Favorite Western TV series
When you think of TV Westerns most people think of Gunsmoke or Bonanza. Here is a list of Western TV series that contains some heavyweights and some rare titles. All are high entertaining wholesome entertainment from an era of television seemingly long gone. Long live the Western!
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- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsDoug McClureJames DruryLee J. CobbPersonable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.Truly one of the epic western tv series. 9 years on television with a hour and a half an episode this series had high production values, great stars, strong plots, a variety of guest stars resulting in a worthwhile piece of television history. Highly recommended. The entire series is now available on DVD!
- StarsClint WalkerClyde HowdyChuck HicksAfter the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.Cheyenne, Cheyenne, where will you be campin' tonight?
Lonely man, Cheyenne, will your heart stay free and light?
Dream, Cheyenne, of a girl you may never love
Move along, Cheyenne, like the restless cloud up above
The wind that blows, that comes and goes, has been your only home
But will the wild wind one day cease and you'll no longer roam
Move along, Cheyenne, the next pasture's always so green
Driftin' on, Cheyenne don't forget the things you have seen
And when you settle down where will it be, Cheyenne
Cheyenne! - StarsRobert FullerJohn SmithSpring ByingtonIn the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.I can't help but love Laramie. With two attractive leads in John Smith and Robert Fuller, strong action packed story lines and decent guest stars this is one of the best pieces of family westerns ever broadcast. Sadly not often remembered as much as the big westerns this series is worth while seeking out. The series is out on DVD and while the quality of DVDs is not perfect its worth getting for this piece of American tv history!
- StarsFrank McGrathTerry WilsonRobert HortonStories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
- StarsGene BarryAllen JaffeAllison HayesBat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.
- CreatorSamuel A. PeeplesStarsChill WillsJohn DerekRichard JaeckelA one-ring circus travels through the American West in the 1880's.
- StarsSteve McQueenWright KingOlan SouleA Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
- StarsNeville BrandPeter BrownWilliam SmithA group of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the command of Captain Parmalee.
- CreatorRoland KibbeeNorman LearStarsHenry FondaAllen CaseRead MorganClay McCord is who often helped Chief Marshal Simon Fry in 1880's Arizona territory. McCord eventually becomes Fry's Chief Deputy assigned to Silver City. Fry and McCord are assisted by Sergeant Hapgood Tasker Army cavalry Sergeant.
- StarsAudie MurphyGuy MitchellSam BuffingtonWhispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John Richards was the police chief.
- CreatorFrank GruberJames BrooksGene ReynoldsStarsDale RobertsonArt FelixKit CarsonAgent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
- CreatorSamuel A. PeeplesStarsBarry SullivanClu GulagerWalter LawrenceFictionalized stories about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid set in New Mexico in the 1870s.
- CreatorA.I. BezzeridesLouis F. EdelmanStarsRichard LongPeter BreckLee MajorsThe Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.
- CreatorJames GunnKathleen HiteStarsRory CalhounRegis PartonDuncan LamontThe Texan, a Civil War Veteran whose reputation of being the fastest gun in the west precedes him, roams across Texas from town to town, not looking for trouble, but trouble finds him.
- StarsWill HutchinsCharles FredericksGil PerkinsCorrespondence-school law graduate Tom Brewster travels west to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his "cowboy" abilities leave a lot to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", which is one step lower than a "Tenderfoot".
- StarsGeorge MontgomeryJohn SmithAudrey TotterCimmaron City is booming due to oil and gold and hopes to become capital of the future state of Oklahoma. Matthew Rockford is the son of the city's founder; he's now mayor and a major cattle rancher. Sheriff Temple must keep law and order.
- CreatorRichard CarrAaron SpellingStarsWalter BrennanDack RamboJason EversAn old former Army scout and his grandson search the west for the man's son, a gunfighter on the run.
- StarsDarren McGavinDick WesselJack LambertGrey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.
- StarsPat ConwayRichard EasthamQuentin SondergaardTough Sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.
- StarsWilliam BendixDoug McClureHarry GuardinoThe adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.