
Tim Matheson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1947 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Glendale, California, USA
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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Filmography

9-1-1: Nashville
TV · as Edward Raleigh · 5 eps

Quantum Leap
TV · as Neal Russell · 1 ep

Child's Play
Movie · as Henry Kaslan

Evil
TV · as Edward Tragoren · 4 eps

Virgin River
TV · as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins · 42 eps

Fast & Furious Spy Racers
TV · as General Dudley (voice) · 3 eps

6 Balloons
Movie · as Gary

The Etruscan Smile
Movie · as Weiss

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie · as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)

Magical Christmas Ornaments
Movie · as JP Presley

The Good Fight
TV · as Tully Nelson · 4 eps

Killing Reagan
Movie · as Ronald Reagan

This Is Us
TV · as Dave Malone · 4 eps

Last Chance for Christmas
Movie · as Reginald Buckley

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie · as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
Movie · as The President (voice)

Madam Secretary
TV · as Fred Moran · 1 ep

The Affair
TV · as James · 2 eps

The Goldbergs
TV · as Eric · 1 ep

No Strings Attached
Movie · as Eli's Dad #2
Talker
Movie · as Ronald Reagan

Hart of Dixie
TV · as Dr. Brick Breeland · 70 eps

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV · as Brad Chiles (voice) · 13 eps

Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Movie · as Dodd

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Movie · as Alumnus Guy #4

White Collar
TV · as Edward Walker · 1 ep

To Love and Die
Movie · as James White

Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self
To Love and Die
TV · 1 ep

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · as Jarvis Kord (voice) · 1 ep

Redline
Movie · as Jerry Brecken

Burn Notice
TV · as Larry Sizemore · 5 eps

Augusta, Gone
Movie · as Ben Dudman

Shark
TV · as Judge Andrew Bennett · 1 ep

Don't Come Knocking
Movie · as Producer 1

Judas
Movie · as Pontius Pilate

Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Maxwell Lord (voice) · 1 ep

Entourage
TV · as Steve Parls · 1 ep

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Movie · as Al Dodge

Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
Movie · as Andy Stewart
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Movie · as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYN

National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Movie · as Vance Wilder Sr.

Mom's on Strike
Movie · as Alan Harris

Breaking News
TV · as Bill Dunne · 13 eps

Without a Trace
TV · as Aaron Morrison · 1 ep

Second Honeymoon
Movie · as George Weston

Wolf Lake
TV · as Sheriff Matthew Donner · 9 eps

Chump Change
Movie · as Simon Sez Simone

Navigating the Heart
Movie · as John Daly

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie · as John F. Kennedy

Sharing the Secret
Movie · as John Moss

Hell Swarm
Movie · as Kirk Bluhdorn

Ed
TV · as Peter Evashavik · 1 ep

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Oliver Tate · 2 eps

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV · as John F. Kennedy · 2 eps

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Movie · as Self

She's All That
Movie · as Harlan Siler

At the Mercy of a Stranger
Movie · as John Davis

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as John Hoynes · 19 eps

Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Norm

Forever Love
Movie · as Alex Brooks

A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
Movie · as Howard Wilson

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
Movie · as Adolf Althoff

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie · as Self - Otter

The King of Queens
TV · as Dr. Faber · 1 ep

Buried Alive II
Movie · as Clint Goodman

Sleeping with the Devil
Movie · as Dick Strang

The New Batman Adventures
TV · as Michael Vreeland (voice) · 1 ep

The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV · as John O'Rourke (voice) · 5 eps

Black Sheep
Movie · as Al Donnelly

A Holiday for Love
Movie · as Jake Peterson

Midnight Heat
Movie · as Tyler Grey

Twilight Man
Movie · as Jordan P. Cooper

An Unfinished Affair
Movie · as Alex Connor

Buried Secrets
Movie · as Clay Roff

A Very Brady Sequel
Movie · as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Movie · as Detective McKinley

Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
Movie · as 4-DAC (voice)

Fast Company
Movie · as Det. Jack Matthews

Cybill
TV · as Teddy · 1 ep
While Justice Sleeps
Movie · as Winfield 'Win' Cooke

Target of Suspicion
Movie · as Nick

Shameful Secrets
Movie · as Daniel

Harmful Intent
Movie · as Dr. Rhodes

A Kiss to Die For
Movie · as William Tauber

Dying to Love You
Movie · as Roger Paulson

Mood Indigo
Movie · as Dr. Peter Hellman

Trial & Error
Movie · as Peter Hudson
Trial and Error
Movie · as Peter Hudson

Fallen Angels
TV · as Howard Hughes · 1 ep

Solar Crisis
Movie · as Steve Kelso

Quicksand: No Escape
Movie · as Scott Reinhardt

Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Gil Mason (voice) · 2 eps

Drop Dead Fred
Movie · as Charles

Sometimes They Come Back
Movie · as Jim Norman

The Woman Who Sinned
Movie · as Michael Robeson

Charlie Hoover
TV · 7 eps

Buried Alive
Movie · as Clint Goodman

Joshua's Heart
Movie · as Tom

Little White Lies
Movie · as Dr. Harry MacRae
Nikki and Alexander
Movie · as Alexanda

The Littlest Victims
Movie · as Doctor James Oleske

Speed Zone
Movie · as Jack

Body Wars
Movie · as Captain Braddock
Just in Time
TV · 6 eps

Bay Coven
Movie · as Jerry Lebon

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Movie · as Mike Byrd

Blind Justice
Movie · as Jim Anderson

Fletch
Movie · as Alan Stanwyk

Obsessed with a Married Woman
Movie · as Tony Hammond

George Burns Comedy Week
TV · as Lt. Jake Wellman · 1 ep

Up the Creek
Movie · as Bob McGraw

Impulse
Movie · as Stuart

The House of God
Movie · as Roy Basch

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Movie · as Mark Fisher

To Be or Not to Be
Movie · as Lt. Andre Sobinski

Listen to Your Heart
Movie · as Josh Stern

A Little Sex
Movie · as Michael Donovan

Bus Stop
Movie · as Bo Decker

Tucker's Witch
TV · as Rick Tucker · 12 eps

Nature
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

1941
Movie · as Capt. Loomis Birkhead

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Movie · as Jeff Reed

Dreamer
Movie · as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham

Animal House
Movie · as Eric 'Otter' Stratton

Almost Summer
Movie · as Kevin Hawkins

Confessions of the D.A. Man
Movie · as Howard Goodman

Mary White
Movie · as William L. White

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV · 1 ep

How the West Was Won
TV · as Curt Grayson · 2 eps

The Quest: The Longest Drive
Movie · as Quentin Beaudine

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Movie · as Quentin Beaudine

The Quest
Movie · as Quentin Beaudine

The War Widow
Movie · as Amy's Husband (voice)

The Hemingway Play
Movie · as Wemedge

The Quest
TV · as Quentin Beaudine · 16 eps

Battle of the Network Stars
TV · 1 ep

The Last Day
Movie · as Emmet Dalton

The Runaway Barge
Movie · as Danny Worth

Three for the Road
TV · 1 ep

Remember When
Movie · as Warren Thompson

Rhoda
TV · as Michael Stearns · 1 ep

Petrocelli
TV · as Mike Fisher · 1 ep

Magnum Force
Movie · as Officer Phil Sweet

Hitched
Movie · as Clare Bridgeman

Police Story
TV · 1 ep

The Magician
TV · as Jerry Purcell · 1 ep

Kung Fu
TV · as Lt. Bill Wyland · 1 ep

Lock, Stock and Barrel
Movie · as Clarence Bridgeman

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Gerry Collier, John Peterson, Zooie Palmer · 1 ep

Night Gallery
TV · as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads") · 1 ep

San Francisco International Airport
TV · as Danny Goodwin · 1 ep

How to Commit Marriage
Movie · as David Poe

Trial Run
Movie · as Delivery Person

Room 222
TV · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · 1 ep

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Brent Saunders · 1 ep

Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie · as Mike Beardsley

Here's Lucy
TV · as Peter · 1 ep

Adam-12
TV · as Leroy · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
Movie · as Joe Hardy

Divorce American Style
Movie · as Mark

Ironside
TV · 1 ep

Young Samson & Goliath
TV · as Samson (voice) · 20 eps

Shazzan
TV · 1 ep

Space Ghost and Dino Boy
TV · as Jace (voice) · 60 eps
Summer Fun
TV · 1 ep

Space Ghost
TV · as Jace (Voice) · 20 eps

Jonny Quest
TV · as Jonny Quest (voice) · 26 eps

The Farmer's Daughter
TV · as Jimmy · 1 ep

The Virginian
TV · as Jim Horn · 24 eps

The Alvin Show
TV · 26 eps

Window on Main Street
TV · 16 eps

Ripcord
TV · as David · 1 ep

My Three Sons
TV · 3 eps

Bonanza
TV · as Griff King · 16 eps

Leave It to Beaver
TV · 2 eps











