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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 defends a journalist who killed an underworld figure in self-defense after meeting with him for an interview.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Linda Kelsey, Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, Sydney Bennett, Tony Carreiro, Mark Hutter, David Wells, Wilbur Fitzgerald
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 2
Part two of the episode The Scandal.
Directed by Frank ThackeryWritten by Brian Alan LaneGuest stars Linda Kelsey, Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, Sydney Bennett, Tony Carreiro, Mark Hutter, David Wells, Wilbur Fitzgerald
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 3
When Matlock defends an attorney accused of murdering her boss, he also uncovers a history of sexual harrassment involving the law firm.
Directed by Frank ThackeryWritten by Brian Alan LaneGuest stars Linda Pierce, Matt Nikko, Meredith Strange-Boston, Diana Taylor, Jan Taylor Hendricks, Warren Frost, Tammy Arnold, Clifton Daniel
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 4
An eccentric millionare tells Matlock that he couldn't solve the perfect murder if it were handed to him on a silver platter. To prove his point, he kills Matlock's friend, detective Bob Brooks, and successfully frames another man for the crime.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Joel SteigerGuest stars Terry O'Quinn, David Froman, Terry Loughlin, Marion Guyot, Gary Wade Morton, Suellen Yates, Mick McGovern, Ben Epps
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 5
Michael defends U.S. senatorial candidate Carol Davis when she's accused of murdering tabloid editor Ross Buckley. Jerri goes undercover at the paper to prove that someone there may have had an even bigger motive than Carol.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Rhoda Griffis, Terry Loughlin, Ray McKinnon, Tricia O'Neil, Salvator Xuereb, J. Don Ferguson, Michael Goodwin, Robert C. Treveiler
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 6
A basketball coach is accused of murdering an influential booster.
Directed by Russ MayberryGuest stars John Ducey, John Ward, Marty Rackham, C.K. Bibby, Lee Lively, Marc Macaulay, Amy Parrish, Diana Taylor
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 7
When Cliff's friend Fred is accused of murdering Melissa, a woman he met through the dating service Perfect Harmony, he and Matlock take the case, and Jerri goes undercover to investigate. She sets herself up as one of the datees, much to the frustration of a loca police officer. Unfortunately, she has better luck than she hoped, as one of her dates is a killer in disguise.
Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Andrea Powell, Marc Macaulay, Erich Anderson, Doug Ballard, Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Julia Deane, Juli Erickson, William Flaman
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 8
Julie returns to Atlanta from L.A. for a legal conference, and when a former snitch calls her to the jailhouse and admits that she lied, Julie convinces Ben to defend the man, an admitted thief who had one cardinal rule...never break into a house when anyone is home. After Jerri talks with Susan Kellogg, a woman who lost her daughter to a hit-and-run driver around the same time that Brenda Chaney was murdered, Matlock realises there may be more to this case than meets the eye.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Julie Sommars, Art Hindle, Lee Lively, Mitchell Laurance, Eliott Keener, Norman Max Maxwell, Duke Ernsberger, Rebecca Koon
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 9
A radio personality is accused of killing his partner, but Ben suspects the victim's girlfriend. The only problem is that she seems to have an airtight alibi...Ray's neighbor, Mr. Yates, watched her 'find' the body.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Melanie Smith, Lea DeLaria, Grayce Spence, Preston Maybank, Richard K. Olsen, Norm Woodel, Sylvia Harman, Kevin Scott Warner
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 10
Matlock takes the case of an ex-convict when he's arrested for robbing a bank he had robbed years before. Matt Ahern saw the whole thing, but the young boy isn't willing to tell the truth unless Matlock promises to get his father out of jail.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Joel SteigerGuest stars Adam LaVorgna, Richard Fullerton, Al Wiggins, Jay Acovone, Mitchell Laurance, Elaine Nalee, Ed Sala, Barry Bell
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 11
Katie Clark is a hot new prosecutor in town, fresh from St. Louis, but originally from Atlanta. Her first case involves prosecuting a building contractor who has been accused of murdering one of his employees, who just happens to be Clark's former lover. Despite his reservations about Clark prosecuting a former lover, Matlock agrees to let her continue on the case, impressed by her desire to not allow her personal past with Gibson to affect her judgment.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Jane Sibbett, Josh Taylor, Brandon Douglas, Al Wiggins, Dianna Miranda, Mitchell Laurance, Amanda Minikus, Jeffrey Pillars
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 12
Jeri's sister Rachel comes to Atlanta looking for help when she is fired from her job as a nurse after a doctor (Gray) blames her for a mistake that cost a surgery patient her kidney. When the doctor is murdered, Rachel is blamed with the crime, and Matlock agrees to defend her.
Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Eugene Casassa, Ralph Wilcox, Donna Bullock, Annie Fitzgerald, Keith Flippen, Michael Keys Hall, Elizabeth Becka, Alan Sader
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 13
Matlock is the unlikely witness when a boat blows up killing Judge Michael Sterns. Had it not been for Ben's sea-sickness, he would have been on the boat. Convinced that someone was out to get him and not Judge Sterns, Matlock, Cliff and Jerri take a look through some of Ben's old cases to find out who did it, and Matlock takes on the case of the man accused of the crime, a former lawyer who had been disbarred for jury tampering exactly five years earlier.
Written by Joel SteigerGuest stars Ric Reitz, Richard Gilliland, Mike Roark, David Lenthall, Bob Hannah, Dave Hager, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Robert D. Raiford
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 14
While Cliff, Jerri and Billy plan to throw Ben a surprise party for his birthday, Ben goes to the city to pick up barbecue. While there, his car breaks down, he's mugged, the phone eats his last quarter ... and by the time he is rescued by activist Stan Johnson and returned to his car, it's half-stripped and they've stolen his barbecue. Matlock is very impressed by the young man, and when he's accused of trying to kill the landlord of the apartment complex he lives in, Matlock steps in to defend him and to stand up to the landlord, who is a very respected man in the legal community.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Christopher Birt, Al Wiggins, Tom Nowicki, Warren Frost, Marc Macaulay, H. Richard Greene, James McEachin, William Thomas Crumby
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 15
Matlock and Jerri head out to the beach with Billy and Cliff as Cliff prepares for an upcoming triathlon. Once there, Matlock is surprised to run into retired F.B.I. agent Ed Wingate, who is investigating a case of his own. While Matlock keeps himself busy occasionally running into Ed, Cliff throws himself into the competition, and Billy throws himself at Anita Montrose, the real estate agent who rented them the beach house they're staying at. When one of the people Ed is investigating is found dead, Matlock agrees to defend his old friend.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Erik King, Janet Carroll, Warren Frost, J. Kenneth Campbell, Jason Beghe, Drew Pillsbury, Michael H. Moss, Nina Repeta
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 16
While at a triathlon, Matlock runs into a former client, a retired FBI agent trying to solve an old case.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Erik King, Janet Carroll, Warren Frost, J. Kenneth Campbell, Jason Beghe, Drew Pillsbury, Michael H. Moss, Nina Repeta
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 17
Cliff's old college chum Craig Browning is defending Cameron Ivers on charges of vehicular manslaughter, and is being blackmailed about an affair he had to plead his client a certain way. Craig hires Cliff to meet the blackmailer to keep his hands clean, but when Scott Aston turns out dead, suspicion turns to Cliff, who needs to find the real killers. With Jerri's help, they manage to find out that Aston worked for John Robinson and Mark Reeves, two men who frequently like to get one-up on Ivers in the business world, and that the woman Craig has been having an affair with was their secretary. Ben prepares for his fortieth reunion by dieting to fit into his old choral suit.
Guest stars Stacy Edwards, George Gray, Tom Verica, Michael Cumpsty, Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, Gregg Henry, James Sutorius
Where to watch MatlockEpisode 18
When Cameron Ivers is killed in a hit and run accident, Matlock decides to take a closer look at Robinson and Reeves, hoping that if he can tie them to Cameron Ivers' death he'll be able to tie them to Scott Aston's death and clear Cliff. After gathering together a number of people Scott Aston had been investigating who were supposed to be dead, Matlock heads to Florida where he finds Chuck Ratner, and Cliff and Jerri learn that the people are all connected because they all turned down the same kind of life insurance. Matlock continues his quest to lose weight by his reunion, but fires his personal trainer.
Guest stars Stacy Edwards, George Gray, Tom Verica, James Sutorius, Michael Cumpsty, Al Wiggins, Gregg Henry
Where to watch MatlockEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
