List of TV Westerns

A western television show is a television series which takes place in the Old West and involves cowboys, cattle ranchers, miners, farmers, Native Americans, Spaniards, swords, guns and horses. It was the most popular genre of TV show in the 1950s and 1960s, when several hundred were aired.

List

Series	Country	Duration	No. of episodes	Cast	Notes
Action in the Afternoon	United States	1953–1954		Barry Cassell, Harriss Forrest, Jack Valentine, Mary Elaine Watts
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	United States	1993–1994	27	Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson
The Adventures of Champion	United States	1955–1956	26	Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon
The Adventures of Cyclone Malone	United States	1949–1951	65	Ross Jones	Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie	United States	1956–1958	76	Scott Forbes
The Adventures of Kit Carson	United States	1951–1955	103	Bill Williams, Don Diamond, Tris Coffin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	United States	1954–1959	164	Lee Aaker, James Brown, Joe Sawyer, Rand Brooks, Rin Tin Tin	Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	United States	1951–1958	113	Guy Madison, Andy Devine
The Alaskans	United States	1959–1960	37	Roger Moore, Dorothy Provine, Jeff York, Ray Danton
The Americans	United States	1961	17	Darryl Hickman, Richard Davalos
Alias Smith and Jones	United States	1971–1973	50	Pete Duel, Ben Murphy, Roger Davis
Annie Oakley	United States	1954–1957	81	Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins, Bob Woodward
Barbary Coast	United States	1975–1976	13	William Shatner, Dennis Cole, Doug McClure
Bat Masterson	United States	1958–1961	107	Gene Barry
Best of the West	United States	1981–1982	22
The Big Valley	United States	1965–1969	112	Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Lee Majors, Linda Evans, Peter Breck
Black Saddle	United States	1959–1960	44	Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Anna-Lisa, J. Pat O'Malley, Walter Burke
Bonanza	United States	1959–1973	430	Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon	The second longest-running western series.
Boomtown	United States	1956–1974		Rex Trailer	Children's television series
Boots and Saddles	United States	1957–1958	38	John M. Pickard, Patrick McVey, Gardner McKay
Bordertown	United States	1957–1958	38	John M. Pickard, Patrick McVey, Gardner McKay
Branded	United States	1965–1966	48	Chuck Connors, John Howard, William Bryant
Brave Eagle	United States	1955–1956	26	Keith Larsen, Bert Wheeler, Kim Winona, Keena Nomkeena, Pat Hogan
Bret Maverick	United States	1981–1982	18	James Garner, Ed Bruce, Ramon Bieri, Darleen Carr
Broken Arrow	United States	1956–1958	73	John Lupton, Michael Ansara	Based on the film of the same name.
Bronco	United States	1958–1962	68	Ty Hardin, Joel Grey
Buckskin	United States	1958–1959	39	Tom Nolan, Sally Brophy, Mike Road
Buffalo Bill, Jr.	United States	1955–1956	42	Dickie Jones, Harry Cheshire, Nancy Gilbert
The Californians	United States	1957–1959	54	Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Herbert Rudley, Sean McClory, Adam Kennedy, Carole Mathews, Nan Leslie
Casey Jones	United States	1957–1958	32	Alan Hale, Jr., Dub Taylor, Bobby Clark, Mary Lawrence, Eddy Waller
Centennial	United States	1978–1979	12		Based on the novel of the same name.
Cheyenne	United States	1955–1963	108	Clint Walker
The Chisholms	United States	1979–1980	13	Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, Ben Murphy, Mitchell Ryan
The Cisco Kid	United States	1950–1956	156	Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo
Cimarron City	United States	1958–1959	26	George Montgomery, John Smith, Audrey Totter, Dan Blocker
Cimarron Strip	United States	1967–1968	23	Stuart Whitman, Jill Townsend, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone
Circus Boy	United States	1956–1958	49	Mickey Braddock, Noah Beery, Jr., Robert Lowery, Bimbo the Elephant
Colt .45	United States	1957–1960	67	Wayde Preston, Donald May, Kenneth MacDonald	Based on the film of the same name.
The Cowboys	United States	1974	13	Jim Davis, Belinda Balaski, Moses Gunn, Walter Brooke, Robert Carradine, A Martinez	Based on the film of the same name.
Custer	United States	1967	17	Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Robert F. Simon, Michael Dante, Peter Palmer
The Dakotas	United States	1963	20	Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Mike Greene
Daniel Boone	United States	1964–1970	165	Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Albert Salmi, Ed Ames, Dallas McKennon, Rosey Grier
Davy Crockett	United States	1954–1955	5	Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York	Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Dead Man's Gun	United States	1997–1999	44	Kris Kristofferson
Dead Man's Walk	United States	1996	3	David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller	Based on the novel of the same name.
Deadwood	United States	2004–2006	36
Death Valley Days	United States	1952–1970	452
The Deputy	United States	1959–1961	76	Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim
Destry	United States	1964	13	John Gavin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	United States	1956–1961	149	Dick Powell
Dirty Sally	United States	1974	13	Jeanette Nolan, Dack Rambo
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	United States	1993–1998	150	Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Chad Allen
Dundee and the Culhane	United States	1967	13	John Mills, Sean Garrison
Dusty's Trail	United States	1973–1974	26	Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Lynn Wood, Bill Cort
Empire	United States	1962–1963	32	Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Ryan O'Neal
Father Murphy	United States	1981–1983	35	Merlin Olsen, Katherine Cannon, Timothy Gibbs, Moses Gunn
Four Feather Falls	United Kingdom	1960	39	Voice artists: Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Connor, David Graham, Denise Bryer	Children's supermarionation series
Frontier	United States	1955–1956	31	Walter Coy
Frontier Circus	United States	1961–1962	26	J. Pat O'Malley, Chill Wills
Frontier Doctor	United States	1958–1959	39	Rex Allen
Frontier Justice	United States	1958–1961	31	Lew Ayres, Melvyn Douglas, Ralph Bellamy
F Troop	United States	1965–1967	65	Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Melody Patterson
Fury	United States	1955–1960	116	Peter Graves, Bobby Diamond, Jimmy Baird, William Fawcett, Roger Mobley
The Gabby Hayes Show	United States	1950–1956		George "Gabby" Hayes	Children's television series
The Gene Autry Show	United States	1950–1956	91	Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Bob Woodward, Champion
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams	United States	1977–1978	38	Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle, Don Shanks	Based on the novel of the same name.
Gunslinger	United States	1961	12	Tony Young
The Guns of Will Sonnett	United States	1967–1969	50	Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo
Gunsmoke	United States	1955–1975	635	James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor	Longest-running prime-time drama of all time.
Harts of the West	United States	1993–1994	15	Beau Bridges, Lloyd Bridges, Harley Jane Kozak
Have Gun – Will Travel	United States	1957–1963	225	Richard Boone, Kam Tong
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans	United States	1957	39	John Hart, Lon Chaney, Jr.	Based on the novel of the same name.
Hawkeye: The First Frontier	United States	1994–1995	22	Lee Horsley, Lynda Carter, Rodney A. Grant	Based on the novel of the same name.
Hec Ramsey	United States	1972–1974	10	Richard Boone
Hell on Wheels	United States	2011–	30	Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott
Here Come the Brides	United States	1968–1970	52	Robert Brown, David Soul, Bobby Sherman, Bridget Hanley, Mark Lenard, Joan Blondell
The High Chaparral	United States	1967–1971	98	Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell
Hondo	United States	1967	17	Ralph Taeger	Based on the film of the same name.
Hopalong Cassidy	United States	1949–1954	52
Hotel de Paree	United States	1959–1960	33	Earl Holliman, Jeanette Nolan, Judi Meredith, Strother Martin
How the West Was Won	United States	1976–1979	25	James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Fionnula Flanagan	Based on the film of the same name.
Into the West	United States	2005	6	Matthew Settle, Joseph M. Marshall III
The Iron Horse	United States	1966–1968	47	Dale Robertson, Robert Random, Gary Collins, Ellen Burstyn
Jefferson Drum	United States	1958	26	Jeff Richards, Eugene Mazzola, Cyril Delevanti, Robert J. Stevenson
Judge Roy Bean	United States	1955–1956	39	Edgar Buchanan, Jack Buetel, Jackie Loughery
Johnny Ringo	United States	1959–1960	38	Don Durant, Mark Goddard, Karen Sharpe, Terence De Marney
Klondike	United States	1960–1961	17	Ralph Taeger, James Coburn, Joi Lansing
Kung Fu	United States	1972–1975	63	David Carradine
Lancer	United States	1968–1970	51	James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur
Laramie	United States	1959–1963	124	John Smith, Robert Fuller
Laredo	United States	1965–1967	56	Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, Philip Carey
Law of the Plainsman	United States	1959–1960	30	Michael Ansara, Gina Gillespie, Robert Harland, Dayton Lummis, Nora Marlowe
Lawman	United States	1958–1962	156	John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle
The Lazarus Man	United States	1996	22	Robert Urich
Legacy	United States	1998–1999	18	Brett Cullen, Jeremy Vincent Garrett, Grayson McCouch, Sharon Leal, Lea Moreno, Steven Williams
Legend	United States	1995	12	Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie
The Legend of Jesse James	United States	1965–1966	34	Christopher Jones, Allen Case, Ann Doran, Robert J. Wilke, John Milford
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	United States	1955–1961	229	Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Douglas Fowley
Little House on the Prairie	United States	1974–1983	203	Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Matthew Laborteaux
The Lone Ranger	United States	1949–1957	221	Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels
The Loner	United States	1965–1966	26	Lloyd Bridges
Lonesome Dove	United States	1989	4	Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Anjelica Huston
Lonesome Dove: The Series	United States	1994–1995	21	Scott Bairstow, Eric McCormack, Christianne Hirt
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	United States	1995–1996	22	Scott Bairstow, Eric McCormack, Kelly Rowan
Mackenzie's Raiders	United States	1958–1959	39	Richard Carlson
The Magnificent Seven	United States	1998–2000	31	Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Anthony Starke, Ron Perlman, Rick Worthy, Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff	Based on the film of the same name.
A Man Called Shenandoah	United States	1965–1966	34	Robert Horton
The Man From Blackhawk	United States	1959–1960	37	Robert Rockwell
Man Without a Gun	United States	1957–1959	52	Rex Reason, Mort Mills, Harry Harvey, Sr.
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass	United States	1950	22	Russell Hayden, Eddie Dean
Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail	Canada	1979	26	Derrick Jones, Megan Follows
Maverick	United States	1957–1962	124	James Garner, Jack Kelly, Roger Moore, Robert Colbert
The Monroes	United States	1966–1967	26	Michael Anderson, Jr., Barbara Hershey, Keith Schultz, Kevin Schultz, Tammy Locke
My Friend Flicka	United States	1956–1957	39	Johnny Washbrook, Gene Evans, Anita Louise, Frank Ferguson
Nichols	United States	1971–1972	24	James Garner, Margot Kidder, Stuart Margolin, Alice Ghostley
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca	United States	1958–1960	10	Robert Loggia, Robert F. Simon, Lisa Montell	Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Northwest Passage	United States	1958–1959	26	Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett	Based on the novel of the same name.
The Oregon Trail	United States	1977	14	Rod Taylor, Andrew Stevens, Darleen Carr, Charles Napier
The Outcasts	United States	1968–1969	26	Don Murray, Otis Young
Outlaws	United States	1960–1962	50	Barton MacLane, Don Collier, Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens, Judy Lewis, Jock Gaynor
Outlaws	United States	1986–1987	12	Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Patrick Houser, Charles Napier, Richard Roundtree
Overland Trail	United States	1960	17	William Bendix, Doug McClure
Paradise	United States	1988–1991	56	Lee Horsley, Jenny Beck
Pistols 'n' Petticoats	United States	1966–1967	26	Ann Sheridan, Ruth McDevitt, Carole Wells, Douglas Fowley, Gary Vinson
Ponderosa	United States	2001–2002	20	Daniel Hugh Kelly, Matthew Carmody, Drew Powell, Jared Daperis
Pony Express	United States	1959–1960	35	Grant Sullivan, Don Dorrell
Queen of Swords	Canada United Kingdom Spain	2000–2001	22	Tessie Santiago, Paulina Galvez, Valentine Pelka, Anthony Lemke, Peter Wingfield, Elsa Pataky	Nominated for Outstanding lead actress in a syndicated drama series Filmed at Texas Hollywood, Almeria, Spain
The Quest	United States	1976	15	Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson
The Range Rider	United States	1951–1953	79	Jock Mahoney, Dick Jones
Rango	United States	1967	17	Norman Alden, Tim Conway, Guy Marks
Rawhide	United States	1959–1966	217	Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Sheb Wooley, John Ireland, Raymond St. Jacques
The Rebel	United States	1959–1961	76	Nick Adams
Red Ryder	United States	1951	1	Jim Bannon
Red Ryder	United States	1956	1	Allan Lane
Redigo	United States	1963	15	Richard Egan, Rudy Solari, Roger Davis
The Restless Gun	United States	1957–1959	78	John Payne
The Rifleman	United States	1958–1963	163	Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix
Riverboat	United States	1959–1961	44	Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Noah Beery, Jr.
The Road West	United States	1966–1967	29	Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays, Andrew Prine, Glenn Corbett, Brenda Scott, Kelly Corcoran, Charles Seel
The Rough Riders	United States	1958–1959	39	Kent Taylor, Jan Merlin, Peter Whitney
The Rounders	United States	1966–1967	17	Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne, Chill Wills, Walker Edmiston, Strother Martin, James Brown
The Roy Rogers Show	United States	1951–1957	100	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Trigger, the Golden Palomino, Bullet, the Wonder Dog
The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show	United States	1962	12	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans Rogers, Pat Brady, Cliff Arquette
Sara	United States	1976	12	Brenda Vaccaro, Jerry Hardin, Michael LeClair	Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
Shane	United States	1966	17	David Carradine, Bert Freed, Jill Ireland
Sheriff of Cochise	United States	1956–1958	138	John Bromfield, Stan Jones
Shotgun Slade	United States	1959–1961	78	Scott Brady
Sky King	United States	1951–1959	72	Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ron Hagerthy, Ewing Mitchell, Chubby Johnson
Stagecoach West	United States	1960–1961	38	Wayne Rogers, Robert Bray, Richard Eyer
State Trooper	United States	1956–1959	104	Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal	United States	1955–1956	39	Douglas Kennedy, Eddy Waller
Stoney Burke	United States	1962–1963	32	Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bruce Dern
Sugarfoot	United States	1957–1961	69	Will Hutchins, Jack Elam
Tales of the Texas Rangers	United States	1955–1958	52	Willard Parker, Harry Lauter
Tales of Wells Fargo	United States	1957–1962	200	Dale Robertson, William Demarest, Virginia Christine, Jack Ging
The Tall Man	United States	1960–1962	75	Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Tate	United States	1960	13	David McLean
Temple Houston	United States	1963–1964	26	Jeffrey Hunter, Jack Elam, James Best, Frank Ferguson, Chubby Johnson, Mary Wickes
The Texan	United States	1958–1960	78	Rory Calhoun
Texas John Slaughter	United States	1958–1961	17	Tom Tryon	Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Tombstone Territory	United States	1957–1960	93	Pat Conway, Richard Eastham
Trackdown	United States	1957–1959	70	Robert Culp, Ellen Corby, Peter Leeds
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters	United States	1963–1964	26	Kurt Russell, Dan O'Herlihy, Charles Bronson, Donna Anderson, Michael Witney, Meg Wyllie	Based on the novel of the same name.
26 Men	United States	1957–1959	78	Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson
Two Faces West	United States	1960–1961	39	Charles Bateman, Francis De Sales, Joyce Meadows, Paul Comi
Union Pacific	United States	1958–1959	38	Jeff Morrow, Judson Pratt, Susan Cummings
The Virginian	United States	1962–1971	249	James Drury, Doug McClure
Wagon Train	United States	1957–1965	284	Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller
Wanted: Dead or Alive	United States	1958–1961	94	Steve McQueen
The Westerner	United States	1960	13	Brian Keith, John Dehner
Whiplash	Australia United Kingdom	1960–1961	34	Peter Graves, Anthony Wickert
Whispering Smith	United States	1961	26	Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington	Based on the film of the same name.
Wichita Town	United States	1959–1960	26	Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, George Neise, Robert Foulk
The Wide Country	United States	1962–1963	28	Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens
The Wild Wild West	United States	1965–1969	104	Robert Conrad, Ross Martin
Wildside	United States	1985	6	Howard Rollins, William Smith, Sandy McPeak, J. Eddie Peck, Terry Funk, John D'Aquino, Meg Ryan
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa	United States	1992–1994	26	Pat Fraley, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, Joe Piscopo, Kay Lenz, Troy Davidson	Animated television series
Wrangler	United States	1960	6	Jason Evers
Yancy Derringer	United States	1958–1959	34	Jock Mahoney, X Brands, Frances Bergen
The Yellow Rose	United States	1983–84	22	Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright, Jane Russell
Young Maverick	United States	1979	8	Charles Frank, Susan Blanchard, John Dehner, Howard Duff, John McIntire, Donna Mills, Harry Dean Stanton, James Woods
The Young Pioneers	United States	1978	3	Linda Purl, Roger Kern, Mare Winningham, Robert Donner, Robert Hays, Jeff Cotler
The Young Riders	United States	1989–1992	68	Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Brett Cullen, Travis Fine, Don Franklin, Melissa Leo, Ty Miller, Christopher Pettiet, Gregg Rainwater, Yvonne Suhor, Clare Wren, Anthony Zerbe
Zorro	United States	1957–1961	78	Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, George J. Lewis	Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Zorro and Son	United States	1983	5	Henry Darrow, Paul Regina, Bill Dana
Zorro	United States	1990–1993	88	Duncan Regehr, Patrice Martinez, James Victor, Juan Diego Botto	Nominated for 1 Young Artist Award Unaired pilot filmed at Texas Hollywood, Spain Series filmed Madrid, Spain

See also

• Western (genre)
• Westerns on television

External links

• TV Westerns, listings for 200 Western shows