Biography
Walter Mathews (October 10, 1926 – April 28, 2012) was an American character actor whose credits included roles in television, film and theater.
Mathews was born in New York City on October 10, 1926, and was raised in the Bronx. He earned a master's degree in drama from Ohio University.Mathews debuted in the Broadway production of King Lear in 1956, which starred Orson Welles. He was a member of the original Broadway cast of Equus, which opened in New York in 1974.On television, Mathews appeared in a series of commercials for Fram Oil Filters as the original fictional Fram mechanic who promised consumers, "You can pay me now or pay me later." In 1962 Matthews appeared as Mr. Harper on the TV western The Virginian in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell." Mathews also had recurring roles in the Another World and General Hospital soap operas. His additional television credits included Ripcord, Emergency!, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Murder, She Wrote, Perry Mason, Mannix, Charlie's Angels, Adam-12, Quincy, M.E., Mission: Impossible, Starsky & Hutch, Alice, Medical Center and The FBI.His film credits included roles in The Naked Kiss (1964), The Lawyer (1970), Beyond Reason (1977), Nighthawks (1981) and Cannery Row (1982).
Mathews made his last on-screen appearance in 1986.Mathews died of natural causes on April 28, 2012, in Mountain Center, California, at the age of 85.
Filmography
all 29
Movies 22
TV Shows 7
Voice 1
Producer 1
self 1
Mission Kill (1986)
The Check Is in the Mail... (1986)
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
Inspector Perez (1983)
Cannery Row (1982)
Gamble on Love (1982)
Nighthawks (1981)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)
The Two-Five (1978)
To Kill a Cop (1978)
Ruby and Oswald (1978)
Beyond Reason (1977)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
The Lawyer (1970)
Adam-12 (1968)
A Covenant with Death (1967)
Not With My Wife, You Don't (1966)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
The Naked Kiss (1964)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
Middle of the Night (1959)
Perry Mason (1957)
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GenderMale
Birthday1926-10-10
Deathday2012-04-28 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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