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Tim Matheson

ティム・マシスン　/　てぃむ・ましすん

American television director

December 31, 1947 (age 78)　・　Glendale, California, United States

California
television director
actor
film director

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.

Overview

Timothy Lewis Matheson (born December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. 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…

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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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television director / actor / film director / television actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Fox Lane High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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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

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