STONY BURKE
DAYSTAR PRODUCTIONS
UNITED ARTIST'S TELEVISION
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY (ABC)
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who was competing for the Golden Buckle,
the award given to the world champion saddle bronc rider.
During his quest, Stoney became entangled in the lives of numerous people,
and got into and out of trouble.
He was sometimes accompanied by his friends
Ves Painter, played by Warren Oates, and E.J. Stocker, played by Bruce Dern.
Series Cast
Jack Lord ... Stoney Burke (32 episodes, 1962-1963)
Warren Oates ... Ves Painter / ... (11 episodes, 1962-1963)
Robert Dowdell ... Cody Bristol (9 episodes, 1962-1963)
Bill Hart ... Red / ... (8 episodes, 1962-1963)
Bruce Dern ... E.J. Stocker / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Buck Taylor ... Mule / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
George Mitchell ... Cal Bristol / ... (3 episodes, 1962)
Bill Gunn ... Bud Sutter / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Casey Tibbs ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Len Lesser ... Detective Sam / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
John Anderson ... Bruce Austin / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Lex Connelly ... Cowboy / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Ted de Corsia ... Burlington / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
Joe Maross ... Vince Patterson / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
Series Directed by
Leslie Stevens (8 episodes, 1962-1963)
Tom Gries (6 episodes, 1962-1963)
Leonard Horn (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
Laslo Benedek (4 episodes, 1963)
Robert Butler (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
John Erman (2 episodes, 1963)
William A. Graham (2 episodes, 1963)
Series Writing Credits
Leslie Stevens (15 episodes, 1962-1963)
Philip Saltzman (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Bob Barbash (2 episodes, 1963)
S.S. Schweitzer (2 episodes, 1963)
Ed Adamson (unknown episodes)
Series Produced by
Leslie Stevens .... producer (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Allan Balter .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Barbash .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
John Elizalde .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jack Poplin .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ralph Riskin .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ron Silverman .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Series Original Music
Dominic Frontiere (1 episode, 1963)
Series Cinematography
Ted D. McCord (1 episode, 1962)
Conrad L. Hall (1 episode, 1963)
Reception
The same year that Stoney Burke premiered, NBC aired its own drama about rodeo performers, The Wide Country.
It ended after twenty-eight episodes.
Both series were essentially Westerns that debuted right at the end of the time when Western shows
- a fixture of 1950's and early 1960s television - had been a #1 draw on the medium.
By the early 1960s, television Westerns had fallen out of favor with audiences.
Both shows were canceled after one season.
from wikipedia
DVD release
On April 16, 2013, Timeless Media Group will release
Stoney Burke - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.
The 6-disc set will feature all 32 episodes of the series.
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