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AMERICA'S GREATEST LAWYER. CASE CLOSED.
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
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Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
Cast, crew and production details
Andy GriffithBen Matlock
Clarence Gilyard Jr.Conrad McMasters
Kene HollidayTyler Hudson
Linda PurlCharlene Matlock
Carol HustonJerri Stone
Julie SommarsJulie March
Nancy StaffordMichelle Thomas
Kari LizerCassie Phillips
NBCUnited States
ABCUnited States
Viacom ProductionsUnited States
Dean Hargrove ProductionsUnited States
Fred Silverman CompanyUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Matlock and Leanne head to the beach where Leanne reunites with three good friends from college, and Matlock reunites with someone from his past who just happens to be the brother of the woman whose heart Matlock 'broke' years earlier.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars William Allen Young, Teri Austin, Gregory Itzin, Mark Joy, J. Michael Hunter
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 2
Guest stars Gregory Itzin, J. Michael Hunter, Warren Frost, Michael Burgess, Teri Austin, Doran Clark, Marietta DePrima, William Allen Young
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 3
After Brian Martell is arrested and charged with the murder of Arthur Kendall, Matlock decides to get involved because, years earlier, his father Charlie had been a suspect in the murder of Arthur's father Jake -- a murder Brian's father Lee was convicted of. Brian is convinced that Matlock is doing it to make up for Lee spending years in prison for a crime that Charlie Matlock convicted, but Matlock swears neither man committed the crime. While investigating the murder of the playwright, their trail soon leads to the woman he was having an affair with, and her very angry son young son.
Guest stars Dan Cox, Rick Warner, Lee Lively, Mitchell Laurance, Adam Biesk, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Mary-Margaret Humes, John Dennis Johnston
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 4
Although Josh Winfield confessed to the murder of Arthur Kendall, it doesn't take long for the police to blow holes in his story. Matlock then has Conrad take a closer look at Yolanda Bergstrom, the woman Kendall had been with not long before he died, and Conrad then finds there is another connection between Yolanda and Kendall -- her sister Sabrina. Leanne remains convinced that Charlie Matlock had nothing to do with Jake Kendall's murder, and she, Brian and Matlock all investigate the thirty year old case. Matlock continues to date Elaine, trying desperately to be the healthy, fit man he thinks she wants.
Guest stars Dan Cox, Rick Warner, Lee Lively, Mitchell Laurance, Adam Biesk, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Mary-Margaret Humes, John Dennis Johnston
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 5
Mike Wilson begs Matlock to help his wife Janice out when she is accused of a crime. Matlock approaches Janice's lawyer, who thinks Matlock is pulling his leg when he says that Mike talked to him, because Janice is on trial for killing Mike. Matlock finally accepts that he is seeing a ghost and, after doing a little investigating on his own, convinces Mike's wife to allow him to defend her. Unfortunately, Matlock has more than just a ghost to deal with. It seems almost everyone who knew Mike Wilson had some reason to kill him.
Written by Gerry ConwayGuest stars Robin Christopher, Franc Luz, Michael H. Moss, Lee Lively, Diana Taylor, Barry Cullison
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 6
Matlock talks to a law class about his career, and the subject of 'the perfect murder' comes up. When student Eddie Price disappears after getting into it with Mark Randall, the university believes that Matlock's speech may have incited one of the students to murder. To clear his name, Matlock and Leanne decide to engage the students into an investigation into Eddie's disappearance, and soon learn that Eddie had more than they thought in common with not only Mark, but also Bobby Simpson as well -- they had all shared the same girlfriend.
Guest stars Heather McAdam, Ray Owens, Thom Bierdz, John Ward, Mert Hatfield, David Kaufman, Amy Parrish, Don Bland
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 7
Matlock defends a producer accused of killing a singer, and treis to prove that one of the other men at the recording studio was guilty.
Guest stars Peter Jurasik, Jason Beghe, Fredric Lehne, Diana Taylor, Terry Loughlin, Grayce Spence, Joyce Bowden, Mary McMillan
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 8
When Billy Wheeler comes back to town $250,000 richer after having won the lottery, he soon falls for contractor Judy Wilson. Unfortunately, when she takes him and every other partner for a ride, Billy is accused of her murder, and Matlock has to clear his name.
Written by Robert SchlittGuest stars Randy Travis, Pat Brady, Nina Repeta, Robert Curtis Brown, Al Wiggins, Michael Harding, Mick McGovern, Stan Kelly
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 9
Matlock is planning a birthday fishing trip with Leanne, but when he is called up for jury duty it puts a damper on their trip. Despite his convictions that no lawyer would want him on their jury, Matlock ends up being juror number six, and while everyone else on the jury wants to convict Travis Spaulding of the murder of his wife, Matlock alone thinks they need to take a closer look at the evidence before sentencing the man to death. Unfortunately, tempers flare in the jury room as the jurors soon become divided between guilty and not guilty.
Guest stars Kim Morgan Greene, Tonea Stewart, Michael C. Gwynne, Fred Thompson, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Al Wiggins, Jack Hallett, Susan Walden
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 10
The nephew of an eccentric millionaire is accused of murdering his uncle after they were seen arguing and Cliff is sent to work in the uncles' zoo in order to gather information to exonerate him. Meanwhile, Billy persuades Ben to defend him in court after he becomes involved in an investment scheme gone awry.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Robin Gammell, Scott Bryce, Jeffrey Pillars, Tom Nowicki, Warren Frost, Jordan Rhodes, Terry Loughlin, Grayce Spence
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 11
Guest stars Robin Gammell, Scott Bryce, Jeffrey Pillars, Tom Nowicki, Warren Frost, Jordan Rhodes, Terry Loughlin, Grayce Spence
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 12
When Leanne's ex-husband Peter is charged with the murder of his friend and boss, once the truth comes out about Peter's possible motive in the killing, Matlock despises his ex-son-in-law more than ever.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Tara Thompson, Muse Watson, Robert Desiderio, Al Wiggins, Tom Nowicki, Jennifer Bassey, Harold Bergman, Amy Yasbeck
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 13
Matlock witnesses a robbery at a convenience store, but when things start happening that make him look like he's losing it, including messing with his papers, sending him to the wrong parties, and submitting phony pictures of his hind end to the papers, Matlock begins to realise that someone is trying to set him up. He, Cliff and Conrad begin to go through some of his old cases, trying to figure out which recently released killer is out to get him, but everyone they think of seems to have an alibi.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffGuest stars Leslie Easterbrook, Tricia O'Neil, Peter Marc Jacobson, Shari Headley, Mary-Margaret Humes, Tom Nowicki, Bonnie Burroughs, Jordan Williams
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 14
Even from his hospital bed Matlock can't get the case of a TV star accused of killing a therapist out of his mind.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Nicholas Pryor, Vivica A. Fox, Lee Lively, Mitchell Laurance, Mert Hatfield, Geoffrey Lower, C.K. Bibby, Lynda Clark
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 15
Duncan and Clara Farmington seemed to have the perfect marriage. Now they want to have the perfect divorce. What starts out as a simple division of property turns nasty as Leanne represents the wife and Ben the husband. At the same time, a scam artist tries to sue Matlock for millions after injuring himself on Matlock's property.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars James Stephens, Ralph Wilcox, Warren Frost, J. Don Ferguson, Thomas Ryan, Nana Visitor, Julia Deane, Alan Sader
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 16
Matlock invites homeless man Lenny to live with him while trying to find out if the archbishop was meant to die in a plot including an ex-football player, his wife, her lover, and the mafia.
Guest stars Scott Thompson Baker, John Bennes, Al Wiggins, Tom Nowicki, Jordan Rhodes, Terry Loughlin, Grayce Spence, Mitchell Laurance
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 17
Guest stars Scott Thompson Baker, John Bennes, Al Wiggins, Tom Nowicki, Jordan Rhodes, Terry Loughlin, Grayce Spence, Mitchell Laurance
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 18
Matlock refuses to believe that a young piano player committed suicide, nor does the father of the girl who hires Matlock to find out what really happened.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Tara Thompson, Leon Russom, George Gray, Kim Walker, Warren Frost, Leo Penn, David Aldrich, Lisa Norman
Where to watch MatlockEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
