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Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson
Born: Dec 31, 1947 in Glendale, California
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '70s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: National Lampoon's Animal House, Fletch, To Be or Not to Be
First Major Screen Credit: Leave It to Beaver: Tell It to Ella (1962)
25 Videos for Tim Matheson
Redline (2007) Drop Dead Fred (1991) 1941 (1979)
Don't Come Knocking (2005) Quicksand: No Escape (1991) National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) Sometimes They Come Back (1991) National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003) Solar Crisis (1990) Mary White (1977)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) Speed Zone (1988) The Captive: The Longest Drive II (1976)
The Story of Us (1999) Fletch (1985) The Captive: The Longest Drive II (1976)
Black Sheep (1996) Impulse (1984) Magnum Force (1973)
Those Bedroom Eyes (1992) Up the Creek (1984) Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Trial and Error (1992)
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Biography:

As a child actor, Tim Matheson was billed under his fuller family name of Matthieson. His first weekly TV co-starring assignment was opposite Robert Young in the 1961 dramedy Window on Main Street. The young actor's voice became familiar to a generation of cartoon fans via his role as the title character in Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest.

The handsome Matheson appeared on-screen during his maturation years on such western series as The Virginian, Bonanza, and The Quest. He remained busy in films during this period, scoring his biggest 1970s success as party animal Otter in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).

Matheson also kept his hand in the voiceover business, providing the truculent mutterings of Blood the dog in Harlan Ellison's A Boy and His Dog (1975) and recording the narration for the 1985 revival of Disney's Fantasia. His adult TV appearances have included weekly stints on the TV series Tucker's Witch (1982), Just in Time, (1988) and Charlie Hoover (1991).

Turning to directing in 1985, Matheson has been active in episodic television, music videos and direct-to-cassette movies. In 1989, he became CEO of the National Lampoon Company, though he still manages to find time for the occasional acting assignment, appearing in everything from the theatrical feature Drop Dead Fred to the live-action prologue for one of the thrill rides at Disneyworld.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.