Andy Griffith Benjamin L. Matlock Actor Nancy Stafford Michelle Thomas Actor David Froman Lt. Bob Brooks Actor Julie Sommars Asst. D.A. Julie March Actor Clarence Gilyard Conrad McMaster Actor Don Knotts Guest Star Robert C. Treveiler Guest Star John Anderson Guest Star Richard Newton Guest Star Michael Durrell Guest Star Conor O'Farrell Guest Star Jeff Wincott Guest Star Katherine Cannon Guest Star Bob Minor Guest Star Page Morrow Guest Star Jason Wingreen Guest Star Ken Strong Guest Star Lynn Whitfield Guest Star Christopher McDonald Guest Star Wilton C. Wescott Guest Star Gerald Sanoff Writer Anne Collins Writer David Hoffman Writer Diana Kopald Marcus Writer Link Kibbee Writer Michael Marks Writer Reed Shelly Writer Max Eisenberg Writer Phil Mishkin Writer Susan Woollen Writer Joyce Burditt Writer Michelle Chodos Writer Harvey Laidman Director Robert Scheerer Director Leo Penn Director Burt Brinckerhoff Director Leslie Daryl Zerg Writer Frank Thackery Director Christopher Hibler Director Tony Mordente Director