THE WESTERNER
FOUR STAR PROUCTIONS
NBC TELEVISION
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Plot Summary
Laconic cowboy Dave Blasingame wanders the Wild West
with his faithful dog Brown and the occasional
companionship of pal Burgundy Smith.
Series Cast
Brian Keith ... Dave Blassingame (13 episodes, 1960)
Jimmy Lee Cook ... Band Member / ... (5 episodes, 1960)
Hank Gobble ... Digger / ... (5 episodes, 1960)
Michael T. Mikler ... Band Member / ... (4 episodes, 1960)
Marie Selland ... Addie McKeen / ... (4 episodes, 1960)
John Dehner ... Burgundy Smith (3 episodes, 1960)
Rudy Dolan ... Band Member / ... (3 episodes, 1960)
Malcolm Atterbury ... Marshal Frank Dollar / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
Victor Izay ... Bartender / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
Wayne Tucker ... Ned / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
Irene Calvillo ... Choli / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
Series Directed by
Sam Peckinpah (5 episodes, 1960)
André De Toth (2 episodes, 1960)
Series Produced by
Jack Gariss .... associate producer (13 episodes, 1960)
Sam Peckinpah .... producer (11 episodes, 1960)
Hal Hudson .... executive producer (7 episodes, 1960)
Richard V. Heermance .... associate producer (6 episodes, 1960)
Series Writing Credits
Sam Peckinpah (13 episodes, 1960)
Bruce Geller (4 episodes, 1960)
Jack Curtis (2 episodes, 1960)
Tom Gries (2 episodes, 1960)
Robert Heverly (2 episodes, 1960)
Trivia
One episode of this series, "Line Camp," was the basis for the feature film Will Penny (1968). The episode and the film were both written and directed by 'Tom Gries'.
The series was developed from a 1959 episode of "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre" written and directed by Sam Peckinpah titled "Trouble at Tres Cruces".
A pilot for this series, starring Lee Marvin as Dave Blassingame, was later aired on "The Dick Powell Show" in 1963, titled The Losers.
Filming Location
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA