Tim Matheson

Not to be confused with Tim Mathieson.
Tim Matheson

Matheson at the ComicCon, July 22, 2010
Born Timothy Lewis Matthieson
(1947-12-31) December 31, 1947
Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Voice actor, Director, Producer
Years active 1961–present
Spouse(s) Jennifer Leak (1968–71)
Megan Murphy Matheson (1985–2010)

Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer.[1] He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of the smooth-talking Eric "Otter" Stratton in the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and of Vice President John Hoynes in the NBC drama The West Wing. He has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the animated series Jonny Quest.

Matheson plays President Ronald Reagan in a television film adaptation of 2015 novel Killing Reagan that premiered on October 16, 2016 on the National Geographic Channel.

Career

At age 13, Matheson appeared as Roddy Miller in Robert Young's CBS nostalgia comedy series Window on Main Street during the 1961–1962 television season. In 1964, he provided the voice of the lead character in the animated series Jonny Quest. He also supplied the voices of Sinbad Jr. the Sailor in the 1960s Hanna-Barbera animated series Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt[2] and Jace in the original animated series Space Ghost. In addition, 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.

Matheson as Jim Horn

In 1969, Matheson joined the cast of NBC's television western The Virginian in the eighth season as Jim Horn. He had a guest role in the 14th episode of the second season of Night Gallery, in the story "Logoda's Heads". In the final season of the television western Bonanza 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 tutelage. He portrayed a young motorcycle cop, Phil Sweet, in the film Magnum Force (1973). Matheson also appeared earlier in the CBS situation comedies My Three Sons and Leave It to Beaver. In 1975, he guest starred in CBS's short-lived family drama Three for the Road.

In 1976, Matheson appeared with Kurt Russell in the 15-episode NBC series The Quest, 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 National Lampoon's Animal House opposite John Belushi; the following year, he appeared opposite Belushi again in Steven Spielberg's 1941. Matheson starred in the comedy films Up the Creek (1984) and Fletch (1985).

Matheson appeared in the film To Be or Not to Be (1983) starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft.

Matheson and Catherine Hicks played Rick and Amanda Tucker, who operate a detective agency in Laurel Canyon in CBS' Tucker's Witch, which aired during the 1982–1983 season. In 1989, he starred in the short-lived sitcom Nikki and Alexander produced by Reinhold Weege.[3]

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.

Matheson had a recurring role as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing. His work on The West Wing earned him two Primetime Emmy award nominations.

In addition to playing Sheriff Matthew Donner in the short-lived Wolf Lake, he has directed episodes of Third Watch, Ed, The Twilight Zone, Cold Case, Without a Trace, The West Wing, Psych, The Good Guys, Shark, White Collar, Criminal Minds, Suits and Burn Notice (on which he also performed in a recurring role).

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. Matheson appeared in the movie Van Wilder (2002), playing the father of the title character, who was inspired by his own character in Animal House; Matheson's character even makes a veiled reference to the fun times he had had at Dartmouth, where the fraternity upon which Animal House is based is rumored to have "had a strong tradition of existence". He appeared in the auto-racing film Redline. He also appeared in a Volkswagen commercial in 2008.

In 2009, Matheson directed the pilot episode of Covert Affairs, premiered on USA Network in 2010. Matheson also directed the pilot episodes of The Good Guys (2010) for the Fox Network, Criminal Behavior (2011) for Lifetime, and "Wild Card" (2011) for USA Network. He played Dr. Brick Breeland on Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015.

Personal life

Matheson was born in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. In 2010, he was divorced from Megan Murphy Matheson after a 25-year marriage and three children. He was previously married to actress Jennifer Leak, whom he met on the set of Yours, Mine, and Ours. Matheson served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Divorce American Style Mark Harmon
1967 Mystery of the Chinese Junk, TheThe Mystery of the Chinese Junk Joe Hardy
1968 Yours, Mine and Ours Mike Beardsley
1969 How to Commit Marriage David Poe
1973 Magnum Force Phil Sweet
1978 National Lampoon's Animal House Eric 'Otter' Stratton
1978 Almost Summer Kevin Hawkins
1979 Dreamer Dreamer
1979 Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, TheThe Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Private Jeff Reed aka Captain Phillips
1979 1941 Captain Loomis Birkhead
1982 Little Sex, AA Little Sex Michael Donovan
1983 To Be or Not to Be Lieutenant Andre Sobinski
1984 House of God, TheThe House of God Roy Basch
1984 Up the Creek Bob McGraw
1984 Impulse Stuart
1985 Fletch Alan Stanwyck
1989 Speed Zone Jack O'Neill
1989 Body Wars Captain Braddock
1990 Solar Crisis Steve Kelso
1991 Drop Dead Fred Charles
1991 Sometimes They Come Back Jim Norman
1996 Black Sheep Al Donnelly
1996 Midnight Heat Tyler Grey
1996 Very Brady Sequel, AA Very Brady Sequel Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas
1998 Very Unlucky Leprechaun, AA Very Unlucky Leprechaun Howard Wilson
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families Adolf Althoff
1999 She's All That Harlan Siler
1999 Story of Us, TheThe Story of Us Marty
2000 Chump Change Simon 'Sez' Simone
2002 Van Wilder Vance Wilder Sr.
2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB / GYN
2005 Don't Come Knocking Producer 1
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Houston Capcom voice
2007 Redline Jerry Brecken
2009 Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Carl Dobbs Also director
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Alumnus Guy No. 4
2016 Killing Reagan Ronald Reagan[4] Television film
2017 6 Balloons In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1961–62 Window on Main Street Roddy Miller First acting role
1962–63 Leave It to Beaver Michael 'Mike' Harmon Season 6, Ep 7
1962–63 My Three Sons Alan Edgerton
1963 Ripcord David Season 2, Ep 7: "The Final Jump"
1964–65 Jonny Quest Jonny Quest voice
1965 Sinbad Jr. Sinbad Jr. voice
1965 O.K. Crackerby! Huntington Hawthorne
1966 Space Ghost Jace voice
1966 Thompson's Ghost Eddie Thompson
1967 Samson & Goliath Samson voice
1967 NBC Children's Theatre Randy
1969 Adam-12 Leroy
1969–70 Virginian, TheThe Virginian Jim Horn
1970 San Francisco International Airport SFX
1970 Bracken's World Teek Howell
1971 Matt Lincoln
1971 Room 222 Jerry Cates
1971 Hitched Clarence Bridgeman
1971 Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law Jim McGuire
1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel Clarence Bridgeman
1971 D.A., TheThe D.A. Howard Goodman
1971 Bold Ones: The Lawyers, TheThe Bold Ones: The Lawyers Miles Parker
1971 Night Gallery Henley
1972 Here's Lucy Peter Sullivan
1972 Ironside Darryl Podell
1972 The Smith Family Mark
1972–73 Bonanza Griff King
1972–78 Insight Chris
1973 Wide World Mystery Tommy
1973 Medical Center Sam Miller
1973 Kung Fu Lieutenant Bill Wyland Season 2, Episode 8 "The Soldier"
1974 Magician, TheThe Magician Jerry Purcell
1974 Police Story Allen Rich
1974 Remember When Warren Thompson
1975 Last Day, TheThe Last Day Emmet Dalton
1975 Runaway Barge, TheThe Runaway Barge Danny Worth
1975 Three for the Road Tom Aberling
1976 Rhoda Michael Stearns
1976 Jigsaw John Nick Pappas
1976 Petrocelli Mike Fisher
1976 Quest, TheThe Quest Quentin Beaudine
1976 War Widow, TheThe War Widow Amy's Husband voice
1976 Visions Leonard voice
1977 Hemingway Play, TheThe Hemingway Play Wemidge – Young Hemingway
1977 Hawaii Five-O Brent Saunders
1977 Mary White William L. White
1977 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Jay Miller
1978 Baa Baa Black Sheep Bud Warren
1978 How the West Was Won Curt Grayson
1982 Bus Stop Beauregard 'Beau' Decker
1982–83 Tucker's Witch Rick Tucker
1983 Listen to Your Heart Josh Stern
1984 Best Legs in the Eighth Grade, TheThe Best Legs in the Eighth Grade Mark Fisher
1984 St. Elsewhere Director
1985 Obsessed with a Married Woman Tony Hammond
1985 George Burns Comedy Week "The Girl With Something Extra"
1986 Blind Justice Jim Anderson
1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet Mike Byrd
1987 Bay Coven Jerry Lebon
1987 Trying Times Mitch
1988 Just in Time Harry Stadlin
1989 Nikki and Alexander Alexander[3]
1989 Littlest Victims, TheThe Littlest Victims Doctor James Oleske
1989 Little White Lies Dr. Harry McRae
1990 Buried Alive Clint Goodman
1990 Joshua's Heart Tom
1991 Sometimes They Come Back Jim Norman
1991 Woman Who Sinned, TheThe Woman Who Sinned Michael Robeson
1991 Charlie Hoover Charlie Hoover
1992 Quicksand: No Escape Scott Reinhardt
1993 Relentless: Mind of a Killer Dr. Peter Hellman
1993 Dying to Love You Roger Paulson
1993 Batman: the Animated Series D.A. Gil Mason Shadow of the Bat, parts 1 & 2
1993 Fallen Angels Howard Hughes
1993 Shameful Secrets Daniel
1993 Kiss to Die For, AA Kiss to Die For William Tauber
1993 Trial & Error Peter Hudson
1993 Harmful Intent Dr. Rhodes
1994 Breach of Conduct Director
1994 Target of Suspicion Nick
1994 While Justice Sleeps Winfield 'Win' Cooke
1995 Cybill Teddy
1995 Fast Company Detective Jack Matthews
1995 Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead Detective McKinley Also director
1995 Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects 4-Dac voice
1996 Unfinished Affair, AnAn Unfinished Affair Alex Connor
1996 Twilight Man Jordan P. Cooper
1996 Buried Secrets Clay Roff
1996 Christmas in My Hometown Jacob (Jake) Peterson Also known as Holiday For Love
1997 Legend of Calamity Jane, TheThe Legend of Calamity Jane Captain John O'Rourke
1997 Sleeping with the Devil Dick Strang
1997 Buried Alive II Clint Goodman Also director
1998 Dead Man's Gun Reverent Jeremiah Early
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families Adolf Althoff
1998 Forever Love Alex Brooks
1998 New Batman Adventures, TheThe New Batman Adventures Michael Vreeland
1998 Catch Me If You Can Norm
1999 At the Mercy of a Stranger John Davis
1999 In the Company of Spies Director
2000 Navigating the Heart John Daly
2000 Hell Swarm Kirk Bluhdorn Also director
2000 Sharing the Secret John Moss
2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis John F. Kennedy
2001 Second Honeymoon George
2001–02 Wolf Lake Sheriff Matthew Donner
2002 Mom's on Strike Alan Harris
2002 King of Queens, TheThe King of Queens Dr. Farber Saeson 4, Episode 24: "Two Thirty"
2002 Breaking News Bill Dunne
2003 Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart Andy Stewart
2003 King and Queen of Moonlight Bay, TheThe King and Queen of Moonlight Bay Al Dodge
2003 The Twilight Zone Director
2003 Threat Matrix Director
2003 Ed Peter Evashavik Also director
2003 Third Watch Director
2003 Without a Trace Dr. Aaron Morrison Also director
2004 Judas Pontius Pilate
2004 Justice League Unlimited Maxwell Lord Voice
2004 Cold Case Director
2005 Numbers Director
2005 Las Vegas Director
2005 Threshold Director
2005 E-Ring Director
2006 Prince, TheThe Prince Soloman
2006 Killer Instinct Director
2006 Augusta, Gone Ben Dudman Also director
2006 West Wing, TheThe West Wing Vice President John Hoynes Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2002–03)
Also director
2006 Just Legal Director
2006 Criminal Minds Director
2007 World According to Barnes, TheThe World According to Barnes
2007 Shark Judge Andrew Bennett
2007 Traveler Director
2007 Eureka Director
2007 Bionic Woman Director
2007 Psych Director
2007 Burn Notice Larry Sizemore Recurring role
Also director
2008 Entourage Steve Parles
2008 To Love and Die James White
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Director
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Jarvis Kord
2009 Body Politic Senator Webster
2009 Dirty Sexy Money Director
2009 Greek Director
2010 The Good Guys Director
2010 White Collar Edward Walker Also director
2010 Covert Affairs Director
2010 Persons Unknown Director
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Director
2011 Suits Director
2011 Criminal Behavior Director
2011 Drop Dead Diva Director
2012 Hart of Dixie Dr. Bertram "Brick" Breeland Recurring role episodes 1–14; regular role episodes 15-76
Also director
2012–2013 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Brad Chiles 13 Episodes
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Oliver Tate 2 Episodes
2014 Wild Card Director
2015 The Last Ship Director
2016 Lucifer Director
2016 Person of Interest Director

References

  1. "Tim Matheson". The New York Times.
  2. Sinbad Jr. Intro, YouTube
  3. 1 2 Bobbin, Jay (April 21, 1989). "Matheson in serious role". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, GA. Tribune Media Services. p. TV9. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  4. "Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon join Killing Reagan as Ronald and Nancy". Entertainment Weekly.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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