Francis Matthews (1927-2014)

denis rigg · Post by **denis rigg** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:14 pm

Francis Matthews, actor who played Jerry Collins in "The Thirteenth Hole" & Dr. Matthew Chivers in "Mission... Highly Improbable", died yesterday, 14 june, aged 86 years old.

I loved him in many movies and he perfectly embodied his talent in The Avengers.

Mourn and remember!

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio ... s-matthews

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:43 pm

Perfect gentleman. Appreciative of the fans. His wife appears in "How To Succeed... At Murder" and "Intercrime" as well. When he came to a Prisoner convention at Portmeirion, he joked that it was nice to be at a fan event where his wife got more attention than he did!

RIP.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:49 pm

Very sad to hear this. Every time we lose one of these people, we lose a little bit of TV history. Sounds like he was a lovely man. My thoughts are with his family.

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:07 pm

Frankymole wrote:Perfect gentleman. Appreciative of the fans. His wife appears in "How To Succeed... At Murder" and "Intercrime" as well. When he came to a Prisoner convention at Portmeirion, he joked that it was nice to be at a fan event where his wife got more attention than he did!

RIP.

oh how lovely you got to meet him. He sounded very charming. Very sad to hear. Like Timeless has said feels like losing a bit more of tv history. Thanks for posting Denis.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:22 am

denisrigg wrote:Francis Matthews, actor who played Jerry Collins in "The Thirteenth Hole" & Dr. Matthew Chivers in "Mission... Highly Improbable", died yesterday, 14 june, aged 86 years old.

I loved him in many movies and he perfectly embodied his talent in The Avengers.

Mourn and remember!

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio ... s-matthews

sorry to learn about this..86 yrs was a great run...and I loved him in the 13th hole...it's an episode I always loved, despite some fans turning their noses up at it...

Spaceship Dispatcher · Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:00 am

Very sad news. Once met him at a Fanderson convertion and he was a pleasant and gracious person toward his fans, a sad loss.

Whiskers · Post by **Whiskers** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:26 pm

More familiar to me as the voice Captain Scarlet.

R.I.P. Francis.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:22 pm

Always thought I was hearing Cary Grant when he spoke.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:13 am

Dan wrote:Always thought I was hearing Cary Grant when he spoke.

interesting..I'll go back and re focus on hi etc....and see if I hear
what you are suggesting

Cariheart · Post by **Cariheart** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:23 am

Dan wrote:Always thought I was hearing Cary Grant when he spoke.

So did I!

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