The Classic TV Archive - US  Drama Series
Empire (1962-63)
Redigo (fall 1963)
Episode Guide -  April 2006
(ep #1.7)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Algar, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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UCLA Film and Television Archive
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EMPIRE (UK title: 'The Big G')
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Wilrich productions
Screen Gems Inc.
for
NBC (Tuesdays 8:30pm EST)
Created by Frank Nugent
Produced by William Sackheim

US Action Drama series 1962-63 32 episodes x 60 min color?
starring
Richard Egan as Jim Redigo
Terry Moore as Constance Garret
Anne Seymour as Lucia Garret
Ryan O'Neal as Tal Garret
Warren Vanders as Chuck Davis (1963)
Charles Bronson as Paul Moreno (1963)

Premise:
Action stories about the operation of the Garret family's huge
ranch in New Mexico. Family saga on the style of 'The Big Valley'
'Bonanza' and ' Dallas'.
Background:
When the series finished, it was followed by a half-hour
series of 15 episodes based on the Richard Egan character
called 'Redigo'.

music by Johnny Green

################### Empire ###################
############## season 1 1962-63 ##############
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NBC Tuesdays 8:30-9:30pm (Hour Long)

[01] Empire: The Day the Empire Stood Still (60 min)
(1962.09.25) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Denver Pyle ................... Tom Rawlings
Oliver McGowan ................ Harvey Welk
Paul Tripp .................... Thayer Wilson
Vic Perrin .................... Matt Webster

[02] Empire: Ballard Number One (60 min)
(1962.10.02) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Ed Begley ..................... Dan Ballard
George Mathews ................ Kelly Biggs
Gilbert Green ................. Ed Jarvis
Frederick Downs ............... Harry Phelps

[03] Empire: A Place to Put a Life (60 min)
(1962.10.09) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Chris Robinson ................ Arnold Koenig
James Griffith ................ Pete Stroud
Cathy Lewis ................... Grace Koenig
James Anderson ................ Dusty Rhodes

[04] Empire: Ride to a Fall (60 min)
(1962.10.16) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Victor Jory ................... Milo Dahlbeck
Claude Akins .................. Joe Horvath

[05] Empire: Long Past, Long Remembered (60 min)
(1962.10.23) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Tom Tully ..................... Tom Cole
Richard Jordan ................ Jay Bee Fowler
Paul Birch .................... Sam Fowler
Noah Keen ..................... Dr. Phelps
Michael Fox ................... Chester Arkins
Vincent St. Cyr ............... Estoban

[06] Empire: Walk Like a King (60 min)
(1962.10.30) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Ralph Meeker .................. Barney Swanton
Joanne Linville ............... Leona Spence

1.07 [--] Empire: THE FIRE DANCER (60 min)
13Nov1962 NBC Tue (rerun 03May64)
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Frank Gorshin ................. Billy Roy Fix
Roy Barcroft .................. Charlie Hooper
Susan Silo .................... MacCormack
Harry Lauter ............ Starbeck
Jan Arvan ..................... Pete Twist
Kelly Thordsen ................ George
James Chandler ................ Phil Curtis
Synopsis:
Billy Roy Fix offers to snuff out Redigo's oilwell fire - for a fat fee. [RF]

[08] Empire: The Tall Shadow (60 min)
(1962.11.20) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Bethel Leslie ................. Charlotte Robbins
Frank Overton ................. Charles Pierce
Mickey Sholdar ................ Jimmy Robbins
Ray Teal ...................... Mr. Todd
Leo Gordon .................... Jake
Duane Grey .................... Fred

[09] Empire: The Earth Mover (60 min)
(1962.11.27) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Dan O'Herlihy ................. Glenn Kassin
Linda Bennett ................. Fay Saunders
Eddy Waller ................... Abel Saunders
Max Showalter ................. Hobart Muncey

[10] Empire: Pressure Lock (60 min)
(1962.12.04) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Cathleen Nesbitt .............. Hertie Burton
Carolyn Kearney ............... Charlotte
Ford Rainey ................... Josh
Harvey Korman ................. Bunce

[11] Empire: Echo of a Man (60 min)
(1962.12.11) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
John Dehner ................... Dan Tabor
Glenn Turnbull ................ Canaday
Claire Griswold ............... Ellen Connors
Kelton Garwood ................ Jennison
Wayne Heffley ................. Christy

[12] Empire: When the Gods Laugh (60 min)
(1962.12.18) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
James Gregory ................. Theron Haskell
Roger Mobley .................. Kieran Haskell
Jenny Maxwell ................. Coffin Haskell

[13] Empire: Green, Green, Hills (60 min)
(1962.12.25) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Arthur O'Connell .............. Clayton Dodd
Joanna Moore .................. Althea Dodd
Leonard Stone ................. Lawrencewan
Dayton Lummis ................. Jason Simms

[14] Empire: Stopover on the Way to the Moon (60 min)
(1963.01.01) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Keir Dullea ................... Skip Wade
Sharon Farrell ................ Lisa
Mark Allen .................... Carl
Harold Gould .................. Judge
Armand Alzamora ............... Luis

[15] Empire: The Four Thumbs Story (60 min)
(1963.01.08) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton .................... Four Thumbs
Rudy Solari ................... Rabbit Stockins
Barry Atwater ................. Dr. Forsythe
Don Diamond ................... Arturo
George Gaynes ................. Johnson
Joseph A. Vitale .............. Quicker Than You
Stuart Nisbet ................. Fred

[16] Empire: End of an Image (60 min)
(1963.01.15) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Richard Jordan ................ Jay Bee Fowler
Gail Kobe ..................... Janet Rainey
Stefan Gierasch ............... Jack Morgan
Billy Mumy .................... Freddy
Oliver McGowan ................ Harvey Welk
Nellie Burt ................... Margaret Rainey
Leonard Stone ................. Raymond Carlisle
William Bryant ................ Fred Rainey
Dabbs Greer ................... Joseph Williams
Melora Conway ................. Ruthie Mathis

[17] Empire: The Loner (60 min)
(1963.01.22) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Jeremy Slate .................. Mike Novak
Clarke Gordon ................. Andy Owens
Allan Melvin .................. Dr. Benjamin Walls
Michael Trekilis .............. Jody

[18] Empire: Where the Hawk Is Wheeling (60 min)
(1963.01.29) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Robert Culp ................... Jared Mace
Walter Burke .................. Micah
John Duke ..................... Leo Heller
Carlos Romero ................. Max
Lew Brown ..................... Cord
Michael Mikler ................ Ben
Arthur Marshall ............... Dr. Paul Karlan

[19] Empire: NO SMALL WARS (60 min)
05Feb63 NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo), Terry Moore (as Connie)
Guest Cast:
Robert Vaughn ................. Capt. Paul Terman
Walter Brooke ................. Dr. Sidney Morgan
Otis Greene ................... Don McKellar
Ronnie Knox ................... Gary Lindley
John McLiam ................... Pat Sullivan
Jim Boles ..................... Arnie Arneberg
Stewart Bradley ............... Norman Dierker
Capt Paul Terman, an old friend of Redigo's must undergo a spinal
operation or face almost final death and he's a very uncooperative
patient. [ta]

[20] Empire: The Tiger Inside (60 min)
(1963.02.12) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Harold J. Stone ............... Gerald Wormser
Joyce Bulifant ................ Betty Wormser
Philip Abbott ................. Sid Keller
Richard Evans ................. Monte Clifford
William Woodson ............... Al Pope
Dennis Patrick ................ Hoot Hinkley

[21] Empire: Season of Growth (60 min)
(1963.02.19) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Pat Conway .................... Dan Bishop
James Stapleton ............... Ray Hollister
Arch Johnson .................. Brad Hollister
Davy Davison .................. Judy Hollister
Frederic Downs ................ Denton
Nick Nicholson ................ Sig Torvald

[22] Empire: Seven Days on Rough Street (60 min)
(1963.02.26) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Frank Sutton .................. Young Floyd
Clegg Hoyt .................... Beanie
Suzi Carneil .................. Twyla
Jerry Douglas ................. Le Roy
John Davis Chandler ........... Aflen
Jack Searl .................... Phipps

[23] Empire: A House in Order (60 min)
(1963.03.05) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ................ Mrs. Austin
James Callahan ................ Redford
Oliver McGowan ................ Harvey Welk
Russell Thorson ............... Austin
James Doohan .................. Doctor
Jason Johnson ................. Ranger
Don Harvey .................... Caine

[24] Empire: Down There, the World (60 min)
(1963.03.12) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Joanna Barnes ................. Neva Bradford
John Vivyan ................... Shelly Hanson
Dayton Lummis ................. Thomas Fenton Giler
Oliver McGowan ................ Harvey Welk
Philip Ober ................... Walter Kenner
William Quinn ................. Lupak
Bern Hoffman .................. George Neimeyer
Herb Armstrong ................ Colby
Ken Drake ..................... Ludwell
Paul Fierro ................... Bob Lopez

[25] Empire: Burnout (60 min)
(1963.03.19) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Gunnar Hellstrom .............. Chris Norden
John Milford .................. Tom Barton
Karen Steele .................. Kate Callahan
Joseph Gallison ............... Kelly Haines
Burt Douglas .................. Jack Pittman
Byron Morrow .................. Lloyd Halstead
Nancy Hadley .................. Ruth Barton

[26] Empire: Hidden Asset (60 min)
(1963.03.26) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ............... Bart Howe
William Windom ................ Lawrence Rowan
Barbara Bain .................. June Bates
John Matthews ................. Matt Christopher
Joseph Hoover ................. Johnny Howe
Willard Sage .................. Sheriff Joe Clay

[27] Empire: Arrow in the Sky (60 min)
(1963.04.09) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Telly Savalas ................. Tibor
Ilka Windish .................. Eva
Russell Johnson ............... Bill Carey
Michael Davis ................. Bobby
Don Diamond ................... Artufo

[28] Empire: Breakout (a.k.a. Nobody Dies on Saturday) (60 min)
(1963.04.16) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
William Schallert ............. Sully Mason
Dean Stanton .................. Nick Crider
Don Gordon .................... Quinn Serrato
Jean Innes .................... Rose Serrato
Willard Sage .................. Sheriff Joe Clay
Jon Lormer .................... Sam Richmond
Hugh Lawrence ................. Driver
Jim Galante ................... Hank

[29] Empire: 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way (60 min)
(1963.04.23) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins .................. Joe Horvath
Jena Engstrom ................. Mrs. Sangster
Woodrow Parfrey ............... Gates
Ann Carroll ................... Helen
Hank Patterson ................ Hughes
Robert J. Stevenson ........... Sam Tate

[30] Empire: Duet for Eight Wheels (60 min)
(1963.04.30) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Inger Stevens ................. Ellen Thompson
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Dr. Karr
Noah Keen ..................... Dr. Phelps
Lauren Gilbert ................ Dr. Clymer
Don Wilbanks .................. Corley
Gil Rankin .................... Ben

[31] Empire: Between Friday and Monday (60 min)
(1963.05.07) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Joan Hackett .................. Dolores Lanza
William Mims .................. Perry Wilmot
Naomi Stevens ................. Mrs. Quintero
Dort Clark .................... Panhandler
Maida Severn .................. Spinster
Harvey Johnson ................ Desk Clerk
Peggy Adams ................... Debbie

[32] Empire: The Convention (60 min)
(final episode of 'Empire')
(1963.05.14) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Diane Brewster ................ Caroline
Rudy Bond ..................... Sam Callison
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Fletcher
Anne Helm ..................... Joanie
L.Q. Jones .................... L.Q.
Jean Willes ................... Claire Hagen
William Bramley ............... Marty Albee
Robert Anderson ............... Mackey
Doye O'Dell ................... Announcer

Redigo (fall 1963)
############# Redigo (new title) #############
############# season 2 fall 1963 #############
############# (half-hour format)##############

Wilrich Productions, Inc
Screen Gems, Inc.
for
NBC (Tuesdays 8:30-9:00 pm EST)
Produced by Howie Horwitz, Andy White

US Drama series    fall 1963 15 episodes x 30 min color?
starring
Richard Egan as Jim Redigo
Roger Davis as Mike
Rudy Solari as Frank Martinez
Elena Verdugo as Gerry
Mina Martinez as Linda Martinez

Premise:
Problems of a modern-day Rancher.
Follow up to the series 'Empire' (1962-63)

[01] Redigo: Lady War-Bonnet (30 min)
(1963.09.24) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Mary Murphy ................... Laura McAdams
Ed Ames ....................... John Talltree
Byron Morrow

[02] Redigo: THE BLOODED BULL (30 min)
01Oct63 NBC Tue
Written & Produced by Andy White
Directed by Leon Benson
Regular Cast
RICHARD EGAN as Jim Redigo
ELENA VERDUGO as Gerry
ROGER DAVIS as Mike
RUDY SOLARI as Frank Martinez
MINA MARTINEZ as Linda Martinez
DON DIAMOND as Arturo
Guest Cast
PETER BROWN as Johnny Porter
RICHARD EVANS as David [Davy] Porter
RAY KUTER as Vulture
NESDON BOOTH as Hogan


[03] Redigo: Boy from the Rio Bravo (30 min)
(1963.10.08) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Michael Davis ................. Carlos

[04] Redigo: Prince Among Men (30 min)
(1963.10.15) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Nico Minardos ................. Luis Guardino
Tim Graham .................... Pop
Don Diamond ................... Arturo

[05] Redigo: The Crooked Cirle (30 min)
(1963.10.22) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Pippa Scott ................... Patricia Royal
Richard Anderson .............. Tom Walker
Don Haggerty .................. Roberts
Robert Armstrong .............. Pat Royal

[06] Redigo: Little Angel Blue Eyes (30 min)
(1963.10.29) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Kathie Browne ................. Angel Carr
James Best .................... Les Fay
William Woodson ............... Grady Tipton

[07] Redigo: Man in a Blackout (30 min)
(1963.11.05) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Albert Salmi .................. Ward Bennet
Evans Evans ................... Hope
Harry Carey, Jr. .............. Harry
Dort Clark .................... Doc
Don Spruance .................. ,M
Don Diamond ................... Arturo

[08] Redigo: Papa-San (30 min)
(1963.11.12) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Anita Loo ..................... Sada
Chad Everett .................. Chick
Ed Peck ....................... Bryce
Robert Anderson ............... Clayton
Jan and Dean

[09] Redigo: Horns of Hate (30 min)
(1963.11.19) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
John Anderson ................. Lee Cresco
Diana Millay .................. Val Cresco
Claude Johnson ................ 1ud

[10] Redigo: Shadow of the Cougar (30 min)
(1963.11.26) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Crowley .............. Laura
Mike Connors .................. Jack Marston

[11] Redigo: The Thin Line (30 min)
(1963.12.03) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton .................... Jeff Burton
Jim Drum ...................... Deputy Sheriff

[12] Redigo: Hostage Hero Riding (30 min)
(1963.12.10) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Ed Nelson ..................... Danny Kilpatrick
Elinor Donahue ................ Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick
Brian Keith
Tyler McVey

[13] Redigo: Privilege of a Man (30 min)
(1963.12.17) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Arch Johnson .................. Stuart Graham
Peggy McCay ................... Jessie Graham

[14] Redigo: The Black Rainbow (30 min)
(1963.12.24) NBC Tue
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Gordon Wescourt ............... Bert Baker
Susan Seaforth ................ Gussie Leonard

[15] Redigo: THE HUNTERS (30 min) (final episode)
31Dec63 NBC Tue (time shift - 4Jan64 Sat)
Starring: Richard Egan (as Jim Redigo)
Guest Cast:
Guest Cast:
Perry Lopez ............ Afraid of His Own Horses
Walter Sande ............ Curry
Don Diamond .............. Trooper
An Indian named "Afraid of His Own Horses" decides to feed his
family by hunting - even though it's not the hunting season,
and the game is someone else's land. [ta]

############### Empire / Redigo ##############
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