Category:The Big Valley – Season 2

Season 2 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 30 January 1967

Writer: Gabrielle Upton

Director: Paul Henreid

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Paul Fix (Brahma), Brooke Bundy (Andrea), Virginia Gregg (Libby), Harlan Warde (Mr. Carberry), Jon Lormer (Wilson), Harry Swoger (Horse Owner)

Notable Guest Stars

Brooke Bundy

Paul Fix

Production Number: 7040

Season 2 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 23 January 1967

Writer: Ken Trevey

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Robert Middleton (Judge George Tyrone), Dan Ferrone (Buddy Tyrone), Vic Perrin (Albert Pruitt), Dee J. Thompson (Miss Alice), Kam Tong (Wing Lee), Amzie Strickland (Beanie), Sam Reese (Ollie Patten), Joann Pflug (Ruthie Murphy), Robert Adler (Stage Driver)

Notable Guest Stars

Robert Middleton

Joann Pflug

Production Number: 7044

Episode Notes

• Location: Ophir Sanitarium

Season 2 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 16 January 1967

Writer: A.I. Bezzerides

Director: Paul Henreid

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Diane Ladd (Muriel Akely), J. Pat O’Malley (Wiley), Darby Hinton (Chucky Akely), Margot Jane (Cecilia Akely), Bryan O’Byrne (George Osborne), John Harmon (Carl Morgan), Charlotte Knight (Mrs. Goody), John Gilbert (Card Player), Larry J. Blake (Man), Renny McEvoy (Railroad Clerk), Richard Dreyfuss (Lud Akely)

Notable Guest Stars

Richard Dreyfuss

Darby Hinton

Diane Ladd

J. Pat O’Malley

Production Number: 7012

Episode Notes

• Town: Elko, Nevada
• Location: Mrs. Goody’s Boarding House (Elko)

Season 2 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 9 January 1967

Writer: Margaret Armen

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Daniel O’Herlihy (David Wyncop), Don Chastain (Horn), Sam Melville (Jack), Vincent Gardenia (Will Briggs), K.T. Stevens (Dressmaker), Bill Fawcett (Jeff – Old Man), Troy Melton (Lou), Rosanna Huffman (Martha), Than Wyenn (Prisoner), Dick Farnsworth (Businessman), Kenya Coburn (Hostess), Phil Arnold (Barber), Rayford Barnes (Billy)

Notable Guest Stars

Daniel O’Herlihy

Production Number: 7042

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Victoria

Season 2 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 2 January 1967

Writer: A.I. Bezzerides

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Tige Andrews (Bodos Gargos), Karl Swenson (Steve Minter), William Mims (Senator Sam Bridger), Paul Sorenson (Sam Potter), Harlan Warde (Drake), J.P. Burns (Dr. Merar), Dennis Safren (Alexandros Gargos)

Notable Guest Stars

Tige Andrews

Production Number: 7036

Season 2 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 26 December 1966

Writer: Gilbert Ralston

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Bradford Dillman (Eric Mercer), Douglas Kennedy (Alexander Morrison), Chuck Bail (Wilgus), Ken Drake (Dr. Merar), Roberto Contreras (Rafael Ruiz)

Notable Guest Stars

Bradford Dillman

Production Number: 7002

Season 2 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 19 December 1966

Writer: Jack Curtis

Director: Arthur H. Nadel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Louise Sorel (Pilon), Stephen McNally (Corso), Royal Dano (The Vet), Celia Lovsky (Salishka), Rita Lynn (Angelina), Eve Plumb (Sara Jane), Walter Coy (Sheriff), Chris Alcaide (First Horse Thief), Jim Sheppard (Second Horse Thief), Mel F. Allen (Lounger), Tim Driskill (Deputy), Warren Munson (Man), John Gabriel (Ion)

Notable Guest Stars

Celia Lovsky

Stephen McNally

Eve Plumb

Louise Sorel

Production Number: 7038

Production Notes

• Barbara Stanwyck and Lee Majors do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Plumdale

Season 2 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 12 December 1966

Writer: Peter Packer

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Collen Dewhurst (Annie), Ross Hagen (Troy), Michael Burns (Lon), Ken Swofford (Wes), Amanda Harley (Mrs. Merar), Tom Monroe (Engstrom), Gene O’Donnell (Minister)

Notable Guest Stars

Colleen Dewhurst

Ken Swofford

Production Number: 7026

Awards

• American Cinema Editors Award: Best Edited Television Program – Desmond Marquette

Season 2 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 5 December 1966

Writer: Arthur Browne Jr.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Norma Crane (Emilie), Lamont Johnson (Anson Cross), Kevin Hagen (Charlie), Stephen Mines (Bert), Rex Holman (Roper), Dennis Cross (Chaps), Fletcher Fist (Ernie), Chuck Bail (Shotgun)

Production Number: 7030

Production Notes

• Peter Breck and Linda Evans do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Business: M~M Stage Lines

Season 2 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 28 November 1966

Writer: Steven W. Carabatsos

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Guest Stars
David Sheiner (Capt. Jonathan Rizely), Frank Marth (Sheriff Barnes), Paul Picerni (Peterson), Walter Woolf King (Judge), Yaphet Kotto (Lobo Brown), Michael Fox (MacGowan), Joe Ferrante (Rodrigo), Walter Burke (Young Billy)

Notable Guest Stars

Walter Burke

Frank Marth

Paul Picerni

Production Number: 7022

Production Notes

• Barbara Stanwyck does not appear in this episode

Season 2 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 21 November 1966

Writer: William Norton

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Warren Oates (Duke Barnes), Christopher Cary (Shorty Barnes), Kelton Garwood (Elwood Barnes), Bill Quinn (Lou Johnson), Joe Higgins (Railroad Detective), Lee Krieger (Station Agent), John Harmon (Conductor), Mark Tapscott (Sheriff), Earl Green (Telegraph Operator)

Production Number: 7004

Production Notes

• Richard Long does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Business: Acme Eagle Safe Co. St Louis, Missouri
• Location: Bixby Flats

Season 2 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 14 November 1966

Writer: Ken Pettus

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sheree North (Libby Mathews), Anne Seymour (Hannah Mathews), Gregory Walcott (Hoyt Vatcher), Duane Chase (Danny Mathews), Richard O’Brien (Jed Cameron), Howard Wendell (Simon Blair), Robert Karnes (Priest), Arthur Space (Doctor Driscoll), Bing Russell (Rancher), Jim Driskill (Bartender)

Notable Guest Stars

Duane Chase

Sheree North

Gregory Walcott

Production Number: 7034

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Jarrod