| Genre: | Mystery |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Creator: | Dick Wolf |
| Starring: | Louis Gossett Jr. Shari Headley |
| Country: | United States |
| Network: | ABC |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Opentheme: | Theme music by Mike Post and Stephen James Taylor |
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.
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).
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