Sixties City - Cult Television

Western' shows were already a pre-television radio phenomenon in the 40s and 50s, but really exploded onto television during the 50s and early to mid 60s. With a couple of obvious exceptions, such as 'Whiplash' and 'Roy Rogers', they were generally set in the American 'wild west' during the period from about 1860 to the turn of the century, and quickly became an audience favourite. In 1959, the top four most popular shows on US television were westerns and 30 such shows were being aired on American prime time television, but were fading in popularity by the late 60s. The television western was no less popular in the UK and indeed worldwide. The values and ideals written into such dramas resonated with audiences. The catchy theme tunes and glorious natural scenic vistas of the American west also helped.

Nowadays, the various shows are also interesting for their 'guest stars' and names playing lesser supporting roles who went on to other and greater things. Many, if not all, TV westerns made efforts to address social issues that we still sadly see today, such as racism and prejudice and, with their shorter format, often in a more obvious and sympathetic manner than their big screen cinema counterparts. In fact the television western was so influential that, when Gene Roddenberry (who wrote many episodes for various westerns) was trying to sell 'Star Trek' to television, he pitched it as 'Wagon Train to the stars'. It can't only be coincidence that so many of the stars and supporting actors in 'Star Trek' can be seen in the cast lists of these shows.

The titles below are all classic 'western' TV series, mostly American in origin, and a large number of which found their way onto British television, sooner or later, during the late 50s and early 60s. Many scenes from various series were filmed on location at the Iverson Movie Ranch - the most widely filmed outdoor location in movie and TV history. Listed here, for interest and in no particular order (some of which you may not have seen), are sounds and images for many of them. They include all my favourites that bring back happy memories of 60s television viewing, both as 'children's' shows and adult evening drama or comedy. I have minimised relevant details as there are so many other excellent sites where in-depth information is available with a simple search, although Wikipedia links have been provided. The airtimes stated are the original airtimes, as far as I know, but their cult popularity is such that they are still being shown today by various television channels, particularly the excellent 'oldies TV' channel 'Talking Pictures' in the UK. Also, actual episodes from many of the shows can be found in DVD collections plus You Tube and other video platforms. Head 'em up - move 'em out!

*Black Saddle* American western series 2 seasons, 44 episodes Aired January 1959 to May 1960 Starring: Peter Breck as Clay Culhane Russell Johnson as Marshal Gib Scott Anna-Lisa as Nora Travers				*The Rifleman* American western series 5 seasons, 168 episodes Aired September 1958 to April 1963 Starring: Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain Johnny Crawford as Mark McCain

*Maverick* American western series 5 seasons, 124 episodes Aired September 1957 to July 1962 Starring: James Garner as Bret Maverick Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick Roger Moore as Beau Maverick				*Have Gun - Will Travel* American western series 6 seasons, 225 minute episodes Aired September 1957 to April 1963 Starring: Richard Boone as Paladin Kam Tong as Hey Boy

*Gunsmoke* American western series 20 seasons, 635 episodes Aired September 1955 to March 1975 Starring: James Arness as Matt Dillon Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Dennis Weaver as Chester				*Cheyenne* American western series 7 seasons, 108 episodes Aired September 1955 to December 1962 Starring: Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie

*Lawman* American western series 4 seasons, 156 episodes Aired October 1956 to June 1962 Starring: John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop Peter Brown as Deputy Johnny McKay				*Wanted: Dead or Alive* American western series 3 seasons, 94 episodes Aired September 1958 to March 1961 Starring: Steve McQueen as Josh Randall Wright King as Jason Nichols

*The Rebel* American western series 2 seasons, 76 episodes Aired October 1959 to June 1961 Starring: Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma				*The Restless Gun* American western series 2 seasons, 78 episodes Aired September 1957 to June 1959 Starring: John Payne as Vince Bonner

*Tales of Wells Fargo* American western series 6 seasons, 201 episodes Aired March 1957 to June 1962 Starring: Dale Robertson as Jim Hardie Jack Ging as Beau McCloud William Demarest as Jeb Gaine Virginia Christine as Ovie				*Laramie* American western series 4 seasons, 124 episodes Aired September 1959 to May 1963 Starring: John Smith as Slim Sherman Robert Fuller as Jess Harper Eddy Waller as Mose Shell

*The Lone Ranger* American western series 5 seasons, 221 episodes Aired September 1949 to June 1957 Starring: Clayton Moore as Lone Ranger (169) John Hart as Lone Ranger (52 eps) Jay Silverheels as Tonto Chuck Courtney as Dan Reid				*Shotgun Slade* American western series 2 seasons, 78 episodes Aired October 1959 to July 1961 Starring: Scott Brady as Shotgun Slade

*Death Valley Days* American western anthology series 18 seasons, 452 episodes Aired March 1952 to April 1970 Hosted by: Stanley Andrews (1952 - 1964) Ronald Reagan (1964 - 1966) Robert Taylor (1966 - 1969) Dale Robertson (1969 - 1970)				*Sugarfoot* American western series 4 seasons, 69 episodes Aired September 1957 to April 1961 Starring: Will Hutchins as Tom (Sugarfoot) Brewster

*Bronco* American western series 4 seasons, 68 episodes Aired September 1958 to April 1962 Starring: Ty Hardin as 'Bronco' Layne				The Virginian (The Men From Shiloh) (Virginian) (Men From Shiloh) American western series 9 seasons, 249 episodes Aired September 1962 to March 1971 Starring: James Drury as the Virginian Doug McClure as Trampas Lee J.Cobb as Judge Garth

*Wagon Train* American western series 8 seasons, 284 episodes Aired September 1957 to May 1965 Starring: Ward Bond as Major Seth Adams Robert Horton as Flint McCullough John McIntire as Christopher Hale Robert Fuller as Cooper Smith				*Bat Masterson* American western series 3 seasons, 108 episodes Aired October 1958 to June 1961 Starring: Gene Barry as Bat Masterson

*Stories of the Century* American western historical fiction series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired January 1954 to March 1955 Starring: Jim Davis as Matt Clark (narrator) Mary Castle as Frankie Adams				*Bonanza* American western series 14 seasons, 431 episodes Aired September 1959 to January 1973 Starring: Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright Dan Blocker as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright Michael Landon as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

*Frontier Doctor* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired September 1958 to June 1959 Starring: Rex Allen as Dr. Bill Baxter				*Johnny Ringo* American western series 1 season, 38 episodes Aired October 1959 to June 1960 Starring: Don Durant as Johnny Ringo Mark Goddard as Cully Karen Sharpe as Laura Thomas

*Law of the Plainsman* American western series 1 season, 30 episodes Aired October 1959 to September 1960 Starring: Michael Ansara as Sam Buckhart Gina Gillespie as Tess Wilkins Dayton Lummis as Andy Morrison				*The Loner* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1965 to March 1966 Starring: Lloyd Bridges as William Colton

*Wichita Town* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1959 to April 1960 Starring: Joel McCrea as Marshal Mike Dunbar Jody McCrea as Ben Matheson Carlos Romero as Rico Rodriguez				*The Wild Wild West* American western / spy / scifi series 4 seasons, 104 episodes Aired September 1965 to April 1969 Starring: Robert Conrad as James West Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon

*Zorro* American western serial series 2 seasons, 78 episodes, 4 specials Aired October 1957 to July 1959 Starring: Guy Williams as Don Diego de la Vega Gene Sheldon as Bernardo Henry Calvin as Demetrio Lopez Garcia Don Diamond as Corporal Reyes George J. Lewis as Don Alejandro de la Vega				*The Gene Autry Show* American western series 5 seasons, 91 episodes Aired July 1950 to August 1956 Starring: Gene Autry Champion the Wonder Horse Pat Buttram Gail Davis

*The Road West* American western series 1 season, 29 episodes Aired September 1966 to May 1967 Starring: Barry Sullivan as Ben Pride Glenn Corbett as Chance Reynolds Kathryn Hays as Elizabeth Reynolds Andrew Prine as Timothy Pride Brenda Scott as Midge Pride				*Annie Oakley* American western series 3 seasons, 81 episodes Aired January 1964 to February 1957 Starring: Gail Davis as Annie Oakley Brad Johnson as Sheriff Lofty Craig Jimmy Hawkins as Tagg Oakley

*Buffalo Bill Jr* American western series 2 seasons, 42 episodes Aired March 1955 to September 1956 Starring: Dick Jones as Buffalo Bill Jr Nancy Gilbert as Calamity Harry Cheshire as Judge Ben Wiley				*The Range Rider* American western series 3 seasons, 78 episodes Aired April 1951 to September 1953 Starring: Jock Mahoney as The Range Rider Dick Jones as Dick West

*The Texan* American western series 2 seasons, 78 episodes Aired September 1958 to September 1960 Starring: Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley				*26 Men* American western series 2 seasons, 78 episodes Aired October 1957 to June 1959 Starring: Tris Coffin as Captain Thomas H. Rynning Kelo Henderson as ranger Clint Travis

*Judge Roy Bean* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired September 1955 to June 1956 Starring: Edgar Buchanan as Roy Bean Jack Buetel as Jeff Taggart Jackie Loughery as Letty Bean				*The Cisco Kid* American western series 6 seasons, 156 episodes Aired September 1950 to March 1956 Starring: Duncan Renaldo as The Cisco Kid Leo Carrillo as Pancho

*Rawhide* Clip American western series 8 seasons, 217 episodes Aired January 1959 to December 1965 Starring: Eric Fleming as Gil Favor Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates Paul Brinegar as Wishbone Sheb Wooley as Pete Nolan				*Hopalong Cassidy* American western series 2 seasons, 52 episodes Aired June 1949 to 1952 Starring: William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy Edgar Buchanan as Red Connors

*Branded* American western series 2 seasons, 48 episodes Aired January 1965 to April 1966 Starring: Chuck Connors as Jason McCord				*Cowboy G-Men* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired September 1952 to June 1953 Starring: Russell Hayden as Pat Gallagher Jackie Coogan as Stoney Crockett

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok American western series 8 seasons, 113 episodes Aired April 1951 to May 1958 Starring: Guy Madison as James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok Andy Devine as Jingles P. Jones				*The Adventures of Kit Carson* American western series 4 seasons, 104 episodes Aired August 1951 to November 1955 Starring: Bill Williams as Kit Carson Don Diamond as El Toro

*The Adventures of Jim Bowie* American western series 2 seasons, 76 episodes Aired September 1956 to August 1958 Starring: Scott Forbes as Jim Bowie				*Cimarron City* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired October 1958 to September 1959 Starring: George Montgomery as Matt Rockford John Smith as Lane Temple

*Colt .45* American western series 3 seasons, 67 episodes Aired October 1957 to September 1960 Starring: Wayde Preston as Christopher Colt				*Cimarron Strip* American western series 1 season, 23 episodes Aired September 1967 to March 1968 Starring: Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown

*The Rough Riders* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired October 1958 to July 1959 Starring: Kent Taylor as Jim Flagg Jan Merlin as Colin Kirby Peter Whitney as Buck Sinclair				*F Troop* American western comedy series 2 seasons, 65 episodes Aired September 1965 to April 1967 Starring: Ken Berry as Wilton Parmenter Forrest Tucker as Morgan O'Rourke Larry Storch as Randolph Agarn Melody Patterson as Jane Thrift

*The Last of the Mohicans* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired April 1957 to December 1957 Starring: John Hart as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler Lon Chaney Jr. as Chingachgook				The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin American western children's series 5 seasons, 164 episodes Aired October 1954 to May 1959 Starring: Lee Aker as Cpl. Rusty 'B-Company' James Brown as Lt. Ripley Masters Flame Jr. as Rin-Tin-Tin

*The Alaskans* American western series 1 season, 37 episodes Aired October 1959 to June 1960 Starring: Roger Moore as 'Silky' Harris Jeff York as Reno McKee Dorothy Provine as 'Rocky Shaw'				*Boots and Saddles* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired September 1957 to May 1958 Starring: John Pickard as Capt. Shank Adams Dave Willock as Lt. Binning Michael Hinn as Luke Cummings John Alderson as Sgt. Bullock

*Brave Eagle* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1955 to March 1956 Starring: Keith Larsen as Brave Eagle Kim Winona as Morning Star Anthony Numkena as Keena Bert Wheeler as 'Smokey Joe'				*Action in the Afternoon* American western daily serial with music 1 season, 250 (?) episodes Aired February 1953 to January 1954 Starring: Jack Valentine as himself Tommy Ferguson Trio as themselves Barry Cassell as Ace Bancroft Harriss Forrest as Ozzie Matthews

*The Adventures of Champion* American western children's series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1955 to March 1956 Starring: Barry Curtis as Ricky North Jim Bannon as Sandy North Champion as The Wonder Horse Blaze as Rebel the dog				*Broken Arrow* American western series 2 seasons, 72 episodes Aired September 1956 to June 1958 Starring: Michael Ansara as Apache Chief Cochise John Lupton as Tom Jeffords

*Buckskin* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired July 1958 to May 1959 Starring: Tom Nolan as Jody O'Connell Sallie Brophy as Annie O'Connell Mike Road as Marshal Tom Sellers				*The Californians* American western series 2 seasons, 69 episodes Aired September 1957 to May 1959 Starring: Richard Coogan as Matt Wayne Sean McClory as Jack McGivern Adam Kennedy as Dion Patrick Nan Leslie as Martha McGivern

*Casey Jones* American western series 1 season, 32 episodes Aired October 1957 to May 1958 Starring: Alan Hale Jr. as Casey Jones Bobby Clark as Casey Jr. Eddy Waller as Red Rock Smith Dub Taylor as Wallie Sims				*Circus Boy* American western family series 2 seasons, 49 episodes Aired September 1956 to December 1957 Starring: Mickey Braddock as Corky Foster Noah Beery Jr. as Uncle Joey the clown Robert Lowry as Big Tim Champion

Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier American western mini-series 1 season, 5 episodes Aired December 1954 to December 1955 Starring: Fess Parker as Davy Crockett Buddy Ebsen as George Russel				*The Deputy* American western series 2 seasons, 76 episodes Aired September 1959 to July 1961 Starring: Henry Fonda as Marshal Simon Fry Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord Read Morgan as Sgt. Hapgood Tasker

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre American western anthology series 5 seasons, 146 episodes Aired October 1956 to May 1961 Narrated by and often starring: Dick Powell Many of the guest stars made their TV debuts on the program.				Frontier Justice NO Theme music available American western anthology series 3 seasons, 31 episodes Aired July 1958 to September 1961 Repackaging of episodes from Zane Grey Theatre and narrated by: Lew Ayres Melvyn Douglas Ralph Bellamy

*Fury* American western series 5 seasons, 116 episodes Aired October 1955 to March 1960 Starring: Peter Graves as Jim Newton William Fawcett as Pete Wilkey Bobby Diamond as Joey Newton Highland Dale as Fury				*The Gray Ghost* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired October 1957 to July 1958 Starring: Todd Andrews as Major John Mosby Phil Chambers as Lt. St.Clair Sherwood Price as General J.E.B. Stuart

*Hotel De Paree* American western series 1 season, 33 episodes Aired October 1959 to June 1960 Starring: Earl Holliman as Sundance Jeanette Nolan as Annette Deveraux Strother Martin as Aaron Donager Judi Meredith as Monique Deveraux				Jefferson Drum NO Theme music available American western series 2 seasons, 26 episodes Aired April 1958 to December 1958 Starring: Jeff Richards as Jefferson Drum Eugene Mazzola as Joey Drum Cyril Delevanti as Lucius Coin Robert Stevenson as bartender Big Ed

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp American western series 6 seasons, 226 episodes Aired September 1955 to June 1961 Starring: Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt Earp Morgan Woodward as Shotgun Gibbs Douglas Fowley and Myron Healey as 'Doc' Holliday				*Mackenzie's Raiders* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired October 1958 to July 1959 Starring: Richard Carlson as Ranald Mackenzie Charles Boaz as Corporal Dixon Jim Bridges as Private Lewis

*Man from Blackhawk* American western series 1 season, 37 episodes Aired October 1959 to September 1960 Starring: Robert Rockwell as Sam Logan				*Man Without a Gun* American western series 2 seasons, 52 episodes Aired November 1957 to September 1959 Starring: Rex Reason as Adam MacLean Mort Mills as Marshal Frank Tallman Harry Harvey as Mayor George Dixon

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass American western live series 1 season, 22 episodes Aired March 1950 to September 1950 Starring: Russell Hayden as Marshal No. 1 Eddie Dean as Marshal No. 2 Riley Hill as Marshal No. 3				*My Friend Flicka* American western children's series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired February 1956 to November 1956 Starring: Gene Evans as Rob McLaughlin Anita Louise as Nell McLaughlin Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin Wahana as Flicka

*Northwest Passage* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1958 to March 1959 Starring: Keith Larsen as Major Robert Rogers Buddy Ebsen as Sgt. Hunk Marriner Don Burnett as Ensign Langdon Towne				Pony Express NO Theme music availabla American western series 1 season, 35 episodes Aired October 1959 to May 1960 Starring: Grant Sullivan as Brett Clark Don Dorrell as Donovan

*Riverboat* American western series 2 seasons, 44 episodes Aired September 1959 to January 1961 Starring: Darren McGavin as Captain Grey Holden Burt Reynolds as Ben Frazer Noah Beery Jr. as Bill Blake				Sergeant Preston of The Yukon American western series 3 seasons, 78 episodes Aired September 1955 to September 1958 Starring: Dick Simmons as Sergeant Preston Yukon King as King the dog

Steve Donovan, Western Marshal American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired September 1955 to June 1956 Starring: Douglas Kennedy as Steve Donovan Eddy Waller as Rusty Lee				*Tales of The Texas Rangers* American western series 3 seasons, 52 episodes Aired August 1955 to December 1958 Starring: Willard Parker as Ranger Jace Pearson Harry Lauter as Ranger Clay Morton

*Tombstone Territory* American western series 3 seasons, 91 episodes Aired October 1957 to July 1960 Starring: Pat Conway as Sheriff Clay Hollister Richard Eastham as Harris Claibourne				*Trackdown* American western series 2 seasons, 71 episodes plus pilot Aired October 1957 to September 1959 Starring: Robert Culp as Hoby Gilman Norman Leavitt as Ralph Ellen Corby as Henrietta Porter

*Union Pacific* American western series 1 season, 38 episodes Aired September 1958 to (?) 1959 Starring: Jeff Morrow as Bart McClelland Judson Pratt as Billy Kincaid Susan Cummings as Georgia				*The Big Valley* American western series 4 seasons, 112 episodes Aired September 1965 to May 1969 Starring: Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley Peter Breck as Nicholas Barkley Lee Majors as Heath Barkley Linda Evans as Audra Barkley

*Custer* American western series 1 season, 17 episodes Aired September 1967 to December 1967 Starring: Wayne Maunder as George A. Custer Slim Pickens as California Joe Milner Michael Dante as Crazy Horse Robert F. Simon as Alfred A. Terry Peter Palmer as Sgt. James Bustard				*The Dakotas* American western series 1 season, 20 episodes Aired January 1963 to May 1963 Starring: Larry Ward as Marshal Frank Ragan Jack Elam as Deputy J.D. Smith Chad Everett as Deputy Del Stark Michael Greene as Deputy Vance Porter

*Destry* American western series 1 season, 13 episodes Aired February 1964 to May 1964 Starring: John Gavin as Harrison Destry				*Dundee and the Culhane* American western series 1 season, 13 episodes Aired September 1967 to December 1967 Starring: John Mills as Dundee Sean Garrison as The Culhane

*The Guns of Will Sonnett* American western series 2 seasons, 50 episodes Aired September 1967 to September 1969 Starring: Walter Brennan as Will Sonnett Dack Rambo as Jeff Sonnett Jason Evers as James Sonnett				*Gunslinger* American western series 1 season, 12 episodes Aired February 1961 to June 1961 Starring: Tony Young as Cord Preston Foster as Zachary Wingate Midge Ware as Amby Hollister Dee Pollock as Billy Urchin

*Here Come The Brides* American western comedy series 2 seasons, 52 episodes Aired September 1968 to April 1970 Starring: Robert Brown as Jason Boult David Soul as Joshua Bolt Bobby Sherman as Jeremy Boult Bridget Hanley as Candy Pruitt Mark Lenard as Aaron Stempel				*The High Chaparral* American western series 4 seasons, 98 episodes Aired September 1967 to March 1971 Starring: Leif Erickson as Big John Cannon Cameron Mitchell as Buck Cannon Henry Darrow as Manolito Montoya Linda Cristal as Victoria Cannon Mark Slade as Billy Blue Cannon

*Hondo* American western series 1 season, 17 episodes Aired September 1967 to December 1967 Starring: Ralph Taeger as Hondo Lane Kathie Browne as Angie Dowe Noah Beery Jr. as Buffalo Baker Gary Clarke as Captain Richards Michael Pate as Chief Vittoro				*Iron Horse* American western series 2 seasons, 47 episodes Aired September 1966 to January 1968 Starring: Dale Robertson as Ben Calhoun Robert Random as Barnabas Rogers Gary Collins as Dave Tarrant

*Klondike* American western series 1 season, 18 episodes Aired October 1960 to February 1961 Starring: Ralph Taeger as Mike Halliday James Coburn as Jefferson Durain Mari Blanchard as Kathy O'Hara Joi Lansing as Goldie				*Lancer* American western series 2 seasons, 51 episodes Aired September 1968 to June 1970 Starring: James Stacy as Johnny Madrid Lancer Wayne Maunder as Scott Lancer Andrew Duggan as Murdoch Lancer Elizabeth Baur as Teresa O'Brien

*Laredo* American western series 2 seasons, 56 episodes Aired September 1965 to April 1967 Starring: Neville Brand as Reese Bennett Peter Brown as Chad Cooper William Smith as Joe Riley Philip Carey as Capt. Ed Parmalee				*The Legend of Jesse James* American western series 1 season, 34 episodes Aired September 1965 to May 1966 Starring: Christopher Jones as Jesse James Allen Case as Frank James

*A Man Called Shenandoah* American western series 1 season, 34 episodes Aired September 1965 to May 1966 Starring: Robert Horton as Shenandoah				*The Monroes* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1966 to March 1967 Starring: Michael Anderson Jr. as Clayt Monroe Barbara Hershey as Kathy Monroe Keith Schultz as Jefferson Monroe Kevin Schultz as Fenimore Monroe Tammy Locke as Amy Monroe

*The Outcasts* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1968 to May 1969 Starring: Don Murray as Earl Corey Otis Young as Jemal David				*Overland Trail* American western series 1 season, 17 episodes Aired February 1960 to July 1960 Starring: William Bendix as Frederick Kelly Doug McClure as Frank Flippen

*Pistols 'n' Petticoats* American western sitcom 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1966 to March 1967 Starring: Ann Sheridan as Henrietta Hanks Ruth McDevitt as Grandma Effie Hanks Douglas Fowley as Grandpa Hanks Gary Vinson as Sheriff Harold Sikes Carole Wells as Lucy Hanks				*Rango* American western sitcom 1 season, 17 episodes Aired January 1967 to May 1967 Starring: Tim Conway as Rango Guy Marks as Pink Cloud Norman Alden as Captain Horton

*Shane* American western series 1 season, 17 episodes Aired September 1966 to December 1966 Starring: David Carradine as Shane Jill Ireland as Marian Starett Tom Tully as Tom Starett Christopher Shea as Joey Starett				*Stagecoach West* American western series 1 season, 38 episodes Aired October 1960 to June 1961 Starring: Wayne Rogers as Luke Perry Richard Eyer as Davey Kane Robert Bray as Simon Kane

*The Tall Man* American western series 2 seasons, 75 episodes Aired September 1960 to May 1962 Starring: Barry Sullivan as Sheriff Pat Garrett Clu Gulager as Billy the Kid				*Tate* American western series 1 season, 13 episodes Aired June 1960 to September 1960 Starring: David McLean as Tate

*Temple Houston* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1963 to April 1964 Starring: Jeffrey Hunter as Temple Houston Jack Elam as George Taggart				*Texas John Slaughter* American western Disney series 3 seasons, 17 episodes Aired October 1958 to April 1961 Starring: Tom Tryon as Texas John Slaughter Robert Middleton as Frank Davis Norma Moore as Adelaine Harris Harry Carey Jr. as Ben Jenkins

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired September 1963 to March 1964 Starring: Dan O'Herlihy as Sardius McPheeters Kurt Russell as Jaimie McPheeters Mark Allen as Matt Kissel Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Kissel				*Two Faces West* American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired October 1960 to July 1961 Starring: Charles Bateman as both Dr. Rick January / Marshal Ben January Francis De Sales as Sheriff Maddox Joyce Meadows as Stacy

*The Westerner* American western series 1 season, 13 episodes Aired September 1960 to December 1960 Starring: Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame Spike as Brown, the dog				*Whiplash* British / Australian western-style series 1 season, 34 episodes Aired September 1960 to June 1961 Starring: Peter Graves as Christopher Cobb Anthony Wickert as Dan Ledward

*Whispering Smith* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired May 1961 to October 1961 Starring: Audie Murphy as Tom Smith Guy Mitchell as George Romack Sam Buffington as John Richards				Wrangler NO theme music available American western series 1 season, 6 episodes Aired August 1960 to September 1960 Starring: Jason Evers as Pitcairn Eli Boraks as Cowboy sidekick

*Red Ryder* American western - proposed series 2 pilot episodes only Aired 1951 and 1956 Starring: Louis Lettieri as Little Beaver Jim Bannon as Red Ryder (1951) Allan Lane as Red Ryder (1956)				*Yancy Derringer* American western series 1 season, 34 episodes Aired October 1958 to June 1959 Starring: Jock Mahoney as Yancy Derringer X Brands as Pahoo Ka-Ta-Wah Kevin Hagen as John Colton Frances Bergen as Madame Francine
*Daniel Boone* American western series 6 seasons, 165 episodes Aired September 1964 to May 1970 Starring: Fess Parker as Daniel Boone Patricia Blair as Rebecca Boone Darby Hinton as Israel Boone Dal McKennon as Cincinnatus				*Outlaws* American western series 2 seasons, 50 episodes Aired September 1960 to May 1962 Starring: Don Collier as Marshal Will Foreman Barton MacLane as Frank Caine Bruce Yarnell as Chalk Breeson Slim Pickens as Slim
*The Americans* American western series 1 season, 17 episodes Aired January 1961 to May 1961 Starring: Darryl Hickman as Ben Canfield Richard Davalos as Jeff Canfield				*Frontier Circus* American western series 1 season, 26 episodes Aired October 1961 to September 1962 Starring: Chill Wills as Col. Casey Thompson John Derek as Ben Travis Richard Jaeckel as Tony Gentry
*Four Feather Falls* British 'western' children's puppet series (also see Gerry Anderson pages) 1 season, 39 episodes Aired February 1960 to November 1960 Featuring the voices of: Nicholas Parsons - Sheriff Tex Tucker (and other various), Michael Holliday as Tex Tucker (singing), Kenneth Connor, David Graham, Denise Bryer				The Adventures of Cyclone Malone US 'western' children's puppet series 65 x 15 minute episodes Aired 1949 to 1951 Featuring the voices of: Ross Jones as Cyclone Malone Dorothy Novis as Cozy Dumond Barbara White, Roy Erwin, John Holbrook
Hudson's Bay American western series 1 season, 39 episodes Aired 1959 to 1960 Starring: Barry Nelson as Jonathon Banner George Tobias as Pierre Falcon Eric Clavering as Cree Chief				Tim McCoy *Tim McCoy's Wild West* The Tim McCoy Show American western history children's series 39 x 15 minute episodes Aired February 1950 to March 1952 Starring: Tim McCoy as himself 'Iron Eyes' Cody as himself
*Frontier* American western anthology series 1 season, 31 episodes Aired September 1955 to September 1956 16 episodes narrated by Walter Coy with large cast of guest actors appearing, many in more than 1 show				*Zorro's Black Whip* American western in 1 x 24 minute and 11 x 15 minute serial episodes Official release date 16th November 1944 Recently shown on 'Talking Pictures TV' Starring: Linda Stirling as Barbara Meredith George J. Lewis as Vic Gordon Lucien Littlefield as 'Tenpoint' Jackson
*Riders of Death Valley* American western serial programme 15 x 20 minute episodes (283 mins) Aired 1941 Universal claimed to have spent $1 million on this serial and recycled action footage in many other serials and B-westerns. High quality cast including: Dick Foran as Jim Benton and Leo Carrillo as Pancho Lopez, Buck Jones, Jean Brooks, Charles Bickford, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr.

Programmes that were 'western-based' but in more modern-day settings include: The Roy Rogers Show, The Rounders (shown below) plus The Sheriff of Cochise, Sky King, State Trooper, Empire, Stoney Burke and Wide Country / Redigo

The Roy Rogers Show

American neo-western series
6 seasons, 100 episodes
Aired December 1951 to June 1957

Starring:
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger the Palomino
Bullet the Wonder Dog

The Rounders

American western style sitcom
1 season, 17 episodes
Aired September 1966 to January 1967

Starring:
Ron Hayes as Ben Jones
Chill Wills as Jim Ed Love
Patrick Wayne as 'Howdy' Lewis

Programmes that were made as 'pilot shows' only, or have been 'lost', include: Russell, Dale Evans - Queen of the West, Luke and The Tenderfoot, Western Union, Cavalry Patrol and The Reno Brothers. See 'The Forsaken Westerns' on IMDB

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