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THE TV MOVIES. |
First Telecast Dec. 1, 1985 Director: Ron Satloff
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale;William Katt*; Richard Anderson*; Patrick O'Neal; Al
Freeman; Holland Taylor; Robert Weiss; Cassie Yates; Kerrie Keane
Plot: Perry defends his ever faithful friend and former secretary, Della Street, who is accused
of murdering her employer for his money!
*William Katt is Barbara Hale's real-life son by actor Bill Williams.
*Richard Anderson appeared in the original Perry Mason TV series as Steve Drumm.
First Telecast May 25. 1986 Director: Ron Satloff
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; Michele Greene; Timothy Bottoms; Jon
Cypher; James McEachin*; William Prince; David Ogden Stiers; Arthur Hill; Tom Bosley*
Barbara Parkins;
Plot:Oh, can it be - a nun falling in love with a priest! At least she has faith in Perry to defend
her of his murder.
*James McEachin has also appeared in a semi-recurring role on "Matlock" as an
Atlanta police officer.
*David Ogden Stiers appeared as Charles in the ever popular series "MASH"
*Tom Bosley appeared as Father Dowling in the "Father Dowling Mysteries."
First Telecast Nov. 9, 1986 Director: Ron Satlof
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; Joe Penny; David Ogden Stiers; Ron
Glass; Alan Thicke; Ivan Dixon ;Wendy Crewson; Jennifer O'Neill
Plot: Movie actor apparently murders a talk show host on the air. Can Perry Mason get him
off?
First Telecast Feb. 23, 1987 Director:Ron Satlof
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; David Ogden Stiers; Gene Barry*; Ray
Sharkey; Robert Walden; Jean Simmons; Virginia Gregory; Pam Ward
Plot: The husband of Perry's old flame, a political hopeful, is accused of murder.
*Gene Barry starred as Amos Burke in Burke's Law. (And if you cast your mind back he
also played "Bat Masterton" on early TV!)
First Telecast May 24, 1987 Director: Richard Lang
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; Dwight Schultz; Robert Stack*; Dennis
Lipscomb; Jack Bannon; Matthew Faison; Percy Rodriguez; Kim Delaney; Leigh
Taylor-Young; Kathyrn Christopher
Plot: This is a real who-dunnit - an author is seemingly murdered by his live in male secretary -
mmm, a bit tongue in cheek this one, but Perry solves the mystery at a resort hotel, where a
publisher is accused of throwing a horror writer from a bell tower.
*Robert Stack starred as Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables."
First Telecast Oct.4, 1987 Director: Ron Satloff
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; David Ogden Stiers; John Rhys-Davies;
James Nobel; Bill Macy; Vincent Baggeta; Anthony Geary; Ann Jillian; Daphne Ashbrook;
Wendy Harleson
Plot: Constructon boss is accused of murdering his beautiful new wife, an ex-madam doing PR
work for bank swindlers.
First Telecast Nov.15, 1987 Director: Christian I Nyby II*
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; Yaphet Kotto; Wings Hauser; David
Ogden Stiers; Robert Guillaume; Rene Enriquez; George Grizzard; Susan Wilder; Morgan
Brittany
Plot: Perry Mason and Della Street attend a charity event at the estate of a sleazy tabloid
publisher, who is later found dead in the pool.
*Christian I Nyby II's father, Christian I Nyby, worked as a director on the original
Perry Mason TV series.
First Telecast Feb.28, 1988 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; Larry Wilcox*; Don Galloway*; David
Ogden Stiers; Arthur Taxier; Richard Sanders; Charles Siebert; James McEachin; Patty Duke;
Erin Gray
Plot: An Air Force officer is wrongfully convicted for the murder of a young woman then is
framed for a second murder after he's kidnapped from the courthouse.
*Don Galloway co-starred with Raymond Burr in "Ironside."
*Larry Wilcox co-starred as a motorcycle officer on "CHiPS."
First Telecast May 15,1988 Director: Ron Satloff
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William Katt; David Hasselhoff; John Beck; Doran
Clark; John Ireland; David Ogden Stiers; Liane Langland; Audra Lindley
Plot: Perry Mason finds a conspiracy around a man accused of killing his missing heiress wife.
First Telecast Feb.12, 1989 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Brian Keith; Richard Allen; Brian
Backer; John DeMita; John LaMotta; Charley Lang; John Allen Nelson; Mark Rolston;
Alexandra Paul; Leslie Ackerman; Karen Kopkins; Raye Birk; Marlene Warfield
Plot: College law student is arrested for the murder of a fellow student, who was the son of an
old friend of Perry's.
First Telecast Apr.9, 1989 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Alexandra Paul; Debbie Reynolds;
James McEachin, Jerry Orbach
Plot: The autocratic director of a musical play is murdered and Perry's investigations turn up a
whole cast of suspects
First Telecast Nov.19, 1989 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Bruce Greenwood; Pernell
Roberts*; Jason Beghe; Julius J Carry III; S A Griffin; James McEachin; Ron Recasner;
Alexandra Paul; Deidre Hall; Shari Belafonte; Valerie Mahaffey
Plot: Callous sports mogul is murdered and Malansky's friend and client (a hockey star) is the
main suspect. Malansky convinces Perry to defend him of the murder charge.
*Pernell Roberts was in the original Bonanza series.
First Telecast Jan.21, 1990 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Kiel Martin;; Tony LoBianco; David
Warner; Earl Boen; Charles Macaulay; James McEachin; Don Reilly; Andy Romano; Rich
Beal; Gary Giem; Cindy Williams; Barbara Babcock; Katherine Moffat; Largo Woodruff;
Diane Shalet; Debra Brown; Lu Ann Buckstein; Tracy Smith; Mimi Wickliff
Plot: Murder at a Mystery Writers convention has Mason and crew working overtime.
First Telecast Mar.11, 1990 Director:Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Yvette Mimieux; Ian Bannen; Ian
McShane; Marcy Walker
Plot:Perry and Ken travel to Paris where Mason defends an embassy Marine officer accused
of killing a Nazi war criminal.
Parts of this movie were shot on location in Paris - and ends with Raymond walking
down the street singing "I Love Paris".
First Telecast May 20, 1990 Director: Ron Satloff
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Tim Reid; James MacEachin; Alan
Rachins; Kene Holliday*; Arthur Rosenberg; Rex Smith; Alan Stock; Norm Silver; Lloyd
Battista; Vanessa Williams; Nia Peeples; Angela Bassett; Alice Ghostley; Marilyn Jones; Betsy
Jones-Moreland; Virginia Watson; Carla Folk; Cody Alexander
Plot: A popular singer is found dead after an argument with her husband.
*Kene Holliday served as Ben Matlock's detective.
First Telecast Sep.30, 1990 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Robert Culp; Robert Vaughn*;
Kevin Tighe; Don Galloway; Jere Burns; Jenny Lewis; Michelle Scarabelli*
Plot: Mason tries to defend a young girl's father accused of murder, but she keeps getting in
the way.
*Robert Vaughn was in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
*Michelle Scarabelli was a detective's wife regular on "Alien Nation."
First Telecast Jan.6, 1991 Director:Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; James McEachin; Jerry Orbach;
Philip Michael Thomas*; Susan Sullivan; Mary Page Keller; Una Kim
Plot: Mason defends a TV reporter accused of killng her news teams hated anchorman.
*Philip Michael Thomas starred in "Miami Vice"
First Telecast Feb.11, 1991 Director: Ron Satlof
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Paul Anka; Mason Adams; Michael
Nader; Stephen Tobolowsky; Sean Kanan; Howard McGillin; Richard Portnow; Rich Beall;
Dan Kopper; Kevin Gray; Eric Server; Walker Williams; Pamela Bowen; Gwynyth Walsh;
Betsy Jones-Moreland; Mitzi Kapture; Beverly Leech; Leigh Reyburn; Rosie Waters; Katy
Whelan
Plot: Mason must resolve an old murder to defend a former mob boss accused of murdering
his wife.
First Telecast May 14, 1991 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Peter Scolari; John Karlen; Dennis
Lipscomb; Bob Gunton; James McEachin; Conor O'Farrell; Nancy Lee Grahn; Julie
Sommars; Kim Braden; Betsy Jones-Moreland; Kate Vernon; Romy Walthall
Plot: Magician is accused of murder when a lovely assistant falls to her death during a
performance.
First Telecast Sep.24, 1991 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Scott Baio*; Robert Closkey; Bruce
Kirby; Robert Kneppler; Diana Muldaur; Valerie Harper; Ally Walker; Claire Yarlett
Plot: A gossiping fashion magazine writer is found murdered.
*Scott Baio co-starred on "Diagnosis: Murder." and "Happy Days"
First Telecast Mar.1, 1992 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; John Rhys-Davies; Robert Gentry;
Scott Valentine; David Soul*; James McEachin; Jane Carr; Debbi Morgan; Nancy Valen;
Maureen Mueller
Plot: Who killed the famous artist? Perry swears to uncover the truth.
*David Soul appeared on "Starsky and Hutch"
First Telecast May 5, 1992 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Geraldo Rivera; Pat Finley; Kenneth
Kimmins; James McDonnell; James McEachin; Vyto Ruginis; Leslie Wing; Tracy Nelson*;
Priscilla Barnes; Anjanette Comer; Mary Margaret Humes; Vonetta McGee; Amy Steel;
Robin Tunney
Plot: Talk show host is murdered after publishing a kiss and tell book; Mason defends the
prime suspect.
*Tracy Nelson is the real-life wife of William R Moses. She also co-starred in the popular
"Father Dowling Mysteries."
First Telecast Oct.30, 1992 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Paul Dooley; Ronny Cox; James
McEachin; Arthur Taxier; Stephen Lee; Stephen Stills; Diane Baker; Heather McAdam; Linda
Blair
Plot: Mason and Street are invited to a young rock star's wedding and are on hand when an
evil uncle is murdered in the study.
First Telecast Feb.19, 1993 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Patrick O'Neal; Michael Halsey;
James McEachin; David Warner; Polly Bergen; Morgan Fairchild; Lauren Lane; Tippi
Hedron; Betsy Jones-Moreland
Plot: Mason defends the husband of a cosmetics tycoon found slain on the eve of her
anti-aging cream's debut.
First Telecast May 21, 1993 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Regis Philbin; Fritz Coleman; G
Gordon Liddy; Fred Roggin; Montel Williams; Alan Blumenfeld; Eugene Butler; Rick Lenz;
Charles Macaulay; James McEachin; Alex Datcher; Christina Ferrare; Betsy Jones-Moreland;
Mariette Hartley; Tracey Ellis; Gigi Legins; Barbara Champion; Lynne Hart
Plot: Mason defends a radio talk show psychologist accused of murdering her station manager
boss.
This is it! - the movie where Perry and Della finally kissed on the lips!
First Telecast Nov.7, 1993 Director: Christian I Nyby II
Cast : Raymond Burr; Barbara Hale; William R Moses; Stuart Damon; Sean Kanan; Charles
Macaulay; James McEachin; Michael Tylo; Linda Dano; Arleen Sorkin; Karen Moncrieff;
Genie Francis
Plot: Mason defends a soap actress accused of murdering a devious actor with walnut oil.
This was Raymond Burr's last appearance as Perry Mason, and was shown almost two
months after his death.