Gideon Oliver

infobox television
show_name = Gideon Oliver


caption =
format = Action/Drama
rating =
runtime = 120 minutes
creator = Dick Wolf
starring = Louis Gossett, Jr.
Shari Headley
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = February 20, 1989
last_aired = May 22, 1989
num_episodes = 5
opentheme =
imdb_id = 0096594
tv_com_id = 3675

"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 Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr., and was created by Dick Wolf. The title character first appeared in the novel series by mystery writer Aaron Elkins.

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

See also

*Aaron Elkins