Murray Matheson
Murray Matheson (born July 1, 1912 in Casterton , Victoria , † April 25, 1985 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an Australian actor .
Life
After training as an actor at the theater in Australia and his first appearances in Melbourne in 1933 and touring Australia, Matheson moved to England in 1935 , where he made his debut on the stages of London in 1937 . Tours with productions by Oscar Wilde and Candida followed ; In 1939 he played at the London Palladium . During World War II , Matheson served in the Royal Air Force from 1940 to 1945 and then worked for the British Embassy in Moscow . After a few appearances in British films, he moved to the United States; there he first appeared on the Broadway stage in 1950 . Two years later he made his Hollywood debut, in the same year he played his first major Hollywood role in John Farrow's The Ship of the Condemned alongside Alan Ladd and James Mason . He also took on other roles in All Glory on Earth and Assault on Queen Mary .
Matheson had a decades-long career in US television and guest roles in numerous successful series productions. He has been involved in more than 130 different productions. The German-speaking audience could see him from 1973 in the crime series Banacek broadcast on ARD as bookseller Felix Mulholland at the side of George Peppard . Matheson played his last film role in the episode film Unheimliche Schattenlichter in the second episode, directed and produced by Steven Spielberg .
Matheson died of heart failure at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1952: The Condemned Ship (Botany Bay)
- 1952: Ship without a home (Plymouth Adventure)
- 1955: Many-Splendored Thing (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)
- 1962: Still rooms available (The Notorious Landlady)
- 1966: attack on the Queen Mary (Assault on a Queen)
- 1967: How to succeed in business without really trying
- 1978: Yes, am I lying? (Rabbit Test)
- 1983: Eerie Shadow Lights (Twilight Zone: The Movie)
watch TV
- 1960: At the foot of the Blue Mountains (Laramie)
- 1963: On the Run (The Fugitive)
- 1965: Preston & Preston (The Defenders)
- 1965: Solo for ONCEL (The Man from UNCLE)
- 1967: The Invaders (The Invaders)
- 1969: In love with a witch (Bewitched)
- 1970: Her appearance, Al Mundy (It Takes a Thief)
- 1972: Mannix
- 1972-1974: Banacek
- 1975: The Bad Five (SWAT)
- 1978: Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels)
- 1979: Hart to Hart (Hart to Hart)
- 1981: Jack of Hearts with two women (Three's Company)
- 1982: Detective agency with witchcraft (Tucker's Witch)
Broadway
- 1950: The Relapse
- 1953: Escapade
Web links
- Murray Matheson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Murray Matheson in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Murray Matheson in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Actor Murray Matheson Dies at Age 73 in the Los Angeles Times (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matheson, Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casterton , Victoria |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1985 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California |