Matlock (TV Series)
The Best Friend (1987)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Tony Mordente |
Writing Credits
Dean Hargrove | ... | (created by) |
Gerald Sanoff | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Andy Griffith | ... | Ben Matlock | |
Nancy Stafford | ... | Michelle Thomas | |
Kari Lizer | ... | Cassie Phillips | |
Kene Holiday | ... | Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday) | |
Julie Sommars | ... | Julie March | |
Katherine Cannon | ... | Dr. Sarah Perlman | |
David Froman | ... | Lt. Bob Brooks | |
Grant Heslov | ... | Lamont Turkel | |
Josef Rainer | ... | James Douglas | |
Bert Remsen | ... | Wilson Douglas | |
Jean Bruce Scott | ... | Sylvia Richland | |
Jason Wingreen | ... | Judge Arthur Beaumont | |
Nana Visitor | ... | Vanessa Douglas | |
Will Jeffries | ... | Jeff Lindquist | |
James Mulholland | ... | Steven Cassidy | |
Bob Puglisi | ... | Outside Vendor | |
Diana Tanaka | ... | Assistant | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Richard Newton | ... | Judge Richard Cooksey (uncredited) |
Produced by
Richard Collins | ... | producer |
Dean Hargrove | ... | executive producer |
William S. Kerr | ... | associate producer |
Jeff Peters | ... | co-producer |
Fred Silverman | ... | executive producer |
Joel Steiger | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
Artie Kane |
Cinematography by
Frank Thackery | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Carl Kress |
Casting By
Sally Powers |
Production Design by
John D. Jefferies Sr. |
Set Decoration by
Charles Graffeo |
Costume Design by
Jean-Pierre Dorléac | ... | (as Jean Pierre Dorleac) |
Makeup Department
Tony Lane | ... | makeup artist |
Joan Phillips | ... | hair stylist |
Ric Sagliani | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Hal Harrison | ... | post-production supervisor |
Hal Klein | ... | unit production manager |
Mike Moder | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Candrella | ... | second assistant director (as J.J. Candrella) |
Bob Mayberry | ... | first assistant director |
Jeff Srednick | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
Gary Antista | ... | property master |
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Tom Ivanjack | ... | lead paint foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Mark Friedgen | ... | supervising sound editor |
Robert J. Miller | ... | sound mixer |
Paul E. Miller | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jiggs Garcia | ... | camera operator |
Brian Smith | ... | key grip |
William Tandrow | ... | gaffer (as Bill Tandrow) |
Joseph T. Terranova | ... | assistant lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Robert J. Ulrich | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bretly W.R. Baughn | ... | costumer: men |
Cleo Mannell | ... | costumer: women (as Cleo Mannell-Severy) |
Bill Smith | ... | costume supervisor: men |
Audrey Tannenbaum | ... | costume supervisor: women |
Editorial Department
Patricia Burke | ... | assistant editor (as Pat Burke) |
Hal Harrison | ... | post-production supervisor |
John M. McLean | ... | post-production coordinator (uncredited) |
Tom Overton | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Location Management
Michael J. Burmeister | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Dick DeBenedictis | ... | composer: Matlock theme (as Dick De Benedictis) / music supervisor |
Stan Jones | ... | music editor |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Rosemary Dorsey | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
James AntĂșnez | ... | transportation coordinator (as Jimmy Antunez) |
Additional Crew
Susan Bartholomew | ... | production auditor |
Donna Colabella | ... | production executive |
Anne Collins | ... | executive story consultant |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer: main title |
Andy Griffith | ... | consultant |
Richard O. Linke | ... | production consultant |
Nora Reynolds | ... | production coordinator |
Dennis Smith | ... | legal advisor |