Category:The Virginian

Season 4 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 12 January 1966

Writer: Halsted Welles

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Telly Savalas (Colonel Bliss), Robert F. Simon (Eric Larsen), Brenda Scott (Gina Larsen), Buck Taylor (Lem Bliss), Douglas Kennedy (The Sheriff), Coleen Gray (Pearl), Peter Coe (Adrian), William Phipps (Hans), Andy Albin (Ernie), Jeff Scott (The Deputy), Philip de Firmian (Wilbur), Peter Sutas (Thomas)

Production Notes

• Clu Gulager, Diane Roter and James Drury do not appear in this episode
• Even though credited, Lee J. Cobb by this time had left the show (he does not appear in the remaining episodes of Season 4)

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Trampas
• Town: New Hope

Season 4 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 5 January 1966

Writer: Herb Meadow

Director: Alf Kjellin

Synopsis

Guest Stars
James Whitmore (Capt. Piper Pritican), Virginia Grey (Laura Pritican), Steve Carlson (Davis Pritican), Peter Whitney (Ansel Miller), Wesley Lau (Mat McClain), Frank Gerstle (Milt Shiffman), John Mitchum (Bucky), Jackie Russell (The Bar Girl), Jimmy Lee Cook (The Carpenter)

Production Notes

• Final appearance of Lee J. Cobb as Judge Henry Garth

Season 4 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 29 December 1965

Writers: John and Ward Hawkins

Director: Alexander Singer

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Leif Erickson (Bill Kane), Joan Freeman (Judy Kane), Michael Sarrazin (Sam Coates), Karl Swenson (Ben Wallace), Rayford Barnes (Smith), Hal Bokar (Kelly), Noam Pitlik (Bert March), Jim Boles (Henry Wirtz), John Mitchum (The Bartender), Jimmy Lee Cook (Jimmy Lee)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Randy Boone and Diane Roter do not appear in this episode

Season 4 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 22 December 1965

Writer: Donn Mullally

Director: Charles S. Dubin

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Simon Oakland (Charles Sanders), James Best (Curt Westley), Davey Davison (Joan Westley), Ron Soble (Hoby Porter), David McLean (The Governor – James), Bryan O’Byrne (Caldwell), James Doohan (O’Banion), Michael Harris (The Drummer), William Tannen (The Conductor), Paul Potash (Larry Chase), Jack Pepper (Raymond Jerez), Don Steward (Kip Lathrop)

Production Notes

• Doug McClure and Randy Boone do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Bradenville
• Company: Wells Fargo & Co. Express ~ Wells Fargo & Co. Executive Offices (Bradenville)

Season 4 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 15 December 1965

Writer: Richard Fielder

Director: Tony Leader

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Harry Guardino (Sam Willock), Kelly Thordsen (Mace), Don Dubbins (Albie), Stuart Anderson (Stratton), Nolan Leary (The Doctor)

Production Notes

• Song: Lone Star Trail

Season 4 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 8 December 1965

Writer: Halsted Welles

Director: Charles S. Dubin

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Leslie Nielsen (Harry Lightfoot), Harold J. Stone (Eb Clinchy), Claude Akins (Hezekiah), Berkeley Harris (Crouch), Margaret Blye (Velvet-Rose), Marge Redmond (Mary Clinchy), Harlan Warde (Sheriff Brannon), Rory Stevens (Timothy), Shug Fisher (Mr. Peterson), Jimmy Joyce (The Bystander), Leonard P. Geer (The Cowboy)

Production Notes

• Doug McClure, Randy Boone and Diane Roter do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Emmett Ryker

Season 4 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 1 December 1965

Writer: A.I. Bezzerides

Director: Richard Benedict

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Michael Constantine (Stavras Karas), Louise Sorel (Eleni Niarcos), Anthony Hayes (Sam), Russ Conway (Charley), Vicki Malkin (Sophie Karas), Joey Russo (Yanko Karas)

Production Notes

• James Drury does not appear in this episode

Season 4 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 24 November 1965

Writer: Martha Wilkerson

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Thomas Gomez (Fedencio), Joan Staley (Maggie), Joe Mantell (Aaron), Michael Forest (Zack Wheeler), Gregg Palmer (Cal), Chris Alcaide (Haller), Jimmy Lee Cook (The Bartender)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Clu Gulager, Randy Boone and Diane Roter do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: San Christian
• Locations: El Ranchito Fidencio ~ Catina y Posada; Mexico

Season 4 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 17 November 1965

Teleplay: Frank Chase

Story: Alvin Boretz

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Beymer (Frank Colter), Sherry Jackson (Lois Colter), Leonard Nimoy (Keith Bentley), Sue Randall (Sara Bentley), Lee Patterson (Midge Conway), Mort Mills (Bert Devlin), Douglas V. Fowley (Sheriff Ben Tolliver), Rex Holman (Lonny), Ken Lynch (Philip Leland), Lane Bradford (Deke), John Harmon (Trivett), John Mitchum (The Bartender), Hinton Pope (The 1st Townsman), Russ Whiteman (The 2nd Townsman)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Clu Gulager, Diane Roter and James Drury do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Towns: Denver; Eagle Rock (Wyoming)

Season 4 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 10 November 1965

Teleplay: Richard Fielder

Story: James Duff McAdams

Director: Paul Stanley

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Charles Bronson (Ben Justin), Lois Nettleton (Mary Justin), George Kennedy (Tom), Vito Scotti (Gilly), Bob Random (Will Justin), Edward Faulkner (Blaylock), Robert P. Lieb (Mr. Howell), Davis Roberts (The Station Master), Russ Bender (Doc Linnell), Charles McDaniel (The Storekeeper), James B. Sikking (Sanders)

Season 4 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 3 November 1965

Teleplay: Theodore Apstein and Rita Lakin

Story: Rita Lakin

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
James MacArthur (Johnny Bradford), Michael Stanwood (The Deputy), Hal Needham (The Bounty Hunter), Jimmy Lee Cook (The Cowhand), Boyd Stockman (The Stagecoach Driver)

Production Notes

• First appearance of Diane Roter as Jennifer Sommers

Episode Notes

• Book: Cowboys of the West by Clyde Winslow
• Town: Tylerville

Season 4 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 27 October 1965

Teleplay: Barry Oringer

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Earl Holliman (Wiley), Joyce Van Patten (Mary Stewart), Royal Dano (Daniels), Edward Binns (McCormick), Perry Lopez (Shotgun), Joe De Santis (Juan Pablo), John Hoyt (Mr. Marshall), Pepe Callahan (Manuelo), Norman Leavitt (The Ragpicker), Guy Wilkerson (The Sheriff), Heather Ames (Lisa), Kevin Tate (The Boy), Joel Price (The Bartender)

Production Notes

• Based on the Story by Ruth L. Adams

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Emmett Ryker
• Town: Jackson City
• Jackson City Business: Spinning Wheel Saloon