Matt Houston The Visitors (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matt Houston

The Visitors (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Womanizing scientist Ivar Mardosian dies of an induced heart attack while in the desert with colleagues awaiting alien contact. Are aliens really visiting, or is this a staged hoax to cover up a murder? And who killed him?

Director

Barbara Peeters

Writers

Lawrence Gordon (creator) | Calvin Clements Jr. (written by)

Producer

Calvin Clements Jr.

Composer

John E. Davis (as John Davis)

Cinematographer

Richard M. Rawlings Jr. (as Dick Rawlings Jr.)

Editor

Quinnie Martin Jr.

Casting Director

Gary Shaffer

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 27, 1983

Release date

Feb 27, 1983 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Horsley Matt Houston Matt Houston See fewer	The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Pamela Hensley C.J. Parsons C.J. Parsons See fewer	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
John Aprea Lt. Vince Novelli Lt. Vince Novelli See fewer	The Godfather Part II (1974)
Penny Santon Mama Rosa Novelli Mama Rosa Novelli See fewer	Short Circuit (1986)
Robert Alda Dr. Ivar Mardosian Dr. Ivar Mardosian See fewer	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Dane Clark Carl Burke Carl Burke See fewer	Destination Tokyo (1943)
Shelley Fabares Barbara Newton Barbara Newton See fewer	The Donna Reed Show (1958)
David Groh Stuart Glick Stuart Glick See fewer	Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Alex Henteloff Marcel DuJon Marcel DuJon See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Dawn Wells Cheryl Burke Cheryl Burke See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
George Wyner Murray Chase Murray Chase See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Sandy Freeman Elga Elga See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)
Lauren Lombardo Lauren Lauren See fewer	Matt Houston (1982)
Maureen O'Connor Maureen Maureen See fewer	Matt Houston (1982)
Char Richards Tony / Thug Tony / Thug See fewer	Matt Houston (1982)
Cis Rundle Pam Pam See fewer	Hunter (I) (1984)