Jardine Matheson then began its transformation from a major commercial agent of the East India Company into the largest British trading hong ( 洋行 ), or firm, in Asia.

Matheson in England then extensively travelled to meet with several parties, both for government and for trade, to gather support for a war with China.

A descendant of Sir Robert, Sir John Buchanan-Jardine, sold his family's 51 % holding in Jardine, Matheson and Co. for $ 84 million at the then prevailing exchange rate in 1959.

Subsequent events led to the cross-shareholding structure between Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Hongkong Land which was first instigated in 1980 by then taipan David Newbigging.

The remaining Matheson property, stretching across the middle of the island, was then sold off to developers.

The band formed in 1989 when Jian Ghomeshi ( then going by Jean Ghomeshi ), Murray Foster and Mike Ford, former classmates at the local Thornlea Secondary School and playing in a pub band called The Chia Pets at the time, joined with David Matheson to busk in Toronto.

The process of founding the Order of Canada began in early 1966 and came to a conclusion on 17 April 1967, when the organisation was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II, on the advice of her then Canadian prime minister, Lester B. Pearson, who was assisted with the establishment of the order by John Matheson.

" Tokkie " Smith, Duncan McTavish ( HKRFC then captain ), Trevor J. Bedford OBE ( Chairman of Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson Limited, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Director of HSBC ) and Ian Gow, a Rothmans ' Tobacco company executive.

He was succeeded by Karen Dunnell on 1 September 2005, then Jil Matheson in September 2009.

* Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones then Alex Matheson

* Premier of Prince Edward Island – Alex Matheson then Walter Shaw

* Premier of Prince Edward Island – Alex Matheson then Walter Shaw

Through his father, he was then employed for a further three months in Hong Kong by Jardine Matheson as a ' ship jumper ', an administrative post.

Brandon Matheson, then a freelance journalist working in the Parliament Hill Press Gallery, was chosen to launch the project in conjunction with George Hartsgrove, then an administrator at the University of Ottawa.

Matheson then landed the role of Yurii Zhivago, in Giacomo Campiotti's 2002 adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel, Doctor Zhivago.

Matheson then played Ixas in the 2010 Clash of the Titans remake.

The following decade saw the introduction a Trinidadian style called steelpan, brought by Lloyd Matheson, C. B. E., then an Education Officer.

* http :// www. vimeo. com / 20996209 Profile of the transmitting station and interview made in 2003 with Andy Matheson, Station Manager Orfordness, then VT Communications, now owned by Babcock.

She is then rescued by Steven Matheson ( Adam Willits ).

As in Richard Matheson ’ s 1956 classic, The Incredible Shrinking Man, the hero is then attacked by various insects, etc., before eventually arriving on an electron-size planet, where scientifically advanced people are able to reverse the process and send him home.

* In the 2005 The Virgin Queen, Hans Matheson played the ill-fated Earl of Essex.

Richard Matheson writing in The Twilight Zone Magazine said that he wished that Pat Breslin, who played Pat Carter ( the wife of Don Carter, Shatner's character in this episode ) had been available again to play the wife of Shatner's character in the famous 5th season episode " Nightmare at 20, 000 Feet ".

David Canary returned to his former role of Candy ( to offset Hoss's absence ), and a new character named Griff King ( played by Tim Matheson ) was added to lure younger viewers.

Matheson played guitar for the role of Luke Shand, a youthful rocker helping to invigorate an old band in the sleeper hit Still Crazy.

Matheson played the part of Alec Stoke-d ' Urberville in the four-part BBC adaptation of Tess of the d ' Urbervilles ( 2008 ) and the Home Secretary Lord Coward in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes ( 2009 ).

In the final season of the television western Bonanza in 1972-1973, Matheson played Griff King, a parolee who tries to reform his life as a worker at the Ponderosa Ranch under Ben Cartwright's watch.

Matheson and Catherine Hicks played Rick and Amanda Tucker, who operate a detective agency in Laurel Canyon in CBS ' Tucker's Witch, which aired during the 1982-1983 season.

He was paired with future Desperate Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan, who played a younger version of the Anne Matheson character portrayed by Michelle Phillips.

However, Sutton was replaced in season 8 with a younger hand, Jim Horn ( played by Tim Matheson ).

In 2009, Marsden also played the male lead in the film The Box, based on the 1970 short story " Button, Button " by author Richard Matheson, which was earlier made into an episode of The Twilight Zone.

John Hoynes is a fictional character played by Tim Matheson on the American television series The West Wing.

The actor who played Mike Beardsley, Tim Matheson, and the actress who played Colleen North, future soap opera actress Jennifer Leak, married in real life, although they later divorced.

* Movie – Animal House ( 1978, John Belushi & Tim Matheson ) a yellow MGA roadster is driven by antagonist Greg Marmalard ( played by James Daughton ).

In 2002, Rebecca toured with the British Shakespeare Company in an open-air production of Romeo and Juliet, playing Juliet opposite Tama Matheson as Romeo, and in the same year played Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Wayne Sleep as Puck, also an open-air production.

A low resolution promotional shot of the fictional character John Hoynes, played by Tim Matheson in The West Wing.

Matheson also played an important role in the creation of the Order of Canada.

Set in Pinner, London, it revolved around the romance between a widowed solicitor, Alec Callender, played by veteran television actor Anton Rodgers, and a much younger woman, Zoë Angell, played by Eve Matheson in seasons one and two and by Lesley Dunlop in seasons three through six.

She also played the young Charlie McGee in the sequel to Firestarter, Firestarter 2: Rekindled and Megan Matheson in the television series 24.

As an actor, Caccialanza is best known for his work on the CBS prime time soap opera Knots Landing as " Nick Schillace ," the gigolo boyfriend of " Anne Matheson " ( played by Michelle Phillips ).

The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson from his novel The Shrinking Man ( ISBN 0575074639 ).

Matheson wrote a script for a sequel titled Fantastic Little Girl, but the film was never produced.

In May 2010, there were reports that Weaver had been cast for the lead role Margaret Matheson in the Spanish thriller film Red Lights.

* Among the Senators in the hearing committee are film producer / director Roger Corman, writer / producer William Bowers, producer Phil Feldman, and science-fiction writer Richard Matheson.

Also in the 1960s, the film Omega Man ( loosely based on the Richard Matheson novel I am Legend ) showed a world scarred by biological warfare and only a handful of humans and a cult of mutants remain alive.

Among his most eclectic film works was the music to The Omega Man, based upon the book I Am Legend by Richard Matheson and starring Charlton Heston.

Duel is a 1971 television ( and later full-length theatrical ) film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Richard Matheson, based on his short story.

In 2010, Reeves indicated that Matheson and Solomon were working on a script for a third film, confirming in April 2011 that a draft was complete.

Spielberg's first film, Duel, was written by frequent Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who wrote this episode.

Matheson continued with a starring role in the acclaimed independent British hit Tube Tales, which led to his first commercialized film, Bodywork, starring with the talented cast of Beth Winslet, Charlotte Coleman, and Clive Russell.

Matheson proceeded in his career with a role as Thomas in the Danish film I Am Dina, based upon Dinas Bok.

In 2006, Matheson co-starred with actress Demi Moore in the film Half Light.

** Bid Time Return, a 1975 Richard Matheson novel later re-titled Somewhere in Time because of the film

The film is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, and was directed by Vincent Ward.

When asked his thoughts on the film adaptation of his story, Richard Matheson said, " I will not comment on What Dreams May Come except to say that a major producer in Hollywood said to me, ' They should have shot your book.

This film features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson and Robert Urich as the primary antagonists, the vigilante traffic cops.

The film would launch a number of careers, including David Soul ( Starsky & Hutch television series ), Robert Urich ( S. W. A. T., Vega $ and Spencer for Hire ) and Tim Matheson ( films like Animal House ( 1978 ) and Fletch ( 1985 ).

The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson ; the same short story forms the basis of the 2009 film The Box.

It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay.

The film also stars Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, and Gary Busey.

Richard Matheson, who had written the script for Steven Spielberg's celebrated 1971 television film Duel, says that he wrote a " very interesting " outline, although the story is credited to " some other writer ".

In addition to Meredith, five actors from the original series ( William Schallert, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Mumy, Murray Matheson and Patricia Barry ) had roles in the film.

Among the child actors cast as the Beardsley and North children in the film, several went on to greater success, including Tim Matheson ( billed here as Tim Matthieson ) who went on to play the character Otter in the more adult oriented comedy Animal House, Morgan Brittany ( billed here as Suzanne Cupito ) appeared in many episodes of Dallas, Mitch Vogel appeared in " The Reivers " with Steve McQueen for which Vogel received a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor nomination in 1970 and Tracy Nelson, daughter of actor / musician Ricky Nelson who eventually starred in the series Father Dowling Mysteries beside Tom Bosley who portrayed the doctor in this movie.