Walter Matthews

Walter Mathews (October 10, 1926 – April 28, 2012) was an American character actor whose credits included roles in television (including many commercials), film and theater, perhaps best known as the "pay me now or pay me later" Fram Oil Filter spokesperson. and was raised in the Bronx. He earned a master's degree in drama from Ohio University. In 1974, Mathews was a member of the original Broadway cast of Peter Shaffer's Equus. The Lawyer, Nighthawks (1981), Mathews married actress-model—and aspiring singer —Beverly Bruce (née Beverly Jane Schafer) no later than 1955. They had four children,

On April 28, 2012, at the age of 85, Mathews died of natural causes in Mountain Center, California, survived by his four children and five grandchildren.

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