THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP
DESILU/ ABC TELEVISION
Information From IMDb
Plot Summary
Marshal Earp keeps the law, first in Kansas and later in Arizona,
using his over-sized pistols and a variety of sidekicks.
Most of the saga is based loosely on fact, with historical badguys and good guys,
ending up with the famous shootout at the O.K. corral.
Written by Ed Stephan
Series Cast
Hugh O'Brian ... Wyatt Earp (46 episodes, 1955-1961)
Alan Dinehart III ... Bat Masterson (24 episodes, 1955-1959)
Douglas Fowley ... Doc Holliday / ... (23 episodes, 1955-1961)
Paul Brinegar ... Jim 'Dog' Kelly (16 episodes, 1956-1958)
Rico Alaniz ... Esteban / ... (14 episodes, 1955-1960)
Sam Flint ... Dad Lenhart / ... (12 episodes, 1955-1961)
Don Haggerty ... Marsh Murdock / ... (12 episodes, 1955-1961)
William Tannen ... Deputy Hal Norton (12 episodes, 1956-1958)
Steve Pendleton ... Thacker / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1961)
Bill Cassady ... Dr. McCarty / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1959)
Trevor Bardette ... Old Man Clanton (9 episodes, 1958-1961)
Damian O'Flynn ... Doc Goodfellow / ... (8 episodes, 1956-1961)
and many others, notably
James Coburn,
and some of Duke's 'Pals'
Carleton Young, Grant Withers and Adele Mara
Series Directed
Paul Landres (24 episodes, 1960-1961)
Frank McDonald (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Series Produced by
Robert Sisk .... executive producer (8 episodes, 1956-1959)
Louis F. Edelman .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Roy Rowland .... producer (unknown episodes)
Series Writing Credits
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (20 episodes, 1960-1961)
John Dunkel (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Daniel B. Ullman (unknown episodes)
Trivia
* Shown on ABC from 6 September 1955 -26 September 1961. The series ended with an unusual five-part episode where Earp discovered crooked goin's on by the evil Clantons at the OK Corral with a climatic final shoot out.
* From 1956 until 1959 the show was set in Dodge City, which was also the setting for "Gunsmoke" (1955). Marshall Matt Dillon is never mentioned, but in one episode Earp makes a passing reference to the Longbranch Saloon, a setting for much of the action on "Gunsmoke".
Filming Locations
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
RKO Studios - 780 Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA