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Al Matthews
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American actor and singer (1942-2018)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Nels Irwin, Petitioner, v. United States. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' — Self (archive footage)2003
- Tomorrow Never Dies — Master Sergeant 31997
- The Fifth Element — General Tudor1997
- The Apocalypse Watch — Wesley Sorenson1997
- The Apocalypse Watch — Wesley Sorenson1997
- Soul Survivors — Grover Cleveland1995
- Stormy Monday — Radio DJ1988
- American Roulette — Morrisey1988
- Out of Order — U.S. DJ1988
- The American Way — Ben1987
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1991
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,693
- Total plays
- 9,447
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Al Matthews (Alexander Basil Matthews, Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 21, 1942 – September 22, 2018) was an American actor and singer based in Spain. In 1975 he scored a musical hit in the UK Singles Chart with "Fool", which reached number 16 in the fall of that year. He is best known for his appearance as Gunnery Sergeant Apone in the James Cameron film Aliens (1986). He reprised his role 27 years later, providing the voice of Apone for the video game Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013). <a hr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Matthews
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Orihuela
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Purple Heart
- Instrument
- voice
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Official website
- www.almatthews.co.uk
- Residence
- United Kingdom
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- date of birth
- 1942-11-21
- date of death
- 2018-09-22
- name in native language
- Al Matthews
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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