Tim Matheson

{{Infobox person

| image = Tim Matheson Bonanza 1972.JPG

| caption = Matheson in a Bonanza publicity photo, 1972

| name = Tim Matheson

| birth_name = Timothy Lewis Matthieson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|12|31}}

| birth_place = Glendale, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| other names = Tim Matthieson (early credits)

| occupation = Actor, director

| years_active = 1961–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Jennifer Leak|1968|1971|end=div}}
{{marriage|Megan Murphy Matheson|1985|2010|end=div}}
{{marriage|Elizabeth Marighetto
|2018}}

}}

| children = 3|

}}

Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director.{{cite news| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/101693/Tim-Matheson/biography| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031041227/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/101693/Tim-Matheson/biography| url-status=dead| archive-date=2013-10-31| department=Movies & TV Dept.| newspaper=The New York Times| first=Hal| last=Erickson| author-link=Hal Erickson (author)| date=October 31, 2013| title=Tim Matheson}} Some of his best-known acting roles include the title character of the 1960s animated Jonny Quest TV series, Eric "Otter" Stratton in the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House, and the recurring role of Vice President John Hoynes in the 2000s NBC drama The West Wing, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Early life

Matheson was born in Glendale, California, the son of Clifford Matthieson, a training pilot, and Sally Matthieson.{{cite journal|url=https://people.com/archive/frat-and-happy-vol-57-no-19/| title=Frat and Happy| journal=People| first=Susan| last=Horsburgh| date=May 20, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622211407/https://people.com/archive/frat-and-happy-vol-57-no-19/ |archive-date=June 22, 2019}} Matheson served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Kari |date=July 25, 2022 |title='Animal House' Star Tim Matheson Talks Marine Corps Service |work=Military.com |url=https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2022/07/25/animal-house-star-tim-matheson-talks-marine-corps-service.html |access-date=July 26, 2022}}

Career

At age 13, Matheson appeared as Roddy Miller in Robert Young's CBS nostalgia comedy series Window on Main Street during the 1961–1962 television season. In the 1962–1963 season he appeared in two episodes of Leave It to Beaver, cast as Mike Harmon, a friend of Beaver’s.{{Cite book |last=Green |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OvPH-sYo_O8C&dq=%22Tim+Matheson%22+%22Leave+it+to+Beaver%22&pg=PA168 |title=A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971 |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5799-1 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Leiby |first1=Bruce R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IzOSCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Tim+Matheson%22+%22Leave+it+to+Beaver%22&pg=PA281 |title=A Reference Guide to Television's Bonanza: Episodes, Personnel and Broadcast History |last2=Leiby |first2=Linda F. |date=2015-09-15 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0075-8 |language=en}} In 1962, Matheson also appeared in the CBS situation comedy My Three Sons. In 1964, he provided the voice of the lead character in the animated series Jonny Quest. He also supplied the voices of Sinbad Jr. the Sailor in the 1960s Hanna-Barbera animated series Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt {{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_2QbRvM_o| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/B6_2QbRvM_o| archive-date=2021-11-07| url-status=live| title=Sinbad Jr. Intro, YouTube| website=YouTube| date=June 11, 2008}}{{cbignore}} and Jace in Space Ghost. He co-starred as Joe Hardy, opposite Richard Gates as Frank Hardy, in a 1967 pilot episode for what would have been a TV series called The Hardy Boys, based on the novel series of the same name, but the series was not picked up.{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufx0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA310 |first=Vincent |last=Terrace |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2018 |page=310 |isbn=978-1-4766-7206-9}}

He played the role of the oldest son, Mike Beardsley, in the film Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), which starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.

File:Tim Matheson The Virginian.jpg

In 1969, Matheson played a modern-day cowboy/horse thief named Leroy Samuel Rutherford in an episode of Adam-12. Also in 1969, he joined the cast of NBC's television Western The Virginian in the eighth season as Jim Horn. He had a guest role in the 14th episode of the second season of Night Gallery, in the story "Logoda's Heads". In the final season of the television Western Bonanza in 1972–1973, Matheson played Griff King, a parolee who tries to reform his life as a worker at the Ponderosa Ranch under Ben Cartwright's tutelage. He portrayed a corrupt motorcycle cop, Phil Sweet, who was part of a death squad with some other young cops in the film Magnum Force (1973). In 1975, he guest starred in CBS's short-lived family drama Three for the Road.

In 1976, Matheson appeared with Kurt Russell in the 15-episode NBC series The Quest. In 1978, he was part of the ensemble cast of National Lampoon's Animal House. The following year, he appeared with John Belushi again in Steven Spielberg's 1941. In 1980 he auditioned for the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, for which Harrison Ford won the part.

Matheson appeared in the film To Be or Not to Be (1983) starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. He and Catherine Hicks played Rick and Amanda Tucker, who operate a detective agency in Laurel Canyon in CBS' Tucker's Witch, which aired during the 1982–1983 season. Then Matheson starred in the comedy films Up the Creek (1984) and Fletch (1985). In 1989, he starred in the short-lived sitcom "Just in Time" produced by Warner Bros.

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Along with business partner Daniel Grodnik, he bought National Lampoon in 1989,{{cite news |last=Farhi |first=Paul |date=30 December 1988 |title=A Funny Twist for National Lampoon Inc. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1988/12/30/a-funny-twist-for-national-lampoon-inc/72c30398-da18-44ca-a5a6-a181b0bf90d0/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220201143828/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1988/12/30/a-funny-twist-for-national-lampoon-inc/72c30398-da18-44ca-a5a6-a181b0bf90d0/ |archive-date=1 February 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |author=Staff writer |date=17 March 1989 |title=An Actor Acquires Control of National Lampoon Inc. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/17/business/the-media-business-an-actor-acquires-control-of-national-lampoon-inc.html |work=The New York Times |at=sec.D, p.5}}{{cite news |last=Delugach |first=Al |date=17 March 1989 |title=Film Producers Matheson and Grodnik Buy Control of National Lampoon Inc. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-17-fi-1746-story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220201150154/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-17-fi-1746-story.html |archive-date=1 February 2022 |url-status=live |work=Los Angeles Times}} selling it in 1991.{{cite news |date=10 March 1990 |title=National Lampoon Acquisition Set |author=Staff writer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/10/business/company-news-national-lampoon-acquisition-set.html |newspaper=New York Times |at=sec.1, p.33}}{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/26/New-owner-takes-over-National-Lampoon/5107656913600/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220201185503/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/26/New-owner-takes-over-National-Lampoon/5107656913600/ |archive-date=1 February 2022 |url-status=live |title=New owner takes over National Lampoon |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=26 October 1990 |website=United Press International}}

He had a recurring role as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing. His work on The West Wing earned him two Primetime Emmy award nominations.{{Cite book |last=Weekly |first=Entertainment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q3r-DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22tim+matheson%22+%22The+West+Wing%22+%22emmy%22&pg=PT58 |title=Entertainment Weekly The West Wing |date=2020-09-11 |publisher=Time Home Entertainment |isbn=978-1-5478-5478-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Aaker |first=Everett |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXAkDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22tim+matheson%22+%22The+West+Wing%22+%22emmy%22&pg=RA1-PA1963 |title=Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary |date=2017-05-16 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2856-1 |language=en}}

He has directed episodes of Third Watch, Ed, The Twilight Zone, Cold Case, Without a Trace, The West Wing, Psych, The Good Guys, Shark, White Collar, Criminal Minds, Suits and Burn Notice (on which he also performed in a recurring role).

In 1996, Matheson took on the role of a con man who claims to be Carol Brady's thought-to-be-dead husband in A Very Brady Sequel. He appeared in the film Van Wilder (2002), playing the father of the title character, who was inspired by his own character in Animal House; Matheson's character even makes a veiled reference to the fun times he had had at Dartmouth, where the fraternity upon which Animal House is rumored to have "had a strong tradition of existence". He appeared in the auto-racing film Redline. He also appeared in a Volkswagen commercial in 2008.

In 2009, Matheson directed the pilot episode of Covert Affairs, premiered on USA Network in 2010. Matheson also directed the pilot episodes of The Good Guys (2010) for the Fox Network, Criminal Behavior (2011) for Lifetime, and Wild Card (2011) for USA Network. He played Dr. Brick Breeland on Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015. Since 2019, Matheson has starred as Doc Mullins in the Netflix series Virgin River.

Personal life

Matheson has been married three times. He was first married to actress Jennifer Leak from 1968 to 1971, whom he met on the set of Yours, Mine, and Ours. In 1985 he married Megan Murphy, with whom he had three children; they divorced in 2010.{{cite web| url=http://www.tim-matheson.com/about| title=About| website=TimMatheson}} He married Elizabeth Marighetto in March 2018; they live in Hollywood, California.{{Citation needed |date=March 2023}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
rowspan="2" \| 1967 \| Divorce American Style \| Mark Harmon \|
{{sortname\|The\|Mystery of the Chinese Junk}} \| Joe Hardy \|
1968 \| Yours, Mine and Ours \| Mike Beardsley \|
1969 \| How to Commit Marriage \| David Poe \|
1973 \| Magnum Force \| Officer Phil Sweet \|
rowspan="2" \| 1978 \| National Lampoon's Animal House \| Eric "Otter" Stratton \|
Almost Summer \| Kevin Hawkins \|
rowspan="3" \| 1979 \| Dreamer \| Harold "Dreamer" Nuttingham \|
{{sortname\|The\|Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again}} \| Private Jeff Reed/Captain Jeff Phillips \|
1941 \| Captain Loomis Birkhead \|
1982 \| {{sortname\|A\|Little Sex}} \| Michael Donovan \|
1983 \| To Be or Not to Be \| Lieutenant Andre Sobinski \|
rowspan="3" \| 1984 \| The House of God \| Roy Basch \|
Up the Creek \| Bob McGraw \|
Impulse \| Stuart \|
1985 \| Fletch \| Alan Stanwyck \|
1989 \| Speed Zone \| Jack O'Neill \|
1990 \| Solar Crisis \| Steve Kelso \|
1991 \| Drop Dead Fred \| Charles \|
1995 \| Midnight Heat \| Tyler Grey \|
rowspan="2" \| 1996 \| Black Sheep \| Al Donnelly \|
{{sortname\|A\|Very Brady Sequel}} \| Roy Martin/Trevor Thomas \|
1998 \| A Very Unlucky Leprechaun \| Howard Wilson \|
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| She's All That \| Harlan Siler \|
{{sortname\|The\|Story of Us\|The Story of Us (1999 film)}} \| Marty \|
2000 \| Chump Change \| Simon "Sez" Simone \|
2002 \| Van Wilder \| Vance Wilder Sr. \|
2003 \| Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update \| Dr. Eric "Otter" Stratton, OB/GYN \| Short
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Don't Come Knocking \| Producer 1 \|
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D \| Houston Capcom \| Voice
2007 \| Redline \| Jerry Brecken \|
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia \| Carl Dobbs \| Video
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love \| Alumnus Guy No. 4 \| Video
2011 \| No Strings Attached \| Eli's Dad #2 \|
2015 \| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest \| The President \| Voice{{cite web \|title=Tim Matheson (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tim-Matheson/ \|access-date=October 22, 2023 \|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2017 \| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle \| Old Man Vreeke \|Uncredited
2018 \| 6 Balloons \| Gary \|
2019 \| Child's Play \| Henry Kaslan \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan="2" | 1967

| Divorce American Style

| Mark Harmon

{{sortname|The|Mystery of the Chinese Junk}}

| Joe Hardy

1968

| Yours, Mine and Ours

| Mike Beardsley

1969

| How to Commit Marriage

| David Poe

1973

| Magnum Force

| Officer Phil Sweet

rowspan="2" | 1978

| National Lampoon's Animal House

| Eric "Otter" Stratton

Almost Summer

| Kevin Hawkins

rowspan="3" | 1979

| Dreamer

| Harold "Dreamer" Nuttingham

{{sortname|The|Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again}}

| Private Jeff Reed/Captain Jeff Phillips

1941

| Captain Loomis Birkhead

1982

| {{sortname|A|Little Sex}}

| Michael Donovan

1983

| To Be or Not to Be

| Lieutenant Andre Sobinski

rowspan="3" | 1984

| The House of God

| Roy Basch

Up the Creek

| Bob McGraw

Impulse

| Stuart

1985

| Fletch

| Alan Stanwyck

1989

| Speed Zone

| Jack O'Neill

1990

| Solar Crisis

| Steve Kelso

1991

| Drop Dead Fred

| Charles

1995

| Midnight Heat

| Tyler Grey

rowspan="2" | 1996

| Black Sheep

| Al Donnelly

{{sortname|A|Very Brady Sequel}}

| Roy Martin/Trevor Thomas

1998

| A Very Unlucky Leprechaun

| Howard Wilson

rowspan="2" | 1999

| She's All That

| Harlan Siler

{{sortname|The|Story of Us|The Story of Us (1999 film)}}

| Marty

2000

| Chump Change

| Simon "Sez" Simone

2002

| Van Wilder

| Vance Wilder Sr.

2003

| Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

| Dr. Eric "Otter" Stratton, OB/GYN

| Short

rowspan="2" | 2005

| Don't Come Knocking

| Producer 1

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D

| Houston Capcom

| Voice

2007

| Redline

| Jerry Brecken

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

| Carl Dobbs

| Video

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

| Alumnus Guy No. 4

| Video

2011

| No Strings Attached

| Eli's Dad #2

2015

| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

| The President

| Voice{{cite web |title=Tim Matheson (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tim-Matheson/ |access-date=October 22, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

2017

| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

| Old Man Vreeke

|Uncredited

2018

| 6 Balloons

| Gary

2019

| Child's Play

| Henry Kaslan

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
rowspan="2" \| 1961–1962 \| Window on Main Street \| Roddy Miller \| First acting role
The Alvin Show \| Additional voices \| 1 episode
1962–1963 \| Leave It to Beaver \| Michael "Mike" Harmon \| 2 episodes
1962 \| My Three Sons \| Alan Edgerton \|Episode: "Tramp's First Bite" (uncredited)
1963 \| Ripcord \| David \| Episode: "The Final Jump"
1964–1965 \| Jonny Quest \| Jonny Quest \| Voice
rowspan="2" \| 1965 \| Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt \| Sinbad Jr. \| Voice
O.K. Crackerby! \| Huntington Hawthorne \|
rowspan="2" \| 1966 \| Space Ghost \| Jace \| Voice
Thompson's Ghost \| Eddie Thompson \|Television film
rowspan="2" \| 1967 \| Samson & Goliath \| Samson \| Voice
NBC Children's Theatre \| Randy \|
1969 \| Adam-12 \| Leroy \|
1969–1970 \| {{sortname\|The\|Virginian\|dab=TV series}} \| Jim Horn \|
rowspan="2" \| 1970 \| San Francisco International Airport \| SFX \|
Bracken's World \| Teek Howell \|
rowspan="8" \| 1971 \| Matt Lincoln \|Stan Lowell \|Episode: "Karen"
Room 222 \| Jerry Cates \|
Hitched \| Clarence Bridgeman \|Television film
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law \| Jim McGuire \|
Lock, Stock and Barrel \| Clarence Bridgeman \|Television film
{{sortname\|The\|D.A.\|dab=1971 TV series}} \| Howard Goodman \|
{{sortname\|The\|Bold Ones: The Lawyers}} \| Miles Parker \|
Night Gallery \| Henley \|
rowspan="3" \| 1972 \| Here's Lucy \| Peter Sullivan \|
Ironside \| Darryl Podell \|
The Smith Family \| Mark \|
1972–1973 \| Bonanza \| Griff King \|9 episodes
1972–1978 \| Insight \| Various \| 6 episodes
rowspan="3" \| 1973 \| The Wide World of Mystery \| Tommy \|
Medical Center \| Sam Miller \|
Kung Fu \| Lieutenant Bill Wyland \| Episode: "The Soldier"
rowspan="3" \| 1974 \| {{sortname\|The\|Magician\|dab=American TV series}} \| Jerry Purcell \|
Police Story \| Allen Rich \|
Remember When \| Warren Thompson \|Television film
rowspan="3" \| 1975 \| The Last Day \| Emmet Dalton \|Television film
The Runaway Barge \| Danny Worth \|Television film
Three for the Road \| Tom Aberling \|
rowspan="7" \| 1976 \| Rhoda \| Michael Stearns \|
Jigsaw John \| Nick Pappas \|
Petrocelli \| Mike Fisher \|
The Hemingway Play \| Wemidge – Young Hemingway \| Television film
{{sortname\|The\|Quest\|dab=1976 TV series}} \| Quentin Beaudine \|
{{sortname\|The\|War Widow}} \| Amy's Husband \| Voice
Visions \| Leonard \| Voice
rowspan="3" \| 1977 \| Hawaii Five-O \| Brent Saunders \|
Mary White \| William L. White \| Television film
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? \| Jay Miller \|
rowspan="2" \| 1978 \| Baa Baa Black Sheep \| Major Bud Warren \|
How the West Was Won \| Curt Grayson \|
1982 \| Bus Stop \| Beauregard "Beau" Decker \| Television film
1982–1983 \| Tucker's Witch \| Rick Tucker \|
1983 \| Listen to Your Heart \| Josh Stern \|
1984 \| {{sortname\|The\|Best Legs in the Eighth Grade}} \| Mark Fisher \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 1985 \| Obsessed with a Married Woman \| Tony Hammond \| Television film
George Burns Comedy Week \| "The Girl With Something Extra" \|
1986 \| Blind Justice \| Jim Anderson \| Television film
rowspan="3" \| 1987 \| Warm Hearts, Cold Feet \| Mike Byrd \| Television film
Bay Cove \| Jerry Lebon \| Television film
Trying Times \| Mitch \|
1988 \| Just in Time \| Harry Stadlin \|
rowspan="3" \| 1989 \| Nikki and Alexander \| Alexander \| Television film
{{sortname\|The\|Littlest Victims}} \| Doctor James Oleske \| Television film
Little White Lies \| Dr. Harry McCrae \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 1990 \| Buried Alive \| Clint Goodman \| Television film
Joshua's Heart \| Tom \| Television film
rowspan="3" \| 1991 \| Sometimes They Come Back \| Jim Norman \| Television film
{{sortname\|The\|Woman Who Sinned}} \| Michael Robeson \| Television film
Charlie Hoover \| Charlie Hoover \|
1992 \| Quicksand: No Escape \| Scott Reinhardt \| Television film
rowspan="8" \| 1993 \| Relentless: Mind of a Killer \| Dr. Peter Hellman \| Television film
Dying to Love You \| Roger Paulson \| Television film
Batman: The Animated Series \| Deputy Commissioner Gil Mason \| Voice, episode: "Shadow of the Bat"
Fallen Angels \| Howard Hughes \|
Shameful Secrets \| Daniel \| Television film
A Kiss to Die For \| William Tauber \| Television film
Trial & Error \| Peter Hudson \| Television film
Harmful Intent \| Dr. Rhodes \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 1994 \| Target of Suspicion \| Nick \| Television film
While Justice Sleeps \| Winfield 'Win' Cooke \| Television film
rowspan="4" \| 1995 \| Cybill \| Teddy \|
Fast Company \| Detective Jack Matthews \| Television film
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead \| Detective McKinley \|Television film
Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects \| 4-Dac \| Voice, television film
rowspan="4" \| 1996 \| {{sortname\|An\|Unfinished Affair}} \| Alex Connor \|Television film
Twilight Man \| Jordan P. Cooper \|Television film
Buried Secrets \| Clay Roff \|Television film
Christmas in My Hometown \| Jacob (Jake) Peterson \| Television film; also known as A Holiday for Love
rowspan="3" \| 1997 \| {{sortname\|The\|Legend of Calamity Jane}} \| Captain John O'Rourke \|Voice
Sleeping with the Devil \| Dick Strang \|Television film
Buried Alive II \| Clint Goodman \|Television film
rowspan="5" \| 1998 \| Dead Man's Gun \| Reverent Jeremiah Early \|
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families \| Adolf Althoff \|Television film
Forever Love \| Alex Brooks \|Television film
{{sortname\|The\|New Batman Adventures}} \| Michael Vreeland \| Voice, episode: "Chemistry"
Catch Me If You Can \| Norm \|Television film
1999 \| At the Mercy of a Stranger \| John Davis \|Television film
1999–2006 \| {{sortname\|The\|West Wing}} \| Vice President John Hoynes \| 20 episodes Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2002–2003)
rowspan="4" \| 2000 \| Navigating the Heart \| John Daly \|Television film
Hell Swarm \| Kirk Bluhdorn \|Television film
Sharing the Secret \| John Moss \|Television film
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis \| John F. Kennedy \|Television film
2001 \| Second Honeymoon \| George \|Television film
2001–2002 \| Wolf Lake \| Sheriff Matthew Donner \|
rowspan="3" \| 2002 \| Mom's on Strike \| Alan Harris \|Television film
{{sortname\|The\|King of Queens}} \| Dr. Farber \| Episode: "Two-Thirty"
Breaking News \| Bill Dunne \|
rowspan="4" \| 2003 \| Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart \| Andy Stewart \|Television film
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay \| Al Dodge \|Television film
Ed \| Peter Evashavik \|
Without a Trace \| Dr. Aaron Morrison \|
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Judas \| Pontius Pilate \|Television film
Justice League Unlimited \| Maxwell Lord \| Voice, episode: "Ultimatum"
2006 \| Augusta, Gone \| Ben Dudman \|Television film
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| The World According to Barnes \| \|Television film
Shark \| Judge Andrew Bennett \|
2007–2013 \| Burn Notice \| Larry Sizemore \| Recurring role
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Entourage \| Steve Parles \|
To Love and Die \| James White \|Television film
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Batman: The Brave and the Bold \| Jarvis Kord \| Voice, episode: "Fall of the Blue Beetle!"
Body Politic \| Senator Webster \|Television film
2010 \| White Collar \| Edward Walker \|Episode: "Withdrawal"
2011–2015 \| Hart of Dixie \| Dr. Bertram "Brick" Breeland \| Recurring role episodes 1–14; regular role episodes 15-76
2012–2013 \| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated \| Brad Chiles \| Voice, 13 episodes
2013 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Oliver Tate \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| {{sortname\|The\|Prince}} \| Soloman \| Television film
Last Chance of Christmas \| Reginald Buckley \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Motive \| Brent Rodman \| Episode: "Chronology of Pain"
Killing Reagan \| Ronald Reagan{{cite magazine\| url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/06/killing-reagan-tim-matheson-cynthia-nixon\| title=Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon join Killing Reagan as Ronald and Nancy\| magazine=Entertainment Weekly\| access-date=May 6, 2016\| date=May 6, 2016}} \| Television film Nominated — Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries (2016)
2017 \| Snowfall \| George Miller \| Unaired pilot
2017 \|Magical Christmas Ornaments \|J. P. Presley \|Television film
2017–2019 \| Madam Secretary \| Fred Moran \| 2 episodes
2017–2018 \| Me, Myself & I \| Richard \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| The Good Fight \| Tully Nelson \| 4 episodes
The Affair \| James \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television \| Steve \| 3 episodes
The Goldbergs \|Eric \|Episode: "Animal House"
2019–present \| Virgin River \| Doc Mullins \| Main role; also director{{Cite web \|last1=Andreeva \|first1=Nellie \|last2=Petski \|first2=Denise \|date=December 19, 2018 \|title=Virgin River: Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson & Annette O'Toole To Star In Netflix Series \|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/virgin-river-alexandra-breckenridge-martin-henderson-tim-matheson-annette-otoole-to-star-in-netflix-series-1202522991/ \|access-date=November 22, 2024 \|website=Deadline}}
2019–2021 \| This Is Us \| Dave Malone \| 3 episodes
2019–2020 \| Fast & Furious Spy Racers \| General Dudley \| Voice; 4 episodes
2021 \| Evil \|Edward Tragoren \|2 episodes
2023 \| Quantum Leap \| Neal Russell \| Episode: "The Lonely Hearts Club"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan="2" | 1961–1962

| Window on Main Street

| Roddy Miller

| First acting role

The Alvin Show

| Additional voices

| 1 episode

1962–1963

| Leave It to Beaver

| Michael "Mike" Harmon

| 2 episodes

1962

| My Three Sons

| Alan Edgerton

|Episode: "Tramp's First Bite" (uncredited)

1963

| Ripcord

| David

| Episode: "The Final Jump"

1964–1965

| Jonny Quest

| Jonny Quest

| Voice

rowspan="2" | 1965

| Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt

| Sinbad Jr.

| Voice

O.K. Crackerby!

| Huntington Hawthorne

rowspan="2" | 1966

| Space Ghost

| Jace

| Voice

Thompson's Ghost

| Eddie Thompson

|Television film

rowspan="2" | 1967

| Samson & Goliath

| Samson

| Voice

NBC Children's Theatre

| Randy

1969

| Adam-12

| Leroy

1969–1970

| {{sortname|The|Virginian|dab=TV series}}

| Jim Horn

rowspan="2" | 1970

| San Francisco International Airport

| SFX

Bracken's World

| Teek Howell

rowspan="8" | 1971

| Matt Lincoln

|Stan Lowell

|Episode: "Karen"

Room 222

| Jerry Cates

Hitched

| Clarence Bridgeman

|Television film

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

| Jim McGuire

Lock, Stock and Barrel

| Clarence Bridgeman

|Television film

{{sortname|The|D.A.|dab=1971 TV series}}

| Howard Goodman

{{sortname|The|Bold Ones: The Lawyers}}

| Miles Parker

Night Gallery

| Henley

rowspan="3" | 1972

| Here's Lucy

| Peter Sullivan

Ironside

| Darryl Podell

The Smith Family

| Mark

1972–1973

| Bonanza

| Griff King

|9 episodes

1972–1978

| Insight

| Various

| 6 episodes

rowspan="3" | 1973

| The Wide World of Mystery

| Tommy

Medical Center

| Sam Miller

Kung Fu

| Lieutenant Bill Wyland

| Episode: "The Soldier"

rowspan="3" | 1974

| {{sortname|The|Magician|dab=American TV series}}

| Jerry Purcell

Police Story

| Allen Rich

Remember When

| Warren Thompson

|Television film

rowspan="3" | 1975

| The Last Day

| Emmet Dalton

|Television film

The Runaway Barge

| Danny Worth

|Television film

Three for the Road

| Tom Aberling

rowspan="7" | 1976

| Rhoda

| Michael Stearns

Jigsaw John

| Nick Pappas

Petrocelli

| Mike Fisher

The Hemingway Play

| Wemidge – Young Hemingway

| Television film

{{sortname|The|Quest|dab=1976 TV series}}

| Quentin Beaudine

{{sortname|The|War Widow}}

| Amy's Husband

| Voice

Visions

| Leonard

| Voice

rowspan="3" | 1977

| Hawaii Five-O

| Brent Saunders

Mary White

| William L. White

| Television film

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

| Jay Miller

rowspan="2" | 1978

| Baa Baa Black Sheep

| Major Bud Warren

How the West Was Won

| Curt Grayson

1982

| Bus Stop

| Beauregard "Beau" Decker

| Television film

1982–1983

| Tucker's Witch

| Rick Tucker

1983

| Listen to Your Heart

| Josh Stern

1984

| {{sortname|The|Best Legs in the Eighth Grade}}

| Mark Fisher

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 1985

| Obsessed with a Married Woman

| Tony Hammond

| Television film

George Burns Comedy Week

| "The Girl With Something Extra"

1986

| Blind Justice

| Jim Anderson

| Television film

rowspan="3" | 1987

| Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

| Mike Byrd

| Television film

Bay Cove

| Jerry Lebon

| Television film

Trying Times

| Mitch

1988

| Just in Time

| Harry Stadlin

rowspan="3" | 1989

| Nikki and Alexander

| Alexander

| Television film

{{sortname|The|Littlest Victims}}

| Doctor James Oleske

| Television film

Little White Lies

| Dr. Harry McCrae

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 1990

| Buried Alive

| Clint Goodman

| Television film

Joshua's Heart

| Tom

| Television film

rowspan="3" | 1991

| Sometimes They Come Back

| Jim Norman

| Television film

{{sortname|The|Woman Who Sinned}}

| Michael Robeson

| Television film

Charlie Hoover

| Charlie Hoover

1992

| Quicksand: No Escape

| Scott Reinhardt

| Television film

rowspan="8" | 1993

| Relentless: Mind of a Killer

| Dr. Peter Hellman

| Television film

Dying to Love You

| Roger Paulson

| Television film

Batman: The Animated Series

| Deputy Commissioner Gil Mason

| Voice, episode: "Shadow of the Bat"

Fallen Angels

| Howard Hughes

Shameful Secrets

| Daniel

| Television film

A Kiss to Die For

| William Tauber

| Television film

Trial & Error

| Peter Hudson

| Television film

Harmful Intent

| Dr. Rhodes

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 1994

| Target of Suspicion

| Nick

| Television film

While Justice Sleeps

| Winfield 'Win' Cooke

| Television film

rowspan="4" | 1995

| Cybill

| Teddy

Fast Company

| Detective Jack Matthews

| Television film

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

| Detective McKinley

|Television film

Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects

| 4-Dac

| Voice, television film

rowspan="4" | 1996

| {{sortname|An|Unfinished Affair}}

| Alex Connor

|Television film

Twilight Man

| Jordan P. Cooper

|Television film

Buried Secrets

| Clay Roff

|Television film

Christmas in My Hometown

| Jacob (Jake) Peterson

| Television film; also known as A Holiday for Love

rowspan="3" | 1997

| {{sortname|The|Legend of Calamity Jane}}

| Captain John O'Rourke

|Voice

Sleeping with the Devil

| Dick Strang

|Television film

Buried Alive II

| Clint Goodman

|Television film

rowspan="5" | 1998

| Dead Man's Gun

| Reverent Jeremiah Early

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families

| Adolf Althoff

|Television film

Forever Love

| Alex Brooks

|Television film

{{sortname|The|New Batman Adventures}}

| Michael Vreeland

| Voice, episode: "Chemistry"

Catch Me If You Can

| Norm

|Television film

1999

| At the Mercy of a Stranger

| John Davis

|Television film

1999–2006

| {{sortname|The|West Wing}}

| Vice President John Hoynes

| 20 episodes
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2002–2003)

rowspan="4" | 2000

| Navigating the Heart

| John Daly

|Television film

Hell Swarm

| Kirk Bluhdorn

|Television film

Sharing the Secret

| John Moss

|Television film

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

| John F. Kennedy

|Television film

2001

| Second Honeymoon

| George

|Television film

2001–2002

| Wolf Lake

| Sheriff Matthew Donner

rowspan="3" | 2002

| Mom's on Strike

| Alan Harris

|Television film

{{sortname|The|King of Queens}}

| Dr. Farber

| Episode: "Two-Thirty"

Breaking News

| Bill Dunne

rowspan="4" | 2003

| Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart

| Andy Stewart

|Television film

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

| Al Dodge

|Television film

| Peter Evashavik

Without a Trace

| Dr. Aaron Morrison

rowspan="2" | 2004

| Judas

| Pontius Pilate

|Television film

Justice League Unlimited

| Maxwell Lord

| Voice, episode: "Ultimatum"

2006

| Augusta, Gone

| Ben Dudman

|Television film

rowspan="2" | 2007

| The World According to Barnes

|Television film

Shark

| Judge Andrew Bennett

2007–2013

| Burn Notice

| Larry Sizemore

| Recurring role

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Entourage

| Steve Parles

To Love and Die

| James White

|Television film

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Batman: The Brave and the Bold

| Jarvis Kord

| Voice, episode: "Fall of the Blue Beetle!"

Body Politic

| Senator Webster

|Television film

2010

| White Collar

| Edward Walker

|Episode: "Withdrawal"

2011–2015

| Hart of Dixie

| Dr. Bertram "Brick" Breeland

| Recurring role episodes 1–14; regular role episodes 15-76

2012–2013

| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

| Brad Chiles

| Voice, 13 episodes

2013

| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Oliver Tate

| 2 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2015

| {{sortname|The|Prince}}

| Soloman

| Television film

Last Chance of Christmas

| Reginald Buckley

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Motive

| Brent Rodman

| Episode: "Chronology of Pain"

Killing Reagan

| Ronald Reagan{{cite magazine| url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/06/killing-reagan-tim-matheson-cynthia-nixon| title=Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon join Killing Reagan as Ronald and Nancy| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date=May 6, 2016| date=May 6, 2016}}

| Television film
Nominated — Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries (2016)

2017

| Snowfall

| George Miller

| Unaired pilot

2017

|Magical Christmas Ornaments

|J. P. Presley

|Television film

2017–2019

| Madam Secretary

| Fred Moran

| 2 episodes

2017–2018

| Me, Myself & I

| Richard

| 2 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2018

| The Good Fight

| Tully Nelson

| 4 episodes

The Affair

| James

| 2 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

| Steve

| 3 episodes

The Goldbergs

|Eric

|Episode: "Animal House"

2019–present

| Virgin River

| Doc Mullins

| Main role; also director{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |date=December 19, 2018 |title=Virgin River: Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson & Annette O'Toole To Star In Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/virgin-river-alexandra-breckenridge-martin-henderson-tim-matheson-annette-otoole-to-star-in-netflix-series-1202522991/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Deadline}}

2019–2021

| This Is Us

| Dave Malone

| 3 episodes

2019–2020

| Fast & Furious Spy Racers

| General Dudley

| Voice; 4 episodes

2021

| Evil

|Edward Tragoren

|2 episodes

2023

| Quantum Leap

| Neal Russell

| Episode: "The Lonely Hearts Club"

=Theme parks=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1989 \| Body Wars \| Captain Braddock \| Disney attraction

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1989

| Body Wars

| Captain Braddock

| Disney attraction

=As director=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1984 \| St. Elsewhere \|
1994 \| Breach of Conduct \| Television film
1995 \| Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead \|Television film
1997 \| Buried Alive II \| Television film
1999 \| In the Company of Spies \|Television film
2000 \| Hell Swarm \| Television film
rowspan="3" \| 2003 \| The Twilight Zone \|
Threat Matrix \|
Ed \|
rowspan="2" \| 2003–2004 \| Third Watch \|
Without a Trace \|
2004–2005 \| Cold Case \|
rowspan="4" \| 2005 \| Numbers \|
Las Vegas \|
Threshold \|
E-Ring \|
rowspan="4" \| 2006 \| Killer Instinct \|
Augusta, Gone \| Television film
{{sortname\|The\|West Wing}} \|
Just Legal \|
2006–2009 \| Criminal Minds \|
rowspan="3" \| 2007 \| Traveler \|
Eureka \|
Bionic Woman \|
2007–2009 \| Psych \|
2007–2010 \| Burn Notice \|
2008 \| True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet \|Television film
rowspan="3" \| 2009 \| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia \| Video
Dirty Sexy Money \|
Greek \|
rowspan="4" \| 2010 \| The Good Guys \|
White Collar \|
Covert Affairs \|
Persons Unknown \|
rowspan="3" \| 2011 \| Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior \|
Suits \|
Criminal Behavior \|Television film
2011–2012 \| Drop Dead Diva \|
2012–2015 \| Hart of Dixie \|
2014 \| Wild Card \|Pilot
2015 \| The Last Ship \|
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Lucifer \|
Person of Interest \|
2017 \| Taken \|
2019–2020 \| Virgin River \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

| St. Elsewhere

1994

| Breach of Conduct

| Television film

1995

| Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

|Television film

1997

| Buried Alive II

| Television film

1999

| In the Company of Spies

|Television film

2000

| Hell Swarm

| Television film

rowspan="3" | 2003

| The Twilight Zone

Threat Matrix

rowspan="2" | 2003–2004

| Third Watch

Without a Trace

2004–2005

| Cold Case

rowspan="4" | 2005

| Numbers

Las Vegas

Threshold

E-Ring

rowspan="4" | 2006

| Killer Instinct

Augusta, Gone

| Television film

{{sortname|The|West Wing}}

Just Legal

2006–2009

| Criminal Minds

rowspan="3" | 2007

| Traveler

Eureka

Bionic Woman

2007–2009

| Psych

2007–2010

| Burn Notice

2008

| True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

|Television film

rowspan="3" | 2009

| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

| Video

Dirty Sexy Money

Greek

rowspan="4" | 2010

| The Good Guys

White Collar

Covert Affairs

Persons Unknown

rowspan="3" | 2011

| Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Suits

Criminal Behavior

|Television film

2011–2012

| Drop Dead Diva

2012–2015

| Hart of Dixie

2014

| Wild Card

|Pilot

2015

| The Last Ship

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Lucifer

Person of Interest

2017

| Taken

2019–2020

| Virgin River

References

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{{cite news |first=Jay |last=Bobbin |agency=Tribune Media Services |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |title=Matheson in serious role |page=TV9 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0MEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=5555,5709417&dq=nikki-and-alexander&hl=en |date=April 21, 1989 |access-date=December 16, 2012}}

}}

External links

{{Official website|http://www.tim-matheson.com}}
{{IMDb name|1513}}
[https://www.avclub.com/tim-matheson-1798215755/ Interview with Tim Matheson @ A.V. Club]

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