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Starring Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans & Miss Barbara
Stanwyck
Season 1 (ABC) (1965-66)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Randall Newton ,
Sal Crisanti
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
############### The Big Valley ###############
############## season 1 1965-66 ##############
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ABC Wednesdays 9:00 pm Eastern
30 episodes
1.1 [--] The Big Valley: PALMS OF GLORY
Four Star prod. no. 5929 /
15-Sep-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER KNOPF.
Guest Cast:
Malachi Throne ................ Charles Crown
Vincent Gardenia .............. John Sample
Len Wayland ................... Sheriff Lyman
Dennis Cross .................. Hoak
Dallas McKennon ............... Abner Wirth
Arthur Peterson ............... Swenson
Melvin Allen .................. Morgan
Miguel De Anda ................ Ciego
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY'S COME TO THE AID OF LOCAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE BEING
FORCED OFF THEIR LAND BY A GANG OF THUGS HIRED BY THE RAILROAD. [SC]
1.2 [--] The Big Valley: FORTY RIFLES
Four Star prod. no. 6319 /
22Sep65 ABC Wed
Directed By Bernard McEveety [SC]
Written By Christopher Knopf [SC]
Guest Cast:
Andrew Duggan ................. Wallant
John Milford .................. Barrett
Calvin Brown .................. Lillard (or Dillard?)
Douglas Kennedy ............... McColl
Walker Edmiston ............... Spock
Allen Jaffe ................... Cota
Lincoln Tate - Schad
Michael Fox - DeKoven
Chuck Bail - Brown
Synopsis:
Nick's former Civil War commander and idol stirs up trouble among
ranch hands dissatisfied with working for Heath, who is having
difficult being accepted as a true Barkley.
1.3 [--] The Big Valley: BOOTS WITH MY FATHER'S NAME
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6315 /
29Sep65 ABC Wed
Directed By Joseph H. Lewis [SC]
Teleplay By Mel Goldberg/Story By Les Pine and Tina Rome [SC]
Guest Cast:
Jeanne Cooper ................. Martha Simmons
John Anderson ................. Matt Simmons
Richard Devon ................. Phelps
Beah Richards ................. Hannah Jones
John Harmon ................... Storekeeper
Synopsis :
Victoria starts brooding about how Tom could have truly loved her if he was
once unfaithful to her and fathered a bastard child. She journeys to Heath's
hometown to try to find the truth about Tom's relationship with Heath's mother
many years ago.
1.4 [--] The Big Valley: YOUNG MARAUDERS
Four Star prod. no. 6301 /
6Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Wendkos [SC]
Written By Peter Packer [SC]
Guest Cast:
Sean Garrison ................. Lloyd Garner
Buck Taylor ................... Turk
Virginia Christine ............ Margaret Coleman
Kevin Hagen ................... Coleman
James Patterson ............... Jamie Drumm
Julie Payne ................... Francie
Ken Lynch ..................... Jacobsen
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Robert Porter ................. Tobe
James Gavin ................... Graff
J.P. Burns .................... Minister
Synopsis 1:
The local ranchers are being victimised by a protection racket.
Synopsis 2:
Audra is saved from serious injury by a young man who says he is a mustang
hunter. She falls in love with him; her brothers find him a suspicious
character.
1.05 [--] The Big Valley: THE ODYSSEY OF JUBAL
TANNER
Four Star prod. no. 6311 /
13-Oct-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY ARNOLD LAVEN
WRITTEN BY PAUL SAVAGE.
Guest Cast:
Arthur O'Connell .............. Jubal Tanner
Jason Evers ................... Colter
Harlan Warde .................. Finletter
Sheldon Golomb ................ Chad Tanner
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Ken Mayer ..................... Crowell
K.L. Smith .................... Dutton
Tom Browne Henry .............. Chairman
Larry Doyle
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY SONS NICK, JARROD, AND HEATH PLAN TO FLOOD A SECTION OF LAND
THAT WAS SOLD TO AN OLD FRIEND OF VICTORIA BARKLEY. [SC]
1.6 [--] The Big Valley: HERITAGE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6305 /
20Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Wendkos
Written By Carey Wilber
Guest Cast:
Anne Helm ..................... Bridey Hanrahan
Sherwood Price ................ Dion O'Doule
Ford Rainey ................... Murdoch
John McLiam ................... Paddy the Ghoul
Harry Swoger .................. Newton, bartender
Brendan Dillon ................ Tim Hanrahan
Richard Hale - Hummel
Richard O'Brien - Bryce
Bing Russell- Jack Tolliver
Zolya Talma - crone
J. P. Burns - mourner
Synopsis 1:
Heath is sent to one of the Barkley mines to investigate an outbreak of
violence by the miners. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Heath investigates violence during at a strike at a Barkley mine. He finds
that the miners hate the Barkleys for promises unkept. The family sets out
to right things before the Molly Maguires strike again.
1.7 [--] The Big Valley: WINNER LOSE ALL
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6317 /
27Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Richard C. Sarafian
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Katharine Ross ................ Maria Montera
Henry Wilcoxon ................ DonDon Alfredo Montera
Karl Swenson .................. Bert Hadley
Naomi Stevens ................. Anjelina
Robert Cabal .................. Luis
Gregg Palmer .................. Mel Coombs
Max Kleven - Dave Williams
Mike de Anda - Ciego
Joe Higgins - referee
Herb Pacheco - aide
Synopsis 1:
A spanish land owner disapproves of his daughter's attraction towards
Heath. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A Hispanic family is in a land dispute with the Barkleys. Maria, the young
daughter of the family, falls in love with Heath. Her father disapproves
because of Heath's illegitimate birth, and will use the land crisis as
leverage to force Heath and Maria apart.
1.8 [--] The Big Valley: MY SON, MY SON
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6321 /
03Nov65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Henreid
Written By Paul Schneider
Guest Cast:
directed by Paul Henried
Robert Walker, Jr. ............ Evan Miles
R.G. Armstrong ................ Wally Miles
Katherine Bard ................ Jenny Miles
Don Nicholas .................. Young Man
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Gene Pinkerton ................ Ranch Hand
Synopsis:
Audra get's involved with an old childhood friend who is emotionally
disturbed. [SC]
1.09 [--] The Big Valley: EARTHQUAKE!
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6323 /
10Nov65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Henreid
Written By Oliver Crawford
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ............... Tate
Alizia Gur .................... Naomi
Wesley Lau .................... Ralph Snyder
Audrey Dalton ................. Ann Snyder
Robert B. Williams ............ Joel
William Fawcett ............... Jeb
John Craven ................... Doctor
Robert Karnes ................. Padre
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Synopsis:
Victoria and a pregnant indian woman are trapped in a mission church
during an unexpected earthquake.
1.10 [--] The Big Valley: THE MURDERED PARTY
prod. no. 6325 / 17Nov65 ABC Wed 9:00pm
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Warren Oates .................. Korby Kyles
Larry D. Mann ................. Jake Kyles
Paul Fix ...................... Greene
Fred Holliday ................. Emmet
Paul Potash ................... Alan
Walter Woolf King ............. Judge
Jim Boles
Bill Quinn
Karl Held
Clegg Hoyt
Sally Harris
1.11 [--] The Big Valley: THE WAY TO KILL A KILLER
prod. no. 6307 / 24Nov65 ABC Wed 9:00pm
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Martin Landau ................. Mariano Montoya
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Rico
Pepe Hern ..................... Vaquero
Arthur Space .................. Prof Hawthorne
Carlos Rivero ................. Chanter
Read Morgan
1.12 [--] The Big Valley: NIGHT OF THE WOLF
prod. no. 6335 /
1-Dec-1965 ABC Wed 9:00pm
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Ronny Howard .................. Tommy
Nancy Olson ................... Julia
Yuki Shimoda .................. Po
Ted Gehring ................... Larsh
Bruce Gibson .................. Pete
Chubby Johnson ................ Dr. Borland
Russell Trent
Richard Wendley
1.13 [--] The Big Valley: THE GUILT OF MATT BENTELL
Four Star prod. no. 6327 /
08Dec65 ABC Wed 9:00pm
DIRECTED BY LEWIS ALLEN
WRITTEN BY PAUL SAVAGE.
Guest Cast:
John Anderson ................. Matt Bentell
Martine Bartlett .............. Cinda Bentell
Anthony Zerbe ................. Gil Condon
Morgan Woodward ............... Aaron Condon
Chuck Bail .................... Donlon
Gene Dynarski ................. Pollick
John Goff ..................... Morley
Paul Sorensen ................. Straw Boss
Synopsis 1:
Introduced to the Barkley's timber-camp foreman, Heath goes into a
violent rage and attacks the man - accusing him of being the inhuman
commandant of a Confederate prison camp. [ta]
SYNOPSIS 2:
A BARKLEY LOGGING OPERATIONS FORMAN WAS A FORMER WARDEN AT A VIOLENT
PRISON. HEATH IDENIFIES HIM AND ALMOST KILLS DURING A MOMENT OF ANGRY
RAGE. [SC]
1.14 [--] The Big Valley: THE BRAWLERS
Four Star prod. no. 6303 /
15-Dec-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY JOSEPH PEVNEY
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM NORTON.
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins .................. Callahan
Noreen Corcoran ............... Sharon
Eleanor Audley ................ Mother Callahan
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Grandpa
Olan Soule .................... Telegraph Clerk
Ken Lynch ..................... Storekeeper
Joe Higgins ................... Passenger
John Harmon ................... Conductor
SYNOPSIS:
NICK THINKS THAT A GROUP OF IRISH IMMIGRANTS PLANNING TO SETTLE ON BARKLEY
LAND ARE NOTHING MORE THAN SQUATTERS. [SC]
1.15 [--] The Big Valley: JUDGMENT IN HEAVEN
prod. no 6341 /
22-Dec-1965 ABC Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Mel Goldberg
Guest Cast:
Lynn Loring ................... Maybelle
R.J. Porter ................... Hayes
Nicolas Surovy ................ Billy Joe Gaines
Ned Wever ..................... Judge Parker
Patrick Culliton .............. Corey
Frank Scannell ................ Dr. Marar
Kay Stewart ................... Helen Travis
Ray Reynolds
Synopsis:
One of Jerrod's clients is pursued by her outlaw boyfriend that escaped
from jail. [SC]
1.16 [--] The Big Valley: THE INVADERS
Four Star prod. no. 6309 /
29Dec59 ABC Wed
Directed By Arnold Laven [SC]
Written By Jay Simms [SC]
Guest Cast:
John Dehner ................... Daddy Cade
Yvonne Craig .................. Allie Kay
Tom Fadden .................... Clerk
Michael Green ................. Pinto Cade
Noah Keen ..................... Doc
Pat Hawley .................... Johnson
June Ellis .................... Bessie
Claude Hall ................... Cooper
Synopsis:
A band of rawhiders shoot and wound Heath,and take over the
Barklay ranch with a plan to steal whatever valuables that
they can get their hands on. [SC]
1.17 [--] The Big Valley: BY FIRES UNSEEN
prod. no. 6339 /
5-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Diane Baker ................... Hester Converse
Frank Scannell ................ Doctor
King Johnson .................. Lumberjack
1.18 [--] The Big Valley: A TIME TO KILL
Four Star prod. no. 6343 /
19-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY BERNARD MCEVEETY
WRITTEN BY PETER PACKER.
Guest Cast:
William Shatner ............... Brett Schuyler
Frank Marth ................... Monroe
James Griffith ................ Clyde
Jason Wingreen ................ Ketchie
Robert Cornthwaite ............ Luther Kirby
Bill Quinn .................... Hyatt
Rhoda Williams ................ Esther
SYNOPSIS:
JARROD ENCOUNTERS A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT INCLUDE MEETING AN OLD SCHOOL
FRIEND AND A GROUP OF SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ON THE TRAIL OF COUNTERFEIT
MONEY. [SC]
1.19 [--] The Big Valley: TEACHER OF OUTLAWS
Four Star prod. no. 6337 /
02Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie [SC]
Teleplay By Gilbert Ralston /Story By Lou Morheim [SC]
Guest Cast:
Harold J. Stone ............... Sam Beldon
Steve Ihnat ................... Will Hanley
Timothy Carey ................. Preacher
Ken Lynch ..................... Sheriff
Pepe Callahan ................. Julio Gallego
Richard Poston ................ Deputy
Dennis Cross .................. Bates
Ken Drake ..................... Dr. Briggs
Synopsis:
Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who believes she is a teacher and wants her
to teach him to read. [SC]
1.20 [--] The Big Valley: UNDER A DARK STAR
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6313 /
09Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie
Written By Ken Trevey
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... Follet
Albert Salmi .................. Keno Nash
K.T. Stevens .................. Meg
Chuck Francisco ............... Yankee
Chuck Bail .................... Catlin
Bert Whaley ................... Warden
Richard O'Brien
Robert B. Williams
Synopsis:
A guilt-ridden Jarrod offers to help a man he helped convict of
a crime he did not commit. [SC]
1.21 [--] The Big Valley: BARBARY RED
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6329 /
16Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie
Written By Judith Barrows
Guest Cast:
Jill St.John .................. Barbara Red
George Kennedy ................ Thatcher
Donna Michelle ................ Dolly
John Hoyt ..................... Captain Waterman
Paul Sorensen ................. Hap
Bing Russell .................. Clint
John Orchard .................. Banks
Ric Roman ..................... Thug
Michael Harris ................ Deputy Sheriff
Synopsis:
During a visit to San Francisco to celebrate his birthday, Nick and
two Barkley ranch hands are shanghaied by members of the notorious
Barbary Red saloon. [SC]
1.22 [--] The Big Valley: THE DEATH MERCHANT
prod. no. 6331 /
23-Feb-1966
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
James Whitmore ................ Handy Random
Royal Dano .................... Ezra Craddock
Jim McMullan .................. Frank Craddock
Steve Whitaker ................ Joe Craddock
Pepe Hern ..................... Pedro
Michael Harris ................ Sheriff
1.23 [--] The Big Valley: THE FALLEN HAWK
prod. no. 6347 /
2-Mar-1966
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Marlyn Mason .................. Nora
Peter Haskell ................. Ward
Paul Comi ..................... Pursey
Dennis Cross .................. Keel
Alexander Lockwood ............ Dr Merar
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Jim Boles ..................... Storekeeper
1.24 [--] The Big Valley: HAZARD
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6349 /
09Mar66 ABC Wed
Directed By Arnold Laven
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Robert Yuro ................... Gil Anders
Lew Gallo ..................... Matt
Bert Freed .................... Judge Ben Coulter
Audrey Dalton ................. Amy
Frank Marth ................... Marshal Lanson
Rex Holman .................... Will Hover
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
John Rayborn .................. Cass Weydon
Alexander Lockwood ............ Doc
Larry J. Blake ................ Clerk
Miguel de Anda ................ Ciego
Dick Cangey ................... Townsman
Synopsis:
A friend of Heath's is stalked by bounty hunters. The Barkley's
hide him at their ranch, but Jarrod searches for the truth about
the crime of which the man has been accused. [SC]
1.25 [--] The Big Valley: INTO THE WIDOW'S WEB
prod. no (no copyright details) /
23-Mar-1966
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Nolan ................ Liberty Keane
David Sheiner ................. Phil Archer
Ken Lynch ..................... Sheriff
Joe Higgins ................... Fats Mortensen
King Donovan .................. Ambrose
Michael Harris ................ Deputy
Lewis Charles ................. Cully Tedrow
Harlan Warde
1.26 [--] The Big Valley: BY FORCE AND VIOLENCE
prod. no. 6351 /
30-Mar-1966
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... Harry Dixon
L.Q. Jones .................... Cort
Harry Dean Stanton ............ Swain
1.27 [--] The Big Valley: THE RIVER MONARCH
Four Star prod. no. 6353 /
06-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY SUTTON ROLEY
TELEPLAY BY CAREY WILBUR AND MEL GOLDBERG
STORY BY CAREY WILBUR.
Guest Cast:
Chips Rafferty ................ Jock
Katherine Justice ............. Melanie
John Rayner ................... Peter Doolin
Curt Conway ................... Cyrus
J.P. Burns .................... Anson Gregory
Sam Jarvis .................... Sam Jorter
Charles Land .................. Crum
Mark Levy
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY'S MUST COPE WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE
SINKING OF A RIVERBOAT ONCE OWNED BY THEM, A SHIPMENT OF GOVERNMENT GOLD
THAT CAN'T BE FOUND, AND A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINTS TOM BARKLEY BY A LOCAL
NEWSPAPER. [SC]
1.28 [--] The Big Valley: THE MIDAS MAN
prod. no. 6355 / 13Apr66 ABC Wed
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Tom Tryon ..................... Scott Breckenridge
Richard O'Brien ............... Jace
Walker Edmiston ............... Titus
Hal Lynch ..................... Ed Mead
1.29 [--] The Big Valley: TUNNEL OF GOLD
prod. no. 6357 / 20Apr66 ABC Wed
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Warren Stevens ................ Bert Jason
Jeanne Cooper ................. Elaine Jason
Malachi Throne ................ Frank Colder
Paul Trinka ................... Dave
Don Diamond ................... Border
Charles Wagenheim ............. Clerk
Scott Peters .................. Lou Stone
Joe Higgins ................... Salesman
1.30 [--] The Big Valley: LAST TRAIN TO THE FAIR
Four Star-Margate prod. no 6345 /
27Apr66 ABC Wed
Directed By Virgil W. Vogel
Written By Paul Savage
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson .............. Travers
Karl Swenson .................. Aaron Moyers
Tim McIntire .................. Andy Moyers
James McCallion ............... Charlie Wellman
Ken Mayer ..................... Deakes
Hal Lynch ..................... Ab Stullman
Nora Marlowe .................. Cora Wellman
Charles Horvath ............... Ford
Chuck Bail .................... Mel
Betty Harford ................. Grace Stullman
Synopsis:
While aboard a train in-route to a fair in Sacramento,Audra is
stricken with a severe case of appendicitis. [SC]
############### The Big Valley ###############
############## end of season 1 ###############
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