An American actor, director, and producer, who is best known for his smooth modern portrayal of his 1978 film National Animaloon's Animal House. He has had a variety of other popular film roles before and since then has appeared in Robert Young's comedy series for CBS. In 1964, he provided the voice of the lead character in the animated show Johnny Quest (1964), as well as the voice of Jack in the original animated series, Space Ghost (1966). In 1969, he joined the cast of the western series The Virginian (1962), in its eighth season, He has three children with his ex-wife Megan Murphy Matheson.