Tim Matheson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-31 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

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),...

Acting

1992

Solar Crisis

as Steve Kelso

1973

Magnum Force

as Officer Phil Sweet

1991

Drop Dead Fred

as Charles

1979

1941

as Capt. Loomis Birkhead

1983

To Be or Not to Be

as Lt. Andre Sobinski

2002

1978

Animal House

as Eric 'Otter' Stratton

1985

Fletch

as Alan Stanwyk

1991

2005

Don't Come Knocking

as Producer 1

1984

Up the Creek

as Bob McGraw

1984

Impulse

as Stuart

1996

Black Sheep

as Al Donnelly

1990

Buried Alive

as Clint Goodman

2007

Redline

as Jerry Brecken

2011

No Strings Attached

as Eli's Dad #2

2006

Augusta, Gone

as Ben Dudman

2008

To Love and Die

as James White

1996

A Holiday for Love

as Jake Peterson

1997

Buried Alive II

as Clint Goodman

1993

1984

The House of God

as Roy Basch

2002

Mom's on Strike

as Alan Harris

1974

Remember When

as Warren Thompson

2000

Chump Change

as Simon Sez Simone

1969

1996

Midnight Heat

as Tyler Grey

1993

Harmful Intent

as Dr. Rhodes

1987

Bay Coven

as Jerry Lebon

1993

A Kiss to Die For

as William Tauber

1995

1998

Forever Love

as Alex Brooks

1992

Quicksand: No Escape

as Scott Reinhardt

1995

Twilight Man

as Jordan P. Cooper

1979

Dreamer

as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham

1976

The Quest: The Longest Drive

as Quentin Beaudine

1994

While Justice Sleeps

as Winfield 'Win' Cooke

1978

Almost Summer

as Kevin Hawkins

1978

1971

Hitched

as Clare Bridgeman

1989

Little White Lies

as Dr. Harry MacRae

1996

An Unfinished Affair

as Alex Connor

1987

1998

1997

1996

Buried Secrets

as Clay Roff

1996

A Very Brady Sequel

as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas

1976

1975

The Last Day

as Emmet Dalton

2000

1991

The Woman Who Sinned

as Michael Robeson

1993

Dying to Love You

as Roger Paulson

1995

Fast Company

as Det. Jack Matthews

1993

Mood Indigo

as Dr. Peter Hellman

1975

The Runaway Barge

as Danny Worth

1968

Yours, Mine and Ours

as Mike Beardsley

1989

2000

2015

Last Chance for Christmas

as Reginald Buckley

1976

The Quest

as Quentin Beaudine

1982

A Little Sex

as Michael Donovan

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

2001

Second Honeymoon

as George Weston

2016

Killing Reagan

as Ronald Reagan

1976

The War Widow

as Amy's Husband (voice)

2004

Judas

as Pontius Pilate

2017

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)

1999

She's All That

as Harlan Siler

2015

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

as The President (voice)

1989

The Littlest Victims

as Doctor James Oleske

2018

6 Balloons

as Gary

1983

2000

Sharing the Secret

as John Moss

2018

1989

Speed Zone

as Jack

1977

Mary White

as William L. White

1986

Blind Justice

as Jim Anderson

2000

Hell Swarm

as Kirk Bluhdorn

1990

2019

Child's Play

as Henry Kaslan

1971

Lock, Stock and Barrel

as Clarence Bridgeman

1982

Bus Stop

as Bo Decker

1967

1976

1993

Trial & Error

as Peter Hudson

1969

Trial Run

as Delivery Person

1993

Trial and Error

as Peter Hudson

2011

Talker

as Ronald Reagan

Production

1989

Blind Fury

as Producer

2006

Augusta, Gone

as Director

1997

Buried Alive II

as Director

2000

Hell Swarm

as Director

2013

Wild Card

as Director

2006

Augusta, Gone

as Executive Producer

1994

1994

Breach of Conduct

as Executive Producer

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