Francis Matthews (actor)
| Francis Matthews | |
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| Born |
2 September 1927 York, England, UK |
| Died | 14 June 2014 (aged 86) |
| Education | St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2012 |
| Television |
Paul Temple Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Browne (m. 1963; d. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Paul Shelley (brother) |
Francis Matthews (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor best known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC television series of the same name and for voicing Captain Scarlet in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Matthews was born in York. He attended St George's RC Primary School there, then St Michael's Jesuit College in Leeds, and started his acting career in Leeds repertory theatre, before service in the Royal Navy.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Matthews' film roles for Hammer Studios included the Baron's assistant in The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) and the heroes of Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Rasputin, the Mad Monk (both 1966). On television, from 1969 to 1971, he played Francis Durbridge's amateur private detective Paul Temple in the BBC series of the same name.
Matthews starred opposite Morecambe and Wise in the films The Intelligence Men (1965) and That Riviera Touch (1966), leading to a close friendship with Eric Morecambe. He also appeared throughout the 1960s and 1970s in a variety of TV comedy roles, including Eric & Ernie's Christmas Show, 1977. He appeared alongside George Cole in Charles Woods' sitcom Don't Forget To Write! (1977) as a successful writer.
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