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.

Biography

Matheson was born in Casterton, Australia in 1912 where he grew up on a 3,000-acre sheep station. When he was 12, he saw a production of '' Sally'' by a touring company, and that experience sparked his desire to be an actor. His first principal stage performance was in the musical ''

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'' at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 1934. His London debut was at the

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in '' Band Waggon'' (1939). He made his New York debut as Captain Worthy in '' The Relapse'', as part of the

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(1950). Matheson performed in dozens of plays, including some major tours, until 1982. Matheson's first film appearance was as Joe Lawson in '' The Way to the Stars'', a.k.a. ''Johnny in the Clouds'' (1945). He played the clown in the classic ''

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'' episode " Five Characters in Search of an Exit". He made guest appearances in two 1964 episodes of CBS's '' Perry Mason'': once as murder victim B.K. Doran in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant", and once as murderer Howard Hopkins in "The Case of the Wooden Nickels". Some of his best-known film and television roles include: * Felix Mulholland in the

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'' 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." 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

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. 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. In 1969, he guest starred in '' Bewitched'' season 5 episode 28, " Samantha's Good News". In 1970, he appeared in an episode of the ABC crime drama ''

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'', and in 1978 he appeared in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of the

crime drama '' The Eddie Capra Mysteries''. In 1982 he made an appearance on '' The Facts of Life'' S4 E11. Matheson's ashes were scattered into the

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Filmography

Notes

Sources

Biography
at FilmReference.com

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Murray 1912 births 1985 deaths Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors 20th-century Australian male actors Australian emigrants to the United States People from Casterton, Victoria