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Acting

Lester Matthews

Career: Active from 1931 to 1970, with a break from 1957 to 1966, busiest in 1933 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: The Pied Piper
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lester Matthews Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.4, average 5.4
Social Commentary
3.5, average 4.9
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Cringe Humor
0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Mystery 3
Classic Horror 3
Gothic Horror 3
Classic Pulp Adventure 2
Intriguing Plot 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Mad Scientist 2
Suspenseful 2
Atmospheric 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

151

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 50

Savage Intruder

50

as Ira Jaffee

1960s

18 titles · average score 59

Adam-12

74

TV show · as Gregory Benton

The Name of the Game

73

TV show · as Winston More

The Scorpio Letters

as Mr. Harris

Family Affair

45

TV show

Daniel Boone

47

TV show · as Major

The Rogues

80

TV show · as Bailiff

The Beverly Hillbillies

47

TV show · as Mr. Fleming Pendleton

The Lucy Show

47

TV show · as Lord Van Cleve

Hazel

70

TV show · as Reginald Archibald

Ripcord

70

TV show · as Hugh Olds

Surfside 6

71

TV show · as Inspector Campbell

Coronado 9

TV show

1950s

56 titles · average score 60

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Forrester

Rawhide

50

TV show · as Larkins

One Step Beyond

67

TV show · as Civil Defense Man / Prison Governor

77 Sunset Strip

74

TV show · as Mr. Craythrope / Pillsbury

Dr. Fu Manchu

TV show · as Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Jungle Man-Eaters

53

as Comm. Kingston

Father Knows Best

47

TV show · as Major Alden

Savage Mutiny

59

as Maj. Walsh

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

57

as Commissioner Kingston

The Red Skelton Show

77

TV show · as Sylvester

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

49

as Sir John Utterson

The Jack Benny Program

54

TV show · as Referee / Sponsor

1940s

34 titles · average score 66

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as Shannon Eskdale

Monsieur Verdoux

88

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Two O'Clock Courage

56

as Mark Evans

I Love a Mystery

62

as Justin Reeves / Mr. G

The Invisible Man's Revenge

38

as Sir Jasper Herrick

Shadows in the Night

61

as Stanley Carter

The Mysterious Doctor

43

as Dr. Frederick Holmes

London Blackout Murders

as Oliver Madison

The Pied Piper

86

as Mr. Cavanaugh

The Biscuit Eater

78

as Mr. Ames

Gaucho Serenade

as Frederick Willoughby

The Sea Hawk

86

as Guard Officer

1930s

42 titles · average score 62

Conspiracy

as Gair - Henchman

Think It Over

as Ring Leader

The Adventures of Robin Hood

89

as Sir Ivor

Crack-Up

60

as Sidney Grant

Too Many Parents

as Mark Stewart

15 Maiden Lane

as Gilbert Lockhart

Song and Dance Man

as C. B. Nelson

Thank You, Jeeves!

60

as Elliott Manville

The Raven

64

as Dr. Jerry Holden

Werewolf of London

68

as Paul Ames

as Lt. Col Egerton

Indiscretions of Eve

as Ralph