Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

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Birthday: 
31 December 1947, Glendale, California, USA
Birth Name: 
Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Height: 
188 cm
Tim Matheson is an American actor, director and producer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking 'Eric "Otter" Stratton' in the 1978 comedy, Animal House (1978), but has had a variety of other well-known roles both before and since, including critical accolades for his playing "Vice President John Hoynes&... Show more »
Tim Matheson is an American actor, director and producer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking 'Eric "Otter" Stratton' in the 1978 comedy, Animal House (1978), but has had a variety of other well-known roles both before and since, including critical accolades for his playing "Vice President John Hoynes" on the television series, The West Wing (1999), which garnered him two Primetime Emmy award nominations for Best Guest Star in a Drama Series. From 2011 to 2015, Matheson starred as 'Dr. Brick Breeland' in The CW series, Hart of Dixie (2011), opposite Rachel Bilson. He has and continues to direct several episodes each season throughout the series. Not limited to "Hart of Dixie", Matheson has made a career of directing an array of episodic projects on some of television's most prominent shows, including "The Last Ship," "Burn Notice," "Criminal Minds," "Without a Trace," "Cold Case," "Numbers," "Drop Dead Diva," "Suits," "Eureka" and "White Collar," as well as pilots for Fox's "The Good Guys" and the USA Network successful original series "Covert Affairs." Beginning his career at the age of 13, Matheson appeared in Robert Young's CBS nostalgia comedy series, Window on Main Street (1961), during the 1961-1962 television season. In 1964, he provided the voice of the lead character in the cartoon program Jonny Quest (1964), as well as the voice of "Jace" in the original animated series, Space Ghost (1966). Additionally, he played the role of the oldest son, "Mike Beardsley", in the film Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), which starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. In 1969, Matheson joined the cast of NBC's western series, The Virginian (1962), in its eighth season, as "Jim Horn". During the final season of the television western Bonanza (1959) in 1972-1973, Matheson played "Griff King", a parolee who tries to reform his life as a worker at the Ponderosa Ranch under Ben Cartwright's watch. Following that, he portrayed young motorcycle cop "Phil Sweet", in the 1973 film, Magnum Force (1973). In the fall of 1976, Matheson was seen opposite Kurt Russell in the NBC series, The Quest (1976), the story of two young men in the American West seeking the whereabouts of their sister, a captive of the Cheyenne. In 1978, he co-starred in the acclaimed Animal House (1978), opposite John Belushi; the following year, he appeared alongside Belushi again in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979). Matheson and Catherine Hicks played "Rick Tucker" and "Amanda Tucker", who operate a detective agency in Laurel Canyon in CBS' Tucker's Witch (1982), which aired during the 1982-1983 season. He then appeared in the 1983 To Be or Not to Be (1983), starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft and went on to star in the 1984 comedy, Up the Creek (1984) and 1985's Fletch (1985). Matheson, along with business partner 'Dan Grodnik', bought National Lampoon in 1989, when the magazine was facing financial decline. They were unable to reverse the magazine fortunes, however, and sold it in 1991. In 1996, Matheson took on the role of a con man who claims to be Carol Brady's thought-to-be-dead husband in A Very Brady Sequel (1996). Matheson was seen opposite Ryan Reynolds in the feature comedy Van Wilder (2002) in 2002, playing the father of the title character, who was inspired by his own character in Animal House (1978), as a nod to the original film. He was born in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, and has three wonderful children from former wife, Megan Murphy Matheson. Show less «

Tim Matheson's FILMOGRAPHY

20/20 - Season 47

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Nature - Season 42

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Snowfall - Season 6

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Virgin River - Season 5

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20 20 - Season 46

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Nature - Season 41

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This Is Us - Season 6

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Snowfall - Season 5

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The Good Fight - season 6

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The Goldbergs - Season 10

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Evil - Season 3

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Virgin River - Season 4

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Snowfall - Season 4

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The Good Fight - Season 5

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The Goldbergs - Season 9

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Evil - Season 2

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Dinner: Impossible - Season 10

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Virgin River - Season 3

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Chasing Whiskey

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20/20 - Season 44

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Fast and Furious: Spy Racers - Season 5

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Fast and Furious: Spy Racers - Season 6

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Fast and Furious: Spy Racers - Season 4

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Tim Matheson'S roles

Jerry Brecken
Jerry Brecken
Harlan Siler
Harlan Siler
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Al Donnelly
Al Donnelly
Vance Wilder Sr.
Vance Wilder Sr.
Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Eric Stratton
Eric Stratton
Alan Stanwyk
Alan Stanwyk
Jim Norman
Jim Norman
Roy Martin
Roy Martin
Al Dodge
Al Dodge
Charles
Charles
Larry Sizemore
Larry Sizemore
Dr. Brick Breeland
Dr. Brick Breeland
Vice President John Hoynes
Vice President John Hoynes
Steve Parls
Steve Parls
Maxwell Lord
Maxwell Lord
Oliver Tate
Oliver Tate
Brad Chiles, Deputy, Evil Fred, Guard, Mr. Pomfrit
Brad Chiles, Deputy, Evil Fred, Guard, Mr. Pomfrit