Tim Matheson, an American actor, was born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947, in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking, sex-obsessed Otter in the 1978 comedy Animal House, but he has had a variety of other well-known roles both before and since. Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: The Jewel City Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Deltas in front of their house Movie poster of Animal House National Lampoons Animal House (also called Animal House) is a 1978 comedy film in which a misfit group of Delta fraternity boys takes on the system at their college. ...

Career

Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing

As a teenager, Matheson provided the voice of Jonny Quest in the original animated series of the same name as well as the voice of Jace in the original animated series of Space Ghost. During the final season of the TV western Bonanza in 1973, Matheson played Griff King, a parolee who tries to reform his life as a ranch hand at the Ponderosa Ranch under Ben Cartwright's watch. Matheson also appeared in the TV series My Three Sons and Leave it to Beaver.^[1] Actor Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes on NBCs The West Wing. Photo by NBC. This is a copyrighted promotional image. ... Actor Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes on NBCs The West Wing. Photo by NBC. This is a copyrighted promotional image. ... The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) was a science fiction American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey, about the adventures of a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. ... The title card from an episode of Space Ghost Space Ghost was one-half of the animated television series Space Ghost and emo Boy created by Hanna-Barbera Productions; it first aired on September 10, 1966 on CBS. In the series, the hero, Space Ghost, battled villains in outer space. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... My Three Sons was a television series sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Following his high-profile role in the ensemble cast of Animal House, he also starred in the 1984 comedy movie Up the Creek with Animal House co-star Stephen Furst. He later starred in the Chevy Chase comedy Fletch. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Up the Creek is a 1984 comedy movie,starring Tim Matheson, Stephen Furst, Dan Monahan , Julia Montgomery, and Jeff East. ... Stephen Furst as Vir Cotto in Babylon 5 Stephen Furst (born Stephen Fuerstein on 8 May 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Flounder in the feature film Animal House (1978), as Gonzer in the feature film Up the Creek (1984), as Dr... Chevy Chase is the stage name of Cornelius Crane Chase (born October 8, 1943 in New York City), an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... Fletch is the nickname of the main character, Irwin Maurice Fletcher, in a series of Mystery/Comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald. ...

Matheson, along with partner Dan Grodnik, bought National Lampoon in 1989 when the magazine was facing financial decline. They were unable to reverse the decline and sold it in 1991. National Lampoon is a humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He went on to act in over a hundred film and television projects. From 1999 until 2003, Matheson had a recurring role as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing. In addition to playing Sheriff Matthew Donner in the shortlived Wolf Lake, he has also directed episodes of Third Watch, Ed, The Twilight Zone, Cold Case, Without a Trace, at the end of The West Wing, and Shark. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... John Hoynes, former Vice President of the United States, is a fictional character played by Tim Matheson on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... Wolf Lake was a short-lived American television series, following a pack of werewolves living in a Seattle suburb. ... Third Watch is an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from 1999 to 2005. ... Ed was an NBC television program produced by Worldwide Pants Incorporated from 2000-2004. ... The Twilight Zones original opening The Twilight Zone was a television anthology series created (and often written) by its narrator and host Rod Serling. ... For the A&E TV show, see Cold Case Files. ... Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. ... The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... Shark is an American television show that is a part of the new crop of CBS shows in the Fall 2006 line up. ...

Matheson appeared in the movie Van Wilder in 2002, playing the father of the title character, who was inspired by his own character in Animal House 24 years earlier; 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 based is rumored to have "had a strong tradition of existence." Categories: Movie stubs | 2002 films | Comedy films | Teen films ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ...

Matheson is married to Megan Murphy Matheson, with whom he has three children. He was previously married to actress Jennifer Leak. Jennifer Leak (born September 28, 1950 in Montreal, Canada) is a film and television actress. ...

External links

• Tim Matheson at the Internet Movie Database