Benjamin Leighton Matlock is a fictional character from the television series, Matlock, played by Andy Griffith. Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who is worth every penny of his $100,000 fee. Known for visiting the scene of the crime to discover clues otherwise overlooked and his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo ukulele or polishing his shoes. Matlock also had conspicuously finicky fashion sense, and an insatiable appetite for hot dogs. Despite his high fees and apparent wealth, he is something of a cheapskate. Andy Griffith initially did not like the character due to his vanity and cheapness.[1] Matlock is reported to be based on Georgia defense attorney Bobby Lee Cook.[2] Steve Witting played a young Matlock in two episodes, with Griffith playing his father.
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Benjamin Leighton Matlock is a fictional character from the television series, Matlock, played by Andy Griffith. Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous...
the characters of the American television legal drama Matlock. Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney...
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Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and BenMatlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995). Griffith was born on June 1, 1926 in Mount...
Matlock is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith that ran from March 3, 1986, to May 8...
mother Helene in The Office, and BenMatlock's daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock. Purl was born on September...
1994 and a two hour series finale on May 4, 1995. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis Carol Huston as Jerri Stone David Froman...
television. He is known for his role as BenMatlock's original private investigator, Tyler Hudson, on Matlock, and as Sgt. Curtis Baker on Carter Country...
backdoor pilot for Jake and the Fatman. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Linda Purl as Charlene Matlock Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson Kari Lizer as Cassie Phillips...
reputed to have been the inspiration for the television series Matlock main character BenMatlock, which starred Andy Griffith as a Georgia attorney. Cook was...
premiere from September 19, 1989, through May 8, 1990. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March Clarence...
Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC with a two hour season premiere from November 5, 1992 through May 6, 1993. Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock...
premiere (split into two parts when aired in syndication). Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas Kari Lizer as Cassie Phillips Kene...
1991 and a two-hour season finale on May 8, 1992. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March Clarence...
Roebuck is known for his role as Cliff Lewis, BenMatlock's private investigator, on the TV series Matlock (1992–1995); Jay Leno in the made-for-television...
Lee Bailey, and before Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall, Janet Reno, BenMatlock and Hillary Clinton—in a 1993 National Law Journal poll that asked Americans...
Stafford is best known for her role as BenMatlock's legal partner Michelle Thomas in the legal drama Matlock, from 1987 to 1992, after appearing as a...
concludes with a two-hour season finale on May 19, 1994. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Brynn Thayer as Leanne McIntyre Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis Clarence...
Tribulation Force. Gilyard played the role of BenMatlock's private investigator, Conrad McMasters, on Matlock opposite Andy Griffith from 1989 to 1993. He...
Greenhulch Episode: "The Last Temptation of Marlene" 1991, 1993 Matlock Young BenMatlock 2 episodes 1994 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Leo Episode: "Clothes...
season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 18, 1990 through April 30, 1991. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Nancy Stafford...
2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022. Bonko, Larry. ""Gramps" is surely no BenMatlock". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008....
season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from November 29, 1988, through May 16, 1989. Andy Griffith as BenMatlock Nancy Stafford...
From 1929 to 1934, Matlock replaced Benny Goodman in the Ben Pollack band doing arrangements and performing on clarinet. Matlock was one of the main...
Hyper-Chicken Lawyer is a parodic cross between "folksy" country lawyers such as BenMatlock and Atticus Finch with Looney Tunes character Foghorn Leghorn. In a deleted...
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