Matlock The Diner (Season 8, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock

The Diner (Season 8, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben takes Leanne to meet the wife of his first client back in the early 60s. Mr. Shaw was the cook at the local diner where he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner.

Director

Frank Thackery

Writers

Dean Hargrove (created by) | Max Eisenberg (written by) | Lonon F. Smith (written by) (as Lonon Smith)

Producer

Anne Collins

Composer

Dick DeBenedictis (as Dick De Benedictis)

Cinematographer

Jiggs Garcia

Editor

Patricia Burke (as Patricia A. Burke)

Casting Directors

Eric Dawson | Robert J. Ulrich

Production Designer

John D. Jefferies Sr.

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 14, 1993

Release date

Oct 14, 1993 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Andy Griffith Ben Matlock / Charlie Matlock Ben Matlock / Charlie Matlock See fewer	The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Brynn Thayer Leanne McIntyre Leanne McIntyre See fewer	Blue Jasmine (2013)
Daniel Roebuck Cliff Lewis (credit only) Cliff Lewis (credit only) See fewer	Getting Grace (2017)
Clarence Gilyard Jr. Conrad McMasters (credit only) Conrad McMasters (credit only) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Stan Shaw Cyrus Jordan Cyrus Jordan See fewer	The Monster Squad (1987)
Daniel Erickson Deputy Sully Hayes (as Dan Erickson) Deputy Sully Hayes (as Dan Erickson) See fewer	One Day as a Lion (2023)
Steve Witting Young Ben Matlock Young Ben Matlock See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
David Dwyer Sheriff Wes Slattery Sheriff Wes Slattery See fewer	October Sky (1999)
Bob Hannah Owen Lashley Owen Lashley See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
James Burgess Gamble Jordan Gamble Jordan See fewer	Lightyear (2022)
Ed Sala Pete Pete See fewer	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
Dale Wright First Defendant First Defendant See fewer	American Gothic (1995)
Beah Richards Martha Jordan Martha Jordan See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Ed Grady Judge Ashford Judge Ashford See fewer	The Notebook (2004)
Michael Harding Assistant D.A. Culpepper (as Mike Harding) Assistant D.A. Culpepper (as Mike Harding) See fewer	Just Mercy (2019)
Scott Holroyd Teenage Boy Teenage Boy See fewer	Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Joe Maggard Orville (as P. Joe Maggard) Orville (as P. Joe Maggard) See fewer	Ronald (2014)
D. Anthony Pender Darryl Darryl See fewer	The Road to Wellville (1994)
Laddy Sartin Mitchell Crane Mitchell Crane See fewer	Matlock (1986)
Danny M. Gray Beach Goer / Dinner Patron / Courtroom Observer (uncredited) Beach Goer / Dinner Patron / Courtroom Observer (uncredited) See fewer	A Match Made in Heaven