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Tim Matheson

Born 1947-12-31

📍 Glendale, California, USA

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.

Filmography 170

9-1-1: Nashville

as Edward Raleigh

as Neal Russell

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

as General Dudley (voice)

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

as General Dudley

as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins

as Edward Tragoren

as Henry Kaslan

The Etruscan Smile

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)

Magical Christmas Ornaments

as Tully Nelson

as Ronald Reagan

Last Chance for Christmas

as Reginald Buckley

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

as The President (voice)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

Madam Secretary

as Dr. Brick Breeland

No Strings Attached

as Eli's Dad #2

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Brad Chiles (voice)

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

as Alumnus Guy #4

as Edward Walker

Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia

To Love and Die

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Jarvis Kord (voice)

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Larry Sizemore

as Jerry Brecken

as Judge Andrew Bennett

Don't Come Knocking

Justice League Unlimited

as Maxwell Lord (voice)

as Pontius Pilate

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart

as Andy Stewart

Without a Trace

as Aaron Morrison

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Vance Wilder Sr.

Mom's on Strike

as Sheriff Matthew Donner

Second Honeymoon

as George Weston

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as John F. Kennedy

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as John F. Kennedy

as Peter Evashavik

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Sharing the Secret

as Kirk Bluhdorn

Navigating the Heart

as Simon Sez Simone

At the Mercy of a Stranger

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Harlan Siler

Catch Me If You Can

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as Self - Otter

The King of Queens

A Very Unlucky Leprechaun

as Howard Wilson

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families

as Adolf Althoff

Buried Alive II

as Clint Goodman

The Legend of Calamity Jane

as John O'Rourke (voice)

The New Batman Adventures

as Michael Vreeland (voice)

Sleeping with the Devil

A Holiday for Love

as Jake Peterson

A Very Brady Sequel

as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas

as Jordan P. Cooper

An Unfinished Affair

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects

as Det. Jack Matthews

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

as Detective McKinley

Target of Suspicion

A Kiss to Die For

as William Tauber

Shameful Secrets

as Howard Hughes

Dying to Love You

as Roger Paulson

as Peter Hudson

as Dr. Peter Hellman

Batman: The Animated Series

as Gil Mason (voice)

Quicksand: No Escape

as Scott Reinhardt

The Woman Who Sinned

as Michael Robeson

Sometimes They Come Back

as Clint Goodman

Little White Lies

as Dr. Harry MacRae

The Littlest Victims

as Doctor James Oleske

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

as Jim Anderson

George Burns Comedy Week

as Lt. Jake Wellman

as Alan Stanwyk

Obsessed with a Married Woman

as Tony Hammond

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade

The House of God

To Be or Not to Be

as Lt. Andre Sobinski

Listen to Your Heart

as Narrator (voice)

as Michael Donovan

as Capt. Loomis Birkhead

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham

as Eric 'Otter' Stratton

as Kevin Hawkins

Confessions of the D.A. Man

as Howard Goodman

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

as William L. White

How the West Was Won

as Curt Grayson

Battle of the Network Stars

as Amy's Husband (voice)

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

as Quentin Beaudine

as Quentin Beaudine

as Quentin Beaudine

The Hemingway Play

The Quest: The Longest Drive

as Quentin Beaudine

Three for the Road

The Runaway Barge

as Emmet Dalton

as Michael Stearns

as Warren Thompson

as Officer Phil Sweet

as Jerry Purcell

as Clare Bridgeman

as Lt. Bill Wyland

Lock, Stock and Barrel

as Clarence Bridgeman

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Gerry Collier

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as John Peterson

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Zooie Palmer

as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")

San Francisco International Airport

as Danny Goodwin

How to Commit Marriage

as Delivery Person

as Brent Saunders

Yours, Mine and Ours

as Mike Beardsley

Young Samson & Goliath

as Samson (voice)

Divorce American Style

Space Ghost & Dino Boy

as Jace (Voice)

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

as Jace (voice)

as Jonny Quest (voice)

The Farmer's Daughter

Leave It to Beaver