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| Portrays: | Geller | ||||
| Date of Birth: | July 1, 1912 | ||||
| Date of Death: | April 25, 1985 | ||||
| Age at Death: | 72 | ||||
| Nationality: |  AUS
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Murray Matheson (Born Sidney Murray Matheson on 1 July 1912 in Casterton, Victoria, died 25 April 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an Australian-born actor.
Matheson once served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force. His first movie roles reflected his military service in the RAF.
As television's popularity grew, Matheson took on roles in many genres, with roles in Kraft Television Theatre, Studio One, Peter Gunn, The Fugitive, Naked City, Perry Mason, Get Smart, My Favorite Martian and Bewitched. Many fans of the series, The Twilight Zone may remember Matheson as The Clown in the 1961 episode, "Five Characters in Search of an Exit".
In the 1970s and 1980s, Matheson would enjoy some guest roles in episodes of shows such as Mannix, Vega$ (produced by Original Series creator Glen Larson) and Hawaii Five-O and as a regular series member of the cast of Banachek in 1972.
Matheson played Geller, a member of the Quorum of Twelve in the Original Series episode, "Greetings from Earth".
Matheson died in 1985.