Tim Matheson

Acting

Tim Matheson

Born December 31, 1947Glendale, California, USA207 credits

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

9-1-1: Nashville
20259-1-1: Nashville
as Edward RaleighTV
Quantum Leap
2022Quantum Leap
as Neal RussellTV
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
2019Fast & Furious Spy Racers
as General Dudley (voice)TV
Virgin River
2019Virgin River
as Vernon 'Doc' MullinsTV
Evil
2019Evil
as Edward TragorenTV
Child's Play
2019Child's Play
as Henry KaslanMovie
6 Balloons
20186 Balloons
as GaryMovie
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)Movie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Tully NelsonTV
Killing Reagan
2016Killing Reagan
as Ronald ReaganMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is Us
as Dave MaloneTV
Lucifer
2016Lucifer
DirectorTV
Last Chance for Christmas
2015Last Chance for Christmas
as Reginald BuckleyMovie
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
2015Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
as The President (voice)Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director / ProducerMovie
The Affair
2014The Affair
as JamesTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretary
as Fred MoranTV
Wild Card
2013Wild Card
DirectorMovie
Hart of Dixie
2011Hart of Dixie
as Dr. Brick BreelandTV
T
2011Talker
as Ronald ReaganMovie
Suits
2011Suits
DirectorTV
No Strings Attached
2011No Strings Attached
as Eli's Dad #2Movie
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Brad Chiles (voice)TV
White Collar
2009White Collar
as Edward WalkerTV
To Love and Die
2008To Love and Die
as James WhiteMovie
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Jarvis Kord (voice)TV
Greek
2007Greek
DirectorTV
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as Larry SizemoreTV
Traveler
2007Traveler
DirectorTV
Redline
2007Redline
as Jerry BreckenMovie
Shark
2006Shark
as Judge Andrew BennettTV
Eureka
2006Eureka
DirectorTV
Psych
2006Psych
DirectorTV
Augusta, Gone
2006Augusta, Gone
as Ben DudmanMovie
E-Ring
2005E-Ring
DirectorTV
Just Legal
2005Just Legal
DirectorTV
Threshold
2005Threshold
DirectorTV
Don't Come Knocking
2005Don't Come Knocking
as Producer 1Movie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
DirectorTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Maxwell Lord (voice)TV
Entourage
2004Entourage
as Steve ParlsTV
Judas
2004Judas
as Pontius PilateMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
DirectorTV
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegas
DirectorTV
W
2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYNMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Aaron MorrisonTV
Breaking News
2002Breaking News
as Bill DunneTV
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Vance Wilder Sr.Movie
Mom's on Strike
2002Mom's on Strike
as Alan HarrisMovie
Wolf Lake
2001Wolf Lake
as Sheriff Matthew DonnerTV
Second Honeymoon
2001Second Honeymoon
as George WestonMovie
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as John F. KennedyMovie
Ed
2000Ed
as Peter EvashavikTV
Sharing the Secret
2000Sharing the Secret
as John MossMovie
Hell Swarm
2000Hell Swarm
as Kirk BluhdornMovie
Navigating the Heart
2000Navigating the Heart
as John DalyMovie
Chump Change
2000Chump Change
as Simon Sez SimoneMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watch
DirectorTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as John HoynesTV
She's All That
1999She's All That
as Harlan SilerMovie
Forever Love
1998Forever Love
as Alex BrooksMovie
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
1998A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
as Howard WilsonMovie
Buried Alive II
1997Buried Alive II
as Clint GoodmanMovie
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997The Legend of Calamity Jane
as John O'Rourke (voice)TV
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventures
as Michael Vreeland (voice)TV
Sleeping with the Devil
1997Sleeping with the Devil
as Dick StrangMovie
A Holiday for Love
1996A Holiday for Love
as Jake PetersonMovie
Buried Secrets
1996Buried Secrets
as Clay RoffMovie
A Very Brady Sequel
1996A Very Brady Sequel
as Roy Martin / Trevor ThomasMovie
Twilight Man
1996Twilight Man
as Jordan P. CooperMovie
Midnight Heat
1996Midnight Heat
as Tyler GreyMovie
An Unfinished Affair
1996An Unfinished Affair
as Alex ConnorMovie
Black Sheep
1996Black Sheep
as Al DonnellyMovie
Fast Company
1995Fast Company
as Det. Jack MatthewsMovie
Cybill
1995Cybill
as TeddyTV
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
as Detective McKinleyMovie
W
1994While Justice Sleeps
as Winfield 'Win' CookeMovie
A Kiss to Die For
1993A Kiss to Die For
as William TauberMovie
Harmful Intent
1993Harmful Intent
as Dr. RhodesMovie
Shameful Secrets
1993Shameful Secrets
as DanielMovie
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angels
as Howard HughesTV
Dying to Love You
1993Dying to Love You
as Roger PaulsonMovie
Trial & Error
1993Trial & Error
as Peter HudsonMovie
T
1993Trial and Error
as Peter HudsonMovie
Mood Indigo
1993Mood Indigo
as Dr. Peter HellmanMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Series
as Gil Mason (voice)TV
Solar Crisis
1992Solar Crisis
as Steve KelsoMovie
Quicksand: No Escape
1992Quicksand: No Escape
as Scott ReinhardtMovie
The Woman Who Sinned
1991The Woman Who Sinned
as Michael RobesonMovie
Drop Dead Fred
1991Drop Dead Fred
as CharlesMovie
Buried Alive
1990Buried Alive
as Clint GoodmanMovie
Little White Lies
1989Little White Lies
as Dr. Harry MacRaeMovie
The Littlest Victims
1989The Littlest Victims
as Doctor James OleskeMovie
Speed Zone
1989Speed Zone
as JackMovie
N
1989Nikki and Alexander
as AlexandaMovie
Bay Coven
1987Bay Coven
as Jerry LebonMovie
Blind Justice
1986Blind Justice
as Jim AndersonMovie
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy Week
as Lt. Jake WellmanTV
Fletch
1985Fletch
as Alan StanwykMovie
Impulse
1984Impulse
as StuartMovie
Up the Creek
1984Up the Creek
as Bob McGrawMovie
The House of God
1984The House of God
as Roy BaschMovie
To Be or Not to Be
1983To Be or Not to Be
as Lt. Andre SobinskiMovie
Listen to Your Heart
1983Listen to Your Heart
as Josh SternMovie
Nature
1982Nature
as Narrator (voice)TV
Tucker's Witch
1982Tucker's Witch
as Rick TuckerTV
Bus Stop
1982Bus Stop
as Bo DeckerMovie
A Little Sex
1982A Little Sex
as Michael DonovanMovie
1941
19791941
as Capt. Loomis BirkheadMovie
Dreamer
1979Dreamer
as Harold 'Dreamer' NuttinghamMovie
Animal House
1978Animal House
as Eric 'Otter' StrattonMovie
Almost Summer
1978Almost Summer
as Kevin HawkinsMovie
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978Confessions of the D.A. Man
as Howard GoodmanMovie
Mary White
1977Mary White
as William L. WhiteMovie
How the West Was Won
1977How the West Was Won
as Curt GraysonTV
The War Widow
1976The War Widow
as Amy's Husband (voice)Movie
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Quentin BeaudineMovie
The Quest
1976The Quest
as Quentin BeaudineMovie
The Quest
1976The Quest
as Quentin BeaudineTV
The Hemingway Play
1976The Hemingway Play
as WemedgeMovie
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Quentin BeaudineMovie
The Runaway Barge
1975The Runaway Barge
as Danny WorthMovie
The Last Day
1975The Last Day
as Emmet DaltonMovie
Petrocelli
1974Petrocelli
as Mike FisherTV
Rhoda
1974Rhoda
as Michael StearnsTV
Remember When
1974Remember When
as Warren ThompsonMovie
Magnum Force
1973Magnum Force
as Officer Phil SweetMovie
The Magician
1973The Magician
as Jerry PurcellTV
Hitched
1973Hitched
as Clare BridgemanMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fu
as Lt. Bill WylandTV
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Clarence BridgemanMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Gallery
as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")TV
Trial Run
1969Trial Run
as Delivery PersonMovie
Here's Lucy
1968Here's Lucy
as PeterTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as LeroyTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Brent SaundersTV
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968Yours, Mine and Ours
as Mike BeardsleyMovie
Young Samson & Goliath
1967Young Samson & Goliath
as Samson (voice)TV
Divorce American Style
1967Divorce American Style
as Mark HarmonMovie
Jonny Quest
1964Jonny Quest
as Jonny Quest (voice)TV
The Virginian
1962The Virginian
as Jim HornTV
Ripcord
1961Ripcord
as DavidTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Griff KingTV