 
    Tim Matheson
        1 FOLLOWER • 109 CREDITS • DEC 31, 1947 • 77
        
        
        
            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), 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
             
                        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hawaii Five-O
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madam Secretary
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Without a Trace
                    
                
                    
                         
                        This Is Us
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Entourage
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Police Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ironside
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Goldbergs
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Good Fight
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Burn Notice
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Quantum Leap
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bonanza
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Evil
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Medical Center
                    
                
                    
                         
                        White Collar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Night Gallery
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Petrocelli
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Magician
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The King of Queens
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Adam-12
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Rhoda
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Shark
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kung Fu
                    
                
                    
                         
                        What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        My Three Sons
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Justice League Unlimited
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cybill
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fast & Furious Spy Racers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The New Batman Adventures
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Batman: The Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Nature
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Batman: The Brave and the Bold
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Leave It to Beaver
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fallen Angels
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ed
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Shazzan
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Three for the Road
                    
                
                    
                         
                        No Strings Attached
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
                    
                
                    
                         
                        American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
                    
                
                    
                         
                        She's All That
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Virginian
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Very Brady Sequel
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Alvin Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        1941
                    
                
                    
                         
                        6 Balloons
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Virgin River
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Last Day
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hart of Dixie
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Child's Play
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Drop Dead Fred
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Redline
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The West Wing
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Wolf Lake
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Space Ghost and Dino Boy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Black Sheep
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Judas
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Magical Christmas Ornaments
                    
                
                    
                         
                        National Lampoon's Van Wilder
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Sharing the Secret
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fletch
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Quest
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Second Honeymoon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bus Stop
                    
                
                    
                         
                        At the Mercy of a Stranger
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Just in Time
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tucker's Witch
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jonny Quest
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Window on Main Street
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Up the Creek
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Young Samson & Goliath
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Sleeping with the Devil
                    
                
            Production Credits
             
                        The West Wing
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Drop Dead Diva
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
                    
                
                    
                         
                        E-Ring
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Last Ship
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Without a Trace
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Taken
                    
                
                    
                         
                        St. Elsewhere
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Persons Unknown
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Lucifer
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bionic Woman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Criminal Minds
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cold Case
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Traveler
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hart of Dixie
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Psych
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Eureka
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
                    
                
                    
                         
                        White Collar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Covert Affairs
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dirty Sexy Money
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Suits
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Burn Notice
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Las Vegas
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ed
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Virgin River
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Greek
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Twilight Zone
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Third Watch
                    
                
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