Murray Matheson
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Sidney Murray Matheson (1 July 1912 – 25 April 1985) was a U.S.-based Australian actor. He appeared on stage and in films and television programs until 1983.
Murray Matheson | |
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Murray Matheson in Perry Mason 1964 | |
| Born | Sidney Murray Matheson 1 July 1912 Casterton, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 25 April 1985 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor: stage, film, television |
| Years active | 1945–1983 |
Biography
Matheson was born in Casterton, Australia in 1912 where he grew up on a 3,000-acre sheep station.[1] When he was 12, he saw a production of Sally by a touring company, and that experience sparked his desire to be an actor.[2]
His first principal stage performance was in the musical Roberta at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 1934. His London debut was at the Palladium in Band Waggon (1939).[3][1]
He made his New York debut as Captain Worthy in The Relapse, as part of the Theatre Guild (1950).[4] Matheson performed in dozens of plays, including some major tours, until 1982.[1]
Matheson's first film appearance was as Joe Lawson in The Way to the Stars, a.k.a. Johnny in the Clouds (1945).[5] He played the clown in the classic The Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit".[6] He made guest appearances in two 1964 episodes of CBS's Perry Mason: once as B.K. Doran in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant", and once as Howard Hopkins in "The Case of the Wooden Nickels".[7]
Some of his best-known film and television roles include:
- Felix Mulholland in the NBC Banacek series
- Benjamin Ovington in the movie How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
- The Clown in the Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"
- Mr. Agee in the "Kick the Can" segment of The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
- Dr. John Keith in the film Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
- Talbot in the "Why Wait Until Uncle Kevin Dies" episode of Hawaii Five-O (1973) Season 6, episode 8.
In 1960 Matheson appeared as Alexander on the TV western Laramie on the episode titled "Duel at Parkinson Town."[8] In 1960–61, he was cast as Geoffrey Carey in "The Archer's Ring" and as the High Priest in "The Perils of Penrose", respectively, on the ABC series, Adventures in Paradise, starring Gardner McKay.[9] In 1961, he played the lead guest-starring role in the episode "A Rope for Charlie Munday" on another ABC adventure series, The Islanders, co-starring William Reynolds.[10] In 1969, he guest starred in Bewitched season 5 episode 28, " Samantha's Good News".[11] In 1970, he appeared in an episode of the ABC crime drama The Silent Force, and in 1978 he appeared in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of the NBC crime drama The Eddie Capra Mysteries.[12] In 1982 he made an appearance on The Facts of Life S4 E11.[13]
Matheson's ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | The Way to the Stars | Joe Lawson | |
| 1945 | Journey Together | Lancaster Crew | |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Wing Cdr. Allen | |
| 1948 | The Secret Tunnel | Mr. Henderson | |
| 1949 | The Fool and the Princess | Graham Ballard | |
| 1952 | Hurricane Smith | Dr. Whitmore | |
| 1952 | Plymouth Adventure | Christopher Martin | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Botany Bay | Rev. Mortimer Thynne | |
| 1953 | Jamaica Run | Inspector Mole | |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier | Franz Kovac | |
| 1953 | King of the Khyber Rifles | Maj. Ian MacAllister | |
| 1954 | The Bamboo Prison | Comrade Clayton | |
| 1955 | Love is a Many-Splendored Thing | Dr. John Keith | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | Phillip Lasdowne | Season 1, Episode 17: "Missing Night Watchman" |
| 1960 | Laramie | Alexander | Episode: "Duel at Parkinson Town" |
| 1961 | Thriller | Thomas Edward Griffith | Episode: "The Poisoner" |
| 1961 | The Twilight Zone | Clown | Season 3, Episode 14: "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" |
| 1961 | The Islanders | Charlie Munday | Episode: A Rope for Charlie Munday |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Neighbour | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Wall of Noise | Jack Matlock | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Earl Morehead | Episode: "Ticket to Alaska" |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | B K Doran | S7,E14: "The Case of the Accosted Accountant" |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | Howard Hopkins | S8,E12: "The Case of the Wooden Nickels" |
| 1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Charles Justin | Episode: "Murder Case" |
| 1964 | Signpost to Murder | Dr. Graham | |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Devonshire | S1, episode 22: "Smart The Assassin" |
| 1965 | My Favourite Martian | Filbert | S3, E12 "Avenue C Mob" |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Maharajah | S1, E17 "The Yellow Scarf Affair" |
| 1966 | Assault on a Queen | Captain | |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Benjamin Ovington | Movie |
| 1967 | F.B.I | Henry Dodd | S2, E24 "Flight Plan" |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Dr Reynard | S1, E11 "The Ivy Curtain" |
| 1967 | Girl from UNCLE | Dr Merek | S1, E28 "The High and the Deadly Affair" |
| 1968 | Star! | Bankruptcy Judge | Uncredited |
| 1968 | In Enemy Country | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Explosion | Owner of Jaguar | Movie |
| 1969 | Bewitched | John Van Millwood | S5, episode 28 Samantha's Good News |
| 1970 | F.B.I | Murray Elders | S5, E19 "The Diamond Millstone" |
| 1970 | The Silent Force | Valentine Estes | S1, E2 "The Hero" |
| 1970 | It Takes a Thief | Harry Fulham | S3, E21 "The Suzie Simone Caper" |
| 1970 | McCloud | Grantley | S1, E4 "The Stage is All the World" |
| 1971 | McCloud | George Lincoln | S2, E4 "The Disposal Man" |
| 1971 | Marcus Welby MD | Dr Stoddard | S3, E14 "Cross Match" |
| 1971 | Mannix | Snowy Bartlett | S6, E14 "Light and Shadow" |
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes | Clarke Institute doctor | |
| 1972 | Banyon | Charles Troy | S1, E14 "Just Once" |
| 1972-4 | Banacek | Felix Mulhulland | 16 episodes |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey | Lionel Harlock | S1, E2 Hangman's Wages |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby MD | Edward Liddell | S4, E16 "A Necessary End" |
| 1973 | Hawaii Five-0 | Talbot | S6, E8 "Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?" |
| 1973 | Here's Lucy | Professor Dietrich | S5, E19 "Lucy And The Professor" |
| 1973 | Circle of Fear | Mathews | S2, E9 "The Phantom of Herald Square" |
| 1973 | McMillan and Wife | Angus McPhee | S2, E7 "Two Dollars on Trouble to Win" |
| 1973 | Ghost Story | Mathews | S1, E22 The Phantom of Herald Square |
| 1973 | Night Gallery | Dr Strang | S3, E14 The Doll of Death |
| 1974 | The Magician (American TV Series) | Walter Moran | S1, E18 The Illusion Of The Fatal Arrow |
| 1974 | Kolchak:The Night Stalker | Horror in The Heights | Mr Lane-Mariot |
| 1975 | Marcus Welby MD | Lucky | S6, E24 "Loser in a Dead Heat" |
| 1975 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lord Danby | S8, E4 "Termination With Extreme Prejudice" |
| 1975 | The Manhunter | Major Markley | S1, E18 The Seventh Man |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T | 4 episodes | Hit Men, Criss-Cross,The Bravo Enigma & Murder by Fire |
| 1975 | McMillan and Wife | Aaron Hildreth | S4, E5 "Night Train to L.A" |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show | Burnside | S1, E6 The Snow White Affair |
| 1976 | Phyllis | Charles Plunkett | S1, E21 Leo's Suicide |
| 1977 | Family | Sandor Pratt | S2, E11 "An Eye to The Future" |
| 1977 | Sugar Time | DeForest | S1, E2 "Witty, Urbane And Erudite" |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner Joe | Publisher | TV movie |
| 1978 | Charlie's Angels | Leland Swinnerton | S2, episode 22 Mother Goose is Running for His Life |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Dr. Mario Lowell | 1978 Movie |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Specter | Episode: "The Young Lords" Voice, Uncredited |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Statesman Geller | Episode: "Greetings From Earth" |
| 1979 | Vegas | Phillip Grayson | S1, E12 Ghost Of The Ripper |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Martin Hyde-Jones | S1, episode 5 Death in the Slow Lane |
| 1979 | Mary and Joseph:A Story of Faith | Zacharias | TV movie |
| 1980 | Angel on My Shoulder | The Stranger | TV movie |
| 1981 | Three's Company | Roger | S6, E7 Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar Face | Sir Douglas Devereux | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life | Prof. Henry Clayton | Episode: "September Song" |
| 1982 | The Great Detective | S4, E4 Star of Bengal | |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | Nathan Bly | S1, E2 Big Mouth |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Mr. Agee | (segment "Kick the Can") |
| 1983 | Newhart | Carl | S2, E3 "Animal Attractions" |
Notes
- ^ a b c "Actor Murray Matheson Dies at Age 73". Los Angeles Times. 26 April 1985.
- ^ Kleiner, Dick (16 June 1973). "Banacek's Felix Once Sheepman". The Ogden Standard. Utah, Ogden. p. 23. Retrieved 11 July 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Production of Band Waggon | Theatricalia".
- ^ "Murray Matheson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Murray Matheson | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Twilight Zone : Five Characters in Search of an Exit (1961) - Lamont Johnson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Murray Matheson | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ^ "Laramie" Duel at Parkison Town (TV Episode 1960) - IMDb, retrieved 27 November 2022
- ^ "Murray Matheson". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "The Islanders" A Rope for Charlie Munday (TV Episode 1961) - IMDb, retrieved 27 November 2022
- ^ "Bewitched : Samantha's Good News (1969) - Richard Michaels, William Asher | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "The Eddie Capra Mysteries". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "The Facts of Life : September Song (1982) - Asaad Kelada | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Murray Matheson was born July 1, 1912". Today In Nerd History. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
Sources
- Biography at FilmReference.com
External links
- Murray Matheson at IMDb
- Murray Matheson at the Internet Broadway Database
- "54 Murray Matheson Pictures and Images". Getty Images.