---
name: "Matthew Tobin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-tobin"
fi1m_id: "matthew-tobin"
imdb_id: "nm0864952"
tmdb_id: 1729744
wikidata_id: "Q110811790"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 August 1929"
died: "16 July 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:36:20.353196+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matthew Tobin

## Identity

Matthew Tobin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-tobin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-tobin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0864952
- **TMDB ID:** 1729744
- **Wikidata ID:** Q110811790
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110811790, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1729744

Actor. Born 10 August 1929 in Indianapolis. Died 16 July 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 August 1929, Indianapolis
- **Died:** 16 July 2008
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110811790, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1729744

## Biography

Matthew Tobin was an American character actor. Born on 10 August 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he died on 16 July 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

He appeared in films including *The Front* (1976) as Man at Party, *Real Life* (1979) as Dr. Howard Hill, and *American Hot Wax* (1978). His television credits encompassed guest roles in series such as *Matlock* (1986) as a judge, *Simon & Simon*, and a recurring part in the soap opera *The Doctors* (1970–1975). He also performed on Broadway in productions including *Sherlock Holmes* and *Redhead*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Real Life* (1979), Fi1m 77, as Dr. Howard Hill — [page](https://film.one/film/real-life.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Judge
- *Stitches* (1985), as Ozzie Hamilton, Jr.
- *Madame's Place* (1982), series, as Mr. Litt
- *Twirl* (1981), as Judge Norton Fryer
- *Force: Five* (1981), as Becker
- *The Seduction of Miss Leona* (1980), as Professor Fowler
- *Goldie and the Boxer* (1979), as Minister
- *Real Life* (1979), as Dr. Howard Hill — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/real-life.md)
- *A Family Upside Down* (1978), as Dr. Chisholm
- *American Hot Wax* (1978), as Artie's Dad
- *Last of the Good Guys* (1978), as Capt. Schonk
- *The Front* (1976), as Man at Party
- *The Telephone Book* (1971), as Mugger

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/matthew-tobin