The Virginian 1962 - 1971

The Virginian is an American Western television series starring 
James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 
for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became 
television's first 90-minute western series (75 minutes excluding 
commercial breaks). Television's third longest running western.

Set around the year 1886, and loosely based on the 1902 novel by 
Owen Wister, the series revolved around the tough foreman of the 
Shiloh Ranch, played by James Drury. He and his top hand Trampas 
(Doug McClure) were the only characters to remain with the show for the entire run. As in the book, the foreman went only by the name "The Virginian." 
The Virginian's real name was never revealed in the nine years the show 
was on the air. The series was set in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, and circled 
around the foreman's quest to maintain an orderly lifestyle at Shiloh. The 
ranch was named after the two day American Civil War Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. The Virginian's white Appaloosa was named Joe D., and 
Trampas' buckskin horse was named Buck. As the show progressed, 
Trampas became the more developed of the characters, and it continues 
to be the role for which actor Doug McClure was best known.

Complete cast

James Drury and Doug McClure were the only performers who appeared in 
all seasons of the series 

James Drury as The Virginian 
Doug McClure as Trampas 
Lee J. Cobb as Judge Henry Garth 
Gary Clarke as Steve Hill 
Roberta Shore as Betsy Garth 
Pippa Scott as Molly Wood 
Ross Elliott as Sheriff Abbott 
Frank Sully as Bartender Danny 
John Bryant as Dr. Spaulding 
Randy Boone as Randy Benton 
Harper Flaherty as Harper 
L.Q. Jones as Andy Belden 
Clu Gulager as Deputy Ryker 
Diane Roter as Jennifer, Garth's niece 
John Dehner as Morgan Starr 
Harlan Warde as Sheriff Brannan 
Charles Bickford as John Grainger 
Don Quine as Stacey Grainger 
Sara Lane as Elizabeth Grainger 
John McIntire as Clay Grainger 
Jeanette Nolan as Holly Grainger 
David Hartman as Dave Sutton 
Tim Matheson as Jim Horn 
Stuart Nisbet as Bartender Bart 
Jean Peloquin (aka Joe Cannon) as Gene 

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