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My Take
Tim Matheson fascinates me as a study in career longevity without a single defining era. He was the voice of Jonny Quest as a teenager, the charming rogue Otter in Animal House, and then decades later Vice President Hoynes on The West Wing, a role sharp enough to earn two Emmy nominations. Most actors get one cultural moment; he has quietly collected one per generation. Add his steady work as a television director and you get something rarer than stardom: a craftsman the industry keeps trusting. Born on New Year's Eve in 1947, he has essentially spent every era of American television inside it, and I find that more impressive than any single hit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Matheson
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・マシスン
- Reading
- てぃむ・ましすん
- Born
- December 31, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Glendale, California, United States
- Occupation
- television director / actor / film director / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Fox Lane High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.tim-matheson.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Tim Matheson born?
Born December 31, 1947 (age 78).
Where is Tim Matheson from?
Tim Matheson is from Glendale, California, United States.
What does Tim Matheson do?
Tim Matheson works as television director, actor, film director, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.