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Starring
Barry Sullivan (as Pat Garrett) &
Clu Gulager
(as Billy The Kid)
Season 2 (NBC) (1961-62)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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NBC Saturdays 8:30pm Eastern
2.01 [38] The Tall Man: FULL PAYMENT
09Sep61
Revue prod. no. TP14062
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Rory Mallinson ................ Jack Barton
Jim Boles ..................... Holly Camerson
William Phipps ................ Bert
Alice Frost ................... Hortense
Harry Von Zell ................ Murphy
Jack Spain .................... Sims
Synopsis:
Ex-Quantrel raider, Jack Baron, is coming to Lincoln to kill Billy
Bonney in revenge for Billy's killing of one of Baron's men. The
townspeople of Lincoln are reluctant to fight Baron to protect the
chronic trouble-maker Billy Bonney.Pat finds himself standing alone
with Billy against Baron. Will Garrett's words and faith in "the
Law" change the town's mind in time?
2.02 [39] The Tall Man: THE LIBERTY BELLE
16Sep61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Patricia Donahue .............. Elena
Chris Alcaide ................. Joe Durango
Wally Brown ................... Ethan
Hal K. Dawson ................. Clerk
Alan Carney ................... Wino
Synopsis:
Elena, Pat's old flame, returns to town to obtain Pat's protection
against her ex-boyfriend Joe Durango. Neither Pat nor Billy know
that Elena is really hoping to lure one of them into killing Joe who
is pursuing Elena to retrieve money that she stole from him. When
Joe arrives in town and attempts to kill Elena, the stage is set for
a showdown between Pat and Joe.
2.03 [40] The Tall Man: WHERE IS SYLVIA?
23Sep61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Patricia Barry ................ Sylvia
Stanley Kohn .................. Gerber
Jeff DeBenning ................ Marshal
Tom Monroe .................... Jake
Wallace Rooney ................ Peterson
Synopsis:
Billy and Pat are on a gambling vacation in El Paso when Pat wins
$600 in a pocker game. In a short period of time,a con-lady named
Sylvia is successful in seperating Pat from his winnings. Billy and
Pat chase her to Durango and execute an elaborate plan to retrieve
$600. It is a classic case of the battle between a wronged man and
the whiles of a pretty woman. Many funny scenes.
2.04 [41] The Tall Man: THE FEMALE ARTILLARY
30Sep61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Nan Leslie .................... Beth
Joan Evans .................... Lou Belle Martin
Susan Crane ................... Martha
Synopsis:
Against Garrett's advise, Billy takes a trip into Indian Territory
to visit a friend. He quickly encounters a band of hostile Apaches
and is wounded in a shootout. He takes refuge in an old abandoned
fort and discovers three army wives with two babies hiding out at
the fort. Billy organizes the women in preparation for the
inevitable Indian attack.
2.05 [42] The Tall Man: SHADOW OF THE PAST
07Oct61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Charles Aidman ................ Ben Wiley
Nancy Davis ................... Sarah Wiley
Barbara Perkins ............... Sue Wiley
Mark Tapscott ................. Deputy
Synopsis:
Ben Wiley and his family have moved to Lincoln and Billy has taken a
liking to his daughter. When Billy introduces Pat Garrett to the
family, Pat believes he recognizes Ben Wiley as a fellow prisoner
from a prison camp in the Civil War. Garrett has sworn revenge on
Wiley and Billy feels obligated to defend his new friends. A
showdown between the Kid and Garret seems inevitable.
2.06 [43] The Tall Man: AN ITEM FOR AUCTION
14Oct61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Sandy Kenyon .................. Sam Naylack
Jena Engstrom ................. Susan
Charles Fredericks ............ Frank Engle
Frank Sully ................... Bar Patron
Synopsis:
Buffalo skinner, Sam Nayfack comes to Lincoln to sell his daughter
Susan to the highest bidder. Garrett interfers and , for his effort,
ends up taking Susan in. It falls upon Pat to rehab the 16 year old
and make her presentable as a lady. Harrassment from Billy and
opposition from the girl's father make Pat's role less than
enviable.
2.07 [44] The Tall Man: THE JUDAS PALM
21-Oct-1961 NBC Sat
Written by David Lang / Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Deputy Sheriff Pat Garrett), Clu Gulager (as Billy
the Kid)
Guest Cast:
Edgar Buchanan ......... Archie Keogh
Vincent Padula ......... Rompero
Marianna Hill .......... Rita (recurring)
Craig Duncan ........... Wilson
Dallas McKennon ........ Bartender
Synopsis:
Drifter , Archie Keogh comes to Lincoln and is immediately arrested for
harrassing the local saloon owner. As Garrett is checking Keogh
into jail, Billy the Kid recognizes him as an old friend. After Billy goes out
of his way to help Keogh find a job , Keogh betrays
him by killing Billy's girl, Rita's father and blaming it on BIlly. It is up to
Pat to find the truth before Billy hangs.
2.08 [45] The Tall Man: THE WOMAN (1961.10.28)
28Oct61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Don Harvey .................... Jeboriah Henry
Kay E. Kuter .................. Clarence
Coleen Gray ................... Edna
Julie Sommars
Synopsis:
Pat Garret shoots down a horse theif only to find out that the theif
is a member of a traveling group of religious fanatics. When Pat
goes out to tell the group of the killing, he is kidnapped and
forced into becoming the husband of the woman who's husband he
killed. Pat's only hope to escape is the understanding of his new
mate or the determination of his friend, Billy Bonney, to find him.
2.09 [46] The Tall Man: TRIAL BY HANGING
04Nov61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
George Kennedy ................ Jake Newton
Walter Kinsella ............... Sheriff Cy Clayer
Richard Carlyle ............... Swade Hiney
Synopsis:
Billy goes to work for a rancher called Jake Newton, unaware that
his new employer is wanted for murder. When the lynch mob shows up
and finds Newton gone, they turn their menacing attentions on Billy.
2.10 [47] The Tall Man: THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS
11Nov61
Revue prod. no. TP14068
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Paul Birch .................... Conway
Bennye Gatteys ................ Charity
Synopsis:
Billy wants to impress a gentle girl named Charity, so he stops
wearing a gun. Then a couple of hired killers show up and they are
out to get Billy.
2.11 [48] The Tall Man: PETTICOAT CRUSADE
18Nov61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Mona Feeman ............ Amy Dodds
Synopsis:
Suffragette Amy Dodds throws a brick through Pat Garrett's window
and demands to be arrested. Garrett refuses, so she goes on down
the street to Murphy's saloon and throws some more bricks.
2.12 [49] The Tall Man: TIME FOR FORESHADOWING
25Nov61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Vic Morrow ............. Skip Farrell
Judi Merridith ......... Skip's girlfriend
Synopsis:
Billy runs in to an old pal, Skip Farrell, who once saved Billys life.
Out of obligation, Billy helps him escape from the soldiers who are
searching for him for desertion. When Billy and Skip arrive at Skips
old girlfriends place, Billy learns that Skips reason for desertion
was more sinister than he was led to believe. Billy has to choose
between his sense of obligation and doing what's right.
2.13 [50] The Tall Man: FOOL'S PLAY
2Dec61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Paul Comi ................. Bert Wilson
Synopsis:
Billy has a job riding shotgun on Bert Wilson's stage. It looks
like a pretty routine run until they are surprised by a bandit
named Pollitt.
2.14 [51] The Tall Man: THE LEGEND OF BILLY
9Dec61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Berry Kroeger ............ Dean Almond
Synopsis:
Billy meets a western sensationalist writer named Dean Almond on
a stage bound for Lincoln. For fun, Billy conceals his identity
when he finds that Almond has come to write about him.He tells
Almond "tall tales" about "Billy the Kid' and Almond writes an
article based on Billy's lies. When Almond discovers he has been
duped, he takes revenge on Billy. It is up to Pat to save Billy
from falling into Almond's trap and getting hanged.
2.15 [52] The Tall Man: A TOMBSTONE FOR BILLY
16Dec61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Howard McNear ............ Cyrus Skinner
Synopsis:
Cyrus Skinner, the town skinflint, has purchased his tombstone. Fate,
however, seems to have other plans as the tombstone appears over
the grave of Maria Gonzales, whose husband, Juan was too poor to
afford one.
2.16 [53] The Tall Man: SIDEKICK
23Dec61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Rafael Lopez ........... Fosforito
Stafford Repp .......... Sledge
Synopsis:
Billy saves a Mexican boy, Fosfortito, from being whipped by Sledge,
the man who he is indentured to. Billy decides to take the boy back
to his parents in Mexico. When they get there, Billy finds that the
town is controlled and victimized by an American businessman. Billy
shows the town that there is strength in numbers and that there is
a time to stand up and fight.
2.17 [54] The Tall Man: APACHE DAUGHTER
30Dec61
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
54. Apache Daughter
Sherry Jackson ........... Sally Bartlett
J.Pat O'Malley ........... Sam Bartlett
Synopsis:
Pat and Billy accompany their friend, Bartlett, on a trip to recover
his long ago captured daughter, Sherry,from a now friendly Apache
Indian band. However, after Sherry joins her father,it becomes obvious
that her loyalties lie with her adopted Indian tribe. When her Apache
husband defies his chief and pursues Sally in an attempt to recapture
her, a showdown ensues.
2.18 [55] The Tall Man: SUBSTITUTE SHERIFF
6Jan62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Andy Clyde ............. McBean
Judy Nugent ............ June McBean
Cindy Robbins .......... May McBean
Synopsis:
The railroad line is coming through and that means eviction for
the McBean family. But May and June McBean get an idea. Pa can
stop the process server if he pretends to be Sheriff Pat Garrett.
2.19 [56] The Tall Man: THE GIRL FROM PARADISE
13Jan62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Pippa Scott ............. Annie
Frank Logan ............. Sheriff Tollinger
Synopsis:
Billy is framed for murder by Sheriff Tolinger. Tollinger is taking
BIlly to Pecos to hang when they pick up another convicted murderer,
Annie. Despite being chained together , they manage to escape and head
for help in Lincoln. During the journey the two fall in love. When
Tollinger closes in, Billy and Annie must choose between their desire
to survive and their love for one another.
2.20 [57] The Tall Man: ST. LOUIS WOMAN
20Jan62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Jan Clayton ............. Widow Harper
Roger Mobley ............ David Harper
Larry Chance ............ Tom Davis
Synopsis:
Tom Davis asks his friend Pat Garrett to watch over his fiancee Miss
Harper and her son David while Davis is out of town on business.
Pat and Miss Harper find their relationship is deepening as they
spend time together. Pat finds himself torn between his loyalty to
his friend and his love for Miss Harper.
2.21 [58] The Tall Man: THE HUNT
27Jan62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Richard Ney ............ Edward Van Dorn
Madge Kennedy .......... Mrs. Van Dorn
Mark Tapscott .......... Deputy
Synopsis:
A shipping tycoon, Edward Van Doren, arrives in town with his mother
looking for Billy the Kid. Van Doren is an avid hunter and he
convinces Billy to become his guide on a hunt for mountain lion.
Once Billy and Van Doren are alone on the hunt, Van Doren reveals
that his real prey is not mountain lions.
2.22 [59] The Tall Man: THE IMPATIENT BRIDES
3Feb62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
(no details)
Synopsis:
A stage coach carrying four mail-order brides is forced to stop
in Lincoln when the Apaches go on the warpath. The housing situation
is desperate,so the girls turn to Garrett and demand that he put
them up in jail.
2.23 [60] The Tall Man: RIO DOLOROSO
10Feb62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Dennis Patrick ........... Curtis
Julia Montoya ............ Girl
Synopsis:
Pat Garrett is bringing in a prisoner, Curtis, to Lincoln when
bad weather forces him to stop in a small Mexican village.
The village is very poor and jealousies develop between some
of the townspeople and Pat. Sympathy for the prisoner begins
to grow and Pat finds the situation becoming more and more hostile.
In the end, Pat must rely on the courage of the good people of
the town to survive and bring his prisoner to justice.
2.24 [61] The Tall Man: A DAY TO KILL a.k.a. An Hour To Die
17Feb62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Pamela Duncan ............ Angel
Don Hammer ............... Anhauser Bush
Synopsis:
Billy sustains a head injury while trying to break a wild horse.
When he regains conciousness, he has amnesia. He does not recognize
his friends including Pat Garrett so the paranoid Billy holds up
in the local saloon with two hostages. Pat must take a chance on
killing Billy or being killed in order to capture Billy and
return him to the doctors care.
2.25 [62] The Tall Man: PROPERTY OF THE CROWN
24Feb62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Mariam Colon .............. Angelita Sanchez
Synopsis:
Angelita Sanchez has an old Spanish land grant she thinks is valuable.
Garrett agrees that it show Angelita owns half of Lincoln County.
2.26 [63] The Tall Man: NIGHT OF THE HAWK
3Mar62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
(no details)
Synopsis:
Pat and BIlly accompany Army Major Judd Randolf on a mission to
secure the surrender of the outlaw Apache, Chato, and his band.
Billy and Nelson share a mutual dislike for each other until
they are trapped in a life and death situation with the Indians.
In order to survive, both Billy and Major Nelson must learn to
trust and respect each others courage and leadership skills.
2.27 [64] The Tall Man: THREE FOR ALL
10Mar62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Irene Tedrow .............. Maw Kilgore
George Kennedy ............ Hyram
Tom Gilson ................ Dwig
Synopsis:
Maw Kilgore and her boys, Hyram and Dwig, meander down from the
hills for a little fun in town, which consits of smashing up the
local saloon.
2.28 [65] The Tall Man: QUARANTINE
17Mar62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Gary Clarke .............. Bob Kelso
Susan Silo ............... Amy Beckett
Synopsis:
Garrett takes his wounded prisoner, Bob Kelso to Doc Beckett's
office to be treated. Kelso tries to confince his ex-girlfriend,
the doctors daughter Amie, to help him escape. Garrett must keep
a close eye on the situaton or lose his prisoner.
2.29 [66] The Tall Man: THE FOUR QUEENS
24Mar62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
(no details)
Synopsis:
Showman Jacque Montreaux and his four lovely song-and-dance girls
arrive in town, and Jaques stops off to show Garrett a letter from
the mother of one of the girls, asking that plans to kill Billy
the Kid be called off.
2.30 [67] The Tall Man: THE LONG WAY HOME
31Mar62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
(no details)
Synopsis:
A tired Billy takes a snooze during a train ride and misses some
interesting action. A marshal uncovers an illegal gun shipman and
is shot by the conductor.
2.31 [68] The Tall Man: TIME TO RUN
7Apr62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
John Feidler .............. Abner Moody
Synopsis:
Abner Moody walks into the Lincoln County jailhouse and demans that
Garrett jail him for grand theft. In case Garrett has any doubt,
Abner has a valise full of stolen cash to prove it.
2.32 [69] The Tall Man: TRIAL BY FURY
14Apr62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Robert Emhardt ............ Judge Oliver Cromwell
Barbara Lawrence .......... Sadie Wren
Fuzzy Knight .............. Red
James Griffith ............ James Cutter
Synopsis:
Billy, Sadie Wren and Jason Cutter all have one thing in common.
They were all acquitted of murder by juries in Judge Croomwell's
court, much to Cromwell's displeasure. Now the judge has definite
plans to correct these verdicts with his own brand of private justice.
2.33 [70] The Tall Man: THE FRAME
21Apr62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Lori March .............. Isobel Stewart
Harry Townes ............ Hency Stewart
Mark Tapscott ........... Deputy
Synopsis:
Isobel Stewart, an old classmate of Pat Garrett's arrives in town
with her sickly husband, Henry. Pat and Isobel renew their friendship
causing the overly jealous Henry to plot revenge. When Henry turns
up dead, Pat and Isobel are the prime suspects.
2.34 [71] The Tall Man: THE RUNAWAY GROOM
28Apr62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Roberta Shore
Gary Vinson
Synopsis:
Garrett encouonters Burt and Luke Tugwell who are engaged in a grim
manhunt. The quarry is their sisters husband who ran off and left
her with a baby.
2.35 [72] The Tall Man: THE BLACKROBE
Prod. no. TP14051
5May62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Martin Landeau
Russel Thorson
Slim Pickens
Synopsis:
Garrett is called in to investigate when it becomes appaarent that
the Mescalero Apache are getting guns and ammunition illegally.
2.36 [73] The Tall Man: THE WOMAN IN BLACK
12May62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Adele Mara ................. Rosa
Gregory Morton
Robert Vear
Synopsis:
There was a time when Don Diego wanted to marry Rosa, but now
all he wants is to see her dead. He believes that she put a curse
on him.
2.37 [74] The Tall Man: DOCTOR ON HORSBACK
19May62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Ed Nelson ................. Dr. Wade Parsons
Mable Albertson ........... Mrs. Baines
June Kenney ............... Young woman
Synopsis:
WhenOld Doc Baines passes away and young Dr. Wade Parsons tries to take
his place, the local citizens regard him with mistrust.
2.38 [75] The Tall Man: PHOEBE
(final episode of "The Tall Man")
26May62
Starring: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager
Guest Cast:
Geoge Macready ............ Cyrus Canfield
Synopsis:
Billy falls in love with a girl whos life he has saved. Phoebe Canfield
is running away from her violent and over controlling father. Billy
must stand between Phoebe and her father if he is to marry the girl
he loves.
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