The Virginian (TV series)

  • James Drury: The Virginian ( Season 1-9 )
  • Doug McClure: Trampas ( Season 1-9 )
  • Ross Elliott: Sheriff Abbott ( Season 1-3; 5-9)
  • Frank Sully: Bartender Danny ( Season 1-5 )
  • Lee J. Cobb: Judge Garth ( Season 1-4 )
  • Roberta Shore: Betsy, his daughter ( Season 1-4 )
  • Gary Clarke: Steve Hill ( Season 1-3 )
  • Pippa Scott: Molly Wood (Season 1)
  • Harper Flaherty: Harper (Season 2-8)
  • L.Q. Jones: Andy Belden (Season 2-6, 9)
  • John Bryant: Dr. Spaulding (Season 2-6)
  • Randy Boone Randy Benton (Season 2-4)
  • Clu Gulager: Emmett Ryker, Sheriff in Medicine Bow (Season 3-6)
  • Diane Red: Jennifer, Garth's niece (Season 4)
  • John Dehner: Morgan Starr ( Season 4 )
  • Harlan Warde: Sheriff Brannan (Season 4)
  • Sara Lane: Elizabeth Grainger (Season 5-8)
  • Charles Bickford: John Grainger (Season 5-6)
  • Don Quine: Stacy Grainger (Season 5-6)
  • John McIntire: Clay Grainger (Season 6-8)
  • Jeanette Nolan: Holly Grainger (Season 6-8)
  • David Hartman: Dave Sutton (Season 7)
  • Tim Matheson: Jim Horn (Season 8)

The people of the Virginian (AKA The Virginian ) is an American Western television series that originated from the years 1962 to 1971 a total of 249 episodes of 90 minutes each.

Action time

The series takes place at the end of the 19th century, around 1890, and it's about the people on the Shiloh Ranch, owned by the Judge Henry Garth. They are always involved in hair-raising stories in and outside Wyoming near Medicine Bow.

Characters

The actors and the owners changed more often on the " Virginian" - but always lived there the Cowboys " Virginian " and Trampas. The series was in the original " The Virginian " and is based on a novel by Owen Wister, which was made ​​into a film in 1914 starring Dustin Farnum, 1923 Kenneth Harlan, 1929 with Gary Cooper and 1946 with Joel McCrea in the title role for the cinema. It was the " Virginian ", here an independent rancher, described as taciturn, life experience and mysterious. Also in the series his real name is never mentioned. In contrast to the series are the roles of Trampas and Steve in the book and film of the bitter opponents of the Virginian, which are then brought him to the track.

Leader

The German version of the opening credits of the series begins with a herd of cattle trampling and a dynamic, catchy music trailer.

Guest roles

In guest appearances included performances by Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Harrison Ford, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Bronson, Lee Majors, Stewart Granger, Jack Elam, Michael Rennie, Pernell Roberts, Sheree North, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Peter Lawford, Patrick Macnee, Lee Marvin, Lloyd Bochner, Ulla Jacobsson, Barbara Eden, Anne Francis, Dolores Hart, Karlheinz Böhm and Debbie Watson.

Broadcast notes

In Germany ran only 171 of a total of 249 episodes of the series from 8 November 1970 at ZDF in a length of 75 or - heavily cut - in 60 minutes.

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