What is Al Matthews?
'''Al Matthews''' (November 21, 1942 – September 22, 2018) was an American actor and singer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hallado muerto en Alicante Al Matthews, uno de los actores de 'Aliens. El regreso' |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/09/23/actualidad/1537736775_555714.html |access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref> He was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], but was based in [[Spain]]. Matthews was best known for his rolee as [[Gunnery Sergeant]] Apone in the [[James Cameron]] movie ''[[Aliens (movie)|Aliens]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129889/halo_science_101.php?print=1|title=Halo Science 101|date=2 May 2007}}</ref> Matthews was found dead on September 22, 2018 at his [[Orihuela]], Spain home, aged 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/09/24/inenglish/1537774571_931154.html|title=Actor Al Matthews, Apone in 'Aliens,' found dead in Spain|first=Rafa|last=Burgos|date=24 September 2018|via=elpais.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-matthews-dead-cigar-chomping-sgt-apone-aliens-dies-at-75-1146419|title=Al Matthews, Cigar-Chomping Sgt. Apone in 'Aliens,' Dies at 75|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0924/995759-aliens-star-al-matthews-dies-aged-75/|title=Aliens star Al Matthews dies, aged 75|date=24 September 2018|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20051124210439/http://www.almatthews.co.uk:80/}} * {{IMDb name|0559922}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Al}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American video game actors]] [[Category:Singers from New York City]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}