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Biography

Still best remembered as Eric "Otter" Stratton in the 1979 comedy movie "Animal House", Tim has come a long way since his first acting…more

Born

12/31/1947, Glendale, California, USA

Birth Name

Timothy Lewis Matthieson

Gender

Male

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Star (18)

Role
- Hart of Dixie
  Dr. Brick Breeland
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Big Day
    5/14/12
  - S 1: Ep 21 Disaster Drills & Departures
    5/7/12
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Race & The Relationship
    4/30/12
  - S 1: Ep 19 Destiny & Denial
    4/23/12
  - S 1: Ep 18 Bachelorettes & Bullets
    4/16/12
  - + 3 More Credits
- To Love and Die
  James White
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    12/30/08
- Breaking News
  Bill Dunne
  - S 1: Ep 13 Karma
    10/9/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 I24gate
    10/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Bad Water
    9/28/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Story Vanishes (a.k.a. Vanished)
    9/18/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 My Suspect Vinny
    9/11/02
  - + 8 More Credits
- Wolf Lake
  Sheriff Matthew Donner
  - S 1: Ep 9 If These Wolves Could Talk
    5/1/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Legend of Lost Lenore
    4/24/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 Leader of the Pack
    4/17/02
  - S 1: Ep 6 Four Feet Under
    4/10/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 Excitable Boy
    10/24/01
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Legend of Calamity Jane
  Capt. John O' Rourke (Voice)
  - S 1: Ep 13 Without a Vengeance
    6/26/98
  - S 1: Ep 12 I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
    6/19/98
  - S 1: Ep 11 Protege
    6/12/98
  - S 1: Ep 10 Dead, or Alive
    6/5/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 Waiting for the Calvary
    5/29/98
  - + 8 More Credits
- Charlie Hoover
  Charlie Hoover
  - S 1: Ep 7 Roll One For Ed
    12/29/91
  - S 1: Ep 6 Old Flame
    12/21/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 Out of the Frying Pan
    12/7/91
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mother-In-Law
    11/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Two For The Road
    11/23/91
  - + 2 More Credits
- Just in Time
  Harry Stadlin
  - S 1: Ep 6 Unnatural Phenomena, Supernatural Acts
    5/18/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Boys in the Boardroom
    5/4/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mixed Doubles
    4/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 3 2 Rms, No Vu
    4/20/88
  - S 1: Ep 2 All The Editor's Men
    4/13/88
  - + 1 More Credits
- Tucker's Witch
  Rick Tucker
  - S 1: Ep 12 Murder Is the Key
    7/9/83
  - S 1: Ep 11 Living and Presumed Dead
    5/5/83
  - S 1: Ep 10 Formula for Revenge
    4/28/83
  - S 1: Ep 9 Rock Is a Hard Place
    4/14/83
  - S 1: Ep 8 Psych-Out
    4/7/83
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Quest
  Quentin Beaudine
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Freight Train Rescue
    12/29/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Portrait Of A Gunfighter
    12/22/76
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Longest Drive (pt 2)
    12/8/76
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Longest Drive (pt 1)
    12/1/76
  - S 1: Ep 7 Welcome To America, Jade Snow
    11/24/76
  - + 11 More Credits
- Police Story
  Allen Rich
  - S 1: Ep 21 Fingerprint
    3/12/74
- Bonanza
  Griff King (1972-1973)
  - S 14: Ep 14 The Marriage of Theodora Duffy
    1/9/73
  - S 14: Ep 13 The Witness
    1/2/73
  - S 14: Ep 12 First Love
    12/26/72
  - S 14: Ep 11 The Bucket Dog
    12/19/72
  - S 14: Ep 10 The Sound of Sadness
    12/5/72
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Alvin Show
  Sinbad Jr.
  - S 1: Ep 1 Good Neighbor
- The Virginian
  Jim Horn [8]
  - S 8: Ep 14 Black Jade
    12/31/69
  - S 8: Ep 13 A Woman of Stone
    12/17/69
  - S 8: Ep 12 Journey to Scathelock
    12/10/69
  - S 8: Ep 11 A Touch of Hands
    12/3/69
  - S 8: Ep 10 Home to Methuselah
    11/26/69
  - + 19 More Credits
- The Space Ghost/Frankenstein Jr. Show
  Jace
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Council of Doom, Part 6: The Final Encounter
    9/23/67
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Council of Doom, Part 5: Two Faces of Doom
    9/23/67
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Council of Doom, Part 4: The Molten Monsters of Moltar
    9/16/67
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Council of Doom, Part 3: The Deadly Trap
    9/16/67
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Council of Doom, Part 2: Clutches of Creature King
    9/9/67
  - + 37 More Credits
- Space Ghost and Dino Boy
  Jace
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Council of Doom, Part Six: The Final Encounter
    9/23/67
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Council of Doom, Part Five: Two Faces of Doom
    9/23/67
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Council of Doom, Part Four: The Molten Monsters of Moltar
    9/16/67
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Council of Doom, Part Three: The Deadly Trap
    9/16/67
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Council of Doom, Part Two: Clutches of Creature King
    9/9/67
  - + 37 More Credits
- Sinbad Junior TV Cartoons
  Sinbad Jr.
  - S 1: Ep 86 Wicked Whirlpool
    5/21/66
  - S 1: Ep 85 Whale of a Tale
    5/14/66
  - S 1: Ep 84 Trap Happy Trapper
    5/7/66
  - S 1: Ep 83 Claim Jumpers
    4/23/66
  - S 1: Ep 82 Kangaroo Kaper
    4/16/66
  - + 81 More Credits
- Jonny Quest
  Jonny Quest
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Sea Haunt
    3/11/65
  - S 1: Ep 25 Monsters in the Monastery
    3/4/65
  - S 1: Ep 24 Terror Island
    2/25/65
  - S 1: Ep 23 The House of the Seven Gargoyles
    2/18/65
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Quetong Missile Mystery
    2/11/65
  - + 21 More Credits
- Window on Main Street
  Roddy Miller
  - S 1: Ep 3 Doctor to Town
    10/16/61
  - S 1: Ep 2 First Romance
    10/9/61
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Return (pilot)
    10/2/61
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Hart of Dixie
  Dr. Brick Breeland
  - S 1: Ep 13 Sweetie Pies & Sweaty Palms
    2/6/12
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hell's Belles
    1/23/12
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Pirate & The Practice
    11/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Undead & The Unsaid
    11/7/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 In Havoc and In Heat
    10/17/11
  - + 3 More Credits
- The West Wing
  John Hoynes
  - S 7: Ep 18 Requiem
    4/16/06
  - S 6: Ep 22 2162 Votes
    4/6/05
  - S 6: Ep 18 La Palabra
    3/9/05
  - S 6: Ep 15 Freedonia
    2/16/05
  - S 6: Ep 10 Faith Based Initiative
    1/5/05
  - + 14 More Credits
- Space-Stars
  Jace
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Sorceress
    9/12/81
Guest Star (65)

Role
- Burn Notice
  Larry Sizemore
  - S 5: Ep 12 Dead to Rights
    9/8/11
  - S 4: Ep 17 Out of the Fire
    12/16/10
  - S 3: Ep 13 Enemies Closer
    2/11/10
  - S 2: Ep 8 Double Booked
    9/11/08
- White Collar
  Edward Walker
  - S 2: Ep 1 Withdrawal
    7/13/10
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  Jarvis Kord
  - S 1: Ep 8 Fall of the Blue Beetle!
    1/23/09
- Entourage
  Steve Parles
  - S 5: Ep 4 Fire Sale
    9/28/08
- Shark
  Judge Andrew Bennett
  - S 1: Ep 15 Here Comes The Judge
    2/15/07
- Nature
  Narrator
  - S 24: Ep 4 Encountering Sea Monsters
    12/18/05
  - S 23: Ep 7 From Orphan to King
    2/13/05
- Justice League Unlimited
  Maxwell Lord
  - S 3: Ep 9 Ultimatum
    12/4/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 190 Tim Matheson and Nikki Schieler Ziering
    6/4/03
  - S 5: Ep 21 Tim Matheson, Megyn Price, and Paulina Rubio
    8/5/02
- Ed
  Peter Evashavik
  - S 3: Ep 15 Blips
    2/12/03
- Without a Trace
  Dr. Aaron Morrison
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Friendly Skies
    2/6/03
- The King of Queens
  Dr. Farber
  - S 4: Ep 24 Two Thirty
    5/20/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 149 Carrot Top, Tim Matheson, Lauren Kitchens, Jami Gertz
    4/19/02
- Batman Gotham Knights
  Michael Vreeland
  - S 2: Ep 8 Chemistry
    10/24/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 John Belushi
    5/31/98
- Dead Man's Gun
  Reverend Jeremiah Early
  - S 1: Ep 21 Wages of Sin
    2/18/98
- Cybill
  Teddy
  - S 1: Ep 1 Virgin, Mother, Crone
    1/2/95
- Fallen Angels
  Howard Hughes
  - S 1: Ep 6 Since I Don't Have You
    9/26/93
- Batman: The Animated Series
  D.A.Gil Mason
  - S 2: Ep 2 Shadow of the Bat (2)
    9/14/93
  - S 2: Ep 1 Shadow of the Bat (1)
    9/13/93
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 115 March 2, 1992
    3/2/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 167 May 1, 1991
    5/1/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 28: Ep 160 Show #4205
    8/9/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 212 November 20, 1989
    11/20/89
  - S 1: Ep 47 March 14, 1989
    3/14/89
- George Burns Comedy Week
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Dynamite Girl
    9/18/85
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 143 April 12, 1979
    4/12/79
  - S 5: Ep 65 December 14, 1978
    12/14/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 11 October 9-15, 1978 (2)
    10/9/78
  - S 11: Ep 29 December 13-17, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    12/13/76
  - S 11: Ep 5 September 20-24, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    9/20/76
- How the West Was Won
  Curt Grayson
  - S 2: Ep 8 4/9/78
    4/9/78
- How the West Was Won
  Curth Grayson
  - S 2: Ep 7 3/26/78
    3/26/78
- Black Sheep Squadron
  Bud Warren
  - S 2: Ep 4 Wolves in the Sheep Pen
    1/4/78
- What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
  Jay Millar
  - S 1: Ep 1 Everybody's Girl
    12/8/77
- Hawaii Five-O
  Brent Saunders
  - S 10: Ep 8 Deadly Doubles
    11/17/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 64 December 3, 1976
    12/3/76
- Battle of the Network Stars
  NBC Team
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    11/13/76
- Visions
  Leonard (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 2 The War Widow
    10/28/76
- Insight
  Chris
  - S 16: Ep 45 Jesus B.C.
    7/10/76
- Jigsaw John
  Nick Pappas
  - S 1: Ep 4 Thicker Than Blood
    2/23/76
- Rhoda
  Michael Sterns
  - S 2: Ep 20 A Federal Case
    2/2/76
- Three for the Road
  Tom Aberling
  - S 1: Ep 3 Match Point
    9/21/75
- Insight
  Jerry Slovak
  - S 14: Ep 31 Crunch on Spruce Street
    3/31/74
- The Magician
  Jerry Purcell
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow
    3/4/74
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  John
  - S 3: Ep 17 A Killer with a Badge
    2/9/74
- Kung Fu
  Lt. Wyland
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Soldier
    11/29/73
- Police Story
  Allen Rich
- Medical Center
  Sam Miller
  - S 5: Ep 4 Impasse
    10/1/73
- The Wide World Of Mystery
  Tommy
  - S 1: Ep 12 Night Life
    3/28/73
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Zooie
  - S 2: Ep 19 Why Is a Crooked Letter
    2/7/73
- Insight
  Guest Star
  - S 13: Ep 23 Truck Stop
    2/4/73
- The Smith Family
  Mark
  - S 2: Ep 24 Father-in-Law
    6/7/72
- Ironside
  Darryl Podell
  - S 5: Ep 23 His Fiddlers Three
    3/2/72
- Insight
  Enders
  - S 12: Ep 26 The Freak
    3/1/72
- Here's Lucy
  Peter Sullivan
  - S 4: Ep 20 Kim Moves Out
    1/24/72
- Night Gallery
  Henley
  - S 2: Ep 42 Logoda's Heads
    12/29/71
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  Miles Baker
  - S 3: Ep 5 By Reason Of Insanity
    11/28/71
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Gerry Collier
  - S 1: Ep 7 Shadow Of A Name
    10/28/71
- The D.A. (1971)
  Howard Goodman
  - S 1: Ep 6 The People vs. Slovik
    10/22/71
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Jim McGuire
  - S 1: Ep 0 A Pattern Of Morality
    9/12/71
- Room 222
  Jerry
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Long Honeymoon
    1/27/71
- Bracken's World
  Teek Howell
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Country Boy
    12/18/70
- Petrocelli
  Mike Fisher
  - S 2: Ep 21 Shadow of a Doubt
- The Virginian
  Jim Horn
  - S 8: Ep 5 The Family Man
    10/15/69
- Adam-12
  Leroy Samhill Rutherford
  - S 1: Ep 16 Log 62: Grand Theft Horse?
    1/18/69
- My Three Sons
  Wheels
  - S 4: Ep 14 Windfall
    12/19/63
- Leave It To Beaver
  Michael Harmon
  - S 6: Ep 38 The Clothing Drive
    6/13/63
  - S 6: Ep 7 Tell It to Ella
    11/8/62
- My Three Sons
  Gibbs
  - S 3: Ep 9 Chip's Last Fight
    11/15/62
- My Three Sons
  Alan Edgerton
  - S 3: Ep 3 Tramp's First Bite
    10/4/62
- Bonanza
  Griff King
Director (28)

Role
- Hart of Dixie
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Big Day
    5/14/12
  - S 1: Ep 17 Heart to Hart
    4/9/12
- Drop Dead Diva
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 8 He Said, She Said
    8/14/11
- Suits
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Play The Man
    8/4/11
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Time is Now
    5/4/11
- Covert Affairs
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/13/10
- White Collar
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 1 Withdrawal
    7/13/10
- Burn Notice
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 1 Friends And Enemies
    6/3/10
  - S 3: Ep 1 Friends and Family
    6/4/09
  - S 2: Ep 16 Lesser Evil
    3/5/09
  - S 2: Ep 8 Double Booked
    9/11/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 Broken Rules
    8/9/07
- The Good Guys
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    5/19/10
- Dirty Sexy Money
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Facts
    7/18/09
- Greek
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 21 Tailgate Expectations
    6/8/09
- Psych
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 12 Earth, Wind and… Wait for It
    1/23/09
  - S 2: Ep 2 Sixty Five Million Years Off
    7/20/07
  - S 1: Ep 11 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead
    2/2/07
- Criminal Minds
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 13 Bloodline
    1/21/09
  - S 2: Ep 5 Aftermath
    10/18/06
- Bionic Woman
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 Paradise Lost
    10/3/07
- Eureka
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 8 E=MC...?
    8/28/07
- Traveler
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Reunion
    7/11/07
- The West Wing
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Last Hurrah
    4/30/06
- E-Ring
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Cemetery Wind (1)
    11/2/05
- Threshold
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Shock
    10/7/05
- Las Vegas
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 2 Fake The Money And Run
    9/26/05
  - S 2: Ep 20 Hit Me!
    3/28/05
- Cold Case
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 17 Schadenfreude
    3/20/05
  - S 2: Ep 8 Red Glare
    11/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Badlands
    10/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Lost Soul of Herman Lester
    3/14/04
- Numb3rs
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Structural Corruption
    2/11/05
- Without a Trace
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Season
    5/6/04
  - S 2: Ep 18 Legacy
    3/11/04
  - S 2: Ep 5 Copycat
    10/30/03
- Third Watch
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 20 In Plain View
    4/23/04
  - S 5: Ep 7 Payback
    11/14/03
  - S 4: Ep 17 Letting Go
    3/17/03
- Ed
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 11 Home For Christmas
    12/17/03
- The Twilight Zone
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 43 Sunrise
    5/21/03
- St. Elsewhere
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 20 Cramming
    5/2/84
- Persons Unknown
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Seven Sacrifices
- Killer Instinct
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 13 Fifteen Minutes of Flame

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- Tim went in together with business partner Dan Grodnik and bought the National Lampoon magazine in 1989 and they were able to turn the failing magazine around and sell it in 1991.
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- Tim has been nominated for 2 Emmy Awards.
  2003 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999)
  2004 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999)
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- Tim was married to Jennifer Leak from 1968 to 1971 (divorce) and is now married to Megan Murphy Matheson with whom he has three kids, Molly, Emma, and Cooper.
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