Series synopsis
Stagecoach West is an American western crime television series that premiered on ABC on October 4, 1960. It ended on June 27, 1961. It stars Wayne Rogers, Robert Bray, Richard Eyer and John Dehner.
Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series which ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry and Simon Kane operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David "Davey" Kane, joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had ...
Premise
Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series which ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry and Simon Kane operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David "Davey" Kane, joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had been on opposite sides of the American Civil War; Kane, a captain in the Union Army, while Perry had fought for the Confederate States of America. The one-hour black-and-white program was offered at 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays opposite NBC's Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, and CBS's The Red Skelton Show.
Rogers became well-known a dozen years later on M*A*S*H, and Bray later portrayed the forest ranger Corey Stuart on Lassie from 1964–1969, both on CBS. Child actor Richard Eyer had starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Friendly Persuasion and Desperate Hours.
Stagecoach West was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television. It is believed that the series was cancelled despite the high quality of its production because of the glut of westerns on television at the time that it aired. The same fate had fallen on CBS's Johnny Ringo, a 1959 one-season spin-off of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Wayne Rogers as Luke Perry
- Robert Bray as Simon Kane
- Richard Eyer as Davey Kane
- John Dehner
- Darren McGavin
- Denver Pyle as Hewitt
- Jack Warden
- Bing Russell
Supporting cast
- James Best
- Linda Dangcil
- Ed Kemmer
- Berkeley Harris as Willie (uncredited)
- DeForest Kelley as Lt. Clarke
- Jack Gordon as Townsman (uncredited)
- Jean Hagen as Lilly de Milo
- John Litel as Dan Murchison
- Robert J. Wilke as Taylor Norman
- Russell Custer as Townsman (uncredited)
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Ben Wait
- Stanja Lowe as Melinda Carr
Guest cast
- John Dehner
- Darren McGavin
- Denver Pyle as Hewitt
- Jack Warden
- Bing Russell
- James Best
- Linda Dangcil
- Ed Kemmer
- Berkeley Harris as Willie (uncredited)
- DeForest Kelley as Lt. Clarke
- Jack Gordon as Townsman (uncredited)
- Jean Hagen as Lilly de Milo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 38 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 38 | October 4, 1960 | June 27, 1961 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
High Lonesome Simon meets a man at a way station who has been hired to kill him. |
October 4, 1960 |
| 2 | The Land Beyond | October 11, 1960 |
| 3 | Dark Return | October 18, 1960 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 1960 |
| Last aired | June 27, 1961 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |