Tim Matheson

ActorDirectorProducer Dec 31 (age 78) Glendale, California, USA 1957–2025 (68 year career)

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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 Blac…

Known For

Film

Lucifer

Director

Film

Suits

Director

Film

Criminal Minds

Director

Film

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)

Film

Person of Interest

Director

Film

White Collar

Director

Film

Psych

Director

Film

No Strings Attached

Eli's Dad #2

Filmography

Acting (179)

Movies (106)

Child's Play

as Henry Kaslan

The Etruscan Smile

as Weiss

6 Balloons

as Gary

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)

6.8

Magical Christmas Ornaments

as JP Presley

Killing Reagan

as Ronald Reagan

Last Chance for Christmas

2015

as Reginald Buckley

5.9

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self - Actor / Director / Producer

6.6

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

2015

as The President (voice)

No Strings Attached

as Eli's Dad #2

Talker

as Ronald Reagan

Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia

2009

as Dodd

5.7

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

2009

as Alumnus Guy #4

5.3

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self

To Love and Die

as James White

Redline

as Jerry Brecken

Augusta, Gone

as Ben Dudman

Don't Come Knocking

as Producer 1

Judas

as Pontius Pilate

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYN

Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart

2003

as Andy Stewart

5.0

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

2003

as Al Dodge

5.8

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Vance Wilder Sr.

Mom's on Strike

as Alan Harris

Second Honeymoon

as George Weston

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

as John F. Kennedy

Sharing the Secret

as John Moss

Hell Swarm

as Kirk Bluhdorn

Navigating the Heart

as John Daly

Chump Change

as Simon Sez Simone

She's All That

as Harlan Siler

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

1999

as Self

6.0

At the Mercy of a Stranger

as John Davis

Forever Love

as Alex Brooks

A Very Unlucky Leprechaun

as Howard Wilson

Catch Me If You Can

as Norm

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

as Self - Otter

7.0

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families

1998

as Adolf Althoff

Sleeping with the Devil

as Dick Strang

Buried Alive II

as Clint Goodman

A Holiday for Love

as Jake Peterson

Midnight Heat

as Tyler Grey

Black Sheep

as Al Donnelly

A Very Brady Sequel

as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas

Buried Secrets

as Clay Roff

Twilight Man

as Jordan P. Cooper

An Unfinished Affair

as Alex Connor

Fast Company

as Det. Jack Matthews

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects

1995

as 4-DAC

8.5

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

1995

as Detective McKinley

6.0

While Justice Sleeps

1994

as Winfield 'Win' Cooke

5.0

Target of Suspicion

1994

as Nick

Mood Indigo

1993

as Dr. Peter Hellman

Dying to Love You

as Roger Paulson

Shameful Secrets

as Daniel

A Kiss to Die For

as William Tauber

Harmful Intent

as Dr. Rhodes

Trial and Error

1993

as Peter Hudson

Trial & Error

as Peter Hudson

Quicksand: No Escape

as Scott Reinhardt

Solar Crisis

as Steve Kelso

Drop Dead Fred

as Charles

Sometimes They Come Back

as Jim Norman

The Woman Who Sinned

as Michael Robeson

Buried Alive

as Clint Goodman

Joshua's Heart

as Tom

The Littlest Victims

as Doctor James Oleske

Speed Zone

as Jack

Little White Lies

as Dr. Harry MacRae

Nikki and Alexander

as Alexanda

Bay Coven

1987

as Jerry Lebon

4.0

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

1987

as Mike Byrd

4.7

Blind Justice

1986

as Jim Anderson

Fletch

1985

as Alan Stanwyk

6.7

Obsessed with a Married Woman

as Tony Hammond

Up the Creek

as Bob McGraw

Impulse

as Stuart

The House of God

as Roy Basch

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade

1984

as Mark Fisher

5.3

Listen to Your Heart

1983

as Josh Stern

To Be or Not to Be

1983

as Lt. Andre Sobinski

6.7

Bus Stop

1982

as Bo Decker

A Little Sex

1982

as Michael Donovan

2.9

1941

1979

as Capt. Loomis Birkhead

5.8

Dreamer

1979

as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham

5.3

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

as Jeff Reed

6.5

Animal House

1978

as Eric 'Otter' Stratton

7.0

Almost Summer

1978

as Kevin Hawkins

4.4

Confessions of the D.A. Man

1978

as Howard Goodman

Mary White

as William L. White

The Quest

as Quentin Beaudine

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

1976

as Quentin Beaudine

1.0

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976

as Quentin Beaudine

5.0

The Hemingway Play

1976

as Wemedge

The War Widow

1976

as Amy's Husband (voice)

The Last Day

as Emmet Dalton

The Runaway Barge

as Danny Worth

Remember When

1974

as Warren Thompson

Magnum Force

1973

as Officer Phil Sweet

7.1

Hitched

1973

as Clare Bridgeman

6.0

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971

as Clarence Bridgeman

Trial Run

1969

as Delivery Person

1.0

How to Commit Marriage

as David Poe

Yours, Mine and Ours

as Mike Beardsley

Divorce American Style

1967

as Mark Harmon

5.6

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

1967

as Joe Hardy

6.0

Television (73)

9-1-1: Nashville

as Edward Raleigh

Quantum Leap

as Neal Russell

Evil

as Edward Tragoren

Virgin River

as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins

7.9

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

2019

as General Dudley (voice)

The Good Fight

as Tully Nelson

This Is Us

as Dave Malone

Madam Secretary

as Fred Moran

The Affair

as James

The Goldbergs

as Eric

Hart of Dixie

as Dr. Brick Breeland

7.3

Hart of Dixie

2011

as Dr. Brick Breeland

7.3

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

2010

as Brad Chiles (voice)

8.2

White Collar

2009

as Edward Walker

8.2

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

as Jarvis Kord (voice)

To Love and Die

Burn Notice

as Larry Sizemore

Shark

as Judge Andrew Bennett

6.7

Entourage

2004

as Steve Parls

7.4

Justice League Unlimited

2004

as Maxwell Lord (voice)

Without a Trace

as Aaron Morrison

Breaking News

as Bill Dunne

Wolf Lake

as Sheriff Matthew Donner

7.7

Wolf Lake

2001

as Sheriff Jack Kohanek

7.7

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Oliver Tate

as Peter Evashavik

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as John F. Kennedy

The West Wing

as John Hoynes

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

The King of Queens

as Dr. Faber

The New Batman Adventures

1997

as Michael Vreeland (voice)

8.0

The Legend of Calamity Jane

1997

as John O'Rourke (voice)

Cybill

as Teddy

Fallen Angels

as Howard Hughes

Batman: The Animated Series

as Gil Mason (voice)

Charlie Hoover

Just in Time

George Burns Comedy Week

1985

as Lt. Jake Wellman

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Tucker's Witch

as Rick Tucker

How the West Was Won

as Curt Grayson

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977

4.5

Battle of the Network Stars

The Quest

as Quentin Beaudine

Three for the Road

Rhoda

as Michael Stearns

Petrocelli

as Mike Fisher

Police Story

The Magician

as Jerry Purcell

Kung Fu

as Lt. Bill Wyland

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Gerry Collier

6.3

Night Gallery

1970

as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")

7.8

San Francisco International Airport

1970

as Danny Goodwin

Medical Center

Room 222

Adam-12

as Leroy

Hawaii Five-O

as Brent Saunders

Here's Lucy

as Peter

Ironside

Shazzan

Young Samson & Goliath

1967

as Samson (voice)

5.8

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

1966

as Jace (voice)

7.5

Space Ghost & Dino Boy

1966

as Jace (Voice)

Summer Fun

1966

Jonny Quest

1964

as Jonny Quest (voice)

8.1

The Farmer's Daughter

as Jimmy

The Virginian

as Jim Horn

Ripcord

as David

The Alvin Show

Window on Main Street

My Three Sons

Bonanza

as Griff King

Leave It to Beaver

Crew (45)

Movies (12)

Wild Card

2013

Director

8.0

Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia

2009

Director

5.7

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

Director

Augusta, Gone

Director

Augusta, Gone

Executive Producer

Hell Swarm

Director

In the Company of Spies

Director

Buried Alive II

Director

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

Director

Breach of Conduct

Director

Breach of Conduct

Executive Producer

Blind Fury

Producer

Television (33)

Virgin River

Director

Lucifer

Director

The Last Ship

Director

Person of Interest

Director

Suits

Director

Hart of Dixie

Director

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Director

Covert Affairs

Director

The Good Guys

Director

Persons Unknown

Director

White Collar

Director

Drop Dead Diva

Director

Burn Notice

Director

Greek

Director

Bionic Woman

Director

Dirty Sexy Money

Director

Traveler

Director

Eureka

Director

Psych

Director

Criminal Minds

Director

Numb3rs

Director

E-Ring

Director

Threshold

Director

Killer Instinct

Director

Just Legal

Director

Cold Case

Director

Las Vegas

Director

Without a Trace

Director

The Twilight Zone

Director

Director

The West Wing

Director

Third Watch

Director

St. Elsewhere

Director