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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 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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Episode 1
other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.
Directed by Don ChaffeyGuest stars Rebecca Holden, David Wayne, George Wyner, Don Stroud, Lloyd Bridges, William Windom, Lloyd Bochner
Episode 2
other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.
Directed by Don ChaffeyGuest stars Rebecca Holden, David Wayne, George Wyner, Don Stroud, Lloyd Bridges, William Windom, Lloyd Bochner
Episode 3
other characters: Jenson, Flo Nightingale, Mo Jo (pimp), Tyrone Hadley (murdered) C.J. convinces Matt to help clear a former police officer imprisoned for a murder he claims he did not commit.
Directed by Kim MannersGuest stars Judith Baldwin, Don Johnson, Cliff Emmich, Joseph Ruskin, Fay Hauser, Rebecca Balding, Robert F. Lyons, Buck Taylor
Episode 4
other characters: Doctor, Dr. Austin, Heidi (waitress) After Matt's one-night affair with an obsessed woman, she ransacks his home and murders.
Directed by Kim MannersWritten by Robert BielakGuest stars Paul Petersen, Kristen Meadows, Rod Loomis
Episode 5
other characters: Henry Omant Matt searches for a killer who has already slain three of twelve top centerfold models.
Directed by Kim MannersGuest stars Bart Braverman, Sharon Acker, Karen Lorre, Elaine Giftos, Apollonia Kotero, Lisa Welch, Joe Penny, Lynn Whitfield
Episode 6
other characters: ""Crazy"" Willie Conklin A mother begs Matt to find her diabetic son, deported to Mexico because he witnessed a dirty I.N.S. agent rape a woman.
Directed by Don ChaffeyWritten by Scott ShepherdGuest stars Sydney Lassick, Rick Jason, Rafael Campos, Rudy Ramos, Ramon Bieri, Tom Simcox
Episode 7
other characters: Luther, Pasquel Martinez, Patrick (Marilyn's Son) After one of Matt's employees is chased and shot by mobsters, his dying words to Matt is to protect a girl called Marilyn.
Guest stars Charles Dierkop, Russ McCubbin, Fran Ryan, Diana Bellamy, George Wyner
Episode 8
other characters: Lori An ex-newsman investigating a crooked union leader calls Matt for help just before becoming the victim of a bomb planted in his car.
Directed by James L. ConwayGuest stars Natalie Gregory, Luke Askew, Le Tari, Fran Bennett, J.D. Cannon, Frank Orsatti, David S. Cass Sr.
Episode 9
While investigating the murder of C.J.'s college roommate, Matt discovers she might have been involved with Chinese drug smugglers.
Written by James L. ConwayGuest stars John Fujioka, Christopher Connelly, George Cheung
Episode 10
A teenage prostitute dies when she tries to stop a child prostitution ring from snaring her younger sister.
Directed by James L. ConwayGuest stars Ken Olandt, Trisha Noble, Steven Keats, Peter MacLean
Episode 11
Matt must find one of a dead forger's original paintings, which is attracting an undue amount of interest from art dealers.
Guest stars Keene Curtis, Marta DuBois, Jack Kruschen, Herb Edelman
Episode 12
other characters: Charles (Chauffer) Skeptical Matt becomes the target of a self-proclaimed psychic (Robert Walker) working with a kidnapping ring.
Directed by Michael VejarGuest stars Robert Walker Jr., Paul Comi, Lynn Herring, Wendy Girard
Episode 13
An international assassin (Judson Scott) kills a Navajo girl in order to use her apartment to have a clear shot at a victim.
Directed by Cliff BoleGuest stars Ava Cadell, Dona Speir, Evelyn Guerrero, Stephen Shortridge, Joan Chen, Carmen Zapata, Judson Scott, Zelda Rubinstein
Episode 14
Attorney F. Lee Bailey decides to defend a man who has confessed to killing four teen-agers, then leaves C.J. to handle the details.
Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Scott ShepherdGuest stars F. Lee Bailey, George Wyner, L.Q. Jones, William Lucking, Richard Anderson, John Anderson, DeAnna Robbins, David Wallace
Episode 15
other characters: Marla Pierce A concert pianist (George Chakiris) is pursued by a former detective who he believes strangled 18 blond girls.
Directed by Don ChaffeyWritten by Scott Shepherd, Robert BielakGuest stars Norman Alden, William Schallert, Pamela Brull, Pat Klous, Cherie Michan, Terry Arthur, George Chakiris, Paul Laurence
Episode 16
After Matt learns the heads of a convalescent hospital murdered a nurse, he is shot.
Guest stars Marian McKnight, Wendy Kilbourne, David Wayne, Ruth Kobart, Paul Koslo, Alan Fudge, Jonathan Banks, Pamela Brown
Episode 17
other characters: Arnie (boy) Returning from Hawaii, retiree Novelli is charged with robbing a police vault of $2 million in cocaine.
Directed by Don ChaffeyWritten by Stephen LordGuest stars Guy Doleman, Paul Petersen, Vaughn Armstrong, Henry Beckman, R.J. Williams, Anthony De Longis, Anthony James, Catherine Ferrar
Episode 18
other characters: John Davis, Paula Channing (or Jenning), Carol A psychiatrist's secretary discovers her boss' blackmail, then dies while leaving a message on Matt's answering machine.
Directed by Charlie PicerniGuest stars David Graf, Caren Kaye, Dona Speir, Heidi Sorenson, George Maharis, Ingrid Anderson, Lauren Chase
Episode 19
A man who murdered eight women, including Matt's fiancée, sends a clipping of his latest victim to Houston.
Directed by Don ChaffeyGuest stars Ella Raines, Cristina Raines, Dana Elcar, John Calvin, Craig Huxley
Episode 20
A psychotic hospital orderly (Lou Ferrigno) who killed five men decides to make Matt's ailing father his next victim.
Directed by William CrainWritten by Scott ShepherdGuest stars Pamela Dunlap, Lou Ferrigno, Charles Dierkop, Nita Talbot, David Wayne
Episode 21
other characters: Bella Ellis When C.J. rejects a disturbed admirer's (Marjoe Gortner) advances, he kills her boyfriend and tries to murder her. NOTE: The registration for Matt's helicopter is N58407 (different than the N10902 shown in the previous episode. ""Too Mean"" states that his fee for body guard services is $200 a day, plus expenses. After watching C.J. dial Matt we see that Matt's phone # at his Texas estate is 275-6206. The address for Matt's home in Pinewood is 1217 Overlook Drive. Derived from a closeup of C.J.'s check we know that C.J.'s home address is 12718 Alden Canyon Road, Los Angeles, Ca., 90046, and she banks at Federated Bank.
Directed by Don ChaffeyGuest stars Christopher Stone, Nancy Andrews, Jack Hogan, Marjoe Gortner, Paul Petersen
Episode 22
A petty thief (Stuart Pankin) asks Matt's help to return $3 million he unwittingly stole from the mob.
Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by James L. ConwayGuest stars Patrick Wayne, Michael Swan, Joseph Sirola, Alex Rocco, Stuart Pankin, Lewis Arquette, Sal Richards, Ben Bates
Episode 23
other characters: Veronica Sims (murdered) Matt awakens in his penthouse after a month-long absence, remembering nothing and finding himself accused of murder.
Directed by Cliff BoleGuest stars Kevin Brophy, Maia Brewton, Rod Loomis, Stefan Gierasch, Gary Lockwood, Andrew Prine, Lloyd Bochner, Pat Klous
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