Matthew Boulton

Born: 1893-01-19

Matthew Boulton (20 January 1893 – 10 February 1962) was a British stage and film actor. He was a character actor, who often played police officers and military officers. Having established himself in the theatre, he began taking supporting roles in films including an appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage. He subsequently emigrated to Hollywood where he worked for the remainder of his career. His films in America include The Woman in Green (1945) and The Woman in White (1948).


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A Christmas Carol

as Charity Solicitor Twill
Released: 1938-12-16

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...

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Sabotage

as Superintendent Talbot
Released: 1937-01-08

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live...

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The 39 Steps

as Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1935-06-06

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a...

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The Woman in Green

as Inspector Gregson
Released: 1945-06-15

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger...

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National Velvet

as Entry Official
Released: 1945-01-26

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside...

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The Invisible Man Returns

as Policeman (uncredited)
Released: 1940-01-12

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make...

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Tarzan and the Mermaids

as British Inspector-General
Released: 1948-05-15

A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the...

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The Secret Garden

as Mr. Bromley
Released: 1949-04-30

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with...

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Above Suspicion

as Constable Jones (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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Shall We Dance

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-07

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical...

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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Released: 1942-01-29

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew...

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The White Cliffs of Dover

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1944-05-11

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball,...

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The Racket

as Simpson (uncredited)
Released: 1951-10-25

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick...

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The Woman in White

as Dr. Nevin
Released: 1948-05-07

A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has...

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My Favorite Blonde

as Colonel Ashmont
Released: 1942-04-02

Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he...

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Mystery Sea Raider

as Captain Howard
Released: 1940-10-26

June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother...

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Phantom Raiders

as John Ramsell Sr.
Released: 1940-06-07

In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers...

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Kitty

as Solicitor (uncredited)
Released: 1945-10-16

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork...

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They Met in Bombay

as Inspector Cressney
Released: 1941-06-27

A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in...

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Night Must Fall

as Inspector Belsize
Released: 1937-04-30

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's...

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The Earl of Chicago

as Ickerton (uncredited)
Released: 1940-01-05

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the...

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Nothing But Trouble

as Prince Prentiloff
Released: 1944-12-06

Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal to visiting...

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Rage in Heaven

as Ramsbotham
Released: 1941-03-07

A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.

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The Brighton Strangler

as Inspector Graham
Released: 1945-05-10

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe...

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Bulldog Drummond in Africa

as Major Grey
Released: 1938-08-05

Drummond has to leave for Morocco on his wedding day with his fiancee and trusted friends to...

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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

as Sir John Haxton
Released: 1937-12-16

Captain Drummond is travelling to Switzerland to marry his girlfriend. However, when a cargo...

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Comrade X

as British World Press Attendee
Released: 1940-12-13

An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful...

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The Undying Monster

as Coroner (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-27

A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like...

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The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Inspector Grey (Uncredited)
Released: 1951-10-31

The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation...

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Ivy

as Tom Lumford (uncredited)
Released: 1947-06-26

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what...

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Enchantment

as Air Raid Warden
Released: 1948-12-25

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love...

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Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Sir Raymond Blantyre
Released: 1938-03-18

Drummond's wedding with Phyllis is interrupted when the inspector guarding their gifts is...

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The Man in Half Moon Street

as Detective Inspector Ned Garth
Released: 1945-01-19

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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Stallion Road

as Joe Beasley
Released: 1947-04-12

A veterinarian and a novelist compete for the heart of a lady rancher.

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Two Tickets to London

as Brighton
Released: 1943-06-14

Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to...

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Bridal Suite

as Ship Captain
Released: 1939-05-26

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.

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Adventure in Diamonds

as Lloyd
Released: 1940-03-08

A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John...

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Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Blake, Fingerprints Expert
Released: 1939-07-12

Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond is on the precipice of matrimony to his beloved Phyllis -- but a bank...

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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as William Cosgrove
Released: 1947-09-04

Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond investigates the murder of the C.I.D. man who had been tracing...

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Incendiary Blonde

as Doctor Diagnosing Tex (uncredited)
Released: 1945-07-25

Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New...

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The Firefly

as Wellington
Released: 1937-11-05

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars....

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Counter-Espionage

as Inspector Stephens
Released: 1942-09-03

The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.

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Lord Jeff

as Inspector Scott
Released: 1938-06-17

Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat...

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A Yank on the Burma Road

as Rangoon Aide de camp
Released: 1942-01-29

A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II...

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Barbary Pirate

as Tobias Sharpe
Released: 1949-11-10

U.S. agent Major Tom Blake is sent to Tripoli to uncover who it is in Washington that is tipping...

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The Story of Dr. Jenner

as Dr. Edward Jenner (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-18

This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination.

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The Thirteenth Chair

as Commissioner Grimshaw (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-07

A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.

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Third Time Lucky

as Inspector
Released: 1931-02-26

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a...

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To What Red Hell

as Inspector Jackson
Released: 1929-11-01

'Woman shelters epileptic son when he kills prostitute.' (British Film Catalogue)

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