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Matlock

Matlock

AMERICA'S GREATEST LAWYER. CASE CLOSED.

19867.19 Seasons194 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. 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.

Produced by Dean Hargrove, Fred Silverman, Joel Steiger
NetworksNBCABC

Top Cast

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Ben Matlock

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Cliff Lewis

Carol Huston

Carol Huston

Jerri Stone

Themes & Keywords

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About Matlock

Matlock is a drama, crime series that first aired in 1986 exploring themes of court, lawyer, courtroom, elderly, criminal lawyer, mysterious. it stars Andy Griffith, Daniel Roebuck, Carol Huston. Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. 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.

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