Place of Birth: Glendale, California, USA
Tim Matheson
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Crisis | Steve Kelso | 1992 |
| Magnum Force | Officer Phil Sweet | 1973 |
| Drop Dead Fred | Charles | 1991 |
| 1941 | Capt. Loomis Birkhead | 1979 |
| To Be or Not to Be | Lt. Andre Sobinski | 1983 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Jeff Reed | 1979 |
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Vance Wilder Sr. | 2002 |
| Animal House | Eric 'Otter' Stratton | 1978 |
| Fletch | Alan Stanwyk | 1985 |
| Sometimes They Come Back | Jim Norman | 1991 |
| Don't Come Knocking | Producer 1 | 2005 |
| Up the Creek | Bob McGraw | 1984 |
| Impulse | Stuart | 1984 |
| Black Sheep | Al Donnelly | 1996 |
| Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia | Dodd | 2009 |
| Buried Alive | Clint Goodman | 1990 |
| Redline | Jerry Brecken | 2007 |
| No Strings Attached | Eli's Dad #2 | 2011 |
| Augusta, Gone | Ben Dudman | 2006 |
| To Love and Die | James White | 2008 |
| The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Al Dodge | 2003 |
| A Holiday for Love | Jake Peterson | 1996 |
| Buried Alive II | Clint Goodman | 1997 |
| Shameful Secrets | Daniel | 1993 |
| The House of God | Roy Basch | 1984 |
| Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart | Andy Stewart | 2003 |
| Mom's on Strike | Alan Harris | 2002 |
| Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? | Self | 1999 |
| Remember When | Warren Thompson | 1974 |
| Chump Change | Simon Sez Simone | 2000 |
| Catch Me If You Can | Norm | 1998 |
| How to Commit Marriage | David Poe | 1969 |
| Midnight Heat | Tyler Grey | 1996 |
| Harmful Intent | Dr. Rhodes | 1993 |
| Bay Coven | Jerry Lebon | 1987 |
| A Kiss to Die For | William Tauber | 1993 |
| Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Detective McKinley | 1995 |
| Forever Love | Alex Brooks | 1998 |
| Quicksand: No Escape | Scott Reinhardt | 1992 |
| Twilight Man | Jordan P. Cooper | 1995 |
| Dreamer | Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham | 1979 |
| Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects | 4-DAC | 1995 |
| The Quest: The Longest Drive | Quentin Beaudine | 1976 |
| While Justice Sleeps | Winfield 'Win' Cooke | 1994 |
| Almost Summer | Kevin Hawkins | 1978 |
| Confessions of the D.A. Man | Howard Goodman | 1978 |
| Obsessed with a Married Woman | Tony Hammond | 1985 |
| Hitched | Clare Bridgeman | 1971 |
| Little White Lies | Dr. Harry MacRae | 1989 |
| An Unfinished Affair | Alex Connor | 1996 |
| Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Mike Byrd | 1987 |
| A Very Unlucky Leprechaun | Howard Wilson | 1998 |
| The Best Legs in Eighth Grade | Mark Fisher | 1984 |
| Sleeping with the Devil | Dick Strang | 1997 |
| Buried Secrets | Clay Roff | 1996 |
| A Very Brady Sequel | Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas | 1996 |
| The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 | Quentin Beaudine | 1976 |
| The Last Day | Emmet Dalton | 1975 |
| Virgin River: The More The Merrier | Doc Mullins | 2023 |
| Virgin River: Father Christmas | Doc Mullins | 2023 |
| Navigating the Heart | John Daly | 2000 |
| The Woman Who Sinned | Michael Robeson | 1991 |
| Dying to Love You | Roger Paulson | 1993 |
| Fast Company | Det. Jack Matthews | 1995 |
| Mood Indigo | Dr. Peter Hellman | 1993 |
| The Runaway Barge | Danny Worth | 1975 |
| Yours, Mine and Ours | Mike Beardsley | 1968 |
| Nikki and Alexander | Alexanda | 1989 |
| Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | John F. Kennedy | 2000 |
| Last Chance for Christmas | Reginald Buckley | 2015 |
| The Quest | Quentin Beaudine | 1976 |
| A Little Sex | Michael Donovan | 1982 |
| Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director / Producer | 2015 |
| Second Honeymoon | George Weston | 2001 |
| Killing Reagan | Ronald Reagan | 2016 |
| The War Widow | Amy's Husband (voice) | 1976 |
| Judas | Pontius Pilate | 2004 |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Old Man Vreeke (uncredited) | 2017 |
| She's All That | Harlan Siler | 1999 |
| Magical Christmas Ornaments | JP Presley | 2017 |
| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | The President (voice) | 2015 |
| The Littlest Victims | Doctor James Oleske | 1989 |
| 6 Balloons | Gary | 2018 |
| Listen to Your Heart | Josh Stern | 1983 |
| Sharing the Secret | John Moss | 2000 |
| The Etruscan Smile | Weiss | 2018 |
| Speed Zone | Jack | 1989 |
| Mary White | William L. White | 1977 |
| Blind Justice | Jim Anderson | 1986 |
| Hell Swarm | Kirk Bluhdorn | 2000 |
| Joshua's Heart | Tom | 1990 |
| Child's Play | Henry Kaslan | 2019 |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families | Adolf Althoff | 1998 |
| Lock, Stock and Barrel | Clarence Bridgeman | 1971 |
| Target of Suspicion | Nick | 1994 |
| The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Otter | 1998 |
| At the Mercy of a Stranger | John Davis | 1999 |
| Bus Stop | Bo Decker | 1982 |
| Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | 2008 |
| The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | Joe Hardy | 1967 |
| American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Alumnus Guy #4 | 2009 |
| Divorce American Style | Mark Harmon | 1967 |
| The Hemingway Play | Wemedge | 1976 |
| Trial & Error | Peter Hudson | 1993 |
| Trial Run | Delivery Person | 1969 |
| Trial and Error | Peter Hudson | 1993 |
| Talker | Ronald Reagan | 2011 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Jonny Quest | Jonny Quest (voice) | 1964 |
| Shark | 2006 | |
| Here's Lucy | Peter | 1968 |
| Rhoda | Michael Stearns | 1974 |
| Kung Fu | Lt. Bill Wyland | 1972 |
| My Three Sons | 1960 | |
| The Alvin Show | 1961 | |
| Ed | Peter Evashavik | 2000 |
| Cybill | 1995 | |
| Space Ghost and Dino Boy | Jace (voice) | 1966 |
| Room 222 | 1969 | |
| Medical Center | 1969 | |
| The King of Queens | Dr. Faber | 1998 |
| Night Gallery | Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads") | 1970 |
| The New Batman Adventures | Michael Vreeland (voice) | 1997 |
| Adam-12 | Leroy | 1968 |
| Tucker's Witch | Rick Tucker | 1982 |
| Fallen Angels | Howard Hughes | 1993 |
| Ironside | 1967 | |
| Leave It to Beaver | 1957 | |
| To Love and Die | 2008 | |
| Window on Main Street | 1961 | |
| The Quest | Quentin Beaudine | 1976 |
| Battle of the Network Stars | 1976 | |
| Police Story | 1973 | |
| Young Samson & Goliath | Samson (voice) | 1967 |
| Wolf Lake | Sheriff Matthew Donner | 2001 |
| Shazzan | 1967 | |
| Breaking News | Bill Dunne | 2002 |
| Nature | Narrator (voice) | 1982 |
| Summer Fun | 1966 | |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self | 1999 |
| Just in Time | 1988 | |
| Three for the Road | 1975 | |
| What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | 1977 | |
| Charlie Hoover | 1991 | |
| Hart of Dixie | Dr. Brick Breeland | 2011 |
| Justice League Unlimited | Maxwell Lord (voice) | 2004 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Oliver Tate | 2000 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Jimmy | 1963 |
| Ripcord | David | 1961 |
| White Collar | Edward Walker | 2009 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Gil Mason (voice) | 1992 |
| The Magician | Jerry Purcell | 1973 |
| Burn Notice | Larry Sizemore | 2007 |
| Evil | Edward Tragoren | 2019 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Brent Saunders | 1968 |
| The Legend of Calamity Jane | John O'Rourke (voice) | 1997 |
| Quantum Leap | Neal Russell | 2022 |
| The West Wing | John Hoynes | 1999 |
| The Good Fight | Tully Nelson | 2017 |
| Bonanza | Griff King | 1959 |
| Petrocelli | Mike Fisher | 1974 |
| Virgin River | Vernon 'Doc' Mullins | 2019 |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Gerry Collier | 1971 |
| Fast & Furious Spy Racers | General Dudley (voice) | 2019 |
| Fast & Furious Spy Racers | General Dudley | 2019 |
| This Is Us | Dave Malone | 2016 |
| The Goldbergs | Eric | 2013 |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | John Peterson | 1971 |
| Without a Trace | Aaron Morrison | 2002 |
| How the West Was Won | Curt Grayson | 1977 |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Brad Chiles (voice) | 2010 |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Jarvis Kord (voice) | 2008 |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Zooie Palmer | 1971 |
| The Virginian | Jim Horn | 1962 |
| Space Ghost & Dino Boy | Jace (Voice) | 1966 |
