Category:The Big Valley – Season 3

Season 3 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 1 January 1968

Writer: Dan Ullman

Director: Joseph A. Mazzuca

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Russell Johnson (Davey Dunigan), Charles Grodin (Mark Dunigan), Flip Mark (Jerry Frye), Sam Gilman (Marshal Moore), Vinton Hayworth (Doc R.G. Landrum), Barbara Wilkin (Olga), Arthur Space (Dr. Merar), Norman Leavitt (Freight Agent – Sam), Will J. White (Farmer)

Notable Guest Stars

Charles Grodin

Russell Johnson

Episode Notes

• Town: Sunflower
• Business: Bank of Sunflower

Season 3 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 25 December 1967

Writer: Margaret Armen

Director: Joseph A. Mazzuca

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Albert Salmi (Birch), Yaphet Kotto (Damien), Lonny Chapman (Jack Dobbs), Andreas Teuber (Jaimy)

Notable Guest Stars

Yaphet Kotto

Production Number: 7133

Production Notes

• Peter Breck and Lee Majors do not appear in this episode

Season 3 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 18 December 1967

Writer: Arthur Browne Jr.

Director: Arnold Laven

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Quentin Dean (Bettina), Richard Peabody (Cyrus), Charles Tyner (Hemit), Timothy Scott (Benjamin), Tom Pittman (David), Amanda Harley (Saleslady)

Production Number: 7137

Production Notes

• Linda Evans does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Year: 1877

Season 3 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 11 December 1967

Writer: Mel Goldberg

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
David Sheiner (Gabe Simmons), Peter Whitney (Sheriff Dan Kincaide), Dabbs Greer (Matt Carson), Dennis Hopper (Jimmy Sweetwater), Enid Jaynes (Vera Carson), Harlan Warde (Will Oakley), Peter Hobbs (Marshal Steve Macklin), Eddie Quinlan (Hotel Clerk), Marvin Brody (Barkeep), Mason Curry (Josh), Reg Parton (Seth), Charles Horvath (Frank)

Notable Guest Stars

Dabbs Greer

Production Number: 7103

Production Notes

• Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long and Linda Evans do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Towns: Pinewood; Hazelton
• Business: O’Donovan’s Saloon

Season 3 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 4 December 1967

Writer: Ken Pettus

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Fritz Weaver (Burke Jordan), Bruce Dern (Gabe Skeets), Rafael Campos (Santiago), Juli Reding (Flo Briggs), John Harmon (Hotel Manager), I. Stanford Jolley (B. Ogden), Lincoln Demyan (Carlos Lopez), Don Chastain (Stacey)

Notable Guest Stars

Fritz Weaver

Production Notes

• Peter Breck and Lee Majors do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Hayes Center
• Location: Trans-Western Mines – Rose Mountain Mine

Season 3 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 27 November 1967

Writers: John O’Dea and Arthur Rowe

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Judy Carne (Bridget Wells), Arlene Golonka (Gail Miller), Stuart Erwin (Charlie Carter), Eddie Firestone (Toby), Harry Swoger (Sprague), Paul Sorenson (Blacksmith), Edward Colemans (Padre), Eve Plumb (Laure), Eileen Baral (Mary)

Notable Guest Stars

Eileen Baral	Judy Carne	Stuart Erwin
	Eddie Firestone

Production Number: 7129

Episode Notes

• Location: Sunrise Mission

Season 3 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 20 November 1967

Writers: John O’Dea and Arthur Rowe

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Judy Carne (Bridget Wells), Leticia Roman (Michelle de Lacaise), Arlene Golonka (Gail Miller), Carl Esmond (Marquis de Lacaise), Stuart Erwin (Charlie Carter), Eddie Firestone (Toby), Bill Zuckert (Rogers), Harry Swoger (Sprague), John Pickard (Wilson), Steve Pendleton (McLeod), Hal Baylor (Gabe), Lincoln Demyan (Fireman), John Crawford (Jim Stone), Jack Catron (Norvil Stone), Edward Colemans (Padre), Jonathon Hole (Beckett), Robert Palmer (Chuck), Maurice St. Clair (Henri), Paul Sorenson (Blacksmith), Eileen Baral (Mary)

Notable Guest Stars

Eileen Baral	Judy Carne	Stuart Erwin
	Eddie Firestone

Production Number: 7127

Episode Notes

• Business: Empire Saloon

Season 3 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 13 November 1967

Writer: Arthur Browne Jr.

Director: Joseph A. Mazzuca

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Bradford Dillman (Dr. James Beldon), Martin Ashe (Martin Erskine), I. Stanford Jolley (Everett Gibbons), Lillian Adams (Mrs. DeKoven), Ellen Corby (Emmie)

Notable Guest Stars

Ellen Corby

Production Number: 7113

Production Notes

• Lee Majors does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Business: Stockton Eagle and Print Shop

Season 3 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 6 November 1967

Teleplay: Michael Gleason

Story: Lou Morheim

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Lew Ayres (Sheriff Roy Kingston), Richard Anderson (Mel Trevor), John Milford (Hearn), Walter Burke (George Gates), Owen Bush (Dr. Riley), Gail Bunney (Housekeeper), Jack Catron (Bill), Michael Harris (Frank), J.P. Burns (Porter), Chuck Roberson (Stage Driver)

Notable Guest Stars

Lew Ayres

Production Notes

• Richard Long, Peter Breck and Lee Majors do not appear in this episode

Awards

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

Episode Notes

• Business: Overland Stage Lines

Season 3 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 30 October 1967

Writer: Harry Kronman

Director: Paul Henreid

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Norman Alden (Jeff Bowden), Robert Nichols (Sam Becker), Joyce Ebert (Mrs. Bowden), Frankie Kabott (Stevie Becker), Harlan Warde (Arthur Kleeber), Rhoda Williams (Mrs. Helen Kleeber), Joe Higgins (The Baker), Mel Allen (Marty), Sheila Bromley (Mrs. Haley), John Harmon (Walt Tenner), John Baxter (Alex), Stephen Liss (Ollie Jamison), Renny McEvoy (Townsman)

Production Number: 7115

Season 3 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 6 October 1967

Writer: Jay Simms

Director: Norman S. Powell

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Douglas Kennedy (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Marilyn Mason (Belle Bleeck), Royal Dano (Jesse Bleeck), Anthony James (Barr Bleeck), Roy Jenson (Dace Edwards), James Boles (Red), Chris Alcaide (Glenn), Clyde Howdy (Charlie), Jason Johnson (Connally)

Notable Guest Stars

Anthony James

Marlyn Mason

Production Number: 7109

Episode Notes

• Featured Barkley: Nick
• Locations: Bleeck House, Fresno Palace Hotel

Season 3 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 9 October 1967

Writer: Don Ingalls

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
James Whitmore (Tom Wills), Susan Strasberg (Sally), Doug Lambert (Lou Farrell), Kevin Hagen (Amos Farrell), Lee Krieger (Doc Moody), Claudia Bryar (Lady), John J. Fox (Barkeep), Walker Edmiston (Store Clerk), Chuck Roberson (Stage Driver), Jim Galante (First Boy), William Henry Lancaster (Second Boy)

Notable Guest Stars

Susan Strasberg

Production Number: 7121

Production Notes

• Richard Long does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: St. John
• Business: M~M Stage Lines