CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
The Texan
Episode Guide
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox, Keith Chandler
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
Desilu-Rorvic Production (Rory+Victor=Rorvic)
for
CBS (Mondays 8:00 pm EST)
Executive Producers Victor Orsatti and Rory Calhoun
Produced by Jerry Stagg
US Western series 1958-60 79 episodes x 30 min bw
Narrated by and Starring:
Rory Calhoun
as
Bill Longley
Recurring Cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. as
Sculley (season 2)
Duncan Lamont as David
"Mack" MacMorris (season 2)
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez as Pedro Vasquez (season 2)
Kem Dibbs as various
characters
Andy Clyde as Andy Miles
Stunts: (some stuntmen also appear in various roles)
Reg Parton (Rory Calhoun's stunt
double)
Fred Krone
(stunts) * Boyd
"Red" Morgan (stunts)
Charles Horvath (stunts)
* Bob Terhune (stunts) *
Chuck Bail (stunts)
Premise:
Rory Calhoun plays Bill Longley, a fast drawing drifter from
Texas.
*
DIRECTORS INCLUDE:
EARL C. KENTON, LES GOODWINS, GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD, EDWARD LUDWIG,
FELIX FEIST
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JERRY BAERWITZ
*
WRITERS INCLUDED:
HARRY KRONMAN, MARTIN BERKELY, CLARK E. REYNOLDS, CURTIS KENYON,
BARNEY SLATER
*
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: W.ARGYLE NELSON
*
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY; CHARLES STRAUMER
EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR: DANN CAHN
FILM EDITOR: HARRY HARRIS,JR.
*
MUSIC: WILLIAM LOOSE, JAMES HENDRIKSON, E.C.NORTON
Note:
Rory Calhoun guest starred in an episode of the CBS/Desilu comedy series
December
Bride(1954-59) starring Spring Byington titled "The Texan, Rory Calhoun"
ODAT: 25Mar59
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CBS Mondays 8:00 pm Eastern
1.01 [--] The Texan: (pilot episode) TEXAN IN TOWN (1958)
(verified -SC)
(a.k.a. "Law of the Gun")
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 1
29Sep58 CBS Mon
Directed by Earl C. Kenton
Written by Harry Kronman
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Neville Brand ................. Kyle Richards
John Larch .................... Lance Corbett
Karl Swenson .................. Sheriff
HelenE Wallace ................. Mrs. Richards
HOWARD WRIGHT,
CHRIS ALCAIDE,
JASON JOHNSON,
Ralph Moody
DENNIS CROSS,
Fred Krone .................... Fred Bray
FRED KRONE,
Reggie Parton ...... Pete Bray (recurring/stunts)
Carl Thayler .................. Gunslinger
HANK PATTERSON ............. Bartender
Howard Wright .... Doctor
SYNOPSIS:
A FRIEND OF BILL LONGLEY NAMED LANCE CORBETT ASK'S FOR BILL'S HELP.
HE'S BEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A 14 YEAR-OLD GIRL. THE TOWN'S PEOPLE
ARE OUT-RAGGED AND WANT TO HANG CORBETT. BILL BELIEVE'S HIS FRIEND
IS INNOCENT AND SERACHES FOR THE REAL KILLER. [SC]
1.02 [--] The Texan: The Man with the Solid Gold Star (1958.10.06)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 8
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Thomas Gomez .................. Jake Romer
Bruce Bennett ................. Jim Caldwell
Robert Burton (1950s)
Alan Wells
Steve Terrell
1.03 [--] The Texan: THE TROUBLED TOWN
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 9
13Oct58 CBS Mon
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Written by Samuel A. Peeples
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
James Drury ................... Johnny Kaler
William Schallert ............. Arnold Leno
Gregg Palmer .................. Player
Walter Sande .................. Jake Talby
Andy Clyde .................... Wild Jack Hastings
Kathryn Card .................. Ma Kestler
Dean Stanton .................. Frank Kaler
Pat Conway (male) ............. Mike Kaler
Harry Harvey, Sr. ............. Bartender
SYNOPSIS:
BILL LONGLEY IS BLAMED FOR MURDERING THE BROTHER OF A LOCAL FAMOUS
GUNFIGHTER,MIKE KALER. THE TOWN'S CITIZENS ARE HOPEING FOR A
SHOOT-OUT BETWEEN LONGLEY ANd KALER TO SEE WHO'S THE FASTEST GUN. [SC]
1.04 [--] The Texan: THE FIRST NOTCH
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 6
20-Oct-1958 CBS Mon
Directed By Hollingsworth Morse
Written By Herbert Little,Jr. & David Victor
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
J. Carrol Naish........as Walt Pierce
Ron Haggerty........as Neil Pierce
Peggy Castle........as Charlotta Rivera
Dick Rich........as Whitey Rupp
Dan Sheridan........as McBurney
Jim Nusser........as Shanks
Synopsis:
A well known rancher expects his timid son to handle a gun like he does,
so he can challange Bill Longley to a gun fight. [SC]
1.05 [--] The Texan: The Edge of the Cliff (1958.10.27)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 10
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Sidney Blackmer ............... Orin McKnight
Barbara Baxley ................ Ruth McKnight
Norman Leavitt
Michael Connors
1.06 [--] The Texan: Jail for the Innocents (1958.11.03)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 11
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ray Ferrell ................... Peter Swenson
Vaughn Taylor ................. Sheriff Loomis
Grant Richards ................ Dan Keyes
John Milford .................. Max
Herbert Rudley ................ Nick Yarboro
Elaine Riley .................. Dolly
Frank Marlowe ................. Bartender
1.07 [--] The Texan: A TREE FOR PLANTING
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 14
10Nov1958 CBS Mon (rebroadcast 17Aug59)
Directed By Robert Florey [SC]
Written By Harry Kronman [SC]
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest cast:
Martin Garralaga ... Ramirez
James Westerfield .. Sam Bofert
Paul Fix ........... Bert Gorman
Lurene Tuttle ...... Amy Bofert
John Cliff ......... Ty Beamet
Clarke Gordon ...... Brad Emory
James Parnell ...... Jake
Ruby Goodwin ....... Sarah
Synopsis:
An elderly Mexican is distressed when a group of cattle ranchers chop
down the peach trees he has planted. The Texan tries to help the Mexican
and runs into trouble from the cattlemen, who are determined to keep
the land uncluttered by orchards. [RF]
1.08 [--] The Texan: THE HEMP TREE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 13
17Nov1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest cast:
Michael Landon ...... Nick Ahearn
Susan Anderson ...... Jenny Masters
Stacy Harris ........ Max Bowen
Stuart Randall ...... Marshal Ike Masters
S. John Launer ...... Ben Cushman
Charles Meredith .... Eli Townsend
John Maxwell ........ Dr. Graybill
Allan Lurie ......... Gus Phefan
Joe McGuinn ......... Sam Chase
Synopsis:
Bill Longley has just delivered some cattle and collects several
thousand dollars for his work. While at the bank he is robbed of
his hard-earned money by two bandits who hold up the bank. [RF]
1.09 [--] The Texan: The Widow of Paradise (1958.11.24)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 12
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Jake Bricker
Marilyn Hanold ................ Iris Crawford
Russell Thorson ............... Sheriff
Charles Watts ................. Judge Whittaker
Ricky Allen ................... Joey Crawford
Gary Allen .................... Nathan Crawford
Kem Dibbs ..................... Cully Crawford
Len Lesser .................... Brad
Shirley Collins ............... Girl
1.10 [--] The Texan: Desert Passage (1958.12.01)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 15
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Jon Locke ..................... Pete Masters
R.G. Armstrong ................ Cliff Clifford
Mae Clarke .................... Ruth Clifford
Fay Roope ..................... Ben Atkins
Wright King ................... Mac Kernin
Robert Foulk
Gregg Barton
John Reach
George Barrows
Howard Negley
Frank Harding
1.11 [--] The Texan: No Tears for the Dead (1958.12.08)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 17
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Beverly Washburn .............. Henrietta Tovers
Michael Pate .................. George Brandon
Carole Mathews ................ Bess Cotbin
Ray Teal ...................... Dave Travers
William Challee ............... Roy Tovers
1.12 [--] The Texan: The Easterner (1958.12.15)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 18
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Donald Harron ................. Julian Dowd
Fay Spain ..................... Ann Dowd
Natividad Vacio ............... Huelo
Jack Elam ..................... Tug Swann
Jim Drake ..................... Buck
Tom Hardison
1.13 [--] The Texan: A TIME OF THE YEAR
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 19
22-Dec-1958 CBS Mon
Directed By Robert Florey
Written By Harry Kronman
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
George Macready............as Big Jim Sammett
Suzanne Lloyd............as Maria Sammett
Michael Macready............as Jody
Charlie Briggs............as Jeff Karger
Peggy Maley............as Dolly Mathews
William Challee............as Matt Ainsley
Howard Wendell............as Doc Morton
Dick Wilson............as Norm Seevey
Don C. Harvey............as Ross Hadden
Riley Hill............as The Stage Driver
Barry Brooks............as Vince
Synopsis:
Big Jim Sammett's son Jody is killed during a stagecoach hold-up. Bill Longley
assists the dead man's expecting wife who has never met Big Jim. Sammett will
not acknowledge his son's wife because she is Mexican. [SC]
1.14 [--] The Texan: The Lord Will Provide (1958.12.29)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 16
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ric Roman ..................... Curley Hoad
Ellen Corby ................... Katy Clayton
Ross Elliott .................. Rev. Kilgore
Murvyn Vye .................... Pete Phillips
Francis McDonald .............. Sheriff
Milton Frome .................. Judge Hawks
William Newell
1.15 [--] The Texan: The Duchess of Denver (1959.01.05)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 20
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr ................... Col. Garson
Dolores Donlon ................ Gay Brewster
Mason Alan Dinehart ........... Cher Dawson
Emory Parnell ................. Samuel Dickens
Robert Carson ................. Wittaker
1.16 [--] The Texan: A QUART OF LAW
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 25
12-Jan-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Directed By Robert Gordon
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Edgar Stehli............as Winthrop Davis
Robert Lowrey............as Coy Benner
Charles Cooper............as Walt Carlin
Don Kelly............as Dan Savitt
Billy M. Greene............as Will Mathers
Theona Bryant............as Marcia
G. Pat Collins............as Mort
Mike Ragan............as Lafe Orley
Jess Kirpatrick............as Jed Torrance
Synopsis:
Bill Longley arrives in a town run by a crooked Sheriff and is gang who
are running a dishonest election. The only person that can possibly help
is a down-and-out judge who favors a bottle of whiskey over the law. [SC]
1.17 [--] The Texan: Outpost (1959.01.19)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 22
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Les Tremayne .................. Dr. Neal Carter
Harry Swoger .................. Nate Woods
Patrick McVey ................. Marshal Dodson
Christopher Dark .............. Jack Arno
Scott Peters .................. Charley Arno
Robert Karnes
Jim Lake
1.18 [--] The Texan: The Peddler (1959.01.26)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 23
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lou Jacobi .................... Joseph Varga
Elissa Palfi .................. Julia Varga
Chris Alcaide ................. Wade Clinton
James Bell .................... Mr. Webb
Irene Tedrow
Steve Conte
John Francis
Nick Paul
Ed Hice
1.19 [--] The Texan: Return to Friendly (1959.02.02)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 21
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
James Philbrook ............... Yancey Lewis
Mary Webster .................. Bess Wallen
John Harmon ................... Lobo Cooms
John Alderson ................. Swede Yocum
Anthony Warde
1.20 [--] The Texan: THE MAN BEHIND THE STAR
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 5
09-Feb-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By Alvin Ganzer
Written By Martin Berkeley & Clark Reynolds
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Brian Donlevy .......... as Sheriff Bob Gleason
Richard Jaeckel ........ as Clint Gleason
Jean Willes ............ as Martha Driscoll
Robert E. Griffin. ..... as Ben Carter
Russell Simpson ........ as Zeb Waters
Robert Anderson ........ as The Trail Boss
Roy Engel .............. as Mac Carson
Harry Tyler ............ as The Townsman
Synopsis:
Bill Longley is hot on the trail of man who murdered and robbed a close
friend of his. The killer is the son of a well respected Sheriff. [SC]
1.21 [--] The Texan: The Ringer (a.k.a. The Imposter) (1959.02.16)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 24
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Reggie Parton .... Warren Masters (recurring/stunts)
Adam Williams ................. Jebb Kilmer
Grant Withers ................. Ed Martin
Daniel White .................. Sheriff Winters
Olive Sturgess ................ Mary Lou Martin
Paul Brinegar
Ron Hayes
Mel Welles
Vito Scotti
1.22 [--] The Texan: The Eyes of Captain Wylie (1959.02.23)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 7
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Chill Wills ................... Capt. Wylie
Lane Bradford ................. Spike Taylor
Tudor Owen .................... Judge Moffett
Bruce Cowling ................. Hank Rogers
Mack Williams ................. Doctor
1.23 [--] The Texan: The Marshal of Yellow Jacket (1959.03.02)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 38
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Robert J. Wilke ............... Marshal Bart Pennock
John Beradino ................. Duke Ellis
Anne Neyland .................. Ruth Avery
Kathryn Card .................. Kate Mulvaney
Harry Harvey, Sr. ............. Clyde Hatbridge
Richard Adams ................. Dell
Kenneth MacDonald ............. Ed Grover
Henry Rowland ................. Deebold
Tom London .................... Grandpa Avery
John McKee .................... Ranch Hand
Red Morgan .................... Pete Nolan
1.24 [--] The Texan: No Love Wasted (1959.03.09)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 26
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ............... Wylie
Marian Seldes ................. Cora
Eugene Martin ................. Jody
Ken Mayer
Richard Adams
William Gould
Tom London
1.25 [--] The Texan: A Race for Life (1959.03.16)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 27
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Frank Ferguson ................ Dobie
Douglas Fowley ................ Mar Anderson
Bart Bradley .................. Cris Hampton
Kelly Thordsen
Kem Dibbs
Ralph Moody
Harry Harvey, Sr.
1.26 [--] The Texan: LETTER OF THE LAW
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 29
23-Mar-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By George Archainbaud
Teleplay By John R. Roberts & Irving Wallace/Story By Irving Wallace
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
R.G.Armstrong ......... as Big Sam Aidridge
Richard Hale .......... as Judge Bradford
Trevor Bardette ....... as Pop Koller
Cathy Case ............ as Julia KOller
Ralph Dumke ........... as Doc Fry
Stuart Randall ........ as Sheriff Rangel
Ron Soble ............. as Cagle
Norm Alden ............ as Ryan
Richard Reeves ........ as Montana
Tom London ............ as Clem
Synopsis:
Circuit Judge Bradford is shot and wounded while on his way to
preside at a trial of a respected citizen. Bill Longley helps Bradford and
conseals him at the home of a local doctor so he can recover from his
wounds. [SC]
1.27 [--] The Texan: Private Account (1959.04.06)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 28
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Jesse White ................... Weeb Martin
Karen Sharpe .................. Jessie Martin
Joe Di Reda ................... Johnny Hinshaw
Konstantin Shayne ............. Otto Hoffner
Fred Kohler ................... Fred Jackson
Maudie Prickett
1.28 [--] The Texan: CABALLERO
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 30
13Apr59 CBS Mon
Written by Barney Slater [KC]
Directed by Robert Gordon [KC]
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Cesar Romero .................. Joaquin
Whit Bissell .................. Shep Crawford
Mari Blanchard ................ Catherine Crawford
Fred Graham ................... Torrey Davis
Abel Fernandez ................ Juan
Jim Hayward
1.29 [--] The Texan: Blood Money (1959.04.20)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 2
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ralph Meeker .................. Sam Kerrigan
Dorothy Provine ............... Chalmers
Charles Maxwell ............... Lew Cade
Robert J. Wilke
Mike Forest
William Vaughn
Than Wyenn
Charles Gray
1.30 [--] The Texan: No Place to Stop (1959.04.27)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 31
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Chuck Wassil .................. Chick Bowdrie
Sally Fraser .................. Laura Whipple
Robert Burton (1950s) ......... Noah Whipple
Strother Martin ............... Polk
Denver Pyle ................... Houston
Charles Arnt .................. Old Man Blackstone
James Anderson ................ Crockett
Dehl Berti .................... Jackson
1.31 [--] The Texan: Reunion (1959.05.04)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 32
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Bethel Leslie ................. Julie Bofert
Christopher Dark .............. Trevor Jackson
Richard Carlyle ............... Lacey Winans
Robert F. Simon ............... Will Crandall
Clarence Straight ............. Mr. Plummer
Norman Leavitt ................ Man
Steve Carruthers .............. Hotel Clerk
1.32 [--] The Texan: BADLANDS
(verified -SC)
Prod no. 3
11May59 CBS Mon
DIRECTED BY LES GOODWINS.
WRITTEN BY MARTIN BERKELEY AND CLARK E. REYNOLDS.
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
GUEST CAST:
Stephen McNally ............... Clay Thompson
Michael Galloway ............... Frank Kincaid
Jil Jarmyn .................... Beth Kincaid
Myron Healey .................. Sheriff
JOHN ALVIN, GREIGH PHILLIPS, RALPH MOODY, MICHAEL HINN.
SYNOPSIS:
FRANK KINCAID IS ON THE RUN, ACCUSED OF A KILLING. FRANK'S WIFE,
BETH,SENDS FOR BILL LONGLEY TO TRY AND FIND HER HUSBAND BEFORE BOUNTY
HUNTER CLAY THOMPSON CATCHES UP WITH HIM. THE REAL KILLER HAS ALREADY
CONFESSED AND BILL MUST CONVINCE THOMPSON THAT KINCAID IS INNOCENT.
[SC]
1.33 [--] The Texan: SOUTH OF THE BORDER (1959)
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 4
18May59 CBS Mon
DIRECTED BY JOE PARKER.
WRITTEN BY DON MARTIN.
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
GUEST CAST:
Jack Elam ..................... Luke Watson
John Doucette ................. Sheriff Ben Carter
Peter Mamakos
Duane Grey
Leslie Wenner
Joyce Meadows
K.L.SMITH, CHARLITA, ABEL FRANCO, RAYMOND HATTON.
SYNOPSIS:
BILL LANGLEY TRAVELS ACCROSS THE BORDER INTO MEXICO TO FIND A
GANG OF OUTLAWS, HEADED BY THE NOTORIOUS WATSON BROTHERS,WHO
KILLED A MOTHER AND HER LITTLE GIRL DURING A BANK ROBBERY. [SC]
1.34 [--] The Texan: The Smiling Loser (1959.05.25)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 33
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Eddie Quillan ................. Slick Parker
Rusty Lane .................... W.J. Morgan
John McKee .................... Ranch Hand
Harry Lauter
Boyd "Red" Morgan
1.35 [--] The Texan: The Sheriff of Boot Hill (1959.06.01)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 34
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Reed Hadley ................... Sheriff Ben Tildy
Denver Pyle ................... Joe Lufton
Charles Maxwell ............... Luke Stricker
Chuck Bail .................... Lou
Chick Bilyeu .................. Sam Elser
1.36 [--] The Texan: The Gunfighter (1959.06.08)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 35
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Dick Kallman .................. Grady Fenton
John Pickard .................. Ben Kirby
Kristine Miller ............... Ruth Fenton
Nancy Valentine ............... Helen
Robert Bice ................... Sheriff Glen Cutler
Rick Rodman
1.37 [--] The Texan: The Man Hater (1959.06.15)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 36
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lori Nelson ................... Elizabeth
William Tannen ................ Sheriff
Henry Brandon ................. Crowley
Tom London .................... Jess
Charles Horvath ............... Sam
Henry Kulky
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Summer Reruns:CBS Mondays
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[--] 17Aug59 rerun of 1.07 "A Tree for Planting" (first aired 10Nov58)
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2.01 [38] The Texan: No Way Out (1959.09.14)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 39
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Helen Wallace ................. Sarah Partland
Stuart Randall ................ Lee Tatlock
Lucien Littlefield ............ John Partland
James Griffith ................ Morgan Lewis
Gerald Milton ................. Tod Cannon
Kem Dibbs ..................... Troy Ferris
Joseph Turkel ................. Evan McBeem
Tom Hardison .................. Will Carton
2.02 [39] The Texan: IMAGE OF GUILT
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 37
21Sep59 CBS Mon
DIRECTED BY EARL C. KENTON.
WRITTEN BY JOHN R. ROBERTS AND JO CONWAY.
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
GUEST CAST:
Richard Travis ................ Jess Grady
Chris Alcaide ................. Tubbs
Stephen Hammer ................ Jimmy Grady
Don Haggerty
FRED GRAHAM,
MONTE HALE,
Selene Walters
PITT HERBERT, PAULA VICTOR, TOM ANDRE, ANTHONY MERRILL.
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE ARRIVING IN A TOWN DURING A RODEO CELEBRATION, BILL LONGLEY
MEETS A PHOTOGRAPHER FRIEND AND HIS SON. DURING A DRAW AND SHOOT
CONTEST, THAT BILL HAS ENTERED, A ROBBERY IS COMMITED BY THREE MEN
WHO SHOOT AND KILL BILL'S FRIEND. [SC]
2.03 [--] The Texan: Cattle Drive (1959.09.28)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 72
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins
Whitney Blake
2.04 [--] The Texan: The Dishonest Posse (1959.10.05)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 40
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Henry Rowland ................. Dutch Slegler
William Erwin ................. Les Cosby
Peter Whitney ................. Nate Jeeter
Bing Russell .................. Larry Boland
Nestor Paiva .................. Jose Taffola
Jack Lambert .................. Jack Proddy
Chick Bilyeu .................. Marshal
2.05 [--] The Texan: Blue Norther (1959.10.12)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 41
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Dan Barton .................... Pony Sloan
John Beradino ................. Sebe Bisbee
Eddy Waller ................... Stage Driver
Dean Stanton .................. Chad Bisbee
Hal Baylor .................... Dobe Bisbee
James Turley .................. Luke Bisbee
Parley Baer ................... Drummer
Ned Wever ..................... John Camden
2.06 [--] The Texan: Traildust (1959.10.19)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 50
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Brian Donlevy ................. Sam Gallup
Chuck Henderson ............... Jim Hasty Fox
Addison Richards
Nan Peterson
Mike Ragan
Lane Bradford
John Milford
2.07 [--] The Texan: THE TELEGRAPH STORY
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 42
26-Oct-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By Edward Ludwig
Written By Edmund Morris
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Edward Ashley............as Darrell Stanton
Denver Pyle............as Chip Andrews
Harry Fleer............as Gil Sommers
Tom Trout............as Bill Ness
Fred Graham............as Chad
Reg Parton ............as
Chuck Rogers
Richard Adams............as Connors
Barbara Pepper............as Mary Devlin
Dan White............as Devlin
Phil Tully............as Grogan
Synopsis:
While working for a telegraph company stringing poles on a route through
an unknown canyon,Bill Longley and his crew encounter a gang of outlaws
disguised as miners.[SC]
2.08 [--] The Texan: STAMPEDE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 46
02-Nov-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Michael Dante ............. Stan Chambers
Mario Alcaide ............. Yellow Hawk
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ... Pedro Vasquez (recurring)
Shirley Knight ............ Lily Akins
Roy Barcroft
Red Morgan
Synopsis:
Bill Longley accepts a job to drive a herd of cattle to Abilene,
Kansas. After the drive begins, Longley realizes that another
outfit will stop at nothing to beat him to the cattle market. [RF]
2.09 [--] The Texan: Showdown at Abilene (1959.11.09)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 47
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Michael Dante ................. Steve Chambers
Mario Alcaide ................. Yellow Hawk
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... Pedro Vasquez (recurring)
Shirley Knight
Barbara Luna
Roy Barcroft
2.10 [--] The Texan: The Reluctant Bridegroom (1959.11.16)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 49
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Michael Dante ................. Steve Chambers
Mario Alcaide ................. Yellow Hawk
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... Pedro Vasquez (recurring)
Barbara Luna
Rodolfo Acosta
Ralph Moody
2.11 [--] The Texan: Trouble on the Trail (1959.11.23)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 48
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Michael Dante ................. Steve Chambers
Mario Alcaide ................. Yellow Hawk
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... Pedro Vasquez
Kay E. Kuter .................. Shooter
Joan Taylor
Tod Griffin
2.12 [--] The Texan: COWARDS DON'T DIE
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 51
30-Nov-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By Edward Ludwig
Written By Harry Kronman
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Karl Swenson........as Sam Maitland
Sally Fraser........as Martha Maitland
Robert Wilke........as Pete Torrey
Bern Hoffman........as Ed Bowden
Hal Baylor........as Pete Amson
Sherwood Price........as Mort Drover
Hal Smith........as The Bartender
Synopsis:
A former Marshal,now a store keeper,has developed a fear of using
a gun is harrassed by the leader of a local gang claiming that he
is a coward. Bill Longley comes to the aid of the man. [SC]
2.13 [--] The Texan: BORDER INCIDENT (verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 43
07-Dec-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By Edward Ludwig
Written By Gerald Drayson Adams
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins........as Clay Fallon
Whitney Blake........as Nora Banning
Alan Roberts........as Chico
Alberto Morin........as Capt. Rojas
Douglas Kennedy........as Jason Quarles
Nacho Galindo........as Garcia
Rodolfo Hoyos........as Senor Lopez
Robert Contreras........as Gonzales
Natividad Vacio........as Ignacio
Gwen Dolvn........as Monecita
*
Duncan Lamont as David MacMorris (recurring) ??
Alan Hale, Jr. as Sculley (recurring) ??
Kipp Hamilton as Steve ??
Synopsis:
While on his way to El Paso, Bill Longley is used as a pawn by a
cattle buyer who pays for cattle accross the Mexican border using
counterfeit money. [SC]
2.14 [--] The Texan: Dangerous Ground (1959.12.14)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 57
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Kipp Hamilton ................. Steve
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sculley (recurring)
Harry Shannon ................. Jay Howell
Dick Kallman .................. Ben Howell
Robert Foulk
Wendell Holmes
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
2.15 [--] The Texan: End of Track (1959.12.21)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 56
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Kipp Hamilton ................. Steve
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sculley (recurring)
Michael Pate .................. Emory
Bern Hoffman
Richard Adams
Don Harvey
Harry Fleer
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
2.16 [--] The Texan: Rough Track to Payday (1959.12.28)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 59
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Stacy Harris .................. Abel Crowder
Myrna Dell .................... Miss Delly
Neeley Edwards
Gregg Barton
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
Mary Melrose
James Anderson
2.17 [--] The Texan: Friend of the Family (1960.01.04)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 63
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
John Dehner ................... Major Randolph
Steve Terrell ................. Evan Randolph
Roger Perry ................... Robin Randolph
James Coburn .................. Cal Gruder
Bob Terhune ................... Wally
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
2.18 [--] The Texan: The Taming of Rio Nada (1960.01.11)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 67
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Valerie Allen ................. Anne Banner
Barbara Stuart ................ Poker Alice
Reed Hadley ................... Wild Jack Tobin
Bern Hoffman .................. Bull Brinkley
James Griffith ................ Shawn O'Rourke
Mason Alan Dinehart ........... Brazos Kid
Richard Devon ................. Tim Craven
Tom Fadden .................... Ezekiel Waters
2.19 [--] The Texan: Sixgun Street (1960.01.18)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 66
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Valerie Allen ................. Anne Banner
Barbara Stuart ................ Poker Alice
Mason Alan Dinehart ........... Brazos Kid
Reed Hadley ................... Wild Jack Tobin
Richard Devon ................. Tim Craven
Tom Fadden .................... Ezekiel Waters
2.20 [--] The Texan: THE TERRIFIED TOWN
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 65
25-Jan-1960 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Valerie Allen ................. Anne Banner
Barbara Stuart ................ Poker Alice
Mason Alan Dinehart ........... Brazos Kid
Reed Hadley ................... Wild Jack Tobin
Richard Devon ................. Tim Craven
Tom Fadden .................... Ezekiel Waters
And:
Bob Steele ........... Luke Short.
Luke Short was a hired gun brought in to shoot it out with Rory Calhoun
in the climax of this episode.
2.21 [--] The Texan: Thirty Hours to Kill
(a.k.a. The Ambushers) (1960.02.01)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 45
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Mort Mills .................... Ben Dawson/Blackie Dawson
Katherine Squire .............. Mrs. Dawson
Ron Soble ..................... Amos Dawson
Malcolm Atterbury
Morris Ankrum
2.22 [--] The Texan: Quarantine (1960.02.08)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 60
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lita Baron .................... Dolores
Frank Ferguson ................ Thomas Laurie
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Andy Clyde .................... Andy Miles
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sculley (recurring)
Kem Dibbs ..................... Matt Horton
James Drake
2.23 [--] The Texan: Buried Treasure (1960.02.15)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 61
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lita Baron .................... Dolores
Frank Ferguson ................ Mac
Andy Clyde .................... Andy Miles
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Don Beddoe
Dick Rich
Douglas Kennedy
2.24 [--] The Texan: Captive Crew (1960.02.22)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 54
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lita Baron .................... Dolores
Andy Clyde .................... Andy Miles
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sculley (recurring)
Kem Dibbs ..................... Matt Horton
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Kipp Hamilton ................. Steve
Michael Pate
2.25 [--] The Texan: Showdown (1960.02.29)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 55
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Kipp Hamilton ................. Steve
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sculley (recurring)
Duncan Lamont ................. David MacMorris (recurring)
Anthony Caruso
Hugh Sanders
Ron Hayes
2.26 [--] The Texan: Borrowed Time (1960.03.07)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 70
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ann Robinson .................. Anne Carter
John Pickard .................. Jess Walton
Russ Conway ................... Bob Jason
Raymond Greenleaf ............. Rev. Hibbs
James Drake ................... Matt Stacey
George Keymas ................. Lud Galloway
2.27 [--] The Texan: The Governor's Lady (1960.03.14)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 68
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lita Baron .................... Lita Moreno
Richard Travis ................ Governor
Frank Puglia .................. Carlos Moreno
Mark Dana ..................... John Maddox
Myron Healey
2.28 [--] The Texan: Town Divided (1960.03.21)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 75
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Walter Coy .................... Doc Nelson
June Blair .................... Ellen Warren
Steve Terrell ................. Ken Crowley
Morgan Woodward ............... Mark Jordan
Robert Foulk
2.29 [--] The Texan: The Guilty and the Innocent (1960.03.28)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 71
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Robert F. Simon ............... Vance
Bud Slater .................... Jed Lewis
Helen Wallace ................. Ma Lewis
Denver Pyle ................... Sheriff
Percy Helton
Don C. Harvey
2.30 [--] The Texan: Presentation Gun (1960.04.04)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 78
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Robert Brubaker ............... Sheriff Jim Calvin
Ron Starr ..................... Chris Calvin
Gary Judas .................... Curley Sloane
Chris Alcaide ................. Deputy Luke Smith
Stafford Repp
Harry Harvey, Sr.
2.31 [--] The Texan: RUTHLESS WOMAN
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 80
11-Apr-1960 CBS Mon
Directed By Harry Harris,Jr.
Teleplay By Victor M. Orsatti and Buckley Angell / Story By Buckley Angell
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Francis McDonald ........ as Tod Colton
Joyce Meadows ........... as Helen Castle
Bob Hopkins ............. as Ewell
Ken Mayer ............... as Tom Bolt
Joyce Sragg ............. as The Dance Hall Girl
Synopsis:
While on the trail,Bill Longley comes accross a wounded man,and takes him
to a local ranch to have his wounds treated. The owner of the ranch, a
woman,and her foreman refuse to help the injured man. [SC]
2.32 [--] The Texan: The Nomad (1960.04.18)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 79
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Danny Scholl .................. Tony
Cindy Ames .................... Janet
Bob Anderson .................. Fraiser
Nesdon Booth .................. Kurt}
Larry Chance
Edward Earle
William Fawcett
2.33 [--] The Texan: Killer's Road (1960.04.25)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 77
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Robert J. Wilke ............... Asa Kirby
James Best .................... Clay Kirby
Harry Fleer ................... Marshal Ray Gibbons
Lane Bradford ................. Jed Burdette
2.34 [--] The Texan: Lady Tenderfoot (1960.05.09)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 73
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Claire Kelly .................. Gail Henshaw
Emory Parnell ................. Hugo Henshaw
Jack Elam ..................... Dud Parsons
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... Pedro Vasquez (recurring)
Jim Drake
Billy M. Greene
2.35 [--] The Texan: The Invisible Noose (1960.05.16)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 62
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Elaine Edwards ................ Lois Bentley
Charles Maxwell ............... Jeff
Reg Parton .................... Pete (recurring/stunts)
Bill Erwin .................... Sheriff Rand
Gregg Barton .................. Posse Leader
Paul Keast .................... Parson
Anthony Brand ................. Charlie Short
James Anderson
2.36 [--] The Texan: The Mountain Man (1960.05.23)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 58
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Charles Arnt .................. Ed Kingman
Duncan Lamont ................. Mack
Ken Mayer ..................... Ace Morgan
Sam Edwards
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
Hal Smith
Bud Osborne
2.37 [--] The Texan: JOHNNY TUVO
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 52
30-May-1960 CBS Mon
Directed By Edward Ludwig
Written By Frank Chase
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ron Haggerty........as Johnny Tuvo
Carrie Nagle........as Mary Webster
Myron Healey........as Gate Gaylor
Dehl Berti........as Mouse Murphy
Frank Wilcox........as Robert Kincaide
Jack Carr........as Hanrahan
Roberto Contreras........as Maggio
Synopsis:
Bill Longley gets involved with a lively young man named Johnny Tuvo
who challanges him to a horse race, and two hard cases who plan to
rob a bank during the racing event. [SC]
2.38 [--] The Texan: THE ACCUSER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 69
06Jun1960 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest cast:
Fay Roope .......... Mr. Benton
Kristine Miller .... Mattie
Don Haggerty ....... Lew Taylor
Harry Cheshire ..... Doc McKensie
Jim Hayward ........ Clem Potter
James Lydon ........ Smitty
Reg Parton (recurring/stunts)
Mike Mazurki
Synopsis:
Longley spots two men fleeing a band of horsemen and rides over to
help them out. Too late he learns that the pair are bank robbers
and their pursuers a posse. [RF]
2.39 [--] The Texan: MISSION TO MONTERAY
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 64
13-Jun-1960 CBS Mon
Directed By Earl C. Kenton
Written By Earl C. Kenton & Will Gould
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Eduardo Noriega........as Capt.Ortega
Richard Carlyle........as Clay Beaumont
Jewell Lain........as Janet Wade
Raymond Bailey........as Consul James Wade
Lane Bradford........as Buck Tanner
Synopsis:
The daughter of an American Goverment official stationed in Monteray,
Mexico plans to marry a man suspected of running a silver coin
counterfeiting ring. Bill Longley,a good friend of the official goes
undercover with hopes of infiltrating the gang. [SC]
2.40 [--] The Texan: BADMAN
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 76
20-Jun-1960 CBS Mon
Written & Directed By Erle C. Kenton
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Tod Griffin........as Kurt Bradden
Beverly Washburn........as Greta Bradden
Celia Lovsky........as Grandma Bradden
Anthony Warde........as Clem Bodie
John Alderson........as Jake
John Harmon........as Russ Harbin
Gil Rankin........as Marshal Roy Adams
Synopsis:
Bill Longley takes the job of transporting a wanted outlaw to a trial hearing in
Pueblo,Colorado for a disabled Marshal friend. During their journey,Longley and
his prisoner take refuge in a ghost town from a blinding dust storm,not
realizing that members of the outlaw's gang are present. [SC]
2.41 [--] The Texan: Twenty-Four Hours to Live (1960.09.05)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 44
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Charles Cooper ................ Steve Murrow
Barbara Kelly ................. Ruth
Paul Birch .................... Sheriff Benson
Wendell Holmes ................ Henry Morton
Harry Bartell
Richard Norris
Burt Mustin
2.42 [--] The Texan: [title unknown] (final episode of "The Texan")
(1960.09.12)
Possibly Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 53 or 74
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Paula Raymond ................. Gloria Cameron
Robert Morris ................. Chuck Cameron
Dehl Berti .................... Jim Teach
Irene Tedrow .................. Mrs. Petrie
Dan White
Tom London
Prod. nos. 53 & 74 missing or NOT used
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