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  • Matlock The Chef (Season 1, Episode 13)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock

The Chef (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During the taping of her TV cooking show, chef Victoria Edwards' ex-husband Mike, whom she hates, samples her cooking, then keels over dead from cyanide poisoning. Ben and Charlene investigate and the killer moves to strike again.
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Director
Writers
Dean Hargrove (created by) (story by) | Anne Collins (teleplay by) | Joel Steiger (story by) | David R. Toddman (story by)
Composer
Dick DeBenedictis (as Dick De Benedictis)
Cinematographer
Casting Director
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 6, 1987

Release date
Jan 6, 1987 (United States)

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Cast

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26 cast members
Name Known for
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock Ben Matlock   See fewer
Linda Purl
Charlene Matlock Charlene Matlock   See fewer
Kene Holiday
Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday) Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday)   See fewer
Roddy McDowall
Christopher Hoyt Christopher Hoyt   See fewer
Allan Arbus
Peter Leonie Peter Leonie   See fewer
Ray Reinhardt
Stefan Lichtman Stefan Lichtman   See fewer
James McEachin
Police Lt. Frank Daniels Police Lt. Frank Daniels   See fewer
Nancy Lane
Leslie Leslie   See fewer
Craig Claiborne
Michael Edwards Michael Edwards   See fewer
Michael Durrell
D.A. Lloyd Burgess D.A. Lloyd Burgess   See fewer
Cathryn Damon
Victoria Edwards Victoria Edwards   See fewer
Jeff Austin
Police Officer Police Officer   See fewer
Joseph Burke
Bakery Manager Bakery Manager   See fewer
Richard Newton
Judge Richard Cooksey Judge Richard Cooksey   See fewer
Buddy Garion
Poker Player Poker Player   See fewer
Adriano Rebora
Maitre'd (as Adriano Reboro) Maitre'd (as Adriano Reboro)   See fewer
Don Familton
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Conrad Hurtt
Mover (uncredited) Mover (uncredited)   See fewer
Ginger LaBrie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul LeClair
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Petersen
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Evans Ricciardi
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
John Bear Staible
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Randy Toyota
Chuck (uncredited) Chuck (uncredited)   See fewer
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