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  • Matlock The Fighter (Season 5, Episode 12)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock

The Fighter (Season 5, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Matlock goes the distance to help a heavyweight boxing champ accused of killing a sports reporter.
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Writers
Dean Hargrove (created by) | David Hoffman (teleplay by) (story by) | Leslie Daryl Zerg (teleplay by) (story by) | Phil Combest (story by) | Gerald Sanoff (story editor)
Composer
Artie Kane
Cinematographer
Frank Thackery
Editor
Regis Kimble
Casting Directors
Eric Dawson | Robert J. Ulrich
Production Designer
John D. Jefferies Sr.
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 11, 1990
Release date
Dec 11, 1990 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock Ben Matlock   See fewer
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Nancy Stafford
Michelle Thomas Michelle Thomas   See fewer
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Julie Sommars
Julie March (credit only) Julie March (credit only)   See fewer
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Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Conrad McMasters Conrad McMasters   See fewer
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Christopher Allport
Nick Underwood Nick Underwood   See fewer
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Steven Anderson
Prosecutor David 'Hangman' Hawkins Prosecutor David 'Hangman' Hawkins   See fewer
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Richard Bakalyan
Mickey Callahan (as Dick Bakalyan) Mickey Callahan (as Dick Bakalyan)   See fewer
Chinatown (1974)
Wanda De Jesus
Alana Leon Alana Leon   See fewer
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Ken Foree
Billy Leon Billy Leon   See fewer
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David Froman
Lt. Bob Brooks Lt. Bob Brooks   See fewer
Matlock (1986)
Stanley Kamel
Clayton Ross Clayton Ross   See fewer
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Tom Ruben
Monroe Weber Monroe Weber   See fewer
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Don Knotts
Les Calhoun Les Calhoun   See fewer
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James V. Christy
Freddy Romano Freddy Romano   See fewer
Raging Bull (1980)
John Petlock
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Dallas (1978)
Aurelia Sweeney
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Garth Wilton
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Alexander Zale
Judge Michael Alden Judge Michael Alden   See fewer
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