Al Matthews

Al Matthews (6' | 1.83 m) born on November 21, 1942 (Scorpio) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA is a Folk singer and musical performer who worked professionally while living in England. He later turned to acting, but continues to write and sing. Matthews is noted for having made two significant historical firsts. While on combat duty during the Vietnam War, Matthews became the first black Marine to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Williams was also the first "black voice" on England's national station, 'Radio 1.' Al Matthews passed away on September 22, 2018 in Alicante, Spain, two months away from what would have been his 76th birthday on November 21. He never married and left no survivors.

Known For: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, 1942-11-21

Died: 2018-09-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	The Butterfly Ball	Himself	32
2	1979	Yanks	Black GI at dance	60
3	1980	Rough Cut	Ferguson	57
4	1980	The Black Madonna	Oxford St. John	0
5	1981	The Final Conflict	Workman	58
6	1981	Ragtime	Maitre D'	70
7	1982	Funny Money	1st Hood	40
8	1982	The Sender	Vietnam Veteran	56
9	1983	Superman III	Fire Chief	55
10	1984	The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel	Admiral	0
11	1985	The Making of 'Superman III'	Narrator	67
12	1986	Defence of the Realm	First US Controller	65
13	1986	Aliens	Sergeant Apone	80
14	1987	Coast to Coast	Curtis Duchamps	60
15	1987	The American Way	Ben	58
16	1988	American Roulette	Morrisey	53
17	1988	Stormy Monday	Radio DJ	58
18	1988	Out of Order	U.S. DJ	50
19	1995	Soul Survivors	Grover Cleveland	0
20	1997	The Apocalypse Watch	Wesley Sorenson	39
21	1997	The Fifth Element	General Tudor	76
22	1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	Master Sergeant 3	64
23	2003	Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'	Self (archive footage)	76

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	The Professionals	Faroud	74
2	1978	Grange Hill	Mr. Green	65
3	1979	Shelley		77
4	1982	The Comic Strip Presents...	Admiral	74