Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 31, 1947
Place of Birth:
Glendale, California, USA
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Tim Matheson
Biography
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth-talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House. His other well-known roles are as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins on Netflix's Virgin River, Henry Kaslan in the remake of Child's Play (2019), Dr. Brick Breeland on CW's Hart of Dixie, Vance Wilder Sr. in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, John Hoynes on West Wing, Al Donnelly in Black Sheep, Alan Stanwyk in Fletch, Officer Phil Sweet in Magnum Force, David Poe in How to Commit Marriage, Mike Beardsley in Yours, Mine & Ours (1968), and Mark Harmon in Divorce American Style.
He also voiced the cartoon character roles of Jonny Quest, Jace in Space Ghost and Dino Boy, and Samson in Young Samson & Goliath.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virgin River: The More The Merrier | Doc Mullins |
| 2023 | Virgin River: Father Christmas | Doc Mullins |
| 2019 | Child's Play | Henry Kaslan |
| 2018 | 6 Balloons | Gary |
| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile | Weiss |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Old Man Vreeke (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Magical Christmas Ornaments | JP Presley |
| 2016 | Killing Reagan | Ronald Reagan |
| 2015 | Last Chance for Christmas | Reginald Buckley |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director / Producer |
| 2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | The President (voice) |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Eli's Dad #2 |
| 2011 | Talker | Ronald Reagan |
| 2009 | Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia | Dodd |
| 2009 | American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Alumnus Guy #4 |
| 2008 | To Love and Die | James White |
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self |
| 2007 | Redline | Jerry Brecken |
| 2006 | Augusta, Gone | Ben Dudman |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Producer 1 |
| 2004 | Judas | Pontius Pilate |
| 2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Al Dodge |
| 2003 | Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart | Andy Stewart |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Vance Wilder Sr. |
| 2002 | Mom's on Strike | Alan Harris |
| 2001 | Second Honeymoon | George Weston |
| 2000 | Chump Change | Simon Sez Simone |
| 2000 | Navigating the Heart | John Daly |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | John F. Kennedy |
| 2000 | Sharing the Secret | John Moss |
| 2000 | Hell Swarm | Kirk Bluhdorn |
| 1999 | Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? | Self |
| 1999 | She's All That | Harlan Siler |
| 1999 | At the Mercy of a Stranger | John Davis |
| 1998 | Catch Me If You Can | Norm |
| 1998 | Forever Love | Alex Brooks |
| 1998 | A Very Unlucky Leprechaun | Howard Wilson |
| 1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families | Adolf Althoff |
| 1998 | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Otter |
| 1997 | Buried Alive II | Clint Goodman |
| 1997 | Sleeping with the Devil | Dick Strang |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Al Donnelly |
| 1996 | A Holiday for Love | Jake Peterson |
| 1996 | Midnight Heat | Tyler Grey |
| 1996 | An Unfinished Affair | Alex Connor |
| 1996 | Buried Secrets | Clay Roff |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas |
| 1995 | Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Detective McKinley |
| 1995 | Twilight Man | Jordan P. Cooper |
| 1995 | Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects | 4-DAC |
| 1995 | Fast Company | Det. Jack Matthews |
| 1994 | While Justice Sleeps | Winfield 'Win' Cooke |
| 1994 | Target of Suspicion | Nick |
| 1993 | Shameful Secrets | Daniel |
| 1993 | Harmful Intent | Dr. Rhodes |
| 1993 | A Kiss to Die For | William Tauber |
| 1993 | Dying to Love You | Roger Paulson |
| 1993 | Mood Indigo | Dr. Peter Hellman |
| 1993 | Trial & Error | Peter Hudson |
| 1993 | Trial and Error | Peter Hudson |
| 1992 | Solar Crisis | Steve Kelso |
| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Scott Reinhardt |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Charles |
| 1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | Jim Norman |
| 1991 | The Woman Who Sinned | Michael Robeson |
| 1990 | Buried Alive | Clint Goodman |
| 1990 | Joshua's Heart | Tom |
| 1989 | Little White Lies | Dr. Harry MacRae |
| 1989 | Nikki and Alexander | Alexanda |
| 1989 | The Littlest Victims | Doctor James Oleske |
| 1989 | Speed Zone | Jack |
| 1987 | Bay Coven | Jerry Lebon |
| 1987 | Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Mike Byrd |
| 1986 | Blind Justice | Jim Anderson |
| 1985 | Fletch | Alan Stanwyk |
| 1985 | Obsessed with a Married Woman | Tony Hammond |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Bob McGraw |
| 1984 | Impulse | Stuart |
| 1984 | The House of God | Roy Basch |
| 1984 | The Best Legs in Eighth Grade | Mark Fisher |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Lt. Andre Sobinski |
| 1983 | Listen to Your Heart | Josh Stern |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Michael Donovan |
| 1982 | Bus Stop | Bo Decker |
| 1979 | 1941 | Capt. Loomis Birkhead |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Jeff Reed |
| 1979 | Dreamer | Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham |
| 1978 | Animal House | Eric 'Otter' Stratton |
| 1978 | Almost Summer | Kevin Hawkins |
| 1978 | Confessions of the D.A. Man | Howard Goodman |
| 1977 | Mary White | William L. White |
| 1976 | The Quest: The Longest Drive | Quentin Beaudine |
| 1976 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 | Quentin Beaudine |
| 1976 | The Quest | Quentin Beaudine |
| 1976 | The War Widow | Amy's Husband (voice) |
| 1976 | The Hemingway Play | Wemedge |
| 1975 | The Last Day | Emmet Dalton |
| 1975 | The Runaway Barge | Danny Worth |
| 1974 | Remember When | Warren Thompson |
| 1973 | Magnum Force | Officer Phil Sweet |
| 1971 | Hitched | Clare Bridgeman |
| 1971 | Lock, Stock and Barrel | Clarence Bridgeman |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage | David Poe |
| 1969 | Trial Run | Delivery Person |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Mike Beardsley |
| 1967 | The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | Joe Hardy |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Mark Harmon |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Quantum Leap | Neal Russell |
| 2019 | Evil | Edward Tragoren |
| 2019 | Virgin River | Vernon 'Doc' Mullins |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | General Dudley (voice) |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | General Dudley |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Tully Nelson |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Dave Malone |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | Eric |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Dr. Brick Breeland |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Brad Chiles (voice) |
| 2009 | White Collar | Edward Walker |
| 2008 | To Love and Die | |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Jarvis Kord (voice) |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Larry Sizemore |
| 2006 | Shark | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Maxwell Lord (voice) |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Bill Dunne |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Aaron Morrison |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake | Sheriff Matthew Donner |
| 2000 | Ed | Peter Evashavik |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Oliver Tate |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self |
| 1999 | The West Wing | John Hoynes |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Dr. Faber |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Michael Vreeland (voice) |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | John O'Rourke (voice) |
| 1995 | Cybill | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Howard Hughes |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Gil Mason (voice) |
| 1991 | Charlie Hoover | |
| 1988 | Just in Time | |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | Rick Tucker |
| 1982 | Nature | Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Curt Grayson |
| 1976 | The Quest | Quentin Beaudine |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | |
| 1974 | Rhoda | Michael Stearns |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Mike Fisher |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | The Magician | Jerry Purcell |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Gerry Collier |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | John Peterson |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Zooie Palmer |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads") |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Peter |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Leroy |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Brent Saunders |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Young Samson & Goliath | Samson (voice) |
| 1967 | Shazzan | |
| 1966 | Space Ghost and Dino Boy | Jace (voice) |
| 1966 | Summer Fun | |
| 1966 | Space Ghost & Dino Boy | Jace (Voice) |
| 1964 | Jonny Quest | Jonny Quest (voice) |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter | Jimmy |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Jim Horn |
| 1961 | The Alvin Show | |
| 1961 | Window on Main Street | |
| 1961 | Ripcord | David |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Griff King |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver |