Lee Horsley

Birthplace: Muleshoe, Texas
Birthday: May 15, 1955

Born in the tiny town of Muleshoe, TX, actor Lee Horsley started singing in church as a youngster in the Denver area, his vocal talents eventually leading him to tour in stage productions of "West Side Story", "Damn Yankees", "Oklahoma!" and "1776" prior to his arrival in Hollywood. He began his TV career as detective Archie Goodwin (opposite William Conrad) in the 1981 NBC drama series "Nero Wolfe" but is best known for his starring role as the detective "Matt Houston" (ABC, 1982-1985). A true outdoorsman, who enjoys fly fishing and horseback …more

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Actor

Matt Houston
Matlock "Matt" Houston
Hawkeye
Hawkeye/Natty Bumppo
Guns of Paradise
Ethan Allen Cord
Bodies of Evidence
Lieutenant Ben Carroll
The Face of Fear
Graham Harris

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Career Milestones

1998
Co-starred with Bo Derek in the NBC series "Wind on Water"
1996
Acted in two CBS movies, "LaVryle Spencer's Home Song" and "The Care and Handling of Roses"
1991
Starred in "Danielle Steele' 'Palomino'" (NBC), the second project based on a Steele novel
1988
Headed the cast of the short-lived CBS Western "Guns of Paradise"
1986
Acted in the ABC miniseries "North and South: Book II"; role gave him the opportunity to work with his boyhood idol James Stewart