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{{Short description|American actor (born 1947)}}
{{distinguish|Tim Mathieson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{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<br />|2018}}
}}
| children           = 3|
}}
'''Tim Matheson''' (born '''Timothy Lewis Matthieson'''; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Some of his best-known acting roles include the title character of the 1960s animated ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' TV series, Eric "Otter" Stratton in the 1978 comedy film ''[[Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]'', and the recurring role of Vice President [[John Hoynes]] in the 2000s [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] drama ''[[The West Wing]]'', which earned him two [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|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.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://people.com/archive/frat-and-happy-vol-57-no-19/| title=Frat and Happy| journal=[[People (magazine)|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}}</ref> Matheson served a tour of duty in the [[United States Marine Corps Reserve]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Career==
At age 13, Matheson appeared as Roddy Miller in [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young's]] [[Columbia Broadcasting Company|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (TV 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]] ''<ref>{{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}}</ref> and Jace in ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|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 [[The Hardy Boys|novel series of the same name]], but the series was not picked up.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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

[[File:Tim Matheson The Virginian.jpg|thumb|Matheson as Jim Horn]]
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 [[Westerns on television|television Western]] ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Three for the Road]]''.

In 1976, Matheson appeared with [[Kurt Russell]] in the 15-episode NBC series ''[[The Quest (1976 TV series)|The Quest]]''. In 1978, he was part of the ensemble cast of ''[[Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]''. The following year, he appeared with [[John Belushi]] again in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''. In 1980 he auditioned for the role of [[Indiana Jones (character)|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 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, Los Angeles, California|Laurel Canyon]] in [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]' ''[[Tucker's Witch]]'', which aired during the 1982–1983 season. Then Matheson starred in the comedy films ''[[Up the Creek (1984 film)|Up the Creek]]'' (1984) and ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]'' (1985). In 1989, he starred in the short-lived sitcom "Just in Time" produced by [[Warner Bros]].<ref name="rom890421"/>

[[File:Burn Notice Panel 3 2010 CC.jpg|thumb|left|Matheson and [[Bruce Campbell]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], July 22, 2010]]
Along with business partner [[Daniel Grodnik]], he bought ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' in 1989,<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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]]}}</ref> selling it in 1991.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 

He has directed episodes of ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone#Second Revivial (2002-2003)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Without a Trace]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[Psych]]'', ''[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|The Good Guys]]'', ''[[Shark (American TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[Suits (American TV series)|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 College|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 (2007 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 TV series)|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 (TV 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 (1968 film)|Yours, Mine, and Ours]]''. In 1985 he married Megan Murphy, with whom he had three children; they divorced in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tim-matheson.com/about| title=About| website=TimMatheson}}</ref> He married Elizabeth Marighetto in March 2018; they live in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|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 (1968 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]''
| Mike Beardsley
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[How to Commit Marriage]]''
| David Poe
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Magnum Force]]''
| Officer Phil Sweet
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978
| ''[[Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]''
| Eric "Otter" Stratton
|
|-
| ''[[Almost Summer]]''
| Kevin Hawkins
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1979
| ''[[Dreamer (1979 film)|Dreamer]]''
| Harold "Dreamer" Nuttingham
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again}}''
| Private Jeff Reed/Captain Jeff Phillips
|
|-
| ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''
| Captain Loomis Birkhead
|
|-
| 1982
| ''{{sortname|A|Little Sex}}''
| Michael Donovan
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1983 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]''
| Lieutenant Andre Sobinski
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984
| ''[[The House of God (film)|The House of God]]''
| Roy Basch
|
|-
| ''[[Up the Creek (1984 film)|Up the Creek]]''
| Bob McGraw
|
|-
| ''[[Impulse (1984 film)|Impulse]]''
| Stuart
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]''
| Alan Stanwyck
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Speed Zone]]''
| Jack O'Neill
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Solar Crisis (film)|Solar Crisis]]''
| Steve Kelso
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Drop Dead Fred]]''
| Charles
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Midnight Heat''
| Tyler Grey
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|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 (film)|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 (2007 film)|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 (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]''
| Eli's Dad #2
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]''
| The President
| Voice<ref name="btva2">{{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.</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]''
| Old Man Vreeke
|Uncredited
|-
| 2018
| ''[[6 Balloons]]''
| Gary
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Child's Play (2019 film)|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 (TV series)|Ripcord]]''
| David
| Episode: "The Final Jump"
|-
| 1964–1965
| ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|San Francisco International Airport]]''
| SFX
|
|-
| ''[[Bracken's World]]''
| Teek Howell
|
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1971
| ''[[Matt Lincoln]]''
|Stan Lowell
|Episode: "Karen"
|-
| ''[[Room 222]]''
| Jerry Cates
|
|-
| ''[[Hitched (1971 film)|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 (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| Darryl Podell
|
|-
| ''[[The Smith Family (TV series)|The Smith Family]]''
| Mark
|
|-
| 1972–1973
| ''[[Bonanza]]''
| Griff King
|9 episodes
|-
| 1972–1978
| ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]''
| Various
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973
| ''[[The Wide World of Mystery]]''
| Tommy
|
|-
| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]''
| Sam Miller
|
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]''
| Lieutenant Bill Wyland
| Episode: "The Soldier"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1974
| ''{{sortname|The|Magician|dab=American TV series}}''
| Jerry Purcell
|
|-
| ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Three for the Road]]''
| Tom Aberling
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1976
| ''[[Rhoda]]''
| Michael Stearns
|
|-
| ''[[Jigsaw John (TV series)|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 (1976 TV series)|Visions]]''
| Leonard
| Voice
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1977
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Brent Saunders
|
|-
| ''[[Mary White (film)|Mary White]]''
| William L. White
| Television film
|-
| ''[[What Really Happened to the Class of '65?]]''
| Jay Miller
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978
| ''[[Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)|Baa Baa Black Sheep]]''
| Major Bud Warren
|
|-
| ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''
| Curt Grayson
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Bus Stop (William Inge play)#Television|Bus Stop]]''
| Beauregard "Beau" Decker
| Television film
|-
| 1982–1983
| ''[[Tucker's Witch]]''
| Rick Tucker
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Listen to Your Heart (1983 film)|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 (1986 film)|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 (TV series)|Just in Time]]''
| Harry Stadlin
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989
| ''Nikki and Alexander''
| Alexander<ref name="rom890421"/>
| Television film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Littlest Victims}}''
| Doctor James Oleske
| Television film
|-
| ''Little White Lies''
| Dr. Harry McCrae
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| ''[[Buried Alive (1990 TV film)|Buried Alive]]''
| Clint Goodman
| Television film
|-
| ''Joshua's Heart''
| Tom
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| ''[[Sometimes They Come Back (film)|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"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|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<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1996
| ''{{sortname|An|Unfinished Affair}}''
| Alex Connor
|Television film
|-
| ''Twilight Man''
| Jordan P. Cooper
|Television film
|-
| ''[[Buried Secrets (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<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| ''[[Sleeping with the Devil (film)|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 (1998 film)|Forever Love]]''
| Alex Brooks
|Television film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|New Batman Adventures}}''
| Michael Vreeland
| Voice, episode: "Chemistry"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| ''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}}''
| [[John Hoynes|Vice President John Hoynes]]
| 20 episodes<br><small>Nominated — [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] (2002–2003)</small>
|-
| 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 (American TV series)|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 (TV series)|Ed]]''
| Peter Evashavik
| 
|-
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
| Dr. Aaron Morrison
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Judas (2004 film)|Judas]]''
| [[Pontius Pilate]]
|Television film
|-
| ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
| [[Maxwell Lord]]
| Voice, episode: "Ultimatum"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2006
| ''Augusta, Gone''
| Ben Dudman
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''The World According to Barnes''
|
|Television film
|-
| ''[[Shark (American TV series)|Shark]]''
| Judge Andrew Bennett
|
|-
| 2007–2013
| ''[[Burn Notice]]''
| [[List of Burn Notice characters#Dead Larry|Larry Sizemore]]
| Recurring role
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|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!"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| ''[[Body Politic (TV pilot)|Body Politic]]''
| Senator Webster
|Television film
|-
| 2010
| ''[[White Collar (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Motive]]''
| Brent Rodman
| Episode: "Chronology of Pain"
|-
| ''[[Killing Reagan (film)|Killing Reagan]]''
| [[Ronald Reagan]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| Television film<br /><small>Nominated — [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]] (2016)</small>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]''
| George Miller
| Unaired pilot
|-
|2017
|''Magical Christmas Ornaments''
|J. P. Presley
|Television film
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
| Fred Moran
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Me, Myself & I (TV series)|Me, Myself & I]]''
| Richard 
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[The Good Fight]]''
| Tully Nelson
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]''
| James
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television]]''
| Steve
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
|Eric
|Episode: "Animal House"
|-
| 2019–present
| ''[[Virgin River (TV series)|Virgin River]]''
| Doc Mullins
| Main role; also director<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2021
| ''[[This Is Us]]''
| Dave Malone
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Fast & Furious Spy Racers]]''
| General Dudley
| Voice; 4 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]''
|Edward Tragoren
|2 episodes

|-
| 2023
| ''[[Quantum Leap (2022 TV series)|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
|}

===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 (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Threat Matrix]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003–2004
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
| 
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numbers]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Threshold (TV series)|Threshold]]''
|
|-
| ''[[E-Ring]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]''
|
|-
| ''Augusta, Gone''
| Television film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|West Wing}}''
|
|-
| ''[[Just Legal]]''
|
|-
| 2006–2009
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[Traveler (American TV series)|Traveler]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Greek]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| ''[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|The Good Guys]]''
|
|-
| ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Covert Affairs]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Persons Unknown (TV series)|Persons Unknown]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]''
|
|-
| ''Criminal Behavior''
|Television film
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
|
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Hart of Dixie]]''
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''Wild Card''
|Pilot
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Last Ship (TV series)|The Last Ship]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Taken (2017 TV series)|Taken]]''
|
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Virgin River (TV series)|Virgin River]]''
| 
|}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="rom890421">{{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}}</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
*Kevin Scott Collier. ''Jonny, Sinbad Jr. & Me''. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. {{ISBN|1978414838}}

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

{{Tim Matheson}}

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