Category:The Virginian

Season 4 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 13 October 2965

Writer: Robert Crean

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy Garth)

Guest Stars
Glenn Corbett (David Henderson), John Doucette (Calder), Virginia Christine (Mrs. Nora Claypool), Jack Lambert (Pine), Ford Rainey (Claypool)

Production Notes

• Last appearance of Roberta Shore as Betsy Garth

Episode Notes

• Business: Teton Mining and Development

Season 4 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 6 October 1965

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

Director: Bernard Kowalski

Synopsis

Guest Stars
William Shatner (Luke Milford), Strother Martin (Finley), Donald Barry (The Thin Man), John Pickard (The Sheriff), Dick Reeves (The Bartender), E.J. Andre (The Cook), Frank Evans (The Deadwood Bartender), Jackie Russell (Irmetta), Melodie Johnson (Mina), Darlene Enlow (Daisy), Nina Seastrom (The Saloon Girl), Rodd Redwing (The Indian Spokesman)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb and Clu Gulager do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Trampas
• Episode starts in the middle of June
• Town: Deadwood

Season 4 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 29 September 1965

Writer: Harry Kronman

Director: Don Richardson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Albert Salmi (Rafe Simmons), Susan Oliver (Martha Perry), Harry Townes (Cal Beesom), Bruce Dern (Bert Kramer), Alice Frost (Mrs. Kobey), Dub Taylor (Walt Cooper), Dave Willock (Hank Jessup), Craig Hundley (Kenny Beesom), Ed Prentiss (Warden), Bob Hull (The Townsman), George Kirgo (The Bartender), Jo-Carol Nadel (Cath), Jimmy Lee Cook (The Blacksmith)

Production Notes

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

Episode Notes

• Events during this episode occur at the end of May
• The dance is on 24 May
• Locations: Medicine Bow School; Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary

Season 4 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 22 September 1965

Writer: Don Ingalls

Director: Robert Butler

Synopsis

Guest Stars
John Anderson (Adam Tercell), Maura McGiveney (Reagan Tercell), John McLiam (John Pierce), Sean McClory (Cobb), Jon Locke (Abel Tercell), Tim Donnelly (Tippy), Edward Faulkner (Proctor), Harold Gould (Lacey)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb does not appear in this episode
• Songs: Click Go the Shears (Tradition Australian Bush Ballad); The Wild Colonial Boy (Traditional Irish-Australian Ballad)

Episode Notes

• Business: Rocky Mountain Saloon

Season 4 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 15 September 1965

Writer: Dick Nelson

Director: Tony Leader

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Robert Lansing (Matt Denning), Andrew Prine (Will Denning), Jan Shepard (Ellen Denning), Kurt Russell (Andy Denning), Hal Baylor (Jobie), Loyal Lucas (Gunny), Fred Carson (Cut Hand), Stuart Randall (Judge Clayborn), Bill Quinn (The Prosecutor), Henry Hunter (The Defense Attorney), Jess Kirkpatrick (Marshal Dawes), Brad Weston (The 1st Trooper), Myron Healey (Sgt. Cohane)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb and Randy Boone do not appear in this episode
• Even though credited in the opening (title) sequence, Diane Roter does not appear until episode 7 – Jennifer

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Emmet Ryker

Season 3 (Episode 30)

Air Date: 21 April 1965

Writer: Borden Chase

Director: Earl Bellamy

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
L.Q. Jones (Belden)

Guest Stars
Neville Brand (Reese), Peter Brown (Chad), William Smith (Riley), Philip Carey (Captain Parmalee), Fernando Lams (Captain Estrada), Rhonda Fleming (Carmelita Flanagan), Ida Lupino (Mama Dolores), Bing Russell (The Man), Alberto Morin (Alvarez), David Renard (The 3rd Rurale Guard), House Peters Jr. (The Bartender), David Cadiente (Yaqui “A”), Holly McIntire (The Girl), Teresa Terry (Estrallita), Priscilla Garcia (Gaviota), Ralph Neff (The Stable Owner), Andy Romano (The 2nd Rurale Guard), Ruben Moreno (The Yaqui Chief), Michael Cullen (The Ranger), Zon Murray (The 1st Gunman), Pete Dunn (The 2nd Gunman), X Brands (The 3rd Gunman)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb and Clu Gulager do not appear in this episode
• This episode was a backdoor pilot for the TV series Laredo (1965-1967)
• Song: Raise a Ruckus Tonight (Minstrel song)

Episode Notes

• Towns: Laredo, Texas; Palmero, Mexico
• Business: Cactus Saloon (Laredo)

Season 3 (Episode 29)

Air Date: 14 April 1965

Writer: Gene L. Coon

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Michael Ansara (Marshal Merle Frome), Peter Whitney (Jake Landers), Tom Skerritt (Billy Landers), Leonard Nimoy (Benjamin Frome), Barry Kelley (Sheriff Jim Brady), Leslie Perkins (Junie), Ed Faulkner (Tom Landers), Cal Bartlett (Bobby Landers), Dabbs Greer (Doc), John Pickard (Charlie Hobkins), Don Wilbanks (The Cowboy), Jud Beaumont (Curly Laughlin), Hal Baylor (The 1st Miner)

Notable Guest Stars

Michael Ansara

Ed Faulkner

Leonard Nimoy

Tom Skerritt

Peter Whitney

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Roberta Shore and Randy Boone do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: The Virginian
• Town: Monolith, Arizona
• Businesses: The First Territorial Bank of Monolith; Last Lode Saloon

Season 3 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 31 March 1965

Writer: Gabrielle Upton

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
L.Q. Jones (Belden)

Guest Stars
Franchot Tone (Murdoch), Billy Mumy (Willie), Alan Baxter (Northrup), Adam Williams (Roper)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Clu Gulager and Roberta Shore do not appear in this episode

Season 3 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 24 March 1965

Teleplay: True Boardman

Story: Carey Wilber

Director: Leon Benson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Carlson (Major Ralph Forrester), Kathleen Crowley (Jennifer McLeod), Dorothy Green (Laura Forrester), Richard Crane (Paul Denning), Douglas Henderson (Leonard Walters), Herbert Voland (Judge Dodge), John Lodge (The Doctor), Harry Swoger (Sheriff Mark Killigrew), William Boyett (Harley), Burt Mustin (Jebb Finney), Fred Holliday (The Telegraph Operator), Mike Ragan (The Stableman), Harold Gould (John Harrison)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Roberta Shore and Randy Boone do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: The Virginian
• Events in this episode happen during early April
• Town: Honesty, Wyoming
• Business: Laura Bell Saloon

Season 3 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 17 March 1965

Writers: John and Ward Hawkins

Director: Maury Geraghty

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Simon Oakland (Big Bob Coulter), Tom Simcox (Deputy Fenton), Robert Pine (Young Bob Coulter), Marilyn Wayne (Kitty Dolan), Tom Reese (Hans Wallsack), Frank Gerstle (Clint Koski), Lew Brown (Kelly Jones), Ben Johnson (Jim Brandt), Gilbert Green (Judge Porter), True Boardman (Dr. Hennesy), Will J. White (Ed Blackburn), Jimmy Joyce (The Clerk), Robin Watts (The Waitress)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Roberta Shore, Randy Boone and James Drury do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Character: Trampas
• Town: Coulter Junction
• Business: Koski Freight Co.

Season 3 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 10 March 1965

Writer: Sheldon Stark

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roy Engel (Barney Wingate)

Guest Stars
Martin Milner (Dave Ferguson), William Smith (Paul Rogers), Joan Freeman (Katherine Daniels), Arch Johnson (Charles Daniels), William Bramley (John Ferguson), Russell Thorson (Ollie), Norman Leavitt (The Proprietor), Gregg Palmer (The 1st Cowhand), Don Eitner (The 2nd Cowhand)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb does not appear in this episode
• Song: Wait for the Wagon by Oliver Ditson (1851)

Season 3 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 3 March 1965

Teleplay: Preston Wood

Story: Frank Telford and Harry Kleiner

Director: John Florea

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ford Rainey (Marshal Floyd Buckman), Adam West (Sam Loomis), Michael Macready (Coby Hall), John Litel (Wade Hammill), Ken Mayer (George Gaynor), Shug Fisher (Pony Bill Steele), Bill McLean (The Telegrapher), Walker Edmiston (Jimmy French), William Stevens (Shagrue), John Hubbard (Dr. Wagner), John Gilgreen (The Clerk), Buck Young (Steeber), Adrianne Ellis (Nora Buckman)

Production Notes

• Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager and Roberta Shore do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Cobb’s Run