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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-31 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As

Тим Мэтисон
Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Tim Matthieson
تیم متیسون

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.

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Acting

2023		Virgin River: The More The Merrier as Doc Mullins
2023		Virgin River: Father Christmas as Doc Mullins

2022

Quantum Leap as Neal Russell

2019		Fast & Furious Spy Racers as General Dudley (voice)
2019		Fast & Furious Spy Racers as General Dudley
2019		Virgin River as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins
2019		Evil as Edward Tragoren
2019		Child's Play as Henry Kaslan

2018		The Etruscan Smile as Weiss
2018		6 Balloons as Gary

2017		Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)
2017		Magical Christmas Ornaments as JP Presley
2017		The Good Fight as Tully Nelson

2016		Killing Reagan as Ronald Reagan
2016		This Is Us as Dave Malone

2015		Last Chance for Christmas as Reginald Buckley
2015		Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest as The President (voice)
2015		Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

2013

The Goldbergs as Eric

2011		Hart of Dixie as Dr. Brick Breeland
2011		No Strings Attached as Eli's Dad #2

2010

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Brad Chiles (voice)

2009		American Pie Presents: The Book of Love as Alumnus Guy #4
2009		White Collar as Edward Walker
2009		Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia as Dodd

2008		To Love and Die as James White
2008		To Love and Die
2008		Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Jarvis Kord (voice)
2008		Animal House: The Inside Story as Self

2007		Burn Notice as Larry Sizemore
2007		Redline as Jerry Brecken

2006		Shark
2006		Augusta, Gone as Ben Dudman

2005

Don't Come Knocking as Producer 1

2004		Justice League Unlimited as Maxwell Lord (voice)
2004		Judas as Pontius Pilate

2003		The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Al Dodge
2003		Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart as Andy Stewart

2002		Without a Trace as Aaron Morrison
2002		Breaking News as Bill Dunne
2002		National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Vance Wilder Sr.
2002		Mom's on Strike as Alan Harris

2001		Wolf Lake as Sheriff Matthew Donner
2001		Wolf Lake as Sheriff Jack Kohanek
2001		Second Honeymoon as George Weston

2000		Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John F. Kennedy
2000		Ed as Peter Evashavik
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Oliver Tate
2000		Sharing the Secret as John Moss
2000		Hell Swarm as Kirk Bluhdorn
2000		Navigating the Heart as John Daly
2000		Chump Change as Simon Sez Simone

1999		At the Mercy of a Stranger as John Davis
1999		The West Wing as John Hoynes
1999		Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? as Self
1999		The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1999		She's All That as Harlan Siler

1998		Catch Me If You Can as Norm
1998		The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Otter
1998		Forever Love as Alex Brooks
1998		The King of Queens as Dr. Faber
1998		A Very Unlucky Leprechaun as Howard Wilson
1998		Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families as Adolf Althoff

1997		Buried Alive II as Clint Goodman
1997		The Legend of Calamity Jane as John O'Rourke (voice)
1997		The New Batman Adventures as Michael Vreeland (voice)
1997		Sleeping with the Devil as Dick Strang

1996		A Holiday for Love as Jake Peterson
1996		Buried Secrets as Clay Roff
1996		A Very Brady Sequel as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas
1996		Midnight Heat as Tyler Grey
1996		An Unfinished Affair as Alex Connor
1996		Black Sheep as Al Donnelly

1995		Twilight Man as Jordan P. Cooper
1995		Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects as 4-DAC
1995		Fast Company as Det. Jack Matthews
1995		Cybill
1995		Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Detective McKinley

1994		While Justice Sleeps as Winfield 'Win' Cooke
1994		Target of Suspicion as Nick

1993		A Kiss to Die For as William Tauber
1993		Harmful Intent as Dr. Rhodes
1993		Shameful Secrets as Daniel
1993		Fallen Angels as Howard Hughes
1993		Dying to Love You as Roger Paulson
1993		Trial & Error as Peter Hudson
1993		Mood Indigo as Dr. Peter Hellman

1992		Batman: The Animated Series as Gil Mason (voice)
1992		Solar Crisis as Steve Kelso
1992		Quicksand: No Escape as Scott Reinhardt

1991		The Woman Who Sinned as Michael Robeson
1991		Charlie Hoover
1991		Sometimes They Come Back as Jim Norman
1991		Drop Dead Fred as Charles

1990		Joshua's Heart as Tom
1990		Buried Alive as Clint Goodman

1989		Little White Lies as Dr. Harry MacRae
1989		The Littlest Victims as Doctor James Oleske
1989		Speed Zone as Jack
1989		Nikki and Alexander as Alexanda

1988

Just in Time

1987		Bay Coven as Jerry Lebon
1987		Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Mike Byrd

1986

Blind Justice as Jim Anderson

1985		Fletch as Alan Stanwyk
1985		Obsessed with a Married Woman as Tony Hammond

1984		Impulse as Stuart
1984		Up the Creek as Bob McGraw
1984		The Best Legs in Eighth Grade as Mark Fisher
1984		The House of God as Roy Basch

1983		To Be or Not to Be as Lt. Andre Sobinski
1983		Listen to Your Heart as Josh Stern

1982		Nature as Narrator (voice)
1982		Tucker's Witch as Rick Tucker
1982		Bus Stop as Bo Decker
1982		A Little Sex as Michael Donovan

1979		1941 as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
1979		The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as Jeff Reed
1979		Dreamer as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham

1978		Animal House as Eric 'Otter' Stratton
1978		Almost Summer as Kevin Hawkins
1978		Confessions of the D.A. Man as Howard Goodman

1977		What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977		How the West Was Won as Curt Grayson
1977		Mary White as William L. White

1976		Battle of the Network Stars
1976		The War Widow as Amy's Husband (voice)
1976		The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 as Quentin Beaudine
1976		The Quest as Quentin Beaudine
1976		The Quest as Quentin Beaudine
1976		The Hemingway Play as Wemedge
1976		The Quest: The Longest Drive as Quentin Beaudine

1975		Three for the Road
1975		The Runaway Barge as Danny Worth
1975		The Last Day as Emmet Dalton

1974		Petrocelli as Mike Fisher
1974		Rhoda as Michael Stearns
1974		Remember When as Warren Thompson

1973		Magnum Force as Officer Phil Sweet
1973		The Magician as Jerry Purcell
1973		Police Story

1972

Kung Fu

1971		Lock, Stock and Barrel as Clarence Bridgeman
1971		Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Gerry Collier
1971		Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as John Peterson
1971		Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Zooie Palmer
1971		Hitched as Clare Bridgeman

1970

Night Gallery as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")

1969		Medical Center
1969		Room 222
1969		How to Commit Marriage as David Poe
1969		Trial Run as Delivery Person

1968		Here's Lucy as Peter
1968		Adam-12 as Leroy
1968		Hawaii Five-O as Brent Saunders
1968		Yours, Mine and Ours as Mike Beardsley

1967		Shazzan
1967		Young Samson & Goliath as Samson (voice)
1967		The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk as Joe Hardy
1967		Divorce American Style as Mark Harmon
1967		Ironside

1966		Space Ghost and Dino Boy as Jace (voice)
1966		Summer Fun

1964

Jonny Quest as Jonny Quest (voice)

1963

The Farmer's Daughter as Jimmy

1962

The Virginian as Jim Horn

1961		The Alvin Show
1961		Window on Main Street
1961		Ripcord as David

1960

My Three Sons

1959

Bonanza as Griff King

1957

Leave It to Beaver

Directing

2019

Virgin River as Director

2017

Taken as Director

2016

Lucifer as Director

2014

The Last Ship as Director

2013

Wild Card as Director

2011		Hart of Dixie as Director
2011		Person of Interest as Director
2011		Suits as Director
2011		Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Director

2010		Covert Affairs as Director
2010		Persons Unknown as Director
2010		The Good Guys as Director

2009		White Collar as Director
2009		Drop Dead Diva as Director
2009		Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia as Director

2008

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet as Director

2007		Bionic Woman as Director
2007		Dirty Sexy Money as Director
2007		Greek as Director
2007		Burn Notice as Director
2007		Traveler as Director

2006		Eureka as Director
2006		Psych as Director
2006		Augusta, Gone as Director

2005		Killer Instinct as Director
2005		Criminal Minds as Director
2005		E-Ring as Director
2005		Just Legal as Director
2005		Threshold as Director
2005		Numb3rs as Director

2003		Cold Case as Director
2003		Las Vegas as Director

2002		Without a Trace as Director
2002		The Twilight Zone as Director

2000		Ed as Director
2000		Hell Swarm as Director

1999		In the Company of Spies as Director
1999		Third Watch as Director
1999		The West Wing as Director

1997

Buried Alive II as Director

1995

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Director

1994

Breach of Conduct as Director

1982

St. Elsewhere as Director

Production

2006

Augusta, Gone as Executive Producer

1994

Breach of Conduct as Executive Producer

1989

Blind Fury as Producer