The Virginian – Dark Destiny

Season 2 (Episode 29)

Air Date: 29 April 1964

Writer: Frank Chase

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Randy Boone (Randy), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Brenda Scott (Billie Jo Conrad), Robert J. Wilke (Conrad), Cal Bartlett (Bill), Edward Faulkner (Striker), Mark Tapscott (The Deputy), John Bryant (Dr. Spaulding), David McMahon (The Conductor)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb and Doug McClure do not appear in this episode
  • Song: New River Train (Blue Ridge Mountain Standard c.1895)

 

← A Bride for Lars A Man Called Kane →

The Virginian – A Bride for Lars

Season 2 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 15 April 1964

Writer: True Boardman

Director: Earl Bellamy

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy)

Guest Stars
Katherine Crawford (Anna Swenson), Peter Whitney (Lars Holstrom), Barbara Werle (Betty), Michael Beirne (The Deputy), Paul Birch (Carl Bruner), Ricks Falk (Sven Norbeck), Curt Barrett (The Man), Stewart Bradley (Harkness), John Qualen (Gosta Swenson), John Bryant (The Doctor), Stella Garcia (Maria), X Brands (Raven Wing), Michael Carr (Tall Bow), Dean Harens (The Minister)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Trampas
  • Town: Laramie
  • Location: New Upsala Ranch

 

← The Long Quest Dark Destiny →

The Virginian – The Long Quest

Season 2 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 8 April 1964

Writer: Carey Wilber

Director: Richard L. Bare

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy)

Guest Stars
Ruta Lee (Judith Holly), Joseph Campanella (Corbett), Patricia Breslin (Mary Ann Martin), J. Pat O’Malley (Samuel Bowman), Whit Bissell (Andrew Cass), Walter Woolf King (The Judge), Mark Tapscott (The Deputy), Sam Edward (The Hotel Clerk), Pitt Herbert (The Telegrapher), Jimmy Joyce (The Dispatcher), John Bryant (The Doctor), Clay Tanner (The Freight Handler), Ann Adler (The Waitress), Frank Sully (The Bartender – Danny), David McMahon (The Conductor), Vince Williams (The Bailiff), Casey Peters (Cricket Martin)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure and Gary Clarke do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Set sometime in the early to mid 1880s

 

← The Secret of Brynmar Hall A Bride for Lars →

The Virginian – The Secret of Brynmar Hall

Season 2 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 1 April 1964

Writer: Herman Groves

Director: Robert Tolten

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy)

Guest Stars
Jane Wyatt (Sarah Brynmar), Brooke Bundy (Jenny), Virginia Gregg (Mrs. Tyson), Mark Goddard (Richard), Tom Skeritt (Paul), Victor French (Michael), Ed Platt (Stuart Brynmar)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure and Gary Clarke do not appear in this episode

 

← Rope of Lies The Long Quest →

The Virginian – Rope of Lies

Season 2 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 25 March 1964

Writer: Les Crutchfield

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Diana Millay (Alva), Peter Breck (Jess Carver), Paul Fix (Ebberly Packis), Bill Smith (Bill), Barry Kelley (The Prosecutor), Henry Hunter (Mr. Makely), John Day (Bard), Sam Reese (Squeaker), Perry Cook (Toby), Doodles Weaver (The Station Master), Walter Woolf King (Judge Bradford), Chief Yowlachie (The Indian), Frank Sully (Sam, The Bartender)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb and Doug McClure do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Steve Hill

 

← Another’s Footsteps The Secret of Brynmar Hall →

The Virginian – Another’s Footsteps

Season 2 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 11 March 1964

Writer: Frank Chase

Director: R.G. Springsteen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Randy Boone (Randy), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Sheree North (Karen Anders), John Agar (Tom Anders), Paul Petersen (Dan Grant), Dennis Holmes (Tim Anders), Peter Mamakos (Smudge), Richard Garland (Stevens), George Keymas (The 1st Indian), Jon Drury (Tolliver), John Mitchum (Pooch), Mort Mills (Garrett), Barry Cahill (The Bartender), Robert Karnes (Sheriff of Concho)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb and Doug McClure do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Town: Concho
  • Business: Watrous Hotel (Concho)

 

← The Intruders Rope of Lies →

The Virginian – The Intruders

Season 2 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 4 March 1964

Writer: Dean Riesner

Director: Charles Rondeau

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy), L.Q. Jones (Belden)

Guest Stars
Darren McGavin (Mark Troxell), Hugh Marlowe (Clay Billings), David Macklin (Eddie Tighe), David Carradine (The Utah Kid), Mickey Simpson (Bear Bristow), Frances Morris (Mrs. Moran), Roy Engel (Joe Moran), E.J. André (Alex), Iron Eyes Cody (Black Feather), Rodd Redwing (The Indian Brave), David McMahon (The Conductor), Larry Perron (Indio)

Production Notes

  • Doug McClure and Gary Clarke do not appear in this episode
  • Song: Greensleeves (Traditional English Folk Song)

 

← Smile of a Dragon Another’s Footsteps →

The Virginian – Smile of a Dragon

Season 2 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 26 February 1964

Teleplay: Cy Chermak and Don Ingalls

Story: Borden Chase

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy)

Guest Stars
Miyoshi Umeki (Kim Ho), Richard Carlson (Sheriff Marden), Frank Overton (Mr. Umber), Buck Taylor (Deputy Plumb), Kam Tong (Ning Yang), Phyllis Coates (Mrs. Marden), Patricia Morrow (Ellie Marden), Hank Patterson (The Old Man), Pitt Herbert (The Telegrapher), Stephen Price (Jonathan Marden), Ken Hudgins (The Bartender)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb and James Drury do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Towns: Cunnison; Highwater

 

← A Matter of Destiny The Intruders →

The Virginian – A Matter of Destiny

Season 2 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 19 February 1964

Writer: Al C. Ward

Director: Maury Geraghty

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Peter Graves (Robert Gaynor), Richard Jaeckel (Pat Way), Jean Hale (Janet Lawrence), Roy Engel (Wingate), Robert B. Williams (Barnes), Jess Kirkpatrick (Mr. Lawrence), Craig Duncan (Norris), Stephen Coit (Fred), Bill Erwin (Bevers), Frank Sully (The Bartender – Danny)

Production Notes

  • Gary Clarke does not appear in this episode
  • Song: Paper of Pins (Traditional English Song)

 

← First to Thine Own Self Smile of a Dragon →

The Virginian – First to Thine Own Self

Season 2 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 12 February 1964

Writer: Les Crutchfield

Director: Earl Bellamy

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Randy Boone (Randy), L.Q. Jones (Beldon)

Guest Stars
Mary La Roche (Alma Reese), Jan Merlin (Reese), Bruce Dern (Pell), Claire Wilcox (Melanie), John Truax (The Passenger), Frank Maxwell (Silas)

Production Notes

  • Lee J. Cobb and Doug McClure do not appear in this episode
  • First appearance of Randy Boone as Randy Benton
  • Songs: Shady Grove (Traditional Appalachian Folk Song); I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (1949); The Girl I Left Behind Me (English Folk Song)

 

← The Drifter A Matter of Destiny →

The Virginian – The Drifter

Season 2 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 29 January 1964

Teleplay: Carey Wilber

Story: Frank Fenton

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Leif Erickson (Miles Peterson), Mariette Hartley (Maria Peterson), Michael Forest (Hugh Stager), Gregg Palmer (Sunday), Frank Albertson (Sheriff Webb), Cal Bartlett (Dolan), Tyler McVey (Matthew Barclay), Jackie Russell (Billie), Rex Holman (Donovan), Mike Ragan (Shorty), Chuck Courtney (Jerry)

Production Notes

  • Doug McClure does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Events take place seven years prior to the start of this episode (told in flashback)

 

← The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath First to Thine Own Self →

The Virginian – The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath

Season 2 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 22 January 1964

Writer: Mel Harrold

Director: John Florea

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Roberta Shore (Betsy), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Leo Genn (Gavin Heath), Brendan Dillon (Oliphant), Don Hanmer (Gentry), Bill Zuckert (Mayor Wilkins), John Bryant (Doctor Spalding), Ina Victor (Sally), Robert B. Williams (The Townsman), Jimmy Joyce (Hardesty), Frank Sully (Sam), Robert Kline (The Waiter), Leonard P. Greer (The Driver), Dean Harens (The Parson)

Episode Notes

  • Location: Phosphate Palace

 

← The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones The Drifter →