Category:The Big Valley – Season 1

Season 1 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 3 November 1965

Writer: Paul Schneider

Director: Paul Henreid

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Charles Briles (Eugene Barkley), Mort Mills (Sheriff), Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Robert Walker (Evan Miles), Katharine Bard (Jenny Miles), R.G. Armstrong (Wallace Miles), Ron Nicholas (Young Man), Gene Pinkerton (Ranch Hand)

Notable Guest Stars

R.G. Armstrong

Robert Walker

Production Number: 6321

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Audra
• This episode starts with Audra’s 19th birthday party

Season 1 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 27 October 1965

Writer: Harry Kronman

Director: Richard C. Sarfian

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Katharine Ross (Maria Monterro), Henry Wilcoxon (Don Alfredo Monterro), Karl Swenson (Bert Hadley), Gregg Palmer (Mel Coombs), Naomi Stevens (Anjelina), Max Kleven (Dave Willems), Robert Cabal (Luis), Miguel DeAnda (Ciego), Joe Higgins (Referee), Herb Pacheco (Aide)

Notable Guest Stars

Katharine Ross

Karl Swenson

Production Number: 6317

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Heath
• This episode is set in the month of July
• Event: Stockton Chamber of Commerce Annual 4th of July Celebration

Season 1 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 20 October 1965

Writer: Carey Wilber

Director: Paul Wendkos

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Anne Helm (Bridie Hanrahan), Sherwood Price (Dion O’Doole), Ford Rainey (Colin Murdoch), John McLiam (Paddy the Ghoul), Richard Hale (Samuel Hummel), Harry Swoger (Newton), Brendan Dillon (Tim Hanrihan), Bing Russell (Jack Tolliver), Zolya Talma (Crone), Richard O’Brien (Bryce), J.P. Burns (Mourner)

Notable Guest Stars

Anne Helm

Ford Rainey

Production Number: 6305

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Heath
• Town: Lonesome Camp
• Businesses: San Francisco Mining Exchange; Barkley Sierra Mining Co.

Season 1 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 13 October 1965

Writer: Paul Savage

Director: Arnold Lavin

Recurring Actors/Characters
Mort Mills (Sheriff)

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Arthur O’Connell (Jubal Tanner), Jason Evers (Colter), Sheldon Golomb (Chad Tanner), Ken Mayer (Crowell), K.L. Smith (Dutton), Tom Browne Henry (Chairman), Harlan Warde (Finletter), Dick Farnsworth (Bolin), Larry Doyle (Man)

Notable Guest Stars

Jason Evers

Arthur O’Connell

Production Number: 6311

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Victoria
• Six months have passed since the events in Palms of Glory
• It’s been about 30 years since Victoria has seen Jubal

Season 1 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 6 October 1965

Writer: Peter Packer

Director: Paul Wendkos

Recurring Actors/Characters
Mort Mills (Sheriff), Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sean Garrison (Lloyd), James Patterson (Jamie Drumm), Buck Taylor (Turk), Kevin Hagen (Harry Coleman), Julie Payne (Francie), Ken Lynch (Jacobsen), Virginia Christine (Margaret Coleman), James Gavin (Graff), Robert Parlor (Tobe), J.P. Burns (Minister)

Notable Guest Stars

Kevin Hagen

Buck Taylor

Production Number: 6301

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Audra

Season 1 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 29 September 1965

Teleplay: Mel Goldberg

Story: Mel Goldberg, Les Pine and Tina Rome

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Charles Briles (Eugene Barkley)

Guest Stars
Jeanne Cooper (Martha Simmons), John Anderson (Matt Simmons), Richard Devon (Phelps), Beah Richards (Hannah), John Harmon (Storekeeper)

Notable Guest Stars

John Anderson

Jeanne Cooper

Beah Richards

Production Number: 6315

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Victoria
• Town: Strawberry

Season 1 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 22 September 1965

Writer: Christopher Knopf

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Charles Briles (Eugene Barkley)

Guest Stars
Andrew Duggan (Wallant), John Milford (Barrett), Calvin Brown (Lillard), Douglas Kennedy (McColl), Walter Edmiston (Spock), Allen Jaffe (Cota), Lincoln Tate (Schad), Michael Fox (De Koven), Chuck Bail (Brown)

Notable Guest Stars

Andrew Duggan

Production Number: 6319

Awards

• American Cinema Editors Award: Best Edited Television Program – Sherman A. Rose

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Heath
• Two weeks have passed since the events in the previous episode

Season 1 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 15 September 1965

Writer: Christopher Knopf

Director: William A. Graham

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Charles Briles (Eugene Barkley)

Guest Stars
Len Wayland (Sheriff Harry Lyman), Vincent Gardenia (John Sample), Dal McKennon (Abner Wirth), Dennis Cross (Hoak), Arthur Peterson (Swenson), Miguel deAnda (Ciego), Melvin Allen (Morgan), Malachi Throne (Charles Crown)

Notable Guest Stars

Malachi Throne

Production Number: 5929

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Heath
• Thomas Barkley: 1813-1870