Gideon Oliver

Gideon Oliver
Created by	Dick Wolf
Starring	Louis Gossett, Jr. Shari Headley
Opening theme	Theme music by Mike Post and Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 20 – May 22, 1989

Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Louis Gossett, Jr., and was created by Dick Wolf. The title character first appeared in the novel series by mystery writer Aaron Elkins.

Overview

Oliver is a Columbia University anthropology professor, utilizing his knowledge of past cultures to solve crimes throughout the Western Hemisphere. He is assisted by his adult daughter Zina (Shari Headley).

List of episodes

Episode	Production	Airdate	Title	Notable Guest Stars
1	101	20 February 1989	Sleep Well, Professor Oliver	Cynthia Nixon, Anthony LaPaglia
2	102	13 March 1989	Tongs	John Amos, Russell Wong
3	103	10 April 1989	The Last Plane from Coramaya
4	104	24 April 1989	By the Waters of Babylon	Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle
5	105	22 May 1989	Kennonite	Melissa Leo, John de Lancie

See also

• Aaron Elkins

External links

• Gideon Oliver at IMDb
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