8mm Forum: Francis Matthews (1927

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Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on June 17, 2014, 03:19 PM:

Francis Matthews died at the weekend he appeared in a couple of Hammer films Rasputin: The Mad Monk & Dracula: Prince of Darkness. He also played 'Paul Temple' on TV.

And of course 'Captain Scarlet' voice.

A couple of his films have been on 8mm.

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on June 17, 2014, 03:39 PM:

He also appeared in another Hammer film 'Revenge Of Frankenstein' and 'Corridors Of Blood' which had an 8mm release.

For a while he was a member of the Britmovie Forum where he would tell us about his career and answer questions members asked him.

Posted by Paul Browning (Member # 2715) on June 17, 2014, 04:55 PM:

According to the local paper, the captain scarlet voiceover was a mimic of tony Curtis doing an impression of Cary grant, all this for a puppet series, which worked so well. R.I.P captain Scarlet.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on June 18, 2014, 03:00 AM:

An enjoyable and relaxing screen presence. He also appeared in The Saint and The Avengers not to mention with Morecambe and Wise. Condolences to his children on their sad loss.

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