Matlock (1986)
Cast & Crew
![Andy Griffith](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/77346_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Andy Griffith Benjamin L. Matlock
![Julie Sommars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/35201_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Julie Sommars Asst. D.A. Julie March
![Linda Purl](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/77745_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Linda Purl Charlene Matlock
![Nancy Stafford](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/70982_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Nancy Stafford Michelle Thomas
![Brynn Thayer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/9752_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Brynn Thayer Leanne McIntyre
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Carol Huston Jerri Stone
![Kene Holliday](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/171218_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Kene Holliday Tyler Hudson
![Clarence Gilyard](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/69482_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Clarence Gilyard Conrad McMaster
![Daniel Roebuck](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/14742_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Daniel Roebuck Cliff Lewis
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Kari Lizer Cassie Phillips
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David Froman Lt. Bob Brooks
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Fred Silverman Executive Producer
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Dean Hargrove Executive Producer
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Dean Hargrove Creator
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, July 17
The Defense
Season 6 • Episode 9
A teenager shoots his abusive father to save his mother's life.
Wednesday, July 17
The Foursome
Season 6 • Episode 11
Defending a client framed for murder, Ben accuses the prosecuting counsel of misconduct.
Wednesday, July 17
The Big Payoff
Season 6 • Episode 16
Ben hires a singer to paint his house; Michelle investigates a murder.
Wednesday, July 17
The Picture
Season 6 • Episode 12
Ben comes upon an altered photo that provides a needed clue in an unsolved murder.
Wednesday, July 17
The Abduction
Season 6 • Episode 17
Michelle is held for ransom for information Ben was given by a slain mob attorney.
Wednesday, July 17
The Juror
Season 7 • Episode 9
During a murder trial, the strong emotions of his cohorts amaze juror Ben.
Wednesday, July 17
The Debt
Season 7 • Episode 12
Leanne defends her ex-husband against charges he murdered his ex-boss.
Thursday, July 18
The Outcast
Season 6 • Episode 14
Ben's decision to retire is shelved in the aftermath of a farmhand's mysterious death.
Thursday, July 18
The Outcast
Season 6 • Episode 15
Ben's decision to retire is shelved in the aftermath of a farmhand's mysterious death.
Thursday, July 18
The Tabloid
Season 9 • Episode 5
Ben defends a senatorial candidate who has been framed for the murder of a tabloid's editor.
Thursday, July 18
The Revenge
Season 7 • Episode 13
Witness Ben finds his professional reputation jeopardized during a robbery trial.
Thursday, July 18
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 14
Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor.
Thursday, July 18
The Divorce
Season 7 • Episode 15
Ben agrees to handle the divorce of his friends Clara and Duncan Farmington.
Thursday, July 18
The Competition
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ben investigates the apparent suicide of an accomplished young pianist.
Friday, July 19
Mr. Awesome
Season 6 • Episode 18
Ben defends a young mother who is accused of killing her estranged boyfriend.
Friday, July 19
The Ghost
Season 7 • Episode 5
A ghost convinces Ben to look into the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely demise.
Friday, July 19
The Coach
Season 9 • Episode 6
A college basketball coach is accused of killing the local booster club's leader.
Friday, July 19
The Defendant
Season 8 • Episode 12
Leanne falls for a client, a philanthropist (Richard Gilliland) accused of murdering his partner.
Friday, July 19
The View
Season 8 • Episode 5
Ben becomes involved in a murder case when he witnesses a heated argument from his hotel window.
Friday, July 19
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 16
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Friday, July 19
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 17
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Sunday, July 21
The Evening News
Season 6 • Episode 19
Ben defends a TV news reporter accused of murdering his producer.
Sunday, July 21
The Evening News
Season 6 • Episode 20
Conrad learns a producer, a murder victim, is really alive and in a real-estate scam.
Sunday, July 21
The Assassination
Season 6 • Episode 21
Ben and Leanne link the mayor's assassination to a judge charged with sexual assault.
Sunday, July 21
The Assassination
Season 6 • Episode 22
Ben and Leanne link the mayor's assassination to a judge charged with sexual assault.
Sunday, July 21
The Class
Season 7 • Episode 6
Ben and Leanne enlist the help of a criminal law class after a student disappears.
Monday, July 22
The Dating Game
Season 9 • Episode 7
Ben and Jerri pose as video-dating customers to find a murderer who may have used the service.
Tuesday, July 23
The Vacation
Season 7 • Episode 1
Ben and Leanne run into his nemesis (Warren Frost) and murder on the North Carolina coast.
Tuesday, July 23
The Vacation
Season 7 • Episode 2
Ben and Leanne run into his nemesis (Warren Frost) and murder on the North Carolina coast.
Tuesday, July 23
The Confession
Season 9 • Episode 8
Ben's visiting friend Julie discovers she may have sent an innocent man to prison.
Wednesday, July 24
The Legacy
Season 7 • Episode 3
Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.
Wednesday, July 24
The Legacy
Season 7 • Episode 4
Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.
Wednesday, July 24
The Singer
Season 7 • Episode 7
Ben has too many suspects when he investigates the murder of a country singer.
Wednesday, July 24
The Mark
Season 7 • Episode 8
A country singer (Randy Travis) is accused of murdering his cheating partner in a nightclub.
Wednesday, July 24
The Juror
Season 7 • Episode 9
During a murder trial, the strong emotions of his cohorts amaze juror Ben.
Wednesday, July 24
The Fortune
Season 7 • Episode 10
Matlock defends a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.
Wednesday, July 24
The Fortune
Season 7 • Episode 11
Matlock defends a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.
Thursday, July 25
The Debt
Season 7 • Episode 12
Leanne defends her ex-husband against charges he murdered his ex-boss.
Thursday, July 25
The Revenge
Season 7 • Episode 13
Witness Ben finds his professional reputation jeopardized during a robbery trial.
Thursday, July 25
The Getaway
Season 9 • Episode 10
Only a 12-year-old delinquent can exonerate Ben's client, framed for two bank heists.
Friday, July 26
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 14
Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor.
Friday, July 26
The Divorce
Season 7 • Episode 15
Ben agrees to handle the divorce of his friends Clara and Duncan Farmington.
Friday, July 26
The Verdict
Season 9 • Episode 11
A district attorney (Jane Sibbett) prosecutes her ex-lover (Josh Taylor), Ben's client, for murder.
Sunday, July 28
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 16
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Sunday, July 28
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 17
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Sunday, July 28
The Competition
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ben investigates the apparent suicide of an accomplished young pianist.
Sunday, July 28
The Play
Season 8 • Episode 1
Ben defends a community play's director, accused of murdering the leading lady.
Sunday, July 28
The Diner
Season 8 • Episode 4
In an extended flashback, Ben remembers his first case as a defense lawyer.
Monday, July 29
The Deadly Dose
Season 9 • Episode 12
Jerri's sister is accused of killing surgeon who had her fired.
Tuesday, July 30
The Fatal Seduction
Season 8 • Episode 2
Mystery follows when Ben travels to the funeral of his high-school sweetheart.
Tuesday, July 30
The Fatal Seduction
Season 8 �� Episode 3
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
Tuesday, July 30
The Target
Season 9 • Episode 13
A friend is killed in an explosion, but Matlock may have been the target.
Wednesday, July 31
The View
Season 8 • Episode 5
Ben becomes involved in a murder case when he witnesses a heated argument from his hotel window.
Wednesday, July 31
The Last Laugh
Season 8 • Episode 6
An old-time comedian (Milton Berle) is accused of killing his young replacement at a comedy club.
Wednesday, July 31
The Haunted
Season 8 • Episode 8
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.
Wednesday, July 31
The Haunted
Season 8 • Episode 9
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.
Wednesday, July 31
The Capital Offense
Season 8 • Episode 7
A con artist facing execution for murder exasperates Ben while having his case appealed.
Wednesday, July 31
The Conspiracy
Season 8 • Episode 10
Ben defends a young lawyer involved in blackmail, jury tampering and murder.
Wednesday, July 31
Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
Season 8 • Episode 11
Ben dreams he's a washed-up lawyer in the 1930s defending a nightclub owner.
Thursday, August 1
The Defendant
Season 8 • Episode 12
Leanne falls for a client, a philanthropist (Richard Gilliland) accused of murdering his partner.
Thursday, August 1
The Temptation
Season 8 • Episode 15
Leanne falls for a guy who robbed her house and stole her diary.
Thursday, August 1
The Heist
Season 9 • Episode 15
Matlock defends a longtime friend against unjust murder charges.
Friday, August 2
The Kidnapping
Season 8 • Episode 13
An FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of Ben's friend is accused of killing a colleague.
Friday, August 2
The Kidnapping
Season 8 • Episode 14
Ben must prove the innocence of an FBI agent set up for another agent's murder.
Friday, August 2
The Heist
Season 9 • Episode 16
Matlock defends a longtime friend against unjust murder charges.