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name: "A. E. Matthews"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/a-e-matthews"
roles: []
born: "21 November 1869"
died: "20 July 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T02:56:01.981951+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# A. E. Matthews

Actor. Born 21 November 1869 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 20 July 1969.

## Details

- **Born:** 21 November 1869, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 July 1969
- **Active:** 1943–1956
- **Also known as:** A.E. Matthews, Alfred Edward Matthews
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 91 (1), 1950s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q278644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1473409

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp*](https://film.one/film/the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp.md) (91)

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## On Fi1m (2)

- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), Fi1m 63, as Club Member — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days.md)
- *The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp* (1943), Fi1m 91, as President of Tribunal — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp.md)

## Also known for

- *Whisky Galore!* (1949), Colonel Linsey-Woolsey
- *The Million Pound Note* (1954), Duke of Frognal
- *The Man in Grey* (1943), Auctioneer (uncredited)
- *The Way Ahead* (1944), Colonel Walmsley

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