Personal Info
Birth date
1893-01-19 (132 Years)
Day of death
1962-02-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as
Mathew Boulton
Matthew Boulton
Biography
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).
Filmography
The 39 Steps
7.3
Overview:
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.The Woman in Green
6.4
Overview:
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.Sabotage
6.7
Overview:
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.The Secret Garden
7.076
Overview:
When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.The Invisible Man Returns
6.24
Overview:
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.Shall We Dance
7.23
Overview:
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7
Overview:
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.Bulldog Drummond in Africa
5.5
Overview:
Drummond has to leave for Morocco on his wedding day with his fiancee and trusted friends to rescue his friend Nielsen who is kidnapped by an international criminal.A Christmas Carol
6.972
Overview:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.Enchantment
6.4
Overview:
Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and her subsequent romance with Lark's nephew causes him to reevaluate his life and offer some advice so the young couple doesn't make the same mistake he did, all those years ago.Tarzan and the Mermaids
6
Overview:
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2
Overview:
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.The Woman in White
5.5
Overview:
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.7
Overview:
Drummond's wedding with Phyllis is interrupted when the inspector guarding their gifts is killed. He tries to trace the killers and uncovers the mystery of diamond counterfeiters.The Brighton Strangler
5.9
Overview:
After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.Phantom Raiders
6.1
Overview:
In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bombshell armed with American slang, a young couple in love and a whole raft of crooks and cutthroats.Night Must Fall
7.012
Overview:
Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the disappearance of a local woman.Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
5.8
Overview:
Captain Drummond is travelling to Switzerland to marry his girlfriend. However, when a cargo containing dangerous explosives goes missing from its place, Drummond is forced to delay his plans.The Racket
6.324
Overview:
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.Ivy
6.792
Overview:
When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.Lord Jeff
7.1
Overview:
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men are trained to be sailors. He is befriended by model in-mate Terry O'Mulvaney but soon starts to get them both in trouble.National Velvet
7.219
Overview:
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.The Undying Monster
5.7
Overview:
A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like just a coincidence, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition has gone on for generations and tries to find a link between the werewolf and the family, leading to a frightening conclusion.A Yank on the Burma Road
4
Overview:
A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.Comrade X
5.9
Overview:
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.Two Tickets to London
6
Overview:
Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to find the real traitors.Bridal Suite
5.1
Overview:
A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.Incendiary Blonde
5.1
Overview:
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"Acting
1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Inspector Grey (uncredited)
1951The Racket as Simpson (uncredited)
1949Barbary Pirate as Tobias Sharpe
1949The Secret Garden as Mr. Bromley
1948Enchantment as Air Raid Warden
1948Tarzan and the Mermaids as British Inspector-General
1948The Woman in White as Dr. Nevin
1947Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as William Cosgrove
1947Ivy as Tom Lumford (uncredited)
1947Stallion Road as Joe Beasley
1945Kitty as Solicitor (uncredited)
1945Incendiary Blonde as Doctor Diagnosing Tex (uncredited)
1945The Woman in Green as Inspector Gregson
1945The Brighton Strangler as Inspector Graham
1945National Velvet as Entry Official
1945The Man in Half Moon Street as Detective Inspector Ned Garth
1944Nothing But Trouble as Prince Prentiloff
1944Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Ship’s Officer (uncredited)
1944The White Cliffs of Dover as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1943Two Tickets to London as Brighton
1943Above Suspicion as Constable Jones (Uncredited)
1942The Undying Monster as Coroner (uncredited)
1942Counter-Espionage as Inspector Stephens
1942My Favorite Blonde as Colonel Ashmont
1942A Yank on the Burma Road as Rangoon Aide de camp
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1941They Met in Bombay as Inspector Cressney
1941Rage in Heaven as Ramsbotham
1940Comrade X as British World Press Attendee
1940Mystery Sea Raider as Captain Howard
1940Phantom Raiders as John Ramsell Sr.
1940Adventure in Diamonds as Lloyd
1940The Invisible Man Returns as Policeman (uncredited)
1940The Earl of Chicago as Ickerton (uncredited)
1939Bulldog Drummond's Bride as Blake, Fingerprints Expert
1939Bridal Suite as Ship Captain
1939The Story of Dr. Jenner as Dr. Edward Jenner (uncredited)
1938A Christmas Carol as Charity Solicitor Twill
1938Bulldog Drummond in Africa as Major Grey
1938Lord Jeff as Inspector Scott
1938Bulldog Drummond's Peril as Sir Raymond Blantyre
1937Bulldog Drummond's Revenge as Sir John Haxton
1937The Firefly as Wellington
1937The Thirteenth Chair as Commissioner Grimshaw (uncredited)
1937Shall We Dance as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1937Night Must Fall as Inspector Belsize
1937Sabotage as Superintendent Talbot
1935The 39 Steps as Fake Police Officer (uncredited)
1931Creeping Shadows as Inspector Potter
1931Third Time Lucky as Inspector
1930The Man from Chicago as Sergeant Lane
1929To What Red Hell as Inspector Jackson