The new show isn’t a reboot of the original Matlock; instead, it is a new vehicle that pays homage to Ben Matlock’s character, whom so many know and love. Kathy Bates plays the intriguing ...

“Old Ben was born in 1902; he was born on the farm owned by John and Mike Murphy,” says Sherry Matlock, the manager of the Greater Kokomo Visitor’s Bureau. The offspring of a Hereford bull ...