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Who Played The Lone Ranger On Classic TV?
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Who Is Known For Playing Marshal Matt Dillon On Gunsmoke?
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Which Actor Starred As Paladin In Have Gun Will Travel?
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Who Played Rowdy Yates On The Classic Show Rawhide?
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Which Star Rode Into Fame As The Rifleman Lucas McCain?
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Who Is Known For Playing Bret Maverick On Maverick?
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Which Western Hero Did Hugh O'Brian Play On TV?
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Who Played The Bounty Hunter Josh Randall In Wanted Dead Or Alive?
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Which Show Starred Lorne Greene As Patriarch Ben Cartwright?
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Who Played Victoria Barkley The Matriarch Of The Big Valley?
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Who Played The Lone Ranger's Faithful Sidekick Tonto?
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Which Beloved Actor Starred As Little Joe Cartwright On Bonanza?
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Who Played The Charming Trampas On The Virginian?
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Which Actor Played The Limping Deputy Chester Goode On Gunsmoke?
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Which Actress Played Miss Kitty Russell On Gunsmoke For 19 Years?
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Who Starred As The Quiet Lawman In The Show Cheyenne?
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Which Star Is Known For Playing Alias Smith In Alias Smith And Jones?
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Who Played The Heroic Title Role On The Show Daniel Boone?
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Which Western Star Played Nick Barkley On The Big Valley?
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Which Actor Played The Wandering Gunfighter Vint Bonner In The 1957 Western Series The Restless Gun?
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Which Actor Played The Apache Chief Cochise On The Show Broken Arrow?
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Which Western Show Featured Dale Evans As Queen Of The West Alongside Her Famous Husband?
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Which Actor Played The Frontier Scout Kit Carson In The 1951 TV Series The Adventures Of Kit Carson?
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Who Is Known For Playing Bat Masterson In The Show Bat Masterson?
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Which Show Starred Will Hutchins As The Lovable Deputy Tom Brewster?
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Who Played The Guitar-Strumming Hero In The Show The Rebel?
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Which Western Series Starred James Drury As The Nameless Virginian?
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Who Played The Legendary Cowboy In The Show Wagon Train?
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Which Star Played The Sharp-Shooting Hero In The Show Tales Of Wells Fargo?
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Which Western Show Starred Stuart Whitman As US Marshal Jim Crown?
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Which Western Show Starred John Bromfield As Sheriff Clay Thompson In Cochise County?
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Which Western Star Is Known For Playing Lawman In The Show Lawman?
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Who Starred As The Singing Cowboy Hero In The Gene Autry Show?
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Which Show Starred Eric Fleming As Trail Boss Gil Favor?
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Who Played The Dashing Hero In The Show The Adventures Of Jim Bowie?
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Which Western Star Played Jess Harper The Drifter On Laramie?
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Which Show Featured Roy Rogers And His Famous Horse Trigger?
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Who Starred As The Wise And Steady Sheriff In The Show The Rifleman?
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Which Actress Played Audra Barkley The Youngest Daughter On The Big Valley?
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Who Played The Kind-Hearted Doc Adams On Gunsmoke For 20 Years?
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Which Show Starred James Arness As A Lawman For 20 Seasons?
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Who Played Adam Cartwright The Eldest Son On Bonanza?
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Which Western Star Is Known For Playing The Hero In The Show Laramie?
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Who Played The Hero Kwai Chang Caine On Kung Fu?
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Which Show Starred James Garner As A Witty Western Hero?
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Who Is Known For Playing The Cisco Kid On Classic TV?
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Which Western Featured A Hero Named Paladin Who Carried A Business Card?
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Who Starred As The Lovable Hoss Cartwright On Bonanza?
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Which Show Starred Guy Williams As A Masked Hero Named Zorro?
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Which Future Hollywood Star Played The Title Role In The 1963 Western Series The Travels Of Jaimie McPheeters?
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Which Western Show Made Steve McQueen A Household Name Before His Movie Career Took Off?
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Which Actor Played The Outlaw Jesse James In The 1965 Western Series The Legend Of Jesse James?
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Who Played The Beloved Festus Haggen On Gunsmoke?
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Which Show Starred Dale Robertson As Jim Hardie A Wells Fargo Agent?
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Who Is Known For Playing Rowdy Hero Yancy Derringer On TV?
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Which Western Show Featured A Hero Named Hopalong Cassidy?
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Which Actress Played The Recurring Role Of Betsy Garth On The Virginian?
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Which Western Show Starred Henry Fonda As A Part-Time Deputy In A Small New Mexico Town?
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On Which Long-Running Western Did A Young Tom Selleck Make Early Guest Appearances Before His Breakthrough?
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Who Played The Singing Cowboy Hero Roy Rogers In His Own Long-Running TV Series?
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Which Western Show Starred Neville Brand As Texas Ranger Reese Bennett?
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Which Western Show Starred Fess Parker As Davy Crockett The Frontier Hero?
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Who Played The Kind Sheriff Coffee On The Show Bonanza?
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Which Show Starred Don Durant As A Reformed Gunfighter Turned Lawman Named Johnny Ringo?
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Who Played The Rugged Hero Bill Longley In The Show The Texan?
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Which Western Show Starred Pat Conway As Marshal Clay Hollister In Tombstone Territory?
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Which Western Show Starred Robert Horton As Scout Flint McCullough Before He Left For A Solo Career?
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Which Western Show Starred John Gavin As A Frontier Marshal In A Series Based On A Classic 1939 Film?
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Which Actor Played The Rugged Rancher Big John Cannon On The High Chaparral?
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Which Western Show Starred Brian Keith As A Wandering Cowboy Named Dave Blassingame?
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Which Show Starred Peter Graves As Rancher Jim Newton Who Raised The Famous Black Stallion Fury?
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Hugh O'Brian
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James Arness
3
Clayton Moore
4
Chuck Connors
Clayton Moore wore the mask from 1949 to 1957 and stayed in character at public appearances for decades.
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John Russell
2
James Arness
3
Dale Robertson
4
Richard Boone
James Arness played Matt Dillon for 20 seasons making Gunsmoke the longest-running prime-time Western ever.
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Clint Eastwood
2
James Garner
3
Steve McQueen
4
Richard Boone
Richard Boone played the sophisticated gunfighter Paladin and the show ran from 1957 to 1963 on CBS.
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Chuck Connors
2
James Garner
3
Steve McQueen
4
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood spent seven years on Rawhide before heading to Italy to become a movie superstar.
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Hugh O'Brian
2
John Russell
3
Dale Robertson
4
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors was a professional baseball and basketball player before becoming TV's most famous rifle-twirling dad.
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Clint Eastwood
2
Dale Robertson
3
Richard Boone
4
James Garner
James Garner's laid-back charm made Maverick a hit and he later reprised the role in an 1980s TV movie.
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Wild Bill Hickok
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Wyatt Earp
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Doc Holliday
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Bat Masterson
Hugh O'Brian played Wyatt Earp starting in 1955 and later became famous for founding a youth leadership organization.
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Steve McQueen
2
James Arness
3
Clayton Moore
4
Chuck Connors
Steve McQueen carried a sawed-off rifle called a Mare's Leg on the show before becoming the King of Cool in movies.
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Wagon Train
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Bonanza
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The Virginian
4
The Big Valley
Bonanza was the first Western filmed entirely in color and the Ponderosa ranch became one of TV's most beloved settings.
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Jane Wyman
2
Angie Dickinson
3
Amanda Blake
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Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck was already a Hollywood legend when she took the role proving women could lead a Western just fine.
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Dan Blocker
2
Dennis Weaver
3
Michael Landon
4
Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels was a Mohawk actor and one of the first Indigenous stars on American television.
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Dan Blocker
2
Michael Landon
3
Pernell Roberts
4
Robert Fuller
Michael Landon later became equally famous as Charles Ingalls on Little House On The Prairie.
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Lee J Cobb
2
Don Quine
3
James Drury
4
Doug McClure
Doug McClure's role as Trampas made him one of the most recognized faces on 1960s television.
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Buck Taylor
2
Dennis Weaver
3
Roger Ewing
4
Glenn Strange
Dennis Weaver played Chester Goode on Gunsmoke before winning an Emmy for his later role in McCloud.
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Anne Francis
2
Angie Dickinson
3
Bette Davis
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Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake played Miss Kitty longer than almost any actress stayed with a single TV role in that era.
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Will Hutchins
2
Ty Hardin
3
Peter Breck
4
Clint Walker
Clint Walker stood six feet six inches tall and his massive frame made him a natural fit for rugged Western roles.
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Roger Davis
2
Geoffrey Deuel
3
Pete Duel
4
Ben Murphy
Alias Smith And Jones was created as a lighthearted Western inspired by the popularity of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
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Robert Loggia
2
John Russell
3
Dale Robertson
4
Fess Parker
Fess Parker first became famous as Davy Crockett for Disney before saddling up as Daniel Boone on NBC.
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Charles Briles
2
Lee Majors
3
Richard Long
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Peter Breck
Peter Breck's hot-headed Nick Barkley was such a fan favorite that he received more fan mail than almost anyone on the show.
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Ty Hardin
2
Will Hutchins
3
John Payne
4
Dale Robertson
John Payne played hero Vint Bonner a drifting gunfighter in this popular NBC Western series.
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Michael Ansara
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Dale Robertson
3
Barry Sullivan
4
Robert Fuller
Michael Ansara played Cochise on Broken Arrow from 1956 to 1958 making him one of TV's first Native American leads.
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The Roy Rogers Show
2
Annie Oakley
3
Frontier Woman
4
The Gene Autry Show
Dale Evans co-starred with Roy Rogers and wrote their iconic theme song Happy Trails in 1950.
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Dale Robertson
2
Robert Fuller
3
Bill Williams
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Barry Sullivan
Bill Williams played Kit Carson in this early syndicated Western that ran for 104 episodes starting in 1951.
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James Arness
2
Hugh O'Brian
3
Gene Barry
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Fess Parker
Gene Barry played Bat Masterson as a dandy with a gold-tipped cane which was very unusual for a Western hero.
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The Texan
2
Sugarfoot
3
Trackdown
4
Laramie
Sugarfoot was a playful nickname for a cowboy ranked even below a tenderfoot in Western slang of the era.
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Nick Adams
2
Larry Ward
3
Will Hutchins
4
Clint Walker
Johnny Cash wrote and sang the theme song for The Rebel making it one of the most memorable in Western TV history.
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The Dakotas
2
The Rebel
3
Sugarfoot
4
The Virginian
The Virginian ran for 90 minutes per episode making it the first Western drama to use that longer TV format.
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Dale Robertson
2
John Russell
3
Ward Bond
4
Robert Fuller
Ward Bond played Major Seth Adams and was so beloved the show kept running after his death in 1960.
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Will Hutchins
2
John Russell
3
Robert Fuller
4
Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson rode solo as Jim Hardie for six seasons making Wells Fargo one of NBC's biggest hits.
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The Iron Horse
2
Black Saddle
3
Cimarron Strip
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The Outlaws
Cimarron Strip ran for 90 minutes per episode and Stuart Whitman played Marshal Jim Crown in this CBS Western.
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Wichita Town
2
Sheriff Of Cochise
3
The Outlaws
4
Black Saddle
Sheriff of Cochise later became US Marshal when John Bromfield's character was promoted in the storyline.
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John Russell
2
Peter Breck
3
Robert Fuller
4
Barry Sullivan
John Russell stood six feet four inches tall and his imposing presence made Marshal Dan Troop instantly unforgettable on screen.
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Roy Rogers
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Gene Autry
3
Rex Allen
4
Tex Ritter
Gene Autry was so popular he received more fan mail than any other Western star during the golden age of cowboy TV.
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Rawhide
2
The Virginian
3
Wagon Train
4
Lawman
Eric Fleming played the steady trail boss on Rawhide while a young Clint Eastwood stole scenes as the rebellious Rowdy Yates.
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Scott Forbes
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Barry Sullivan
3
Robert Fuller
4
Will Hutchins
British actor Scott Forbes played the all-American Jim Bowie proving that a great accent is no barrier to cowboy stardom.
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Robert Fuller
2
Scott Forbes
3
Barry Sullivan
4
John Russell
Robert Fuller played the brooding drifter Jess Harper on Laramie for four seasons and later joined Wagon Train as a regular cast member.
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Sugarfoot
2
The Gene Autry Show
3
The Roy Rogers Show
4
The Tall Man
Trigger was so beloved that Roy Rogers had him preserved and displayed at a museum after his death.
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John Russell
2
Paul Fix
3
Larry Ward
4
Ward Bond
Paul Fix played Sheriff Micah Torrance for all five seasons and became a fan favorite alongside Chuck Connors.
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Gail Davis
2
Amanda Blake
3
Linda Evans
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Paula Kelly
Linda Evans played Audra Barkley before becoming a global superstar on Dynasty in the 1980s.
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Milburn Stone
2
Will Hutchins
3
Rex Allen
4
Barry Sullivan
Milburn Stone won an Emmy for his role as Doc Adams and stayed with Gunsmoke until the very last episode.
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Lawman
2
Gunsmoke
3
Trackdown
4
The Dakotas
Gunsmoke ran from 1955 to 1975 making it the longest-running dramatic series in American TV history at the time.
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Peter Breck
2
Robert Fuller
3
Clint Walker
4
Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts left Bonanza after six seasons because he felt the show lacked serious dramatic storytelling.
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Scott Forbes
2
John Smith
3
Nick Adams
4
Roger Moore
John Smith played Slim Sherman on Laramie and was so handsome that fan mail poured in from women across the country.
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Robert Fuller
2
David Carradine
3
Nick Adams
4
Doug McClure
David Carradine beat out Bruce Lee for the role and it launched his entire career.
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Laramie
2
Sugarfoot
3
Maverick
4
Trackdown
James Garner's Bret Maverick was famous for talking his way out of fights rather than shooting.
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Barry Sullivan
2
Scott Forbes
3
Gene Barry
4
Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo's Cisco Kid was one of the first TV westerns to be filmed in color starting in 1950.
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Bat Masterson
2
The Virginian
3
Have Gun Will Travel
4
The Tall Man
Paladin's calling card read Have Gun Will Travel and showed a chess knight making him unforgettable.
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Dan Blocker
2
Michael Landon
3
Lorne Greene
4
Pernell Roberts
Dan Blocker stood six feet four inches tall and weighed 300 pounds making Hoss instantly iconic.
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Lawman
2
Zorro
3
The Rebel
4
The Dakotas
Guy Williams later became even more famous as the dad on Lost In Space after Zorro ended.
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Ron Howard
2
Tim Considine
3
Kurt Russell
4
Johnny Crawford
Kurt Russell played Jaimie McPheeters as a child before becoming one of Hollywood's biggest action stars.
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The Rifleman
2
Wanted Dead Or Alive
3
Tales Of Wells Fargo
4
Rawhide
Steve McQueen earned just 750 dollars per episode on Wanted Dead Or Alive before Hollywood came calling.
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Larry Ward
2
Ty Hardin
3
Christopher Jones
4
Barry Sullivan
Christopher Jones played Jesse James as a Robin Hood figure in this short-lived but stylish 1965 ABC series.
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Buck Taylor
2
Dennis Weaver
3
Ken Curtis
4
Roger Ewing
Ken Curtis was actually a successful big band singer before landing his iconic scruffy deputy role on Gunsmoke.
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The Dakotas
2
Tales Of Wells Fargo
3
The Virginian
4
Wagon Train
Dale Robertson turned down the lead role in Gunsmoke before starring in Tales Of Wells Fargo for seven seasons.
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Jock Mahoney
2
John Russell
3
Scott Forbes
4
Barry Sullivan
Jock Mahoney was one of Hollywood's greatest stuntmen before becoming the charming New Orleans gambler Yancy Derringer.
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The Roy Rogers Show
2
Sugarfoot
3
The Lone Ranger
4
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy for over 20 years and was one of the first TV cowboys to market his own merchandise.
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Linda Evans
2
Roberta Shore
3
Gail Davis
4
Amanda Blake
Roberta Shore played Betsy Garth the judge's daughter on The Virginian for the first three seasons.
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The Deputy
2
The Outlaws
3
Wichita Town
4
Black Saddle
Henry Fonda played Simon Fry in The Deputy and was one of the biggest film stars to headline a TV Western.
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Wagon Train
2
The Virginian
3
Bonanza
4
Gunsmoke
Tom Selleck appeared on Gunsmoke in 1967 as a bit player earning his Screen Actors Guild card.
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Roy Rogers
2
Rex Allen
3
Gene Autry
4
Duncan Renaldo
Roy Rogers was voted the number one Western box office star for 12 consecutive years starting in 1943.
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Black Saddle
2
Laredo
3
The Outlaws
4
The Iron Horse
Laredo was a comedy-flavored Western that ran on NBC from 1965 to 1967 and featured three Texas Rangers.
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Davy Crockett
2
Daniel Boone
3
The Rebel
4
Sugarfoot
The Davy Crockett coonskin cap craze of 1955 sold millions of hats and became one of TV's first merchandise crazes.
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Ray Teal
2
Chill Wills
3
Denver Pyle
4
Harry Carey Jr
Ray Teal played Sheriff Roy Coffee on Bonanza for over a decade becoming a fan favorite.
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Black Saddle
2
Johnny Ringo
3
Wichita Town
4
The Texan
Don Durant played Johnny Ringo as a lawman not an outlaw which was a clever twist on the real legend.
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Will Hutchins
2
Rory Calhoun
3
Scott Forbes
4
Ty Hardin
Rory Calhoun starred as Bill Longley in The Texan and was already a popular Western movie star.
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The Texan
2
The Outlaws
3
Tombstone Territory
4
Wichita Town
Tombstone Territory aired from 1957 to 1959 and was based on real stories from the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper.
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Wagon Train
2
Laramie
3
Rawhide
4
The Virginian
Robert Horton played Flint McCullough the scout on Wagon Train before leaving for a solo career in 1960.
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Black Saddle
2
The Outlaws
3
Wichita Town
4
Destry
Destry was based on the classic 1939 film and John Gavin brought movie-star looks to the frontier marshal role.
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Barry Sullivan
2
Larry Ward
3
Ty Hardin
4
Leif Erickson
The High Chaparral ran from 1967 to 1971 and was one of the last great classic Western series on NBC.
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Tombstone Territory
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The Westerner
3
The Tall Man
4
Wichita Town
Brian Keith's The Westerner aired in 1960 and was praised for its gritty realistic storytelling approach.
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Fury
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The Outlaws
3
Black Saddle
4
Wichita Town
Peter Graves starred in Fury for five seasons before becoming the iconic Jim Phelps on Mission Impossible.
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