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	~~{{Short description\|English actor (1927–2014)}}~~
	~~{{EngvarB\|date=June 2014}}~~
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\| name = Francis Matthews~~
	\| image = Francis Matthews.jpg		\| image = Francis Matthews.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:York\|~~York]], England		\| birth_place = [[York]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|06\|14\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|06\|14\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
	\| education = [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds]]		\| education = [[Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds]]
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012		\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[~~w:Angela Browne\|~~Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=d.}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=d.}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| relatives = [[~~w:Paul Shelley\|~~Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>		\| relatives = [[Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>
	}}		}}

	'''Francis Matthews''' (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing [[~~w:Paul Temple\|~~Paul Temple]] in the [[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]] television series [[w:Paul Temple (TV series)\|of the same name]] and for voicing [[w:Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]] in ''[[~~w:Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons\|~~Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>"[http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html Francis Matthews: Still on the case] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526035829/http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html \|date=26 May 2013}}", ''Mature Times'', 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>		'''Francis Matthews''' (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing [[Paul Temple]] in the [[BBC]] television series [[Paul Temple (TV series)\|of the same name]] and for voicing [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]] in ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>"[http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html Francis Matthews: Still on the case] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526035829/http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html \|date=26 May 2013}}", ''Mature Times'', 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Matthews was born in [[~~w:York\|~~York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=w:Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[~~w:shop steward\|~~shop steward]] at the [[~~w:Rowntree's\|~~Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[~~w:St George's RC Primary School\|~~St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[~~w:Leeds\|~~Leeds]].<ref name=steven />		Matthews was born in [[York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[shop steward]] at the [[Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[Leeds]].<ref name=steven />

	He found work as a stagehand at the [[w:Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[~~w:The Corn Is Green\|~~The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[~~w:Royal Navy\|~~Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[~~w:Flora Robson\|~~Flora Robson]]. He made his [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />		He found work as a stagehand at the [[Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[Flora Robson]]. He made his [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />

	==Career==		==Career==

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	In 1967, Matthews provided the character voice of [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]], in imitation of [[Cary Grant]], for [[Gerry Anderson\|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]'s [[Supermarionation]] television series ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/captain-scarlet-actor-francis-matthews-dies-10400686\|title=Captain Scarlet Actor Francis Matthews Dies\|website=Sky News}}</ref> (He divided his time, during the recording sessions, between his work there and his stage appearances in [[Noël Coward]]'s play ''[[Private Lives]]''.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/outside-edge-mysterons-beware-1507965.html\|title=Outside Edge: Mysterons beware\|date=30 September 1993\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		In 1967, Matthews provided the character voice of [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]], in imitation of [[Cary Grant]], for [[Gerry Anderson\|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]'s [[Supermarionation]] television series ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/captain-scarlet-actor-francis-matthews-dies-10400686\|title=Captain Scarlet Actor Francis Matthews Dies\|website=Sky News}}</ref> (He divided his time, during the recording sessions, between his work there and his stage appearances in [[Noël Coward]]'s play ''[[Private Lives]]''.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/outside-edge-mysterons-beware-1507965.html\|title=Outside Edge: Mysterons beware\|date=30 September 1993\|website=The Independent}}</ref>

	~~[[File:Francis Matthews publicity shot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|130px\|Publicity shot of Matthews]]~~
	In the late 1970s, he served as narrator and host for ''[[Follow Me! (TV programme)\|Follow Me!]]'', a BBC educational programme that offered a "[[Wikt:crash course\|crash course]]" in the English language to foreign viewers.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yt0sDgAAQBAJ&dq=follow+me+francis+matthews&pg=PT101\|title=Flying Visits: Postcards From The Observer 1976-83\|first=Clive\|last=James\|date=6 April 2017\|publisher=Pan Macmillan\|isbn=9781509832385\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		In the late 1970s, he served as narrator and host for ''[[Follow Me! (TV programme)\|Follow Me!]]'', a BBC educational programme that offered a "[[Wikt:crash course\|crash course]]" in the English language to foreign viewers.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yt0sDgAAQBAJ&dq=follow+me+francis+matthews&pg=PT101\|title=Flying Visits: Postcards From The Observer 1976-83\|first=Clive\|last=James\|date=6 April 2017\|publisher=Pan Macmillan\|isbn=9781509832385\|via=Google Books}}</ref>
	In 1986, Matthews and his wife, Angela Browne, appeared together in the [[BBC]] adaptation of the [[Josephine Tey]] novel ''[[Brat Farrar]]''.<ref name="Wilkie"/> In 2000, they starred in two [[Ray Cooney]] plays on the cruise ship [[MS Marco Polo\|MS ''Marco Polo'']], while she was sailing to the [[Antarctic]]: ''[[Run for Your Wife (play)\|Run For Your Wife]]'' and ''[[Funny Money]]''.		In 1986, Matthews and his wife, Angela Browne, appeared together in the [[BBC]] adaptation of the [[Josephine Tey]] novel ''[[Brat Farrar]]''.<ref name="Wilkie"/> In 2000, they starred in two [[Ray Cooney]] plays on the cruise ship [[MS Marco Polo\|MS ''Marco Polo'']], while she was sailing to the [[Antarctic]]: ''[[Run for Your Wife (play)\|Run For Your Wife]]'' and ''[[Funny Money]]''.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Commons category}}~~
	*{{IMDb name\|0560022\|Francis Matthews}}		*{{IMDb name\|0560022\|Francis Matthews}}
	*{{IBDB name\|485925}}		*{{IBDB name\|485925}}


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	==Career==		==Career==
	~~{{more citations needed\|section\|date=November 2017}}~~
	In the 1950s and 1960s, Matthews's film roles for [[Hammer Studios]] included the Baron's assistant in ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]'' (1958) and the heroes of ''[[Dracula: Prince of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Rasputin the Mad Monk]]'' (both 1966).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee90d05\|title=Francis Matthews\|website=BFI}}</ref> On television, from 1969 to 1971, he played [[Francis Durbridge]]'s amateur private detective Paul Temple in the [[BBC]] [[Paul Temple (TV series)\|series of the same name]].<ref name="Wilkie">Wilkie, Agnes (1986) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PdpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3168,3172179&dq=francis-matthews+actor&hl=en Smoothie and the Brat]", ''[[Evening Times]]'', 15 February 1986, p. 11. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>		In the 1950s and 1960s, Matthews's film roles for [[Hammer Studios]] included the Baron's assistant in ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]'' (1958) and the heroes of ''[[Dracula: Prince of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Rasputin the Mad Monk]]'' (both 1966).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee90d05\|title=Francis Matthews\|website=BFI}}</ref> On television, from 1969 to 1971, he played [[Francis Durbridge]]'s amateur private detective Paul Temple in the [[BBC]] [[Paul Temple (TV series)\|series of the same name]].<ref name="Wilkie">Wilkie, Agnes (1986) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PdpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3168,3172179&dq=francis-matthews+actor&hl=en Smoothie and the Brat]", ''[[Evening Times]]'', 15 February 1986, p. 11. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>

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	\| name = Francis Matthews		\| name = Francis Matthews
	\| image = Francis Matthews.jpg		\| image = Francis Matthews.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve in ''[[w:The Revenge of Frankenstein\|The Revenge of Frankenstein]]''~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:York\|York]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:York\|York]], England

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	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012		\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Angela Browne\|Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=~~died~~}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Angela Browne\|Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=d.}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| relatives = [[w:Paul Shelley\|Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>		\| relatives = [[w:Paul Shelley\|Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Francis Matthews		\| name = Francis Matthews
	\| image = ~~Revenge of Frankenstein (trailer) -~~ Francis Matthews ~~(cropped) 2~~.jpg		\| image = Francis Matthews.jpg
	\| caption = Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve in ''[[w:The Revenge of Frankenstein\|The Revenge of Frankenstein]]''		\| caption = Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve in ''[[w:The Revenge of Frankenstein\|The Revenge of Frankenstein]]''
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}

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	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012		\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Angela Browne\|Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=died}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| relatives = [[w:Paul Shelley\|Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>		\| relatives = [[w:Paul Shelley\|Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Matthews was born in [[w:York\|York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=w:Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[w:shop steward\|shop steward]] at the [[w:Rowntree's\|Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]].<ref name=steven />		Matthews was born in [[w:York\|York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=w:Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[w:shop steward\|shop steward]] at the [[w:Rowntree's\|Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[w:St George's RC Primary School\|St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]].<ref name=steven />

	He found work as a stagehand at the [[w:Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[w:The Corn Is Green\|The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]. He made his [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />		He found work as a stagehand at the [[w:Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[w:The Corn Is Green\|The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]. He made his [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />

	==Career==		==Career==

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	\| name = Francis Matthews		\| name = Francis Matthews
	\| image = Revenge of Frankenstein (trailer) - Francis Matthews (cropped) 2.jpg		\| image = Revenge of Frankenstein (trailer) - Francis Matthews (cropped) 2.jpg
	\| caption = Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve in ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]''		\| caption = Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve in ''[[w:The Revenge of Frankenstein\|The Revenge of Frankenstein]]''
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[York]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:York\|York]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|06\|14\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|06\|14\|1927\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| education = [[Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds]]		\| education = [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds]]
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012		\| years_active = 1951{{ndash}}2012
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Angela Browne]]\|1963\|2001\|end=died}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| relatives = [[Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>		\| relatives = [[w:Paul Shelley\|Paul Shelley]] <small>(brother)</small><br/>Maura Matthews <small>(sister)</small>
	}}		}}

	'''Francis Matthews''' (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing [[Paul Temple]] in the [[BBC]] television series [[Paul Temple (TV series)\|of the same name]] and for voicing [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]] in ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>"[http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html Francis Matthews: Still on the case] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526035829/http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html \|date=26 May 2013}}", ''Mature Times'', 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>		'''Francis Matthews''' (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing [[w:Paul Temple\|Paul Temple]] in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] television series [[w:Paul Temple (TV series)\|of the same name]] and for voicing [[w:Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]] in ''[[w:Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons\|Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>"[http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html Francis Matthews: Still on the case] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526035829/http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2825-francis-matthews-still-on-the-case.html \|date=26 May 2013}}", ''Mature Times'', 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Matthews was born in [[York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[shop steward]] at the [[Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[Leeds]].<ref name=steven />		Matthews was born in [[w:York\|York]] on 2 September 1927, to Henry and Kathleen Matthews.<ref name=steven>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-francis-matthews-actor-1533947\|title=Obituary: Francis Matthews, actor\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref><ref name=gaughan>{{cite news \|last=Gaughan \|first=Gavin \|title=w:Francis Matthews obituary \|work=The Guardian \|date=15 June 2014 \|access-date=2 September 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/francis-matthews}}</ref> His father was a [[w:shop steward\|shop steward]] at the [[w:Rowntree's\|Rowntree's]] chocolate factory near York.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting.<ref name=steven /><ref name=gaughan /> He attended [[St George's RC Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byVVBQAAQBAJ&dq=St+George%27s+RC+Primary+School%2Cthen+St+Michael%27s+Jesuit+College+in+Leeds&pg=PT135\|title=Secret York\|first=Paul\|last=Chrystal\|date=15 November 2014\|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited\|isbn=9781445640846\|via=Google Books}}</ref> then [[w:Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds\|St Michael's Jesuit College]] in [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]].<ref name=steven />

	He found work as a stagehand at the [[Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[Flora Robson]]. He made his [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />		He found work as a stagehand at the [[w:Theatre Royal, Leeds\|Theatre Royal]] in Leeds, and made his theatrical debut in 1945 in the play ''[[w:The Corn Is Green\|The Corn Is Green]]''<ref name=gaughan /> before performing his national service in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=steven /> After leaving the military he returned to the stage, appearing in a 1954 touring production of the play ''No Escape'', which starred [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]. He made his [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in 1956.<ref name=gaughan />

	==Career==		==Career==

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	In 1967, Matthews provided the character voice of [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]], in imitation of [[Cary Grant]], for [[Gerry Anderson\|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]'s [[Supermarionation]] television series ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/captain-scarlet-actor-francis-matthews-dies-10400686\|title=Captain Scarlet Actor Francis Matthews Dies\|website=Sky News}}</ref> (He divided his time, during the recording sessions, between his work there and his stage appearances in [[Noël Coward]]'s play ''[[Private Lives]]''.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/outside-edge-mysterons-beware-1507965.html\|title=Outside Edge: Mysterons beware\|date=30 September 1993\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		In 1967, Matthews provided the character voice of [[Captain Scarlet (character)\|Captain Scarlet]], in imitation of [[Cary Grant]], for [[Gerry Anderson\|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]'s [[Supermarionation]] television series ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/captain-scarlet-actor-francis-matthews-dies-10400686\|title=Captain Scarlet Actor Francis Matthews Dies\|website=Sky News}}</ref> (He divided his time, during the recording sessions, between his work there and his stage appearances in [[Noël Coward]]'s play ''[[Private Lives]]''.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/outside-edge-mysterons-beware-1507965.html\|title=Outside Edge: Mysterons beware\|date=30 September 1993\|website=The Independent}}</ref>

	~~[[File:Francis Matthews publicity shot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|130px\|Publicity shot of Matthews]]~~
	In the late 1970s, he served as narrator and host for ''[[Follow Me! (TV programme)\|Follow Me!]]'', a BBC educational programme that offered a "[[Wikt:crash course\|crash course]]" in the English language to foreign viewers.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yt0sDgAAQBAJ&dq=follow+me+francis+matthews&pg=PT101\|title=Flying Visits: Postcards From The Observer 1976-83\|first=Clive\|last=James\|date=6 April 2017\|publisher=Pan Macmillan\|isbn=9781509832385\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		In the late 1970s, he served as narrator and host for ''[[Follow Me! (TV programme)\|Follow Me!]]'', a BBC educational programme that offered a "[[Wikt:crash course\|crash course]]" in the English language to foreign viewers.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yt0sDgAAQBAJ&dq=follow+me+francis+matthews&pg=PT101\|title=Flying Visits: Postcards From The Observer 1976-83\|first=Clive\|last=James\|date=6 April 2017\|publisher=Pan Macmillan\|isbn=9781509832385\|via=Google Books}}</ref>
	In 1986, Matthews and his wife, Angela Browne, appeared together in the [[BBC]] adaptation of the [[Josephine Tey]] novel ''[[Brat Farrar]]''.<ref name="Wilkie"/> In 2000, they starred in two [[Ray Cooney]] plays on the cruise ship [[MS Marco Polo\|MS ''Marco Polo'']], while she was sailing to the [[Antarctic]]: ''[[Run for Your Wife (play)\|Run For Your Wife]]'' and ''[[Funny Money]]''.		In 1986, Matthews and his wife, Angela Browne, appeared together in the [[BBC]] adaptation of the [[Josephine Tey]] novel ''[[Brat Farrar]]''.<ref name="Wilkie"/> In 2000, they starred in two [[Ray Cooney]] plays on the cruise ship [[MS Marco Polo\|MS ''Marco Polo'']], while she was sailing to the [[Antarctic]]: ''[[Run for Your Wife (play)\|Run For Your Wife]]'' and ''[[Funny Money]]''.