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  • Matlock The Best Friend (Season 2, Episode 9)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock

The Best Friend (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A writer is found shot to death while he was writing a tell-all book about Georgia's most prominent political family, the Douglases. James Douglas' ex-wife, Vanessa, is accused of the murder but Matlock agrees to defend her.
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Dean Hargrove (created by) | Gerald Sanoff (written by)
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Edit Released
Updated Dec 8, 1987

Release date
Dec 8, 1987 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock Ben Matlock   See fewer
Nancy Stafford
Michelle Thomas Michelle Thomas   See fewer
Kari Lizer
Cassie Phillips Cassie Phillips   See fewer
Kene Holiday
Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday) Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday)   See fewer
Julie Sommars
Julie March Julie March   See fewer
Katherine Cannon
Dr. Sarah Perlman Dr. Sarah Perlman   See fewer
David Froman
Lt. Bob Brooks Lt. Bob Brooks   See fewer
Grant Heslov
Lamont Turkel Lamont Turkel   See fewer
Josef Rainer
James Douglas James Douglas   See fewer
Bert Remsen
Wilson Douglas Wilson Douglas   See fewer
Jean Bruce Scott
Sylvia Richland Sylvia Richland   See fewer
Jason Wingreen
Judge Arthur Beaumont Judge Arthur Beaumont   See fewer
Nana Visitor
Vanessa Douglas Vanessa Douglas   See fewer
Will Jeffries
Jeff Lindquist Jeff Lindquist   See fewer
James Mulholland
Steven Cassidy Steven Cassidy   See fewer
Bob Puglisi
Outside Vendor Outside Vendor   See fewer
Diana Tanaka
Assistant Assistant   See fewer
Richard Newton
Judge Richard Cooksey (uncredited) Judge Richard Cooksey (uncredited)   See fewer
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