Western Heritage Awards (Televison)
Every year the Museum gives "The Wrangler" (also known as the Bronze Wrangler), an original bronze sculpture by artist John Free. It is awarded annually during the Western Heritage Awards to principal creators of the winning entries in specified categories of Western literature, music, film and television. Past winners have included Owen Wister, William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Tim McCoy, Harry Carey, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, Rex Allen, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Richard Widmark, James Stewart, Buck Taylor, Howard R. Lamar, Ben Johnson, Pernell Roberts, and Tom Selleck.
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- DirectorTed PostStarsEric FlemingClint EastwoodSheb WooleyFavor is taking a short but very tough route which the men question. Another trail boss John Cord tells Favor he is wrong. When Favor becomes sick, he asks Cord to take over but the men question Cord's motives.
- DirectorNat PerrinStarsRon HayesWalter SandeMichael EmmetColonel Lounsberry is selected by General Custer to be the only newspaperman to travel with the troops leaving on a campaign against the Sioux.
- DirectorGeorge TempletonStarsEric FlemingClint EastwoodSheb WooleyWhile gathering mavericks in deep brush, Favor discovers the remnants of a wagon train destroyed by Comanches along with 12 graves. Some are looking for a a survivor including a woman whose son was killed and the man helping her.
- DirectorLeslie StevensStarsJack LordWarren OatesRobert DowdellIn his striving to be a rodeo champion, Stoney Burke must contend with a self-serving friend, an unscrupulous promoter, a young punk itching for a fight, a beautiful woman betrothed to a rival, and the meanest bronc on the circuit--Megaton.
- DirectorChristian NybyStarsEric FlemingClint EastwoodPaul BrinegarRowdy hires a Comanche who "supposedly" returns their remuda. Favor returns with Colonel Macklin who wiped out the Comanches. Macklin and Clanton, a drover, have problems with any Comanche leading to bigger issues for Favor and the drovers
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsEric FlemingClint EastwoodPaul BrinegarWhen a officer dies, Cpl. Dasovik is forced to take over the mission but he has no control over the men. The men pick up Favor when they take some of his cattle. Dasovik soon learns he is alone but he is determined to carry out his orders.
- DirectorAnton LeaderStarsLee J. CobbDoug McClureClu GulagerA renowned bronc buster is hired to break some rough mustangs at Shiloh. He picks Randy, who's green, to help him and Randy comes to idolize him as they break a black stallion. However, unknown to Randy, there's a dark side to the man.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsMichael Anderson Jr.Barbara HersheyKeith SchultzAfter their parents drown, the five surviving children continue on their journey West to Wyoming to farm the land their father had claimed ten years before; but there are some men that declare the Monroe family as squatters, and their Indian friend, Jim, as a rustler.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeTwo Bounty hunters bring in a wounded Mexican bandit worth $30,000 and find out the Mexican government might not pay for a man who dies a natural death, so they get the idea of shooting him dead.
- DirectorDon McDougallStarsCharles BickfordDoug McClureClu GulagerClay and Holly Grainger take over for John as a herd from Texas is brought in by Kyle Jackson and his brothers. However, things turn tragic when Trampas discovers the herd is sick and a brother accidentally kills the wife of an ex-lawman.
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsLeif EricksonCameron MitchellMark SladeThe Tenth Cavalry comes to Tucson to stop crime. They are Buffalo Soldiers who must also contend with racism. With aid from the Cannons they show their pride and great ability as they take on the man controlling the town and his henchmen.
- DirectorMichael LandonStarsLorne GreeneDan BlockerMichael LandonHoss takes two months of leave. He sees a little black boy steal a candle. He learns the boy wants the candle to make a wish. As he gets to know the boy and his family, he decides to try to help the family.
- CreatorJohn WilderStarsRaymond BurrBarbara CarreraRichard ChamberlainThe economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.
- DirectorBurt BrinckerhoffStarsBeau BridgesJulie HarrisEdward BinnsIt's now Christmas Eve and Stubby Pringle is on his way to an annual dance that he went to the previous year and fell in love with a girl, who he forgot to ask the name of. He has bought her some presents and is excited to give them to her and see her again. On the way to the dance he finds a woman chopping wood because her husband is too weak.On his journey to the dance he discovers the meaning of selflessness. This movie is a beautiful example of how to go about life.
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsRaquel WelchBradford DillmanGeorge ClutesiA woman kills her husband after he becomes violently abusive following a concussion. The tribe then banishes her from the community.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsRobert PrestonPatty DukeGeoffrey LewisBen Sunday, a long-in-the-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-minded sister wants to erect a sanctuary for a group of Apache orphans. Ben Sunday picks an ideal spot, right in the center of town, the local saloon and "bawdy house".
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsJane AlexanderFrederic ForrestKen KerchevalBiography of the famous cowgirl Martha Jane Canary--the Wild West heroine Calamity Jane.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsSam ElliottClaudia ChristianDevon Ericson"From personal heartbreak to the epic fight for liberation, the glory of the Old West is captured in this grand life story of Sam Houston, the man whose bravery and vision led to the creation of Texas." -- from back of box
- DirectorJohn PattersonStarsJohn Bennett PerryIsabella HofmannSandy McPeakA dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets a chance for revenge years later when the same outlaws threaten his new family and the frontier town he single handedly tamed.
- CreatorDavid JacobsRobert PorterStarsLee HorsleyJenny BeckMatthew NewmarkIn 1890 in the town of Paradise, a professional gunfighter is forced to take custody of his sister's four children and retire to a farm and a quiet life. Nevertheless, he is often called upon by residents to defend them from lawlessness.
- StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny GloverTwo former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
- StarsRichard Kiley
- DirectorKevin MeyerStarsTodd DuffeyMiriam Byrd-NetheryJohn TouchstoneThis story begins with the farming family in Illinois shortly before the American Civil War begins. Brothers are divided in their opinions as to which side is "right". Then the story chronicles their subsequent involvement as seen through the eyes of the youngest brother who is too young to join the fight.
- DirectorReynaldo VillalobosStarsSam ElliottKatharine RossBarry CorbinA tough cowboy facing some trouble crosses paths with a lonely woman living in the middle of nowhere.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsDavid McCulloughJ.D. CannonTimothy HuttonDocumentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsJessica LangeDavid StrathairnTom AldredgeAlexandra Bergson inherits the family farm and struggles to carve a home and a fortune from the windswept prairie. Along the way, she forfeits her one chance for love, but never forgets the teenager who stirred her heart. He returns 15 years later and rekindles within Alexandra a long-buried dream and newfound desire. Willa Cather's famous novel comes stirringly to life in this made-for-TV movie.
- StarsJon VoightBarbara HersheyRicky SchroderHead back to Lonesome Dove in this sequel to one of the most-loved miniseries of all time.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsCharles AbourezkDave Bald EagleLawrence BayneMary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
- StarsJames GarnerSissy SpacekSam ShepardCaptain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern railroad baron to track down Joey Garza, a new breed of killer.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsJane SeymourJoe LandoChad AllenDr. Mike, Sully and Matthew join forces with a legendary marshal to track down the outlaws who wounded Matthew during a bank robbery. Legend says that Marshal Elias Burch has killed more than 100 men. So, when the robbery of Preston's bank causes the townspeople to question whether or not Matthew can really carry out the responsibilities of being sheriff since he doesn't wear a gun, Matthew is determined to learn from Burch and prove he can kill outlaws as well as any other peace officer can. As Dr. Mike and Sully try to stop the bloodshed, Preston and Hank also stalk the robbers, with Hank envisioning the reward money going toward the new hotel. Meanwhile, widowed school teacher Teresa Morales struggles to maintain repairs on her ranch but is too proud to accept Jake's offer of help -- until Brian steps in.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsTom SelleckSuzy AmisRachel DuncanAfter the Civil War, a returning Confederate veteran must reclaim his Arizona land and homestead from the Yankee carpetbaggers who illegally occupy it.
- DirectorRod HardyStarsKris KristoffersonScott BairstowIrene BedardTwo escapees from a brutal Louisiana penal colony join Sam Houston's forces in the effort to gain vengeance for the massacre at the Alamo.
- DirectorPaul EtheringtonStarsBart AndersonBilly CampbellAlex DiakunWith 30 kills to his name, John Slattery adds 3 more stage robbers to the score. When a widow writer from back East wants to be his biographer he considers it. But his plans for being in town are sidetracked by her devil in the details queries and the Dead Man's Gun.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsSam ElliottArliss HowardCarolyn McCormickFact-based biography of lawman, gunslinger, producer and director Bill Tilghman.
- DirectorBill PullmanStarsBill PullmanDiane LaneJohn SavageA cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice and alienating the pretty schoolteacher he is in love with.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom SelleckVirginia MadsenWilford BrimleyRafe promises a dying friend to look after his wife and 40,000 acre ranch in Wyoming. A powerful businessman wants the ranch and widow by whatever means necessary.
- DirectorUli EdelStarsPatrick StewartMarcia Gay HardenLauren HollyIn this adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear, self-made ranch tycoon John Lear divides his holdings amongst his daughters, but finds that once they have his property, they reject him.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeStarsJuJu ChangBill WeirByron PittsA nightly discussion of one important news event from earlier that day.Episode "The Cowboy Way" (2003)
- StarsTom BerengerPeter O'MearaAmy CarlsonMarshal Stone tasks Det. Finch with finding if a man sentenced to hang actually committed the murder, and if not, who did. They are in a hurry as they only have a couple of days before he is to hang.
- CreatorDouglas WesterKristen WesterAlbert T. PrimoStarsErika WesterKristen WesterKennedy ZimetTeenage reporters relay relative information for younger audiences.Episode "Cowgirl Museum" (2004)
- DirectorJon AlpertStarsAmerica FerreraVernon Sager
- 1985– 1h 30mTV-148.0 (100)TV EpisodeDirectorJoel GeyerStarsJoan AcocellaWilla CatherRichard GiannoneCather had the great good fortune to have lived among the first generation of white settlers in 1880's Nebraska, and she gives witness to their time and place in such a way that American literature will never forget them.
- StarsJoseph M. MarshallIrene BedardGil BirminghamTales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
- StarsRobert DuvallThomas Haden ChurchGreta ScacchiA veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsAidan QuinnAdam BeachAugust SchellenbergA historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
- DirectorRob RapleyStarsMichael MurphyBob Boze BellKatherine Benton-CohenWyatt Earp has been portrayed in countless movies and television shows but these popular fictions belie the complexities and flaws of a man whose life is a lens on politics, justice and economic opportunity on the American frontier. He was a caricature of the Western lawman, and after his death in 1929, distressed Americans transformed him into a folk hero: a central figure in how the west was won, a man who took control of his own destiny.