AE Matthews
Alfred Edward Matthews OBE (born November 22, 1869 in Bridlington , † July 25, 1960 in Bushey Heath ) was a British actor.
Life
Matthews began his stage career in 1887 at London's Princess's Theater and on vaudeville stages and initially filled the field of adolescent lover. This was followed by engagements on West End pieces in London and on tours that took him to South Africa , Australia , the USA and Paris from the 1890s .
Matthews celebrated success especially with comic roles, one of his greatest successes was Charley's aunt . In later years he was seen several times with gentleman parts in tabloids. He first found employment in film in the 1910s, but regularly only from 1940. There Matty, as he was known in the industry, embodied mostly weird types and aristocrats. He played almost exclusively in comedies and became one of the most popular "old men" in British cinema after World War II. Matthews continued to work as an actor until his death at the age of 90. In 1958, an episode of the British television show This Is Your Life was dedicated to him, which rolled out his life story. The next day the British newspapers extolled the episode as well as Matthews' humor.
AE Matthews was Chairman of the British Film Actors Company from 1916 to 1918. In 1951 he received the Order of the British Empire .
Filmography (selection)
- 1914: A Highwayman's Honor (short film)
- 1916: The Real Thing at Last (short film)
- 1919: Castle of Dreams
- 1940: Quiet Wedding
- 1941: Pimpernel Smith
- 1942: The Great Handel (The Great Mr. trade)
- 1943: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp)
- 1943: The Man in Gray (The Man in Gray)
- 1944: Cornwall Rhapsody (Love Story)
- 1946: Fate of Yesterday (Piccadilly Incident)
- 1949: No choice without agony (The Chiltern Hundreds)
- 1950: The Atomic Duck (Mister Drake's Duck)
- 1951: The Galloping Major
- 1951: The Wonderful Flicker Box (The Magic Box)
- 1952: Does it have to be, Miss? (Made in Heaven)
- 1952: The Smuggler Princess (Penny Princess)
- 1954: The inheritance of Aunt Clara (Aunt Clara)
- 1953: His biggest bluff (The Million Pound Note)
- 1956: Three Men in a Boat
- 1956: Never Marry in Monte Carlo (Loser Takes All)
- 1956: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in Eighty Days)
- 1957: Help, the Doctor is Coming (Doctor at Large)
- 1957–1958: The Royalty (TV series, five episodes)
- 1960: Inn for Trouble
Web links
- AE Matthews in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ AE Matthews
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , pp. 334 and 335.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matthews, AE |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matthews, Alfred Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bridlington |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1960 |
| Place of death | Bushey Heath |