Tim Matheson Biography (1947?-)

Full name, Timothy Lewis Mathieson; born December 31, 1947 (some sources cite1949), in Glendale, CA; married Jennifer Leak (an actress), 1969 (divorced,1971); married Megan Murphy (a ballet dancer), 1985; children: (second marriage) Molly Lewis, Emma Katherine, Cooper Timothy. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager:Beth Cannon, Envision Entertainment, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice performer, producer, director
Birth Details: December 31, 1947?; Glendale, California

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Tim Matthieson) Mark Harmon, Divorce, American Style, Columbia, 1967
(As Matthieson) Mike Beardsley, Yours, Mine and Ours (also known as His, Hers and Theirs), United Artists, 1968
David Poe, How to Commit Marriage, Cinerama, 1969
Officer Phil Sweet, Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
Quinton Bodeen, The Captive: The Longest Drive 2, 1976
Eric "Otter" Stratton, Animal House (also known as National Lampoon's Animal House), Universal, 1978
Kevin Hawkins, Almost Summer, Universal, 1978
Captain Loomis Birkhead, 1941, Universal, 1979
Title role, Dreamer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Private Jeff Reid, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1979
Michael Donovan, A Little Sex, Universal, 1982
Lieutenant Andre Sobinski, To Be or Not to Be, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Alan Stanwyck, Fletch, Universal, 1984
Bob McGraw, Up the Creek, Orion, 1984
Dr. Roy Basch, The House of God, United Artists, 1984
Stuart, Impulse, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Captain Braddock, Body Wars (short film), Walt Disney, 1989
Jack O'Neill, Speed Zone (also known as Cannonball Fever),Orion, 1989
Charles, Drop Dead Fred, New Line Cinema, 1991
Steve Kelso, Solar Crisis (also known as Crisis 2050, Starfire, and Kuraishisu niju-goju nen), Vidmark Entertainment, 1993
Tyler Grey, Midnight Heat, WarnerVision Entertainment, 1995
Al Donnelly, Black Sheep, Paramount, 1996
Roy Martin/Trevor Thomas, A Very Brady Sequel, Paramount, 1996
Howard Wilson, A Very Unlucky Leprechaun, Concorde, 1998
Harlan Siler, She's All That, Miramax, 1999
Marty, The Story of Us, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1999
Vance Wilder, Sr., Van Wilder (also known as Van Wilder: PartyLiaison, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, and Party Animals--wilder geht's nicht), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Simon Sez, Chump Change, Miramax, 2004
Film Work
(With Daniel Grodnick) Producer, Blind Fury, TriStar, 1990
Television Appearances
Series
Roddy Miller, Window on Main Street, CBS, 1961-1962
Voice of Sinbad, "Sinbad, Jr." segment, The Alvin Show (animated),CBS, 1961-1962
(As Tim Mathieson) Voice of Jonny Quest, Jonny Quest (animated; also known as The Adventures of Jonny Quest), ABC, 1964-1965, CBS, 1967-1970, ABC, 1970-1972, NBC, 1979-1981
(As Tim Matthieson) Voice of Jace, Space Ghost and Dino Boy (animated), CBS, 1966-1968, broadcast as Space Ghost/Frankenstein Jr. (animated), NBC, 1976-1977
Voice of Samson, Samson & Goliath (animated; also known as Young Samson & Goliath), NBC, 1967-1968
Jim Horn, The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1969-1970
Griff King, Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), NBC, 1972-1973
Quentin Beaudine, The Quest, NBC, 1976
Rick Tucker, Tucker's Witch, CBS, 1982-1983
Harry Stadlin, Just in Time (also known as It Had to Be You), ABC, 1988
Title role, Charlie Hoover, Fox, 1991-1992
Voice of Captain John O'Rourke, The Legend of Calamity Jane (animated), The WB, 1997
Vice president John Hoynes, a recurring role, The West Wing, NBC,1999-2000
Narrator, Commander-in-Chief, The Learning Channel, beginning 2000
Sheriff Matthew Donner, Wolf Lake, CBS, 2001, UPN, 2002
Bill Dunne, Breaking News, Bravo, 2002
Miniseries
Curt Grayson, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1978-1979
John F. Kennedy, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, CBS, 2000
(In archive footage) Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, ComedyCentral, 2004
Movies
Clarence Bridgeman, Lock, Stock and Barrel, NBC, 1971
Clarence Bridgeman, Hitched (also known as Westward the Wagon), NBC, 1973
Warren Thompson, Remember When, NBC, 1974
Danny Worth, The Runaway Barge (also known as River Bandits), NBC, 1975
Emmet Dalton, The Last Day, NBC, 1975
William L. White, Mary White, ABC, 1977
Josh Stern, Listen to Your Heart, CBS, 1983
Classmates, HBO, 1984
Tony Hammond, Obsessed with a Married Woman, ABC, 1985
Jim Anderson, Blind Justice, CBS, 1986
Jerry Lebon, Bay Coven (also known as Bay Cove, The Devils of Bay Cove, Eye of the Demon, and Strangers in Town), NBC, 1987
Mike Byrd, Warm Hearts, Cold Feet, CBS, 1987
Dr. Harry MacRae (some sources cite Harry McCall), Little White Lies, NBC, 1989
Dr. James Oleske, The Littlest Victims, 1989
Clint Goodman, Buried Alive, 1990
Tom, Joshua's Heart, NBC, 1990
Jim Norman, Sometimes They Come Back (also known as Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back"), CBS, 1991
Michael Robeson, The Woman Who Sinned, ABC, 1991
Scott Reinhardt, Quicksand: No Escape, USA Network, 1992
Daniel Walker-Tate, Shameful Secrets (also known as Going Underground), ABC, 1993
Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes, Harmful Intent (also known as Robin Cook's"Harmful Intent"), CBS, 1993
Dr. Peter Hellman, Relentless: Mind of a Killer (also known as Mood Indigo), NBC, 1993
Peter Hudson, Trial & Error, USA Network, 1993
Roger Paulson, Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), CBS, 1993
William Tauber, A Kiss to Die For (also known as Those BedroomEyes), NBC, 1993
Nick Matthews, Target of Suspicion (also known as Parfum de meurtre), USA Network, 1994
Winfield "Win" Cooke, While Justice Sleeps, NBC, 1994
Detective Jack Matthews, Fast Company, NBC, 1995
Detective McKinley, Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead, USA Network, 1995
Voice of 4-DAC, Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects (animated; also known as Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects), TNT, 1995
Alex Connor, An Unfinished Affair, 1996
Clay Roff, Buried Secrets (also known as Angel Girl and The Haunting of Annalisse), NBC, 1996
Jacob "Jake" Peterson, Christmas in My Hometown (also known as First Noel and A Holiday for Love), CBS, 1996
Jordan P. Cooper, Twilight Man (also known as Random Access), Starz!, 1996
Clint Goodman, Buried Alive II, USA Network, 1997
Dick Strang, Sleeping with the Devil, CBS, 1997

Adolph Althoff, "We Are Circus," Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families, Showtime, 1998
Alex Brooks, Forever Love, CBS, 1998
Norm, Catch Me If You Can (also known as Deadly Game, Hide and Seek, and Jeu mortel), Fox Family Channel, 1998
John Daly, Navigating the Heart, Lifetime, 1999
John Davis, At the Mercy of a Stranger, CBS, 1999
John Moss, Sharing the Secret, CBS, 2000
Kirk Bluhdorn, Hell Swarm, UPN, 2000
George Weston, Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2001
Alan Harris, Moms on Strike, ABC Family Channel, 2002
Adult Andy Stewart, Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (also known as Driven to Succeed), NBC, 2003
Al Dodge, The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay, The Hallmark Channel, 2003
Pontius Pilate, Judas (also known as Judas & Jesus), ABC, 2004
Specials
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars I, ABC, 1976
Beauregard "Beau" Decker, Bus Stop, HBO, 1982
Mark Fischer, The Best Legs in the Eighth Grade, HBO, 1984
Himself, The Making of "Up the Creek," 1984
Presenter, The Horror Hall of Fame, 1990
Himself, Stand-Up Comics Take a Stand!, The Family Channel, 1990
Himself, Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?, 1998
Himself, Telling the Story of Us, 1999
Himself, Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House, Spike TV, 2003
Himself, VH1 Goes inside Hot Movie Dancing, VH1, 2003
Seventh Annual Prism Awards, FX Network, 2003
Episodic
Alan Edgerton, "Tramp's First Bite," My Three Sons, ABC, 1962
Gibbs, "Chip's Last Fight," My Three Sons, ABC, 1962
Michael Harmon, "Tell It to Ella," Leave It to Beaver, ABC, 1962
(As Tim Matthieson) Michael Harmon, "The Clothing Drive," Leave It toBeaver, ABC, 1963
Wheels, "Windfall," My Three Sons, ABC, 1963
Larry, "Log 62: Grand Theft Horse," Adam-12, NBC, 1969
Henley, "Logoda's Heads," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
Miles Parker, "By Reason of Insanity," The Bold Ones: The Lawyers(also known as The Bold Ones), NBC, 1971
"Karen," Matt Lincoln, ABC, 1971
"The People vs. Slovick," The D.A., NBC, 1971
"Shadow of a Name," Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC, 1971
Chris, "Jesus B.C.," Insight, syndicated, 1972
Darryl Podell, "His Fiddlers Three," Ironside, NBC, 1972
Enders, "The Freak," Insight, syndicated, 1972
Peter Sullivan, "Kim Moves Out," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1972
"Father-in-Law," The Smith Family, ABC, 1972
Lieutenant Bill Wylund, "The Soldier," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
Sam Miller, "Impasse," Medical Center, CBS, 1973
"Why Is a Crooked Letter," Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC, 1973
Allen Rich, "Fingerprint," Police Story, NBC, 1974
Jerry Cates, "The Long Honeymoon," Room 222, ABC, 1974
Jerry Purcell, "The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow," The Magician, NBC, 1974
Teek Howell, "The Country Boy," Bracken's World, NBC, 1974
"A Killer with a Badge," Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC, 1974
Tom Amberling, "Match Point," Three for the Road, CBS, 1975
Michael Stearns, "A Federal Case," Rhoda, CBS, 1976
Mike Fisher, "Shadow of a Doubt," Petrocelli, NBC, 1976
Nick Pappas, "Thicker Than Blood," Jigsaw John, NBC, 1976
Voice of Leonard, "The War Widow," Visions (animated), PBS, 1976
"The Hemingway Play," Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS, 1976
Brent Saunders, "Deadly Doubles," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1977
Jay Miller, "Everybody's Girl," What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, NBC, 1977
Bud Warren, "Wolves in the Sheep Pen," Baa Baa, Black Sheep (alsoknown as Black Sheep Squadron), NBC, 1978
Jake Wellman, "The Dynamite Girl," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS,1985
Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
Mitch, "Get a Job," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990
Voice, The Legend of Prince Valiant (animated; also known as Prince Valiant), The Family Channel, 1991
Voice of district attorney Gil Mason, "Shadow of the Bat: Parts 1 & 2," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman), Fox, 1993
Howard Hughes, "Since I Don't Have You," Fallen Angels, Showtime,1995
Teddy, "Virgin, Mother, Crone," Cybill, CBS, 1995
Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Gilbert, Lifetime, 1998
Reverend Jeremiah Early, "Wages of Sin," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime,1998
Himself, John Belushi: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Voice of Michael Vreeland, "Chemistry," Batman: Gotham Knights (animated), The WB, 1998
Vice president John Hoynes, "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1," TheWest Wing, NBC, 2000
Vice president John Hoynes, "Bartlet for America," The West Wing,NBC, 2001
Vice president John Hoynes, "The Stackhouse Filibuster," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
Vice president John Hoynes, "War Crimes," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
Dr. Farber, "Two Thirty," The King of Queens, CBS, 2002
Vice president John Hoynes, "Stirred," The West Wing, NBC, 2002
Vice president John Hoynes, "Swiss Diplomacy," The West Wing, NBC,2002
Guest, E! News Live, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002, 2003
Dr. Aaron Morrison, "The Friendly Skies," Without a Trace, CBS, 2003
Peter Evashavik, "Blips," Ed (also known as Stuckeyville),NBC, 2003
Vice president John Hoynes, "Life on Mars," The West Wing, NBC, 2003
Vice president John Hoynes, "Full Disclosure," The West Wing, NBC,2004
Pilots
Thompson's Ghost, ABC, 1966
Joe Hardy, "The Mystery of the Chinese Junk," The Hardy Boys, NBC,1967
Weekend, NBC, 1967
Jim McGuire, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (also known as A Pattern of Morality), ABC, 1971
Quentin Beaudine, The Quest (also known as The Longest Drive and The Quest: The Longest Drive), NBC, 1976
Alexander "Alex" Bowman, Nikki & Alexander, NBC, 1989
Sheriff Jack Kohanek, Wolf Lake, CBS, 2001
Television Work
Series
(With others) Executive producer, Just in Time (also known as It Had to Be You), ABC, 1988
Producer, Cold Case, CBS, beginning 2004
Television Director
Movies
Breach of Conduct (also known as Tour of Duty), USA Network, 1994
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead, USA Network, 1995
Buried Alive II, USA Network, 1997
In the Company of Spies, Showtime, 1999
Hell Swarm, UPN, 2000
Television Producer
Movies
Executive producer, Breach of Conduct (also known as Tour of Duty), USA Network, 1994
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families, Showtime, 1998
Television Executive Producer
Specials
National Lampoon's Comedy Playoffs, Showtime, 1990
Television Director
Episodic
"Cramming," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984
"Copycat," Without a Trace, CBS, 2003
"Home for Christmas," Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC,2003
"Letting Go," Third Watch, NBC, 2003
"Payback," Third Watch, NBC, 2003
"Sunrise," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003
"In Plain View," Third Watch, NBC, 2004
"Legacy," Without a Trace, CBS, 2004
"The Lost Soul of Herman Lester," Cold Case, CBS, 2004
"The Season," Without a Trace, CBS, 2004
Also directed an episode of Threat Matrix, ABC.
Stage Appearances
Austin, True West, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1984
Appeared as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III in Love Letters, Los Angelesproduction; appeared in other stage productions, including Bus Stop.
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks; Narrator
I Wake Up Screaming, by Steve Fisher, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard,1991
The Christmas Train, by David Baldacci, Time Warner, 2003
No Way to Treat a First Lady, by Christopher Buckley, Random HouseAudio, 2003
Videos
Himself, The Making of "1941," 1996
Himself, The Yearbook: An "Animal House" Reunion, 1998
Dr. Eric "Otter" Stratton, Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update, Universal, 2003
Music Videos
"Forever Love," by Reba McEntire, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

New York Post, February 4, 1997
New York Times, January 26, 1979

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