A.E. Matthews: A.E. Matthews. Actor: Around the World in 80 Days. The venerable British stage and film actor A.E. Matthews was born Alfred Edward Matthews on November 22, 1869 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The actor nicknamed "Matty" established himself on the British and American stage and in British films, taking up the craft after working as a clerk in a London bookstore. He said that after he learned that...
Known For: Around the World in 80 Days (Club Member), Man with a Million (Duke of Frognal), Laughter in Paradise (Sir Charles Robson), 'Pimpernel' Smith (Earl of Meadowbrook)