Tim Matheson

The National Lampoon's Animal House cast features some of the most recognizable actors of our time including Tim Matheson. Shot in only 35 days, Animal House captures 60's college life in all of it's craziness and also helped launch the careers of actors such as John Belushi (Animal House's Bluto), Stephen Furst (Animal House's Flounder) , Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Tim Matheson, Donald Sutherland and Peter Reigert. Directed by John Landis, Animal House went on to become National Lampoon’s first hit comedy and one of the funniest movies in American film history.

The superb casting of Animal House not only shows in the memorable performances. The story centers around the rivalry between two fraternities; the snobby Omegas and the Party-till-you-drop Deltas, Led by John Belushi's character Bluto Blutarski. Off screen friction arose between the casts' fraternities which may have added extra spark to some of Animal House's many memorable scenes.

More about Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson plays the part of Otter in National Lampoon's Animal House, which was his biggest success in the 1970s. Matheson began his career as a child actor, under his full family name Tim Matthieson. As a young actor, Tim Matheson was the voice of the title character in Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest. Matheson also became the CEO of the National Lampoon Company in 1989.