Al Matthews (September 2 1944, Detroit, Michigan – October 6 2002, Spain) was an American actor. Over the course of his career, he played various roles.

Matthews played a Fire Chief in Superman III (1983), Sergeant A. Apone in Aliens (1986), General Tudor in The Fifth Element (1997), and Master Sergeant #3 in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). He died of cancer in Spain in 2002.

In real life, Matthews was a member of the United States Marine Corps. In fact, he was the first black Marine ever promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant while serving in the Vietnam War.

External link

• The IMDb entry on Matthews