9-1-1: Nashville
2025 · TV Show
as Edward Raleigh
Tim Matheson
1947-12-31
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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
Quantum Leap
2022 · TV Show
as Neal Russell
Child's Play
2019 · Movie
as Henry Kaslan
Evil
2019 · TV Show
as Edward Tragoren
Virgin River
2019 · TV Show
as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
2019 · TV Show
as General Dudley (voice), General Dudley
6 Balloons
2018 · Movie
as Gary
The Etruscan Smile
2018 · Movie
as Weiss
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 · Movie
as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)
Magical Christmas Ornaments
2017 · Movie
as JP Presley
The Good Fight
2017 · TV Show
as Tully Nelson
Killing Reagan
2016 · Movie
as Ronald Reagan
This Is Us
2016 · TV Show
as Dave Malone
Last Chance for Christmas
2015 · Movie
as Reginald Buckley
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Movie
as Self - Actor / Director / Producer
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
2015 · Movie
as The President (voice)
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Fred Moran
The Affair
2014 · TV Show
as James
The Goldbergs
2013 · TV Show
as Eric
No Strings Attached
2011 · Movie
as Eli's Dad #2
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Talker
2011 · Movie
as Ronald Reagan
Hart of Dixie
2011 · TV Show
as Dr. Brick Breeland
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · TV Show
as Brad Chiles (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009 · Movie
as Dodd
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009 · Movie
as Alumnus Guy #4
White Collar
2009 · TV Show
as Edward Walker
To Love and Die
2008 · Movie
as James White
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Movie
as Self
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To Love and Die
2008 · TV Show
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008 · TV Show
as Jarvis Kord (voice)
Redline
2007 · Movie
as Jerry Brecken
Burn Notice
2007 · TV Show
as Larry Sizemore
Augusta, Gone
2006 · Movie
as Ben Dudman
Shark
2006 · TV Show
as Judge Andrew Bennett
Don't Come Knocking
2005 · Movie
as Producer 1
Judas
2004 · Movie
as Pontius Pilate
Justice League Unlimited
2004 · TV Show
as Maxwell Lord (voice)
Entourage
2004 · TV Show
as Steve Parls
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003 · Movie
as Al Dodge
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
2003 · Movie
as Andy Stewart
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Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003 · Movie
as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYN
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002 · Movie
as Vance Wilder Sr.
Mom's on Strike
2002 · Movie
as Alan Harris
Breaking News
2002 · TV Show
as Bill Dunne
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
as Aaron Morrison
Second Honeymoon
2001 · Movie
as George Weston
Wolf Lake
2001 · TV Show
as Sheriff Matthew Donner
Chump Change
2000 · Movie
as Simon Sez Simone
Navigating the Heart
2000 · Movie
as John Daly
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Movie
as John F. Kennedy
Sharing the Secret
2000 · Movie
as John Moss
Hell Swarm
2000 · Movie
as Kirk Bluhdorn
Ed
2000 · TV Show
as Peter Evashavik
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Oliver Tate
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · TV Show
as John F. Kennedy
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999 · Movie
as Self
She's All That
1999 · Movie
as Harlan Siler
At the Mercy of a Stranger
1999 · Movie
as John Davis
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · TV Show
as Self
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as John Hoynes
Catch Me If You Can
1998 · Movie
as Norm
Forever Love
1998 · Movie
as Alex Brooks
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
1998 · Movie
as Howard Wilson
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998 · Movie
as Adolf Althoff
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · Movie
as Self - Otter
The King of Queens
1998 · TV Show
as Dr. Faber
Buried Alive II
1997 · Movie
as Clint Goodman
Sleeping with the Devil
1997 · Movie
as Dick Strang
The New Batman Adventures
1997 · TV Show
as Michael Vreeland (voice)
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997 · TV Show
as John O'Rourke (voice)
Black Sheep
1996 · Movie
as Al Donnelly
A Holiday for Love
1996 · Movie
as Jake Peterson
Midnight Heat
1996 · Movie
as Tyler Grey
Twilight Man
1996 · Movie
as Jordan P. Cooper
An Unfinished Affair
1996 · Movie
as Alex Connor
Buried Secrets
1996 · Movie
as Clay Roff
A Very Brady Sequel
1996 · Movie
as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995 · Movie
as Detective McKinley
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
1995 · Movie
as 4-DAC (voice)
Fast Company
1995 · Movie
as Det. Jack Matthews
Cybill
1995 · TV Show
as Teddy
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While Justice Sleeps
1994 · Movie
as Winfield 'Win' Cooke
Target of Suspicion
1994 · Movie
as Nick
Shameful Secrets
1993 · Movie
as Daniel
Harmful Intent
1993 · Movie
as Dr. Rhodes
A Kiss to Die For
1993 · Movie
as William Tauber
Dying to Love You
1993 · Movie
as Roger Paulson
Mood Indigo
1993 · Movie
as Dr. Peter Hellman
Trial & Error
1993 · Movie
as Peter Hudson
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Trial and Error
1993 · Movie
as Peter Hudson
Fallen Angels
1993 · TV Show
as Howard Hughes
Solar Crisis
1992 · Movie
as Steve Kelso
Quicksand: No Escape
1992 · Movie
as Scott Reinhardt
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · TV Show
as Gil Mason (voice)
Drop Dead Fred
1991 · Movie
as Charles
Sometimes They Come Back
1991 · Movie
as Jim Norman
The Woman Who Sinned
1991 · Movie
as Michael Robeson
Charlie Hoover
1991 · TV Show
Buried Alive
1990 · Movie
as Clint Goodman
Joshua's Heart
1990 · Movie
as Tom
Little White Lies
1989 · Movie
as Dr. Harry MacRae
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Nikki and Alexander
1989 · Movie
as Alexanda
The Littlest Victims
1989 · Movie
as Doctor James Oleske
Speed Zone
1989 · Movie
as Jack
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Just in Time
1988 · TV Show
Bay Coven
1987 · Movie
as Jerry Lebon
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987 · Movie
as Mike Byrd
Blind Justice
1986 · Movie
as Jim Anderson
Fletch
1985 · Movie
as Alan Stanwyk
Obsessed with a Married Woman
1985 · Movie
as Tony Hammond
George Burns Comedy Week
1985 · TV Show
as Lt. Jake Wellman
Up the Creek
1984 · Movie
as Bob McGraw
Impulse
1984 · Movie
as Stuart
The House of God
1984 · Movie
as Roy Basch
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
1984 · Movie
as Mark Fisher
To Be or Not to Be
1983 · Movie
as Lt. Andre Sobinski
Listen to Your Heart
1983 · Movie
as Josh Stern
A Little Sex
1982 · Movie
as Michael Donovan
Bus Stop
1982 · Movie
as Bo Decker
Tucker's Witch
1982 · TV Show
as Rick Tucker
Nature
1982 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
1941
1979 · Movie
as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979 · Movie
as Jeff Reed
Dreamer
1979 · Movie
as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham
Animal House
1978 · Movie
as Eric 'Otter' Stratton
Almost Summer
1978 · Movie
as Kevin Hawkins
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978 · Movie
as Howard Goodman
Mary White
1977 · Movie
as William L. White
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977 · TV Show
How the West Was Won
1977 · TV Show
as Curt Grayson
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976 · Movie
as Quentin Beaudine
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976 · Movie
as Quentin Beaudine
The Quest
1976 · Movie
as Quentin Beaudine
The War Widow
1976 · Movie
as Amy's Husband (voice)
The Hemingway Play
1976 · Movie
as Wemedge
The Quest
1976 · TV Show
as Quentin Beaudine
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · TV Show
The Last Day
1975 · Movie
as Emmet Dalton
The Runaway Barge
1975 · Movie
as Danny Worth
Three for the Road
1975 · TV Show
Remember When
1974 · Movie
as Warren Thompson
Rhoda
1974 · TV Show
as Michael Stearns
Petrocelli
1974 · TV Show
as Mike Fisher
Magnum Force
1973 · Movie
as Officer Phil Sweet
Hitched
1973 · Movie
as Clare Bridgeman
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
The Magician
1973 · TV Show
as Jerry Purcell
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Lt. Bill Wyland
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971 · Movie
as Clarence Bridgeman
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · TV Show
as Gerry Collier, John Peterson, Zooie Palmer
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")
San Francisco International Airport
1970 · TV Show
as Danny Goodwin
How to Commit Marriage
1969 · Movie
as David Poe
Trial Run
1969 · Movie
as Delivery Person
Room 222
1969 · TV Show
Medical Center
1969 · TV Show
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968 · Movie
as Mike Beardsley
Here's Lucy
1968 · TV Show
as Peter
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Leroy
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Brent Saunders
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1967 · Movie
as Joe Hardy
Divorce American Style
1967 · Movie
as Mark
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Young Samson & Goliath
1967 · TV Show
as Samson (voice)
Shazzan
1967 · TV Show
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966 · TV Show
as Jace (voice)
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Summer Fun
1966 · TV Show
Space Ghost & Dino Boy
1966 · TV Show
as Jace (Voice)
Jonny Quest
1964 · TV Show
as Jonny Quest (voice)
The Farmer's Daughter
1963 · TV Show
as Jimmy
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Jim Horn
The Alvin Show
1961 · TV Show
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Window on Main Street
1961 · TV Show
Ripcord
1961 · TV Show
as David
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
as Griff King
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · TV Show
Crew Credits
Virgin River
2019 · TV Show
Director
Lucifer
2016 · TV Show
Director
The Last Ship
2014 · TV Show
Director
Wild Card
2013 · Movie
Director
Suits
2011 · TV Show
Director
Hart of Dixie
2011 · TV Show
Director
Person of Interest
2011 · TV Show
Director
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011 · TV Show
Director
Covert Affairs
2010 · TV Show
Director
The Good Guys
2010 · TV Show
Director
Persons Unknown
2010 · TV Show
Director
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009 · Movie
Director
White Collar
2009 · TV Show
Director
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · TV Show
Director
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
2008 · Movie
Director
Traveler
2007 · TV Show
Director
Greek
2007 · TV Show
Director
Bionic Woman
2007 · TV Show
Director
Burn Notice
2007 · TV Show
Director
Dirty Sexy Money
2007 · TV Show
Director
Augusta, Gone
2006 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
Psych
2006 · TV Show
Director
Eureka
2006 · TV Show
Director
Just Legal
2005 · TV Show
Director
Numb3rs
2005 · TV Show
Director
E-Ring
2005 · TV Show
Director
Killer Instinct
2005 · TV Show
Director
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
Director
Threshold
2005 · TV Show
Director
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
Director
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
Director
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
Director
The Twilight Zone
2002 · TV Show
Director
Hell Swarm
2000 · Movie
Director
Ed
2000 · TV Show
Director
In the Company of Spies
1999 · Movie
Director
Third Watch
1999 · TV Show
Director
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
Director
Buried Alive II
1997 · Movie
Director
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995 · Movie
Director
Breach of Conduct
1994 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
Blind Fury
1989 · Movie
Producer
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
Director
