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Matlock

Matlock Intertitle
Format Crime Drama
Created by Dean Hargrove
Starring Andy Griffith
Nancy Stafford
Clarence Gilyard
Kene Holliday
Linda Purl
Julie Sommars
Daniel Roebuck
Brynn Thayer
David Froman
Richard Newton
more...
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes Dean Hargrove (born July 27, 1938 in Iola Kansas) is an American Television producer, writer, and director. Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American Actor, producer, Writer, director Nancy Elizabeth Stafford (born June 5, 1954, in Wilton Manors, Florida) is an American actress who has portrayed numerous characters on television Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor who has featured in movies and television since 1980 Kene Holliday (b June 25, 1949 in Copiague Suffolk County New York is a prolific Character actor Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American actress and Singer, best known for portraying Ben Matlock's Julie Sommars (born April 15, 1942 in Fremont Nebraska; tvcom reports year of birth to be 1940 is an American Actress. Daniel Randall Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American Television and movie actor writer and producer primarily in Movies Brynn Laurel Thayer (born October 4, 1949 in North Dallas, Texas) is an American actress who has had numerous roles in a variety of television This is a list of characters who appear in the Matlock TV show The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 9
No.  of episodes 195 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Production
company(s)
Intermedia Entertainment Company (1986-1987)
The Fred Silverman Company (1987-1995)
Strathmore Productions (1986-1988)
Dean Hargrove Productions (1988-1995)
The Matlock Company
Viacom Productions
Broadcast
Original channel NBC (1986-1992)
ABC (1992-1995)
Original run September 23, 1986 – May 7, 1995
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Matlock was a long-running American television legal drama. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Matlock. Viacom Productions was a Television Production company active from 1974 until 2004 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A legal drama is a work of dramatic Fiction about crime and civil litigation The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced the long-running series The A-Team to Friday nights, then on November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

The format of the show was similar to that of Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the murderer and then confronting him or her in a dramatic courtroom scene near the end. Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.

Coincidentally, some Perry Mason alumni appeared on the drama, such as R. G. Armstrong and Stacy Keach, Sr.

Contents

Background

The show centered on widower Benjamin L. Stacy Keach Sr was the Stage name of Walter Stacy Keach ( May 29, 1914 &ndash February 13, 2003) an American "Ben" Matlock (Andy Griffith). Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American Actor, producer, Writer, director Matlock is a renowned, folksy, popular yet cantankerous defense attorney, who is worth every penny of his $100,000 fee. He has also solved and subsequently won at trial almost every case he has taken, especially murder cases where everyone else was sure his client was guilty. He studied law at Harvard, based his law practice in Atlanta, Georgia, and lived in a modest farmhouse in a neighboring suburb. Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. He is known to visit the scene of the crime to discover clues otherwise overlooked and come up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder). Matlock also has conspicuously finicky fashion sense; he generally appeared in court wearing a trademark light gray suit and, over the nine seasons, was seen behind the wheel of three generations of the Ford Crown Victoria— always an all-gray model (it is interesting to note that Andy Griffith always drove Ford products in his 1960's show, The Andy Griffith Show, as with Matlock). The Ford Crown Victoria is the current model name Ford uses for the Rear-wheel drive full-size car first produced by the Ford Motor Company for The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3 1960 and April 1 Some Mayberry alumni had guest shots on the drama: Don Knotts, Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn and Arlene Golonka. Mayberry is the name of a Fictional town in North Carolina which was the setting for two American Television sitcoms The Andy Griffith Jesse Donald Knotts ( July 21, 1924 &ndash February 24, 2006) was an American comedic Actor best known Aneta Corsaut (born November 3, 1933, Hutchinson Kansas - November 6 1995, Studio City California) was an American Betty Lynn (born August 29 1926 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Television actress. Arlene Golonka (born January 23 1936) is an American actress.

Matlock was noted for his thrift and a fondness for hot dogs. (After the series ended, his penchant for hot dogs was explained in the episode Murder Two of the television show Diagnosis: Murder. Diagnosis Murder is a mystery / medical / Crime drama Television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr In it, Matlock blames Dr. Mark Sloan for recommending a disastrous investment in 8-track cartridges. Dr Mark Sloan is a Fictional character in the US Television show Diagnosis Murder. This is an article about the 8-track cartridge For eight-track multitracking see Multitrack recording. Matlock subsequently invested (and lost) his savings of $5000, while he survived by wearing cheap suits and living on hot dogs. )

Matlock's thriftiness, liking for hot dogs, and the demands he placed upon his investigators were often points of comic relief in the series. Andy Griffith's prior career as a comic often showed through in things that Matlock did or said.

Over the years, there were many changes. When the show began, Ben had a law firm called Matlock & Matlock. Ben shared his caseload with his partners, which included a relative, his younger, smiling daughter, Charlene Matlock (Lori Lethin, later Linda Purl) and private investigator Tyler Hudson (Kene Holliday), a black market whiz whom Matlock lured away from his work. Charlene Matlock is a Fictional character on the Television show Matlock. Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American actress and Singer, best known for portraying Ben Matlock's Tyler Hudson is a Fictional character on the television show, Matlock, portrayed by Kene Holliday. Kene Holliday (b June 25, 1949 in Copiague Suffolk County New York is a prolific Character actor The following season, Charlene left Atlanta to start her own practice in Philadelphia; the elder Matlock filled the void with Michelle Thomas (Nancy Stafford), a young, attractive legal partner who tried her hand in playing baseball after she majored in physical education, but detested it or might've done better. Michelle Thomas ( played by Nancy Stafford) was a Fictional character on the Television Nancy Elizabeth Stafford (born June 5, 1954, in Wilton Manors, Florida) is an American actress who has portrayed numerous characters on television She met him on his trip to England and he immediately hired her on the spot after a cocky law student graduate. Cassie Phillips (Kari Lizer) also applied for a job with Matlock, but since Charlene was already working with him and there were therefore no openings for associates, Cassie was hired as a file clerk. She left the next year.

Usually, no prosecutor would compete with Ben except Julie March (Julie Sommars) a redheaded, feisty district attorney, and good friend of Ben's, who left Nebraska to work for the D. Julie March (portrayed by Julie Sommars) is the name of a Fictional character on the television series Matlock, the assistant D Julie Sommars (born April 15, 1942 in Fremont Nebraska; tvcom reports year of birth to be 1940 is an American Actress. A. 's office in Georgia. Throughout the series run, Sommars was one of the regulars with the fewest appearances.

After Tyler quit (Kene Holliday was fired from the series due to his legal problems with drugs/alcohol, which led to his arrest), Matlock was approached by a young North Carolina sheriff's deputy Conrad McMasters (Clarence Gilyard), to become his new private investigator. Conrad McMasters is a Fictional character on the Television show Matlock. Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor who has featured in movies and television since 1980 Both Matlock and McMasters had a lot in common --- from playing music to a fondness for camping. Proven to be a serious detective and one of Matlock's loyal partners, Conrad also falls in love with various girlfriends. He also had the knack of riding horses, a skill he acquired in past work as a cowboy (it is also interesting that Gilyard himself is a real-life cowboy), displayed when attending rodeo shows.

At the end of the sixth season, Matlock's older divorced daughter Leanne MacIntyre (Brynn Thayer), moved from Philadelphia (where Charlene works as a lawyer) back to Atlanta, giving her the chance to become an equal partner of her father. Leanne MacIntyre (portrayed by Brynn Thayer) is the name of a Fictional character on the American television series Matlock, the daughter of Brynn Laurel Thayer (born October 4, 1949 in North Dallas, Texas) is an American actress who has had numerous roles in a variety of television Michelle Thomas gave the job to Leanne and left (Nancy Stafford left the series to spend more time with her husband, when she didn't want to leave him, hence, production moved to North Carolina). North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The next season, law school graduate Cliff Lewis (Daniel Roebuck), came to Matlock in hopes of working for him, complements of his father Billy Lewis, who happened to be Ben's old friend. For the football player of the same name see Cliff Lewis (football player. Daniel Randall Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American Television and movie actor writer and producer primarily in Movies After Conrad left, (Clarence Gilyard already left the show to co-star in Walker, Texas Ranger for CBS). Walker Texas Ranger is an American Television western / police drama series created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Lewis became a partner and a private investigator to Matlock, while Matlock hired a final private investigator Jerri Stone (Carol Huston) to help out in each of the cases. Jerri Stone was a fictional Assistant, portrayed by Carol Huston who worked for Ben Matlock in the last season of the Unlike her boss's former co-worker, Conrad McMasters, both Matlock and Stone had at least something in common, from driving Ford automobiles to singing classic songs (it is also interesting that Huston is a very good singer herself), including lullabies. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

His age increasing, Griffith appeared less and less on the show when it departed NBC for ABC. The Perry Mason-style whodunit format was also adjusted to a more Columbo-style howcatchem format. A whodunit or whodunnit (for "Who done it?" is a complex plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest An inverted detective story, also known as a "howcatchem", is a Murder Mystery fiction structure in which the commission of the crime is shown

Although never officially confirmed, a widespread rumor suggests that the character of Ben Matlock was largely based on well-known Atlanta attorney Bobby Lee Cook. Cook, whose practice also includes representation of plaintiffs for personal injuries, is frequently called the dean of Georgia criminal defense attorneys.

Main cast members

Recurring cast members

Notable guest stars

Program Format

There were a few changes in the format in the introduction of each episode. The introduction of characters was essentially the same, the only changes being the actors for each season. Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holliday, Nancy Stafford, Clarence Gilyard, Jr. , Brynn Thayer, Julie Sommars, Kari Lizer, Daniel Roebuck, and Carol Huston were all featured in the intros for their seasons.

Season 1-6 episode intros showed a few scenes from the show and had no music. In the 1992-93 season, following the move to ABC, most episodes now had Andy's voice saying "Next on Matlock. . . " and classical-sounding music similar to the theme tune.

The Matlock commercial screen also changed. The early episodes had a scene of Ben Matlock in front of a brown screen, approx 1987, this was changed to gray. In 1992, this was changed once again, to the same gray, but with a blue square around the M on Matlock. Later in the 1993-94 season the commercial screen was removed.

Also, some Matlock movies in the 1994-95 season had words on screen saying "Next on Matlock" and "Last time on Matlock" instead of the voice of Andy.

A roster of guest stars

During its nine-season run on NBC and ABC, many familiar and/or unfamiliar actors made guest appearances on the show before they became famous: Hy Anzell, George Stanford Brown, Jeff Conaway, Cindy Morgan, John Rubinstein, Amy Yasbeck, Lisa Hartman, Piper Laurie, Roddy McDowall, Christian Clemenson, Michele Greene, Don Murray, David McCallum, Norman Fell, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Bakula, Tom Lister Jr., David Carradine, Bill Mumy, Bobbie Eakes, Lynn Whitfield, Don Galloway, Fred Thompson, Betty White, Barry Jenner, James Eckhouse, David Haskell, Stacy Keach, Sr., Dana Sparks, Robert Ginty, Wendy Phillips, Diana Bellamy, Jason Wingreen, Christina Pickles, David Ruprecht, Timothy Busfield, Shirley Knight, James Cromwell, Tim Ryan, Robert Culp, Lewis Arquette, Mitchell Laurance, Patricia Heaton, Jason Bateman, Hector Elizondo, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Charles Siebert, Craig Shoemaker, Marilyn Jones, William Schallert, Joel Grey, Teri Austin, Scott Bakula, Robert Desiderio, Vivica A. Fox, Rene Auberjonois, among many others. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Hy Anzell (1924 &ndash August 23, 2003) was a Yiddish -speaking American Television and movie actor who first played plant store owner "Mr Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943 in Havana, Cuba) is an Cuban American actor and Emmy Award winning director Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York City, New York, U Cindy Morgan (born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29, 1954 in Chicago Illinois to Polish / German parents is an John Arthur Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American film Broadway and television actor a composer of film and theatre music and a director Amy Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American Film and Television actress. Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress. Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress of stage and screen noted for her role in the television series Twin Peaks Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born Christian Clemenson (born March 17, 1959) Clemenson a straight-A junior high school student won a Register scholarship to Phillips Academy in Andover Michelle Greene (b February 3, 1962 in Las Vegas Nevada, US) is an American actress singer and songwriter perhaps most well-known Don Murray has been the name of more than one person of note Don Murray (clarinetist (1904-1929 Jazz musician Don Murray (actor David Keith McCallum Jr (born September 19, 1933) is a prolific Scottish actor and the son of concertmaster violinist David McCallum Sr Norman Noah Fell (born Norman Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American Actor of Film Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister Jr June 24 1958) is an American Actor and former professional wrestler, best David Carradine (born December 8 1936 is an American actor Biography Early life Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist, Bobbie Diane Eakes (born July 25, 1961 in Warner Robins Georgia) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress. Lynn Whitfield (born May 6, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress most famous for her 1991 portrayal in film of Don Galloway (born July 27, 1937 in Brooksville Kentucky) is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Raymond Burr 's Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is a film and television actress with a career spanning 60 years Barry Francis Jenner (born on January 14, 1941 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American actor James Cower Eckhouse (born February 14, 1955) is an American actor known for playing Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210. David Michael Haskell ( June 4, 1948 &ndash August 30, 2000) was an American Actor and Singer, best remembered Stacy Keach Sr was the Stage name of Walter Stacy Keach ( May 29, 1914 &ndash February 13, 2003) an American Dana Sparks (born August 1, 1961 in California) is an American Television Actress. Robert Ginty (born November 14 1948 in New York New York) is an American movie actor producer scenarist and director of movies and TV series episodes Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress noted for playing David Selby 's last wife Lauren Daniels during the final season Jason Wingreen (born October 9, 1920) is an American actor Born in Brooklyn New York, He lent his voice to Boba Fett in the Christina Pickles (born on February 17, 1935 in Yorkshire, England) is a British -born American actress David Martin Ruprecht (born October 14, 1948) is an American Actor / Writer known for his work as host of the Lifetime Timothy "Timmy B" Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in Lansing Michigan) is an American Actor and director Shirley Knight (born July 5, 1936 in Goessel Kansas) is an award-winning American stage, screen, and Television James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) sometimes credited as Jamie Cromwell, is an American Film and Television Timothy J "Tim" Ryan (born July 16, 1973) is an American Politician and Democratic member of the United States Robert Martin Culp (born August 16 1930) is an American actor and scriptwriter perhaps best known for his work in Television. Lewis Michael Arquette ( December 14 1935 – February 10 2001) was an American Film Actor, writer Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress best known for playing lead character and Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is a Golden Globe -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) is an American television Actor, director and musician known primarily for his roles in Sitcoms Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from Craig Shoemaker is a comedian from Wyndmoor Pennsylvania. He attended Springfield Township High School. Marilyn Jones OBE (born Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 17 February, 1940 - is an Australian dancer and teacher William Schallert (born July 6, 1922, in Los Angeles California) is an actor who has appeared in many movies and television series such as Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17 1957) is a Canadian -born film and television actress with an extensive career in the United States Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Robert Desiderio (born 9 September 1951) is an American actor best known for his Television roles Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Future NYPD Blue stars Dennis Franz and Gail O'Grady also made guest appearances. NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct Dennis Franz (born October 28, 1944) is an Emmy - Screen Actors Guild - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Actor Gail O'Grady (born 23 January, 1963 in Detroit Michigan) is an American television actress Future Walker, Texas Ranger stars Sheree J. Wilson and Noble Willingham also made separate guest appearances, but didn't share a line with Clarence Gilyard who would later co-star with him. Walker Texas Ranger is an American Television western / police drama series created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. Sheree J Wilson (born in Rochester Minnesota on December 12, 1958) is an American actress primarily known for her roles in Soap Noble Henry Willingham Jr ( August 31, 1931 &mdash January 17, 2004) was an American Television and Film Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor who has featured in movies and television since 1980 On one episode, an old friend of Griffith's, R.G. Armstrong, played a sheriff in which he worked with Conrad before he introduced him to Matlock. Robert Golden "RG" Armstrong (born April 7, 1917) is an American actor and playwright Beth Broderick was in one episode and J. Beth Alison Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress famous for her portrayal of the character Aunt Zelda in Kenneth Campbell was in 5 episodes, most notably, though not always, as FBI agent Ed Wingate.

Spinoffs

Jake and the Fatman was a spin-off based on a character that originated in "The Don," a two part Matlock episode from season one. Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J Media spin-off is the process of deriving new Radio programs Television programs or Video games or even Novels from already existing ones In "The Don," William Conrad played prosecutor James L. McShane. Joe Penny played Paul Baron, the son of Matlock's client. Joe Penny (born June 24, 1956 in London, England) is an actor Executive Producers Dean Hargrove and Fred Silverman were responsible for both Matlock and Jake and the Fatman as well as Diagnosis: Murder (which itself was a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman), Father Dowling Mysteries, and Perry Mason. Dean Hargrove (born July 27, 1938 in Iola Kansas) is an American Television producer, writer, and director. Fred Silverman (born September 13, 1937 in New York City) is an American Television executive and producer Diagnosis Murder is a mystery / medical / Crime drama Television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates in the UK) is an American Television mystery series Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966.

Episodes

Main article: List of Matlock episodes

Matlock aired a total of 195 episodes across nine seasons. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Matlock. 179 episodes were hour-long, and 4 were 2 hour long episodes.

DVD release

On April 8, 2008, CBS Home Entertainment released Season 1 of Matlock on DVD in Region 1. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common CBS Home Entertainment is the new Home video entertainment arm of CBS Corporation. [1]

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
Season 1 25 April 8, 2008

Trivia

Matlock in popular culture

References

  1. ^ Matlock DVD news: Announcement for Matlock - The 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com

See also

External links

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