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Matt Houston
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Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
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Matt Houston premiered September 26, 1982. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 3
Stop The Presses
other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies he plans to run a front-page story on them.
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Episode 4
Deadly Fashion
Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.
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Episode 5
Killing Isn't Everything
A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.
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Episode 6
Who Would Kill Ramona?
other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.
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Episode 7
Recipe For Murder
other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.
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Episode 8
Shark Bait
other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughter will be the next victim of a series of fatal shark attacks.
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Episode 9
The Kidnapping
other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.
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Episode 10
Joey's Here
other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the brother (Troy Donahue) of it's creator.
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Episode 11
The Good Doctor
other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.
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Episode 12
The Rock and The Hard Place
An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.
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Episode 13
The Purrfect Crime
other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.
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Episode 14
The Yacht Club Murders
other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club party.
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Episode 15
Whose Party Is It Anyway?
Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.
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Episode 16
Get Houston
other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.
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Episode 17
The Visitors
Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.
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Episode 18
Here's Another Fine Mess
After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.
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Episode 19
The Beverly Hills Social Club
other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.
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Episode 20
The Showgirl Murders
other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.
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Episode 21
Fear For Tomorrow
other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.
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Episode 22
A Deadly Parlay
After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.
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Episode 23
A Novel Way To Die
When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.
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Episode 24
The Hunted
other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.
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Cast
Lee HorsleyMatt Houston
Pamela HensleyC.J. Parsons
Lincoln KilpatrickLt. Michael Hoyt
John ApreaLt. Vince Novelli
Paul BrinegarLamar Pettybone
Dennis FimpleBo
Penny SantonMama Rosa Novelli
Buddy EbsenRoy HoustonCredits
- Created by
- Lawrence Gordon
- Written by
- Scott Shepherd, James L. Conway, Stephen Lord, Robert Bielak, Ann Lewis Hamilton, Richard Fisher, Skip Webster, Robert Earll
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 69
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
Themes
los angeles, californiaprivate investigator