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Murray Matheson
Matheson inOne Step Beyond (1960)
Born	Sidney Murray Matheson (1912-07-01)1 July 1912 Casterton, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 April 1985(1985-04-25) (aged 72) Woodland Hills,Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor: stage, film, television
Years active	1945–1983

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.

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 ofSally by a touring company, and that experience sparked his desire to be an actor.^[2]

His first principal stage performance was in the musicalRoberta atHer Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 1934. His London debut was at thePalladium inBand Waggon (1939).^[3][1]

He made his New York debut as Captain Worthy inThe Relapse, as part of theTheatre 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 inThe Way to the Stars, a.k.a.Johnny in the Clouds (1945).^[5] He played the clown in the classicThe Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit".^[6] He made guest appearances in two 1964 episodes ofCBS'sPerry 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".^[7]

Some of his best-known film and television roles include:

• Felix Mulholland in theNBCBanacek series
• Benjamin Ovington in the movieHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
• The Clown in theTwilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"
• Mr. Agee in the "Kick the Can" segment ofThe Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• Dr. John Keith in the filmLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
• Talbot in the "Why Wait Until Uncle Kevin Dies" episode ofHawaii Five-O (1973) Season 6, episode 8.

In 1960 Matheson appeared as Alexander on the TV westernLaramie 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 theABC series,Adventures in Paradise, starringGardner 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-starringWilliam Reynolds.^[10] In 1969, he guest starred inBewitched season 5 episode 28, " Samantha's Good News".^[11] In 1970, he appeared in an episode of the ABC crime dramaThe Silent Force, and in 1978 he appeared in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of theNBC crime dramaThe Eddie Capra Mysteries.^[12] In 1982 he made an appearance onThe Facts of Life S4 E11.^[13]

Matheson's ashes were scattered into thePacific Ocean.^[14]

• Biography at FilmReference.com

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