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Francis Matthews

Highest Rated: 100% Bhowani Junction (1956)

Lowest Rated: 57% Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966)

Birthday: Sep 2, 1927

Birthplace: York, Yorkshire, England, UK

Francis Matthews is probably best known as the voice of super agent Captain Scarlet in the Gerry Anderson children's show "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons." The show, which featured marionettes instead of live actors, was a hit and Matthews's voice instantly recognizable to a generation of British young people. The stage-trained Matthews guest starred in two other cult television shows from the 1960s as well, "The Saint" and "The Avengers." He also starred as the lead in his own series, "Paul Temple," about a mystery writer who investigates crimes when he is not up against a deadline. But for many viewers, Matthews may be best known for his work for the famed British independent film studio Hammer, which is primarily remembered for making a number of garish, stylish Gothic horror movies featuring Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the Mummy, and many others. In the 1958 sequel to "Curse of Frankenstein," "The Revenge of Frankenstein," Matthews plays the assistant to Peter Cushing's demented and amoral Dr. Frankenstein. He played the patriarch of an English family who confront true evil in the guise of Christopher Lee's Dracula in "Dracula: Prince of Darkness," and he can be seen as one of Barbara Shelley's friends in "Rasputin: The Mad Monk." In each film, Matthews offers up civility and sophistication in contrast to the horror. He also starred in two Morecambe and Wise comedies, "The Intelligence Men" and "That Riviera Touch."

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Highest rated movies

100% 62% Bhowani Junction
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87% 68% The Revenge of Frankenstein
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81% 66% Dracula, Prince of Darkness
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57% 41% Rasputin, the Mad Monk
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Sentenced for Life
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The Battleaxe
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The McGuffin
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The Secret of Monte Cristo
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16% Crossplot
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Five Women for the Killer
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Filmography

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No Score Yet 38% Do Not Disturb Manager (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The McGuffin Silver-Haired Gent (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Five Women for the Killer Giorgio Pisani (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 16% Crossplot Ruddock (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just Like a Woman Lewis McKenzie (Character) - 1967
81% 66% Dracula, Prince of Darkness Charles Kent (Character) - 1966
57% 41% Rasputin, the Mad Monk Ivan (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 54% Murder Ahoy! Lt. Compton (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Battleaxe Tony Evers (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lamp in Assassin Mews Jack (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Secret of Monte Cristo Louis Auclair (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sentenced for Life Jim Richards (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Woman Possessed John (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 73% The Mark of the Hawk Overholt (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 49% Corridors of Blood Jonathan Bolton (Character) - 1958
87% 68% The Revenge of Frankenstein Dr. Hans Kleve (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Small Hotel Alan Pryor (Character) - 1957
100% 62% Bhowani Junction Ranjit Kasel (Character) - 1956

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Heartbeat Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet 87% The Avengers Unknown (Guest Star) 1966-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet El Santo Paul Farley (Guest Star) 1964 1967