The Cowboys (TV series)

This article is about the American western series. For the British sitcom, see Cowboys (TV series).
The Cowboys

Main cast screenshot
Genre Western
Starring Jim Davis
Belinda Balaski
Moses Gunn
Walter Brooke
Robert Carradine
A Martinez
Theme music composer John Williams
Composer(s) Harry Sukman
Country of origin  United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run 6 February 1974 – 14 August 1974

The Cowboys was a short-lived Western television series based on the 1972 motion picture of the same name starring John Wayne. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network from February 6 to May 8, 1974. The television show starred Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, A Martinez, Robert Carradine, and Clay O'Brien. David Dortort, best known for Bonanza and The High Chaparral, produced the series. The television show, like the movie, followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. The Cowboys began as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce running time to a half hour format.

The format change did not lead to increased viewers, and the show was the victim of early cancellation.

Guest stars included Cal Bellini as Wa-Cha-Ka in "The Indian Givers", Kevin Hagen as Josh Redding in "Death on a Fast Horse", and Lurene Tuttle as Grandma Jesse in "Many a Good Horse Died".

Cast

Guest Stars

Each Guest Star only had one appearance.

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