A.E. Matthews
Acting1869Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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A.E. Matthews OBE (22 November 1869 – 25 July 1960) was an English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades.
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Known For
Around the World in 80 Days
Club Member
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
President of Tribunal
Whisky Galore!
Colonel Linsey-Woolsey
The Million Pound Note
Duke of Frognal
The Man in Grey
Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Way Ahead
Colonel Walmsley
Laughter in Paradise
Sir Charles Robson
"Pimpernel" Smith
Earl of Meadowbrook
Acting History
1960
Inn for Trouble
as Sir Hector Gore-Blandish
1957
Carry On Admiral
as Admiral Sir Maximillian Godfrey, K.C.B.
Doctor at Large
as Duke of Skye and Lewes
1956
Loser Takes All
as Man
Three Men in a Boat
as 1st Old Gentleman
Jumping for Joy
as Lord Reginald Cranfield
Around the World in 80 Days
as Club Member
1955
Miss Tulip Stays the Night
as Mr. Potts
1954
Young and Willing
as Harry Wicks, Mabel's beau
The Million Pound Note
as Duke of Frognal
Aunt Clara
as Simon Hilton
Happy Ever After
as General O'Leary
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Self (uncredited)
Skid Kids
as The man in the taxi
1952
Penny Princess
as Selby
The Magic Box
as Old Gentleman
Made in Heaven
as Grandpa
Castle in the Air
as Blair
Who Goes There!
as Sir Arthur Cornwall
Something Money Can't Buy
as Lord Haverstock
1951
Laughter in Paradise
as Sir Charles Robson
Mr. Drake's Duck
as Brig. Matthews
The Galloping Major
as Sir Robert Medleigh
1949
The Chiltern Hundreds
as Lord Lister
Whisky Galore!
as Colonel Linsey-Woolsey
Landfall
as Air Raid Warden
The Forbidden Street
as Mr. Bly
1948
William Comes to Town
as Minister for Economic Affairs
1947
Just William's Luck
as The Tramp
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as General Bristow
1946
Piccadilly Incident
as Charles Peterson
1945
Flight from Folly
as Neville
Twilight Hour
as General Fitzhenry
1944
1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as President of Tribunal
Escape to Danger
as Sir Thomas Leighton
The Man in Grey
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1942
Thunder Rock
as Mr. Kirby
The Great Mr Handel
as Charles Jennens
1941
1936
Men Are Not Gods
as Frederick Skeates
1934
The Iron Duke
as Lord Hill
1918
Once Upon a Time
as Guy Travers
1916
The Lifeguardsman
as Lieutenant Tosh