Category:The Virginian – Main Characters
Clay Grainger (John McIntire)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 6
- Comes from Texas (Bitter Autumn)
- Brother: John Grainger (Bitter Autumn)
- Wife: Holly Grainger (Bitter Autumn)
- Niece: Melissa Wainwright (The Crooked Path)
Season 7
Season 8
| ← Elizabeth Grainger | David Sutton → |
Elizabeth Grainger (Sara Lane)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
| ← Stacey Grainger | Clay Grainger → |
Stacey Grainger (Don Quine)
John Grainger (Charles Bickford)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 5
- His son and his son’s wife died in an Indian raid ten years ago (Legacy of Hate)
Season 6
| ← Jennifer Sommers | Stacey Grainger → |
Emmett Ryker (Clu Gulager)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 3
- Is 26 years old (Ryker)
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
| ← Steve Hill | Betsy Garth → |
Randy Benton (Randy Boone)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 3
- Has never been to a big city (All Nice and Legal)
Season 4
| ← Betsy Garth | Jennifer Sommers → |
Besty Garth (Roberta Shore)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Recurring Character – Seasons 1 and 2
Played by Roberta Shore
- Born: 7 April 1943
Season 3
| ← Emmett Ryker | Randy Benton → |
Steve Hill (Gary Clarke)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 1
- Born in Kansas City (Duel at Shiloh)
Season 2
| ← Judge Henry Garth | Emmett Ryker → |
Judge Henry Garth (Lee J. Cobb)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 1
- Has been retired from the bench for about 10 years (The Judgment)
Season 2
- Knew Mike Tyrone thirty years ago. (The Invaders)
Season 3
- Met Judith Briscoe in the spring of 1860 (A Gallows for Sam Horn)
Season 4
| ← Trampas | Steve Hill → |
Trampas (Doug McClure)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Season 1
- Fought with Kyle Lawson and The Virginian in Cuba (If You Have Tears)
Season 2
- His father’s name is Frank (Ride a Dark Trail)
- Has been at Shiloh for three years (A Killer in Town)
- Uncle: Josh Trampas [father’s brother] (Man of Violence)
Season 3
- Spent time around the Texas border before he came to Shiloh (We’ve Lost a Train)
- Horse’s name is Buck (We’ve Lost a Train)
Season 4
Season 5
- Reminds John Grainger of his son (Legacy of Hate)
- His mother died when he was a child (Melanie)
- Makes $30 per month (Melanie)
Season 6
- Gave up gunfighting about six years ago (Execution at Triste)
- The last time he saw Lee Knight was in Abilene ten years ago (Execution at Triste)
- When he was eight, his mother and two brothers died from Scarlet Fever (The Death Wagon)
- Hasn’t seen Jed Matthews for ten years (Jed)
Season 7
Season 8
The Men from Shiloh
| ← The Virginian | Judge Henry Garth → |
The Virginian (James Drury)
The Virginian (Main Character)
Played by James Drury (Gallery)
- Born: 18 April 1934
- Died: 6 April 2020
Season 1
- Born in Fairfax County, Virginia (Throw a Long Rope)
- Was in a range war in Montana (The Accomplice)
- Fought with Kyle Lawson and Trampas in Cuba (If You Have Tears)
- Never had an older brother (Vengeance is the Spur)
Season 2
- Uses the alias “Pete Harris” (The Fatal Journey)
- Has been in Medicine Bow for at least 7 years (The Drifter)
Season 3
- Has been to St. Louis and San Francisco (Lost Yesterday)
- Has always wanted to know a girl called April (Lost Yesterday)
- Worked on riverboat to New Orleans (Lost Yesterday)
- Arrived at Shiloh six years ago (Lost Yesterday)
- Has been to Laredo (We’ve Lost a Train)
Season 4
Season 5
- Met Annie Carlson eight years ago in Abilene at the Red Cat Saloon (Ride to Delphi)
- Uses the alias “Mark Carson” (High Stakes)
- Has known Wesley Hedges since he was a kid (High Stakes)
- Used to work with Wesley Hedges’ brother (High Stakes)
Season 6
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- Uses the alias “Ed Morgan” (A Bad Place to Die)
- Met Ellen Cooper seven years ago in Beaverville (A Small Taste of Justice)
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Season 7
Season 8
The Men from Shiloh
| Trampas → |