Acting · Glendale, California, USA · Born December 31, 1947
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.
TV9-1-1: Nashville
2025
as Edward Raleigh
TVQuantum Leap
2022
as Neal Russell
TVFast & Furious Spy Racers
2019
as General Dudley (voice)
TVVirgin River
2019
as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins
TVEvil
2019
as Edward Tragoren
MovieChild's Play
2019
as Henry Kaslan
MovieThe Etruscan Smile
2018
as Weiss
Movie6 Balloons
2018
as Gary
MovieJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)
MovieMagical Christmas Ornaments
2017
as JP Presley
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Tully Nelson
MovieKilling Reagan
2016
as Ronald Reagan
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Dave Malone
MovieLast Chance for Christmas
2015
as Reginald Buckley
MovieTom and Jerry: Spy Quest
2015
as The President (voice)
MovieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor / Director / Producer
TVThe Affair
2014
as James
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Fred Moran
TVThe Goldbergs
2013
as Eric
TVHart of Dixie
2011
as Dr. Brick Breeland
Talker
2011
as Ronald Reagan
MovieNo Strings Attached
2011
as Eli's Dad #2
TVScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Brad Chiles (voice)
MovieAmerican Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Alumnus Guy #4
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Edward Walker
MovieBehind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009
as Dodd
MovieTo Love and Die
2008
as James White
To Love and Die
2008
TVBatman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Jarvis Kord (voice)
MovieAnimal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Larry Sizemore
MovieRedline
2007
as Jerry Brecken
TVShark
2006
as Judge Andrew Bennett
MovieAugusta, Gone
2006
as Ben Dudman
MovieDon't Come Knocking
2005
as Producer 1
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Maxwell Lord (voice)
TVEntourage
2004
as Steve Parls
MovieJudas
2004
as Pontius Pilate
MovieThe King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Al Dodge
MovieMartha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
2003
as Andy Stewart
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003
as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYN
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Aaron Morrison
TVBreaking News
2002
as Bill Dunne
MovieNational Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002
as Vance Wilder Sr.
MovieMom's on Strike
2002
as Alan Harris
TVWolf Lake
2001
as Sheriff Matthew Donner
MovieSecond Honeymoon
2001
as George Weston
TVJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as John F. Kennedy
MovieJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as John F. Kennedy
TVEd
2000
as Peter Evashavik
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Oliver Tate
MovieSharing the Secret
2000
as John Moss
MovieHell Swarm
2000
as Kirk Bluhdorn
MovieNavigating the Heart
2000
as John Daly
MovieChump Change
2000
as Simon Sez Simone
MovieAt the Mercy of a Stranger
1999
as John Davis
TVThe West Wing
1999
as John Hoynes
MovieSam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
MovieShe's All That
1999
as Harlan Siler
MovieCatch Me If You Can
1998
as Norm
MovieThe Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
as Self - Otter
MovieForever Love
1998
as Alex Brooks
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Dr. Faber
MovieA Very Unlucky Leprechaun
1998
as Howard Wilson
MovieRescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998
as Adolf Althoff
MovieBuried Alive II
1997
as Clint Goodman
TVThe Legend of Calamity Jane
1997
as John O'Rourke (voice)
TVThe New Batman Adventures
1997
as Michael Vreeland (voice)
MovieSleeping with the Devil
1997
as Dick Strang
MovieA Holiday for Love
1996
as Jake Peterson
MovieBuried Secrets
1996
as Clay Roff
MovieA Very Brady Sequel
1996
as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas
MovieTwilight Man
1996
as Jordan P. Cooper
MovieMidnight Heat
1996
as Tyler Grey
MovieAn Unfinished Affair
1996
as Alex Connor
MovieBlack Sheep
1996
as Al Donnelly
MovieJonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
1995
as 4-DAC
MovieFast Company
1995
as Det. Jack Matthews
TVCybill
1995
as Teddy
MovieTails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995
as Detective McKinley
While Justice Sleeps
1994
as Winfield 'Win' Cooke
MovieTarget of Suspicion
1994
as Nick
MovieA Kiss to Die For
1993
as William Tauber
MovieHarmful Intent
1993
as Dr. Rhodes
MovieShameful Secrets
1993
as Daniel
TVFallen Angels
1993
as Howard Hughes
MovieDying to Love You
1993
as Roger Paulson
MovieTrial & Error
1993
as Peter Hudson
Trial and Error
1993
as Peter Hudson
MovieMood Indigo
1993
as Dr. Peter Hellman
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Gil Mason (voice)
MovieSolar Crisis
1992
as Steve Kelso
MovieQuicksand: No Escape
1992
as Scott Reinhardt
MovieThe Woman Who Sinned
1991
as Michael Robeson
TVCharlie Hoover
1991
MovieSometimes They Come Back
1991
as Jim Norman
MovieDrop Dead Fred
1991
as Charles
MovieJoshua's Heart
1990
as Tom
MovieBuried Alive
1990
as Clint Goodman
MovieLittle White Lies
1989
as Dr. Harry MacRae
MovieThe Littlest Victims
1989
as Doctor James Oleske
MovieSpeed Zone
1989
as Jack
Nikki and Alexander
1989
as Alexanda
Just in Time
1988
MovieBay Coven
1987
as Jerry Lebon
MovieWarm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Mike Byrd
MovieBlind Justice
1986
as Jim Anderson
TVGeorge Burns Comedy Week
1985
as Lt. Jake Wellman
MovieFletch
1985
as Alan Stanwyk
MovieObsessed with a Married Woman
1985
as Tony Hammond
MovieImpulse
1984
as Stuart
MovieUp the Creek
1984
as Bob McGraw
MovieThe Best Legs in Eighth Grade
1984
as Mark Fisher
MovieThe House of God
1984
as Roy Basch
MovieTo Be or Not to Be
1983
as Lt. Andre Sobinski
MovieListen to Your Heart
1983
as Josh Stern
TVNature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
TVTucker's Witch
1982
as Rick Tucker
MovieBus Stop
1982
as Bo Decker
MovieA Little Sex
1982
as Michael Donovan
Movie1941
1979
as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
MovieThe Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Jeff Reed
MovieDreamer
1979
as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham
MovieAnimal House
1978
as Eric 'Otter' Stratton
MovieAlmost Summer
1978
as Kevin Hawkins
MovieConfessions of the D.A. Man
1978
as Howard Goodman
TVWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
MovieMary White
1977
as William L. White
TVHow the West Was Won
1977
as Curt Grayson
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
MovieThe War Widow
1976
as Amy's Husband (voice)
MovieThe Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976
as Quentin Beaudine
MovieThe Quest
1976
as Quentin Beaudine
TVThe Quest
1976
as Quentin Beaudine
MovieThe Hemingway Play
1976
as Wemedge
MovieThe Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Quentin Beaudine
TVThree for the Road
1975
MovieThe Runaway Barge
1975
as Danny Worth
MovieThe Last Day
1975
as Emmet Dalton
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Mike Fisher
TVRhoda
1974
as Michael Stearns
MovieRemember When
1974
as Warren Thompson
MovieMagnum Force
1973
as Officer Phil Sweet
TVThe Magician
1973
as Jerry Purcell
MovieHitched
1973
as Clare Bridgeman
TVPolice Story
1973
TVKung Fu
1972
as Lt. Bill Wyland
MovieLock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Clarence Bridgeman
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Gerry Collier
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")
TVSan Francisco International Airport
1970
as Danny Goodwin
TVMedical Center
1969
TVRoom 222
1969
MovieHow to Commit Marriage
1969
as David Poe
MovieTrial Run
1969
as Delivery Person
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Peter
TVAdam-12
1968
as Leroy
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Brent Saunders
MovieYours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Mike Beardsley
TVYoung Samson & Goliath
1967
as Samson (voice)
TVShazzan
1967
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1967
as Joe Hardy
MovieDivorce American Style
1967
as Mark
TVIronside
1967
TVSpace Ghost & Dino Boy
1966
as Jace (Voice)
TVSpace Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
as Jace (voice)
Summer Fun
1966
TVJonny Quest
1964
as Jonny Quest (voice)
TVThe Farmer's Daughter
1963
as Jimmy
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Jim Horn
TVThe Alvin Show
1961
Window on Main Street
1961
TVRipcord
1961
as David
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVBonanza
1959
as Griff King
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
