Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Nov 9, 1994

1h 36m

★ 6.3

Overview

The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

Dean Hargrove Productions

Fred Silverman Company

Viacom Productions

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Cast

Wild Bill McKenzie

Hal Holbrook

Della Street

Barbara Hale

Ken Malansky

William R. Moses

Al Rhinehart

John Spencer

John Orlando

Gregg Henry

Rosemary Sutter

Bonnie Bartlett

Dan Dixon

Macon McCalman

Karen Richards

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Violet Moore

Elyssa Davalos

Sgt. Whitehorse

Pato Hoffmann

Tammy

Angela Dohrmann

Judge Donna Andrews

Fran Bennett

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