Western Series: The Sixties
By the end of the decade, parental advocacy groups were squeezing the westerns out of existence for being "too violent."
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- StarsRalph TaegerMari BlanchardJames CoburnKlondike was set during the early days of the Klondike Gold Rush 1897 in the town of Skagway in the Alaskan Klondike region.
- StarsDon CollierBarton MacLaneBruce YarnellThe adventures of a Marshal and his young Deputies in a section of Oklahoma infested with bandit gangs, gunmen, and robbers.
- StarsWilliam BendixDoug McClureSean McCloryThe adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.
- StarsWayne RogersRichard EyerRobert BrayLuke Perry and Simon Kane, accompanied by Simon's young son David, run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of ladies in distress, killers, and robbers.
- CreatorSamuel A. PeeplesStarsBarry SullivanClu GulagerWalter LawrenceFictionalized stories about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid set in New Mexico in the 1870s.
- CreatorHarry Julian FinkStarsDavid McLeanDon WilbanksRobert RedfordThe adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.
- StarsCharles BatemanFrancis De SalesJoyce MeadowsMarshal Ben January and his twin brother, Dr. Rick January (both played by Charles Bateman) fight to establish law and order in the wild frontier town of Gunnison in the 1860s.
- CreatorSam PeckinpahStarsBrian KeithHank GobbleJimmy Lee CookLaconic cowboy Dave Blasingame wanders the Wild West with his faithful dog Brown and the occasional companionship of pal Burgundy Smith.
- CreatorMichael NoonanMichael PlantStarsPeter GravesTony WickertRobert TudawaliThe story of American Christopher Cobb and his foundation of Australia's first coach-line, which he established in the colony of New South Wales, Australia.
- StarsJason EversEli BoraksJulie AdamsPitcairn is a roving cowboy who rides the 1880s Western frontier helping people.
- StarsDarryl HickmanRichard DavalosJohn McIntireDuring the American Civil War, two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.
- CreatorSamuel A. PeeplesStarsChill WillsJohn DerekRichard JaeckelA one-ring circus travels through the American West in the 1880's.
- StarsTony YoungPreston FosterMidge WareCord, a gunfighter, works undercover for the local Army garrison Commander, trying to help keep peace in the territory.
- 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.
- StarsLarry WardJack ElamChad EverettMarshal Ragan and his Deputies maintain the peace in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory.
- CreatorKathleen HiteStarsRichard EganRyan O'NealAnne SeymourJim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie.
- StarsRoy RogersDale EvansSons of the PioneersA Western-themed variety show, hosted by the married couple of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers. It regularly featured the singing group Sons of the Pioneers, actor Pat Brady (Rogers' long-serving "sidecick"), and comedian Cliff Arquette (portraying his then-popular character, Charley Weaver). The series only lasted for 13 episodes, as the popularity of the hosts had declined by the early 1960s. The show was never particularly popular.
- StarsJack LordWarren OatesRobert DowdellStoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsDoug McClureJames DruryLee J. CobbPersonable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
- StarsRichard EganRudy SolariRoger DavisJim Redigo operates a small ranch in the southwest, reconciling his old fashioned ways with modern society. Mike and Frank are his hands, with Frank's wife Linda as cook. Hotel owner Gerry is his occasional date.
- StarsJeffrey HunterJack ElamFrank FergusonThe adventures of frontier lawyer Temple Houston, son of the legendary Sam Houston.
- StarsDan O'HerlihyKurt RussellMark AllenTwelve-year-old Jamie McPheeters, along with his ne'er-do-well father and a ragtag group of pioneers, travel westward from Paducah, Kentucky to the California gold fields in 1849.
- StarsFess ParkerPatricia BlairDarby HintonFrontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.
- StarsJohn GavinKen MayerBill CoontzYoung Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. He's not the typical foolhardy hero, though, which made this Western series also comedic.
- CreatorA.I. BezzeridesLouis F. EdelmanStarsRichard LongPeter BreckLee MajorsThe Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.