attorney</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sea_Hawk_(1940_film)" title="The Sea Hawk (1940 film)">The Sea Hawk</a></i> (1940) – Guard Officer (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sing,_Dance,_Plenty_Hot" title="Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot">Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot</a></i> (1940) – Scott</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lone_Wolf_Keeps_a_Date" title="The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date">The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date</a></i> (1940) – Mr. Lee</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Yard_(1941_film)" title="Scotland Yard (1941 film)">Scotland Yard</a></i> (1941) – Dr. Gilbert (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_Hunt_(1941_film)" title="Man Hunt (1941 film)">Man Hunt</a></i> (1941) – Major</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Begins_for_Andy_Hardy" title="Life Begins for Andy Hardy">Life Begins for Andy Hardy</a></i> (1941) – Mr. Eric J. Maddox (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Yank_in_the_R.A.F." title="A Yank in the R.A.F.">A Yank in the R.A.F.</a></i> (1941) – Group Captain</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Fury:_The_Story_of_Benjamin_Blake" title="Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake">Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake</a></i> (1942) – Prosecutor</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Born_to_Sing_(1942_film)" title="Born to Sing (1942 film)">Born to Sing</a></i> (1942) – Arthur Cartwright</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Punch_(film)" title="Sunday Punch (film)">Sunday Punch</a></i> (1942) – Smith, Judy's Date (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pied_Piper_(1942_film)" title="The Pied Piper (1942 film)">The Pied Piper</a></i> (1942) – Mr. Cavanaugh</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Across_the_Pacific" title="Across the Pacific">Across the Pacific</a></i> (1942) – Canadian Major</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manila_Calling" title="Manila Calling">Manila Calling</a></i> (1942) – Wayne Ralston</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Journey" title="Desperate Journey">Desperate Journey</a></i> (1942) – Wing Commander</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Now,_Voyager" title="Now, Voyager">Now, Voyager</a></i> (1942) – Captain (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/London_Blackout_Murders" title="London Blackout Murders">London Blackout Murders</a></i> (1943) – Oliver Madison</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mysterious_Doctor" title="The Mysterious Doctor">The Mysterious Doctor</a></i> (1943) – Dr. Frederick Holmes</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tonight_We_Raid_Calais" title="Tonight We Raid Calais">Tonight We Raid Calais</a></i> (1943) – English Maj. West (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Tickets_to_London" title="Two Tickets to London">Two Tickets to London</a></i> (1943) – Treathcote (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Appointment_in_Berlin" title="Appointment in Berlin">Appointment in Berlin</a></i> (1943) – Air Marshal (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Corvette_K-225" title="Corvette K-225">Corvette K-225</a></i> (1943) – British Captain (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nine_Girls" title="Nine Girls">Nine Girls</a></i> (1944) – Horace Canfield</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Jills_in_a_Jeep" title="Four Jills in a Jeep">Four Jills in a Jeep</a></i> (1944) – Capt. Lloyd (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_Dr._Wassell" title="The Story of Dr. Wassell">The Story of Dr. Wassell</a></i> (1944) – Dr. Ralph Wayne (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Between_Two_Worlds_(1944_film)" title="Between Two Worlds (1944 film)">Between Two Worlds</a></i> (1944) – Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Man%27s_Revenge" title="The Invisible Man's Revenge">The Invisible Man's Revenge</a></i> (1944) – Sir Jasper Herrick</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadows_in_the_Night_(1944_film)" title="Shadows in the Night (1944 film)">Shadows in the Night</a></i> (1944) – Stanley Carter</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fear" title="Ministry of Fear">Ministry of Fear</a></i> (1944) – Dr. Norton at Lembridge Asylum (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jungle_Queen_(serial)" title="Jungle Queen (serial)">Jungle Queen</a></i> (1945) – Commissioner Braham Chatterton</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_a_Mystery_(film)" title="I Love a Mystery (film)">I Love a Mystery</a></i> (1945) – Justin Reeves / Mr. G</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Objective,_Burma!" title="Objective, Burma!">Objective, Burma!</a></i> (1945) – British Maj. Fitzpatrick (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salty_O%27Rourke" title="Salty O'Rourke">Salty O'Rourke</a></i> (1945) – Salesman</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_O%27Clock_Courage" title="Two O'Clock Courage">Two O'Clock Courage</a></i> (1945) – Mark Evans</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Lassie" title="Son of Lassie">Son of Lassie</a></i> (1945) – Major Elliston (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_Cheat_(1945_film)" title="The Beautiful Cheat (1945 film)">The Beautiful Cheat</a></i> (1945) – Farley</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsieur_Verdoux" title="Monsieur Verdoux">Monsieur Verdoux</a></i> (1947) – Prosecutor (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Drummond_at_Bay_(1947_film)" title="Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947 film)">Bulldog Drummond at Bay</a></i> (1947) – Shannon Eskdale</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Banjo_(1947_film)" title="Banjo (1947 film)">Banjo</a></i> (1947) – Gerald Warren (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Delusion" title="Dark Delusion">Dark Delusion</a></i> (1947) – Wyndham Grace</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Exile_(1947_film)" title="The Exile (1947 film)">The Exile</a></i> (1947) – Robbins</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paradine_Case" title="The Paradine Case">The Paradine Case</a></i> (1947) – Police Inspector Ambrose (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Father_Dunne" title="Fighting Father Dunne">Fighting Father Dunne</a></i> (1948) – Archbishop John Joseph Glennon</li> <li><i>Addio Mimí!</i> (1949) – Fouquet</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woman_on_Pier_13" title="The Woman on Pier 13">The Woman on Pier 13</a></i> (1949) – Dr. Dixon (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Free_for_All_(film)" title="Free for All (film)">Free for All</a></i> (1949) – Mr. Aberson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Malaya_(film)" title="Malaya (film)">Malaya</a></i> (1949) – Matisson (scenes deleted)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Montana_(1950_film)" title="Montana (1950 film)">Montana</a></i> (1950) – George Forsythe</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tyrant_of_the_Sea" title="Tyrant of the Sea">Tyrant of the Sea</a></i> (1950) – Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogues_of_Sherwood_Forest" title="Rogues of Sherwood Forest">Rogues of Sherwood Forest</a></i> (1950) – <a href="/wiki/Alan-a-Dale" title="Alan-a-Dale">Alan-a-Dale</a></li> <li><i>Tales of Robin Hood</i> (1951) – Sir Hugh Fitzwalter</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lorna_Doone_(1951_film)" title="Lorna Doone (1951 film)">Lorna Doone</a></i> (1951) – King Charles II</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Turpin%27s_Ride" title="Dick Turpin's Ride">Dick Turpin's Ride</a></i> (1951) – Ridgely – Joyce's Interrogator (uncredited)</li> <li><i>Corky of Gasoline Alley</i> (1951) – Ellis (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Desert_Fox:_The_Story_of_Rommel" title="The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel">The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel</a></i> (1951) – British Officer (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anne_of_the_Indies" title="Anne of the Indies">Anne of the Indies</a></i> (1951) – Wherryman (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Son_of_Dr._Jekyll" title="The Son of Dr. Jekyll">The Son of Dr. Jekyll</a></i> (1951) – Sir John Utterson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/5_Fingers" title="5 Fingers">5 Fingers</a></i> (1952) – Undersecretary (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jungle_Jim_in_the_Forbidden_Land" title="Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land">Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land</a></i> (1952) – Commissioner Kingston</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brigand_(film)" title="The Brigand (film)">The Brigand</a></i> (1952) – Dr. Lopez</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_in_the_Iron_Mask" title="Lady in the Iron Mask">Lady in the Iron Mask</a></i> (1952) – Prime Minister Rochard</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(1952_film)" title="Les Misérables (1952 film)">Les Misérables</a></i> (1952) – Mentou Sr. (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Pirate" title="Captain Pirate">Captain Pirate</a></i> (1952) – Col. Ramsey</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Operation_Secret" title="Operation Secret">Operation Secret</a></i> (1952) – Robbins</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Against_All_Flags" title="Against All Flags">Against All Flags</a></i> (1952) – Sir Cloudsley</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(film)" title="Stars and Stripes Forever (film)">Stars and Stripes Forever</a></i> (1952) – Mr. Pickering (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Niagara_(1953_film)" title="Niagara (1953 film)">Niagara</a></i> (1953) – Doctor (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Savage_Mutiny" title="Savage Mutiny">Savage Mutiny</a></i> (1953) – Major Walsh</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_in_the_Attic" title="Man in the Attic">Man in the Attic</a></i> (1953) – Chief Inspector Melville</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue%27s_March_(film)" title="Rogue's March (film)">Rogue's March</a></i> (1953) – Brigadier General</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_Along_the_Way" title="Trouble Along the Way">Trouble Along the Way</a></i> (1953) – Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Run" title="Jamaica Run">Jamaica Run</a></i> (1953) – Judge</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fort_Ti" title="Fort Ti">Fort Ti</a></i> (1953) – Lord Jeffrey Amherst (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Desert_Rats_(film)" title="The Desert Rats (film)">The Desert Rats</a></i> (1953) – Foreign Secretary (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Bess" title="Young Bess">Young Bess</a></i> (1953) – Sir William Paget</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sangaree_(film)" title="Sangaree (film)">Sangaree</a></i> (1953) – Gen. Victor Darby</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_in_the_Attic" title="Man in the Attic">Man in the Attic</a></i> (1953) – Chief Insp. Melville</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_for_Each_Other" title="Bad for Each Other">Bad for Each Other</a></i> (1953) – Dr. Homer Gleeson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charge_of_the_Lancers" title="Charge of the Lancers">Charge of the Lancers</a></i> (1954) – Gen. Stanhope</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jungle_Man-Eaters" title="Jungle Man-Eaters">Jungle Man-Eaters</a></i> (1954) – Comm. Kingston</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Richard_and_the_Crusaders" title="King Richard and the Crusaders">King Richard and the Crusaders</a></i> (1954) – Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9e_(film)" title="Désirée (film)">Désirée</a></i> (1954) – Caulaincourt (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ten_Wanted_Men" title="Ten Wanted Men">Ten Wanted Men</a></i> (1955) – Adan Stewart</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Far_Horizons" title="The Far Horizons">The Far Horizons</a></i> (1955) – <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock" title="John Hancock">John Hancock</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Seven_Little_Foys" title="The Seven Little Foys">The Seven Little Foys</a></i> (1955) – Father O'Casey (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moonfleet_(1955_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moonfleet (1955 film)">Moonfleet</a></i> (1955) – Major Hennishaw</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flame_of_the_Islands" title="Flame of the Islands">Flame of the Islands</a></i> (1956) – Gus</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slander_(1956_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slander (1956 film)">Slander</a></i> (1957) – Frank Grover (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_of_Value" title="Something of Value">Something of Value</a></i> (1957) – Game Warden (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(1959_film)" title="The Miracle (1959 film)">The Miracle</a></i> (1959) – Capt.John Boulting</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walk_Like_a_Dragon" title="Walk Like a Dragon">Walk Like a Dragon</a></i> (1960) – Peter Mott</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_Without_End" title="Song Without End">Song Without End</a></i> (1960) – Emissary of the Grand Duchess (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Savages" title="The Young Savages">The Young Savages</a></i> (1961) – Dr. Androtti (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/By_Love_Possessed_(film)" title="By Love Possessed (film)">By Love Possessed</a></i> (1961) – Man at Club (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Prize_(1963_film)" title="The Prize (1963 film)">The Prize</a></i> (1963) – BBC news Correspondent (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Global_Affair" title="A Global Affair">A Global Affair</a></i> (1964) – British Delegate (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)" title="Mary Poppins (film)">Mary Poppins</a></i> (1964) – Mr. Tomes (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scorpio_Letters_(film)" title="The Scorpio Letters (film)">The Scorpio Letters</a></i> (1967) – Mr. Harris</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Assault_on_a_Queen" title="Assault on a Queen">Assault on a Queen</a></i> (1966) – Doctor</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star!_(film)" title="Star! (film)">Star!</a></i> (1968) – Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Savage_Intruder" title="Savage Intruder">Savage Intruder</a></i> (1970) – Ira Jaffee</li> <li><i>Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes</i> (1974) – Mr. McDonald (final film role)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lester_Matthews&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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