Tim Matheson is an American actor, director and producer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking 'Eric "Otter" Stratton' in the 1978 comedy, _Animal House .
Born at 9:00pm-PST.
Was the voice of Jonny Quest in the "Jonny Quest" series.
Served in the USMC reserves.
Daughters: Molly Matthieson , Emma Matthieson.
Son: Cooper Matthieson.
For years after playing ladies-man Otter in Animal House , he had to explain to disappointed fans that, no, that was only a character he played, and he couldnt really offer them sexual advice.
Worked with John Belushi , John Candy , Sam Kinison , and Chris Farley , all (legendary) overweight comic actors who died at a young age(JB-33, drugs; JC-43, heart attack; SK-38, drunk driver; CF-33, drugs).
Played a character with the surname Stratton in National Lampoons Animal House and then a character trying to romance a beautiful young woman whose surname was Stratton in 1941 .
Shares his birthday with Val Kilmer.
When he originally auditioned for Animal House , the producers wanted him to play one of the no-nonsense. straight-laced Omegas. However, he adamantly refused, saying, "Im tired of playing it straight," and sought a role as one of the hard-partying, fun-loving Deltas. He succeeded and got the role of Otter, one of the most fun-loving Deltas of the whole film.
He met his first wife Jennifer Leak when they were co-stars in the movie Yours, Mine and Ours .
Lives in Los Angeles, California.
Shot his entire part in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia in two days.
He played Lieutenant Andrei Sobinski in To Be or Not to Be while his 1941 co-star Robert Stack played him in the original version To Be or Not to Be .
They would drive him down and he would go from studio to studio and job,to job all day long. Then the limo would drive him home at night,because he was such a valuable commodity. Mel was equally as talented,or even better. It was a great education.
