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Matt Houston

  • TV Series
  • 1982–19851982–1985
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.3K
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3,818
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Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
A wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.
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Matt Houston is a wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.Matt Houston is a wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.Matt Houston is a wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,818
133
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    • Creator
      • Lawrence Gordon
    • Stars
      • Lee Horsley
      • Pamela Hensley
      • Lincoln Kilpatrick
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    • Creator
      • Lawrence Gordon
    • Stars
      • Lee Horsley
      • Pamela Hensley
      • Lincoln Kilpatrick
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    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

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    Lee Horsley
    Lee Horsley
    • Matt Houston
    67 episodes67 eps • 1982–1985
    Pamela Hensley
    Pamela Hensley
    • C.J. Parsons
    67 episodes67 eps • 1982–1985
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    • Lt. Michael Hoyt
    44 episodes44 eps • 1983–1985
    Cis Rundle
    Cis Rundle
    • Secretary…
    31 episodes31 eps • 1982–1985
    John Aprea
    John Aprea
    • Lt. Vince Novelli
    24 episodes24 eps • 1982–1984
    Penny Santon
    Penny Santon
    • Mama Rosa Novelli…
    23 episodes23 eps • 1982–1983
    Buddy Ebsen
    Buddy Ebsen
    • Roy Houston…
    22 episodes22 eps • 1984–1985
    George Wyner
    George Wyner
    • Murray Chase
    19 episodes19 eps • 1982–1985
    Maureen O'Connor
    • Secretary…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1982–1983
    Dennis Fimple
    Dennis Fimple
    • Bo
    11 episodes11 eps • 1982–1983
    Paul Brinegar
    Paul Brinegar
    • Lamar Pettybone
    10 episodes10 eps • 1982–1983
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Cop…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1982–1985
    Rockne Tarkington
    Rockne Tarkington
    • Too Mean Malone…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1982–1984
    Paula Jones
    • Secretary…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1982–1983
    Alex Donnelley
    Alex Donnelley
    • Secretary Alex
    6 episodes6 eps • 1982
    Mark Schneider
    Mark Schneider
    • Det. Marlowe…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1983–1985
    Leigh Walsh
    • Secretary…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1983
    Paul Tuerpe
    • Doctor…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1982–1984
    • Creator
      • Lawrence Gordon
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Buddy Ebsen appeared in just 22 episodes, joining the series as Matts uncle Roy for its third and final season.
    • Connections
      Edited into Derrick contre Superman (1992)

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    6/10
    Music non-variety
    I enjoyed Matt Houston for the most part...but did they have to play the theme music over..and over...and over jeeeez. They could have hired a music composer to create a little variety. And i missed the two cow hands that just disappeared without reason.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мэтт Хьюстон
    • Filming locations
      • 604 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aaron Spelling Productions
      • Largo Productions
      • Matt Houston Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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