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Murray Matheson (1912–1985)

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Murray played The Clown in the memorable 1961 Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit". Matheson's last appearance was in the "Kick the Can" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1985). See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1983 Newhart (TV series)
Carl
Animal Attractions (1983) … Carl
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mr. Agee (Segment #2)
 
1982 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Prof. Henry Clayton
September Song (1982) … Prof. Henry Clayton
 
1982 Tucker's Witch (TV series)
Big Mouth (1982)
 
1981 Three's Company (TV series)
Roger
Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1981) … Roger
 
1981 The Million Dollar Face (TV movie)
Sir Douglas Devereaux
 
1980 Angel on My Shoulder (TV movie)
The Stranger
 
1979 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Martin Hyde-Jones
Death in the Slow Lane (1979) … Martin Hyde-Jones
 
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Specter / Statesman Geller
The Young Lords (1978) … Specter (voice) (uncredited)
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Phillip Grayson
Ghost of the Ripper (1979) … Phillip Grayson
 
1978 Rabbit Test
Dr. Mario Lowell
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Leland Swinnerton
Mother Goose Is Running for His Life (1978) … Leland Swinnerton
 
1977 Sugar Time! (TV series)
DeForest
Witty, Urbane and Erudite (1977) … DeForest
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Clifford
The Haunted Trailer (1977) … Clifford
 
1977 Tail Gunner Joe (TV movie)
Publisher
 
1977 Family (TV series)
Sandor Pratt
An Eye to the Future (1977) … Sandor Pratt
 
1976 The Tony Randall Show (TV series)
Burnside
Case: Mario Strikes Again (1976) … Burnside
 
1976 Phyllis (TV series)
Charles Plunkett
Leo's Suicide (1976) … Charles Plunkett
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Armand / Cyrus Porter
Murder by Fire (1975) … Armand
The Bravo Enigma (1975) … Cyrus Porter
 
1973-1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Lord Charles Danby / Talbot
Termination with Extreme Prejudice (1975) … Lord Charles Danby
Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies? (1973) … Talbot
 
1971-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Stoddard / Edward Liddell
A Necessary End (1973) … Edward Liddell
Cross-Match (1971) … Dr. Stoddard
 
1975 The Manhunter (TV series)
Major Markley
The Seventh Man (1975) … Major Markley
 
1973-1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Angus McFee / Eric Hilder
Night Train to L.A. (1975) … Eric Hilder
Two Dollars on Trouble to Win (1973) … Angus McFee
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Mr. Lane-Marriot
Horror in the Heights (1974) … Mr. Lane-Marriot
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Walter Moran
The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow (1974) … Walter Moran
 
1973 Arnold
Lord Arnold Dwellyn (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Dr. Strang
The Doll of Death (1973) … Dr. Strang
 
1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Mathews
The Phantom of Herald Square (1973) … Mathews
 
1973 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Professor Dietrich
Lucy and the Professor (1973) … Professor Dietrich
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
Charles Troy
Just Once (1972) … Charles Troy
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Snowy Bartlett
Light and Shadow (1972) … Snowy Bartlett
 
1972 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Lionel Harlock
Hangman's Wages (1972) … Lionel Harlock
 
1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (TV movie)
Abbott
 
1972 The Woman I Love (TV movie)
Walter Monckton
 
1972 Miss Stewart, Sir (TV movie)
Principal Prentis
 
1970-1971 McCloud (TV series)
George Lincoln / Grantley
The Disposal Man (1971) … George Lincoln
The Stage Is All the World (1970) … Grantley
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
The Hero (1970)
 
1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Harry Fulham
The Suzie Simone Caper (1970) … Harry Fulham
 
1967-1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Henry Dodd / Murray Elders
The Diamond Millstone (1970) … Murray Elders
Flight Plan (1967) … Henry Dodd
 
1969 Explosion
Owner of Jaguar
 
1969 Bewitched (TV series)
John Van Millwood
Samantha's Good News (1969) … John Van Millwood
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dave Rogers
An Agent for the Plaintiff (1969) … Dave Rogers
 
1968 In Enemy Country (uncredited)
 
1968 Star!
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Judge James Lawrence
The Voice of the Elephant (1967) … Judge James Lawrence
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Dr. Merek
The High and the Deadly Affair (1967) … Dr. Merek
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Dr. Reynard
The Ivy Curtain (1967) … Dr. Reynard
 
1966 Assault on a Queen
Captain
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Devonshire
Smart the Assassin (1966) … Devonshire
 
1965 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Filbert
Avenue C Mob (1965) … Filbert
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
John Marshall (1965)
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Sir Tony Beardsley
Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk (1965) … Sir Tony Beardsley
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
The Maharajah
The Yellow Scarf Affair (1965) … The Maharajah
 
1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Nicholas Redgrave
Soldiers Sometimes Kill (1964) … Nicholas Redgrave
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
B. K. Doran / Howard Hopkins
The Case of the Wooden Nickels (1964) … Howard Hopkins
The Case of the Accosted Accountant (1964) … B. K. Doran
 
1964 Signpost to Murder
Dr. Graham
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Douglas Henderson
Knight's Gambit (1964) … Douglas Henderson
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Charles Justin
Murder Case (1964) … Charles Justin
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series)
Earl Morehead
Ticket to Alaska (1963) … Earl Morehead
 
1963 Wall of Noise
Jack Matlock
 
1961-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Colley / Harold Lowenson / Martin Hilliard
Golden Lads and Girls (1963) … Martin Hilliard
Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long (1962) … Harold Lowenson
A Wednesday Night Story (1961) … Colley
 
1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Ellsworth Dill
The Health Fraud (1963) … Dr. Ellsworth Dill
 
1961-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
John Bridenbaugh / Leigh Adams
Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse (1962) … John Bridenbaugh
Once to Every Man (1961) … Leigh Adams
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Larry Wallencott
So Various, So Beautiful (1962) … Larry Wallencott
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Commissioner Thompson
The Interrogator (1962) … Commissioner Thompson
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady
Neighbour (uncredited)
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
The Clown
Five Characters in Search of an Exit (1961) … The Clown
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Andrew Lawrence / Thomas Edward Griffith
Letter to a Lover (1961) … Andrew Lawrence
The Poisoner (1961) … Thomas Edward Griffith
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Charlie Munday
A Rope for Charlie Munday (1961) … Charlie Munday
 
1958-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Cyril Hardeen / James St. George Bernard Bowlby / Oliver Teleton
The Throwback (1961) … Cyril Hardeen
Tea Time (1958) … Oliver Teleton
The Canary Sedan (1958) … James St. George Bernard Bowlby
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
John Tundall
The Reversed Blade (1961) … John Tundall
 
1960-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Geoffrey Carey / High Priest
The Perils of Penrose (1961) … High Priest
The Archer's Ring (1960) … Geoffrey Carey
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Alexander
Duel at Parkison Town (1960) … Alexander
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Belner
Runaway (1960) … Belner
 
1960 Diagnosis: Unknown (TV series)
Lester Farnum
The Case of the Radiant Wine (1960) … Lester Farnum
 
1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Bentley
Delia (1960) … Bentley
 
1960 Encounter (TV series)
 
1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)
 
1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Rudy Coral
Bilko's Casino (1959) … Rudy Coral
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Phillip J. Lasdown
The Missing Night Watchman (1959) … Phillip J. Lasdown
 
1958 Harbormaster (TV series)
Professor Wheeler
The Biggest Fight (1958) … Professor Wheeler
 
1951-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Craig / Dr. Parant / James De Lancey / …
Escape Route (1957) … Dr. Parant
Babe in the Woods (1957) … Waldo
The Cliff (1954) … Craig
The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1953) … James De Lancey
 
1954-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Gordon
Triumph (1957)
The Man on Roller Skates (1956) … Gordon
Short Story (1954)
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Stover
Mother (1957) … Stover
 
1956 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
High Stakes (1956)
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Padgett
The Small Servant (1955) … Padgett
 
1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Dr. John Keith
 
1954-1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
Erricka (1955)
Cynara (1955)
 
1954 The Bamboo Prison
Comrade Clayton
 
1954 On Camera (TV series)
Double Exit (1954)
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Colonel
Oberstrasse 49 (1954) … Colonel
 
1954 Love Story (TV series)
The Matchmaker (1954)
 
1953 King of the Khyber Rifles
Maj. Ian MacAllister
 
1953 Flight to Tangier
Franz Kovac, Money Courier
 
1953 Jamaica Run
Inspector Mole
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Phillip Lord
Meet the Wife (1953) … Phillip Lord
 
1953 Botany Bay
Rev. Mortimer Thynne
 
1953 The Doctor (TV series)
Luncheon at Casey's (1953)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Lee Morton
Ghost Writer (1953) … Lee Morton
 
1953 Suspense (TV series)
Harry Spencer
Career (1953) … Harry Spencer
 
1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
Inspector Hunt
London Incident (1952) … Inspector Hunt
 
1952 Plymouth Adventure
Christopher Martin (uncredited)
 
1952 Hurricane Smith
Dr. Whitmore
 
1951-1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Three Sundays (1952)
Women of Intrigue (1951)
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Southford / Old Waiter
Forever Walking Free (1951) … Old Waiter
The Promise (1951) … Dr. Southford
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
The Geat Man (1951)
 
1949 The Big Story (TV series)
Henderson
Desperate Murder … Henderson
 
1948 The Fool and the Princess
Graham Ballard
 
1947 The Secret Tunnel
Mr. Henderson
 
1946 Secret Flight
Wing Cdr. Allen
 
1945 Journey Together
Lancaster Crew
 
1945 Johnny in the Clouds
Joe Lawson
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1972) He acted in Peter Barnes' play, "The Ruling Class," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Murray played The Clown in the memorable 1961 Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit". Matheson's last appearance was in the "Kick the Can" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1985). See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer