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Tim Matheson
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Tim Matheson

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Born 1947 · Glendale, California, USA · Active 1957–2025

Tim Matheson, born in 1947, is an American actor whose career spans decades and genres. He appears in How to Commit Marriage (1969) as Mike Beardsley, a role that showcases his comedic timing and charm. In The Runaway Barge (1975), he further demonstrates his versatility, navigating the nuances of both drama and humor. Matheson's contributions to cult cinema reflect a unique blend of wit and charisma that resonates within the landscape of exploitation and comedy films.

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The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

1975 ★ 5.8
as Danny Worth

Two bargemen on the Mississippi River find themselves mixed up in a kidnapping and hijacking plot.

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How to Commit Marriage (1969) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
How to Commit Marriage
1969 · ★3.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Lucifer (2016)
Lucifer
2016
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Suits (2011)
Suits
2011
No Strings Attached (2011)
No Strings Attached
2011
Criminal Minds (2005)
Criminal Minds
2005
She's All That (1999)
She's All That
1999

Filmography

225 credits
2020s 2 credits
2025
9-1-1: Nashville as Edward Raleigh
TV ★ 8.1
2022
Quantum Leap as Neal Russell
TV ★ 7.0
2010s 22 credits
2019
Child's Play as Henry Kaslan
Movie ★ 6.0
2019
Evil as Edward Tragoren
TV ★ 7.8
2019
Virgin River as Vernon 'Doc' Mullins
TV ★ 7.9
2019
Fast & Furious Spy Racers as General Dudley (voice)
TV ★ 7.0
2019
Fast & Furious Spy Racers as General Dudley
TV ★ 7.0
2018
6 Balloons as Gary
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
The Etruscan Smile as Weiss
Movie ★ 6.3
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Old Man Vreeke (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
2017
Magical Christmas Ornaments as JP Presley
Movie ★ 6.0
2017
The Good Fight as Tully Nelson
TV ★ 7.5
2016
Killing Reagan as Ronald Reagan
Movie ★ 6.5
2016
This Is Us as Dave Malone
TV ★ 8.2
2015
Last Chance for Christmas as Reginald Buckley
Movie ★ 5.9
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor / Director / Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
2015
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest as The President (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
Madam Secretary as Fred Moran
TV ★ 7.0
2014
The Affair as James
TV ★ 6.7
2013
The Goldbergs as Eric
TV ★ 7.5
2011
No Strings Attached as Eli's Dad #2
Movie ★ 6.3
2011
Talker as Ronald Reagan
Movie
2011
Hart of Dixie as Dr. Brick Breeland
TV ★ 7.3
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Brad Chiles (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2000s 32 credits
2009
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia as Dodd
Movie ★ 5.7
2009
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love as Alumnus Guy #4
Movie ★ 5.3
2009
White Collar as Edward Walker
TV ★ 8.2
2008
To Love and Die as James White
Movie ★ 5.7
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
Movie ★ 4.0
2008
To Love and Die
TV
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Jarvis Kord (voice)
TV ★ 7.6
2007
Redline as Jerry Brecken
Movie ★ 5.1
2007
Burn Notice as Larry Sizemore
TV ★ 7.5
2006
Augusta, Gone as Ben Dudman
Movie ★ 6.7
2006
Shark as Judge Andrew Bennett
TV ★ 6.7
2005
Don't Come Knocking as Producer 1
Movie ★ 6.2
2004
Judas as Pontius Pilate
Movie ★ 6.7
2004
Justice League Unlimited as Maxwell Lord (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2004
Entourage as Steve Parls
TV ★ 7.4
2003
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Al Dodge
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart as Andy Stewart
Movie ★ 5.3
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Dr. Eric 'Otter' Stratton, OB/GYN
Movie ★ 9.0
2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Vance Wilder Sr.
Movie ★ 6.0
2002
Mom's on Strike as Alan Harris
Movie ★ 7.5
2002
Breaking News as Bill Dunne
TV ★ 6.0
2002
Without a Trace as Aaron Morrison
TV ★ 7.3
2001
Second Honeymoon as George Weston
Movie ★ 5.9
2001
Wolf Lake as Sheriff Matthew Donner
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Chump Change as Simon Sez Simone
Movie ★ 4.0
2000
Navigating the Heart as John Daly
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John F. Kennedy
Movie
2000
Sharing the Secret as John Moss
Movie ★ 6.2
2000
Hell Swarm as Kirk Bluhdorn
Movie ★ 5.5
2000
Ed as Peter Evashavik
TV ★ 7.7
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Oliver Tate
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John F. Kennedy
TV ★ 7.0
1990s 45 credits
1999
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? as Self
Movie ★ 6.8
1999
She's All That as Harlan Siler
Movie ★ 6.3
1999
At the Mercy of a Stranger as John Davis
Movie ★ 6.3
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
TV ★ 5.2
1999
The West Wing as John Hoynes
TV ★ 8.3
1998
Catch Me If You Can as Norm
Movie ★ 5.3
1998
Forever Love as Alex Brooks
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun as Howard Wilson
Movie ★ 4.2
1998
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families as Adolf Althoff
Movie ★ 8.0
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Otter
Movie ★ 7.3
1998
The King of Queens as Dr. Faber
TV ★ 7.1
1997
Buried Alive II as Clint Goodman
Movie ★ 5.6
1997
Sleeping with the Devil as Dick Strang
Movie ★ 7.3
1997
The New Batman Adventures as Michael Vreeland (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
1997
The Legend of Calamity Jane as John O'Rourke (voice)
TV ★ 6.7
1996
Black Sheep as Al Donnelly
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
A Holiday for Love as Jake Peterson
Movie ★ 5.8
1996
Midnight Heat as Tyler Grey
Movie ★ 5.3
1996
Twilight Man as Jordan P. Cooper
Movie ★ 7.5
1996
An Unfinished Affair as Alex Connor
Movie ★ 5.3
1996
Buried Secrets as Clay Roff
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
A Very Brady Sequel as Roy Martin / Trevor Thomas
Movie ★ 5.8
1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Detective McKinley
Movie ★ 6.7
1995
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects as 4-DAC
Movie ★ 8.7
1995
Fast Company as Det. Jack Matthews
Movie ★ 10.0
1995
Cybill as Teddy
TV ★ 5.9
1994
While Justice Sleeps as Winfield 'Win' Cooke
Movie ★ 6.5
1994
Target of Suspicion as Nick
Movie ★ 8.0
1993
Shameful Secrets as Daniel
Movie ★ 6.2
1993
Harmful Intent as Dr. Rhodes
Movie ★ 10.0
1993
A Kiss to Die For as William Tauber
Movie ★ 4.6
1993
Dying to Love You as Roger Paulson
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Mood Indigo as Dr. Peter Hellman
Movie ★ 9.0
1993
Trial & Error as Peter Hudson
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Trial and Error as Peter Hudson
Movie
1993
Fallen Angels as Howard Hughes
TV ★ 6.2
1992
Solar Crisis as Steve Kelso
Movie ★ 4.4
1992
Quicksand: No Escape as Scott Reinhardt
Movie ★ 5.6
1992
Batman: The Animated Series as Gil Mason (voice)
TV ★ 8.6
1991
Drop Dead Fred as Charles
Movie ★ 5.8
1991
Sometimes They Come Back as Jim Norman
Movie ★ 5.9
1991
The Woman Who Sinned as Michael Robeson
Movie ★ 5.1
1991
Charlie Hoover
TV ★ 8.5
1990
Buried Alive as Clint Goodman
Movie ★ 6.7
1990
Joshua's Heart as Tom
Movie ★ 6.0
1980s 21 credits
1989
Little White Lies as Dr. Harry MacRae
Movie ★ 5.2
1989
Nikki and Alexander as Alexanda
Movie ★ 10.0
1989
The Littlest Victims as Doctor James Oleske
Movie ★ 8.0
1989
Speed Zone as Jack
Movie ★ 4.5
1988
Just in Time
TV ★ 5.0
1987
Bay Coven as Jerry Lebon
Movie ★ 4.3
1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Mike Byrd
Movie ★ 5.3
1986
Blind Justice as Jim Anderson
Movie ★ 10.0
1985
Fletch as Alan Stanwyk
Movie ★ 6.8
1985
Obsessed with a Married Woman as Tony Hammond
Movie ★ 4.7
1985
George Burns Comedy Week as Lt. Jake Wellman
TV ★ 8.0
1984
Up the Creek as Bob McGraw
Movie ★ 5.7
1984
Impulse as Stuart
Movie ★ 5.2
1984
The House of God as Roy Basch
Movie ★ 3.2
1984
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade as Mark Fisher
Movie ★ 5.7
1983
To Be or Not to Be as Lt. Andre Sobinski
Movie ★ 6.7
1983
Listen to Your Heart as Josh Stern
Movie ★ 8.0
1982
A Little Sex as Michael Donovan
Movie ★ 3.6
1982
Bus Stop as Bo Decker
Movie ★ 10.0
1982
Tucker's Witch as Rick Tucker
TV ★ 5.2
1982
Nature as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 7.9
1970s 33 credits
1979
1941 as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Movie ★ 5.8
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as Jeff Reed
Movie ★ 6.5
1979
Dreamer as Harold 'Dreamer' Nuttingham
Movie ★ 6.3
1978
Animal House as Eric 'Otter' Stratton
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Almost Summer as Kevin Hawkins
Movie ★ 5.3
1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man as Howard Goodman
Movie
1977
Mary White as William L. White
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV ★ 6.0
1977
How the West Was Won as Curt Grayson
TV ★ 7.0
1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive as Quentin Beaudine
Movie ★ 5.7
1976
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 as Quentin Beaudine
Movie ★ 5.0
1976
The Quest as Quentin Beaudine
Movie ★ 8.5
1976
The War Widow as Amy's Husband (voice)
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
The Hemingway Play as Wemedge
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
The Quest as Quentin Beaudine
TV ★ 6.4
1976
Battle of the Network Stars
TV ★ 6.2
1975
The Last Day as Emmet Dalton
Movie ★ 6.5
1975
The Runaway Barge● as Danny Worth
Movie
1975
Three for the Road
TV ★ 7.5
1974
Remember When as Warren Thompson
Movie ★ 7.0
1974
Rhoda as Michael Stearns
TV ★ 6.2
1974
Petrocelli as Mike Fisher
TV ★ 7.2
1973
Magnum Force as Officer Phil Sweet
Movie ★ 7.1
1973
Hitched as Clare Bridgeman
Movie ★ 7.3
1973
Police Story
TV ★ 7.0
1973
The Magician as Jerry Purcell
TV ★ 6.8
1972
Kung Fu as Lt. Bill Wyland
TV ★ 7.7
1971
Lock, Stock and Barrel as Clarence Bridgeman
Movie ★ 8.0
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Gerry Collier
TV ★ 6.5
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as John Peterson
TV ★ 6.5
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Zooie Palmer
TV ★ 6.5
1970
Night Gallery as Henley (segment "Logoda's Heads")
TV ★ 7.8
1970
San Francisco International Airport as Danny Goodwin
TV ★ 7.0
1960s 23 credits
1969
How to Commit Marriage● as David Poe
Movie ★ 5.8
1969
Trial Run as Delivery Person
Movie ★ 5.0
1969
Room 222
TV ★ 6.1
1969
Medical Center
TV ★ 6.4
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours as Mike Beardsley
Movie ★ 6.9
1968
Here's Lucy as Peter
TV ★ 6.7
1968
Adam-12 as Leroy
TV ★ 7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Brent Saunders
TV ★ 7.2
1967
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk as Joe Hardy
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
Divorce American Style as Mark
Movie ★ 5.8
1967
Ironside
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Young Samson & Goliath as Samson (voice)
TV ★ 6.3
1967
Shazzan
TV ★ 7.2
1966
Space Ghost and Dino Boy as Jace (voice)
TV ★ 7.6
1966
Summer Fun
TV
1966
Space Ghost & Dino Boy as Jace (Voice)
TV
1964
Jonny Quest as Jonny Quest (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
1963
The Farmer's Daughter as Jimmy
TV ★ 6.0
1962
The Virginian as Jim Horn
TV ★ 6.5
1961
The Alvin Show
TV ★ 8.4
1961
Window on Main Street
TV ★ 6.7
1961
Ripcord as David
TV ★ 6.7
1960
My Three Sons
TV ★ 6.6
1950s 2 credits
1959
Bonanza as Griff King
TV ★ 7.5
1957
Leave It to Beaver
TV ★ 7.0
Crew Credits
2010s 11 credits
2019
Virgin River Director
TV ★ 7.9
2016
Lucifer Director
TV ★ 8.4
2014
The Last Ship Director
TV ★ 6.9
2013
Wild Card Director
Movie ★ 8.0
2011
Hart of Dixie Director
TV ★ 7.3
2011
Suits Director
TV ★ 8.2
2011
Person of Interest Director
TV ★ 8.1
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Director
TV ★ 7.2
2010
Covert Affairs Director
TV ★ 6.9
2010
The Good Guys Director
TV ★ 7.2
2010
Persons Unknown Director
TV ★ 6.3
2000s 25 credits
2009
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia Director
Movie ★ 5.7
2009
White Collar Director
TV ★ 8.2
2009
Drop Dead Diva Director
TV ★ 7.7
2008
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Director
Movie ★ 5.2
2007
Traveler Director
TV ★ 6.6
2007
Bionic Woman Director
TV ★ 6.4
2007
Greek Director
TV ★ 6.7
2007
Burn Notice Director
TV ★ 7.5
2007
Dirty Sexy Money Director
TV ★ 6.2
2006
Augusta, Gone Director
Movie ★ 6.7
2006
Augusta, Gone Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
2006
Psych Director
TV ★ 7.9
2006
Eureka Director
TV ★ 7.7
2005
Just Legal Director
TV ★ 8.0
2005
Numb3rs Director
TV ★ 7.0
2005
E-Ring Director
TV ★ 8.0
2005
Killer Instinct Director
TV ★ 5.8
2005
Criminal Minds Director
TV ★ 8.3
2005
Threshold Director
TV ★ 7.0
2003
Cold Case Director
TV ★ 7.8
2003
Las Vegas Director
TV ★ 7.0
2002
Without a Trace Director
TV ★ 7.3
2002
The Twilight Zone Director
TV ★ 7.1
2000
Hell Swarm Director
Movie ★ 5.5
2000
Ed Director
TV ★ 7.7
1990s 7 credits
1999
In the Company of Spies Director
Movie ★ 5.0
1999
Third Watch Director
TV ★ 7.9
1999
The West Wing Director
TV ★ 8.3
1997
Buried Alive II Director
Movie ★ 5.6
1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1994
Breach of Conduct Director
Movie ★ 5.5
1994
Breach of Conduct Executive Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
1980s 2 credits
1989
Blind Fury Producer
Movie ★ 6.5
1982
St. Elsewhere Director
TV ★ 5.7