The 'brains' and 'action' heavies who had meaty roles and lots of dialog ... and the players who were fathers, ranch owners, lawman, mayors, judges, lawyers, storekeepers, newspaper editors, wardens, etc.

(Courtesy of Les Adams)

Clipping on left is from the pressbook for STAGE TO MESA CITY (PRC, 1947), which starred Lash La Rue.

I have little biographical info on Carl Mathews other than the pressbook information above which denotes his Native American heritage.  He generally was relegated to henchie roles --- i.e., gang members --- but sometimes he had dialog. Les Adams has Mathews identified in about 165 films, of which 155 are westerns and 7 are serials. Mathews began his film work in the mid 1930s, and he was often doing stunts and doubling. He doubled Fred Scott in all of Scott's Spectrum films, and he also was Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's double in Republic's Three Mesquiteers and Monogram's Range Busters. When the B western faded, Mathews was another who worked on the small screen and and he appeared in 20 or more CISCO KID TVers.

You may want to go to the In Search Of ... webpage on the Old Corral. Then go to the link for the California Death Records at RootsWeb, and you'll find a record for: Carl Davis Mathews, born 2/19/1899 in Oklahoma, and he passed away on 5/3/1959. I'm assuming his family did not file a burial claim with Social Security since there is no corresponding record in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI).

  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Carl Mathews: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0558617/

(Courtesy of Les Adams) Above are a covey of familiar baddies in a lobby card from the Kane Richmond mountie film, SILENT CODE (International/Stage & Screen, 1935) --- from L-to-R are Carl Mathews, Pat Harmon, Barney Furey and the rotund Benny Corbett. (Courtesy of Les Adams) Ken Maynard has the drop on, from L-to-R standing, Carl Mathews (dark hat) and Sherry Tansey (light blue shirt), and kneeling is Dave O'Brien.  Lobby card from PHANTOM RANCHER (Colony, 1940). (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above from L-to-R are Carl Mathews, Kermit Maynard, Matty Roubert and Jack O'Shea in a scene from STARS OVER TEXAS (PRC, 1946) which starred Eddie Dean.  Les Adams adds: Matty was in a lot of Don Barry, Bob Steele and Lash LaRue films.  All four had something in common --- they were all short.  Which is why I think Roubert often doubled for all of them. Above from L-to-R are Jack Randall, Kenne Duncan, Glenn Strange, Jack Perrin and George Chesebro.  Carl Matthews is in back with the neckhold on Strange.  Scene from LAND OF THE SIX GUNS (Monogram, 1940), starring Jack Randall. Above, Range Buster John 'Dusty' King versus Carl Mathews who is sporting a moustache. Lobby card from TONTO BASIN OUTLAWS (Monogram, 1941). (Courtesy of Minard Coons) During the filming of the Range Busters adventure THE HAUNTED RANCH (Monogram, 1943), trio member Dave Sharpe got the call for WW2 duty. Rex Lease came in at about the mid-point of this film as the sub for Sharpe.  Above from L-to-R are: Bud Osborne, Carl Mathews, Glenn Strange, Budd Buster, Max Terhune and Rex Lease.