Filmed in Hollywood by
Four Star Films, Inc.
Malcolm Enterprises, Inc. Production
in association with
CBS Television Network
PRODUCERS INCLUDED: JOHN ROBINSON AND ED ADAMSON
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: JACK SONTAG
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE: FRANK BAUR
UNIT/PRODUCTION MANAGERS: NORMAN S. POWELL AND LLOYD D. ALLEN
US western series 1958-61 98 episodes (94 here) x 30 min bw
colorized in the 1990's
season 1 1958-59 36 eps listed here (CBS Saturdays 8:30 pm EST)
season 2 1959-60 32 eps listed here (CBS Saturdays 8:30 pm EST)
season 3 1960-61 26 eps listed here (CBS Wednesdays 8:30 pm EST)
Starring
Steve McQueen
as Josh Randall
with
Wright King as Jason Nichols(1960)
Premise:
Western series about bounty hunter Josh Randall.
DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
THOMAS CARR,DONALD MCDOUGALL,R.G.SPRINGSTEEN,GEORGE BLAIR,
HARRY HARRIS,JR.,MURRAY GOLDEN, RICHARD DONNER
WRITERS INCLUDED:
DON BRINKLEY, ELLIS MARCUS, FRANK D. GILROY, CHRISTOPHER KNOPF,
FRED FREIBERGER, D.D. BEAUCHAMP AMD MARRY M. BEAUCHAMP, DAVID LANG,
JOHN ROBINSON,SAMUEL A. PEEPLES, WELLS ROOT, ED ADAMSON, NORMAN KATKOV
EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR: BERNARD BURTON
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY INCLUDED:
LESTER SHORR, CHAS E. BURKE, HARRY J. WILD, FRANK CARSON, GUY ROE,
CARL E. GUTHRIE, GEORGE E. DISKANT
MUSIC SUPERVISOR:
HARRY KING (1ST AND PART OF 2ND SEASON),
HERSCHEL BURKE GILBERT (PART OF 2ND SEASON AND 3RD),
MUSIC SCORE: RUDY SCHRAGER (PART OF 2ND AND 3RD SEASON)
STUNTS:
LOREN JANES, FRED KRONE, BILL CATCHING, TROY MELTON, TOM STEELE,
PAUL STADER, DALE VAN SICKLE, GIL PERKINS, CHUCK HAYWARD,
CHUCK BAIL, BILL HART
FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED:
JACK INGRAM RANCH, IVERSON RANCH, CORRIGANVILE RANCH,
REPUBLIC PICTURES BACKLOT AND WESTERN STREET,VASQUEZ ROCKS,
FOUR STAR INTERIOR STUDIO WESTERN STREET
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0.00 Trackdown: THE BOUNTY HUNTER (1958)
7Mar58
(pilot for "Wanted: Dead or Alive" series)
featured in "Trackdown" series episode 1.21
PRODUCED BY VINCENT M.FENNELLY.
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY JOHN ROBINSON.
starring
Robert Culp ................... Hoby Gilman
guest star
Steve McQueen ................. Josh Randall
with
Jean Willes ................... Janette York
Kenneth MacDonald ............. Sheriff
Barbara Fuller ................ Mrs. Phillips
GEORGE NEISE....AS NATE PHILLIPS,
BARBARA FULLER....AS MRS PHILLIPS,
STACY HARRIS....AS IRA BLACK,
KENNETH MACDONALD....AS THE SHERIFF.
(UNCREDITED CAST)
HERB VIGRAN....AS THE BARTENDER,
JAMES GRIFFITH....AS THE SALOON KEEPER,
TOM STEELE,DALE VAN SICKLE,GIL PERKINS.
SYNOPSIS:
BOUNTY HUNTER JOSH RANDALL IS DETERMINED TO CAPTURE CRIMINAL NATE
PHILLIPS. JOSH TRACKS HIM TO THE TOWN OF BIG BEND, TEXAS. THERE HE
MEETS TEXAS RANGER HOBY GILMAN WHO AGREES TO HELP JOSH FIND PHILLIPS
AS LONG AS HE STAYS ON THE SIDE OF THE LAW. [SC]
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36 episodes
CBS Saturdays 8:30 pm Eastern
1.01 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: MARTIN POSTER (1ST SHOW)(1958)
6Sep58 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY JOHN ROBINSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Michael Landon ................ Carl Martin
Nick Adams .................... Andy Martin
Jenifer Lea ................... Louise Martin
Dabbs Greer ................... Tom Wade
Vaughn Taylor ................. Dr. Glen Leach
John Cliff
ROBERT ANDERSON (UNCREDITED)
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH GOES AFTER TWO BROTHERS ANDY AND CARL MARTIN WHO KILLED HIS
FRIEND MARSHALL JEFF WILCOX. [SC]
1.02 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "FATAL MEMORY"
13-Sep-1958 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY DON BRINKLEY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Russell Thorson ............... Col. J.J. Sykes
Gloria Talbott ................ Jody Sykes
Ralph Moody ................... Victor Flamm
Vic Perrin .................... Willie Joe Weems
Joan Banks .................... Clara Hood
Kem Dibbs ..................... Bounty Man
Mike Ragan .................... Cowpoke
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS ON THE TRAIL OF AN ARMY DESERTER WHO HAS PUT UP FAKE WANTED
POSTERS ABOUT AN ARMY COMMANDER THAT HE SERVED UNDER. [SC]
1.03 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE BOUNTY (1958)
20Sep58 CBS
WRITTEN BY SAMUEL A. PEEPLES.
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Mort Mills .................... Clark Daimier
Jean Howell ................... Juanita Hernandez
Francis McDonald .............. Juan Hernandez
James Burke ................... Sheriff Tatum
Dennis Cross .................. Charley Two Hawks
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH HUNTS FOR A VICIOUS BOUNTY HUNTER NAMED CLARK DAIMLER WHO
GUNNED DOWN AN ELDERLY FUGITIVE WANTED FOR MURDER. [SC]
1.04 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "DEAD END"
27-Sep-1958 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY GEORGE F. SLAVIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Joe De Santis ................. Luis Portilia
Robert Griffin ................ J. Noonan
Anna Navarro .................. Conchita
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS HIRED TO FIND AND APPREHEND A RANCH WORKER WHO STOLE $10,OOO,
AND THEN DISAPPEARED. [SC]
1.05 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: SHAWNEE BILL (1958)
4Oct58 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY DAVID LANG.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Dan Poe
Lewis Charles ................. Gait
Phil Phillips
I. Stanford Jolley
Sid Clute
Russ Bender
SYNOPSIS:
AFTER LOSING ONE THOUSAND DOLLERS IN A POKER GAME TO A STRANGER
NAMED DAN POE,WHO CLAIMS TO KNOW WHERE THE WANTED 'SHAWNEE BILL'
CAN BE FOUND, SENDS THE MONEY AWAY AND INTRODUCES HIMSELF AS
SHAWNEE BILL. IN ORDER TO GET HIS REWARD, JOSH ESCORTS THE MAN OVER
170 MILES TO COLORADO. [SC]
1.06 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: GIVE AWAY GUN (1958)
11Oct58 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY FRANK D. GILROY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST :
Everett Sloane ................ Mr. Walker
Lurene Tuttle ................. Mrs. Walker
Frank Faylen .................. Sheriff Earl Tipton
Richard Devon
John Harmon
Florence Lake
Addison Richards
Jon Lormer
Joseph Mell
Uncredited Cast:
TOM STEELE,PAUL STADER,GIL PERKINS
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH GOES AFTER A GUNMAN HE HAS NEVER SEEN AND CAN ONLY IDENIFY BY
THE PECULIAR WAY HE DRAWS HIS GUN. [SC]
1.07 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "RANSOM FOR A NUN"
18-Oct-1958 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY ELLIS MARCUS.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Claire Griswold ............... Sister Grace
Lillian Bronson ............... Mother Superior
George Brenlin ................ Leu Kidder
Hugh Sanders .................. Sheriff
Terry Frost ................... Harry Wilson
SYNOPSIS:
A MOTHER SUPERIOR ASKS FOR JOSH'S HELP TO FIND AND FREE A NUN TAKEN
HOSTAGE BY A GANG OF OUTLAWS WHO'S BOSS IS BEING ESCORTED TO TUCSON FOR
TRIAL. [SC]
1.08 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "MIRACLE AT POT HOLE"
25-Oct-1958 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY ELLIS MARCUS.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Jay C. Flippen ................ Shute Wilson
Paul Wexler ................... Lester Bailey
Steve Brodie .................. Chester Millerl Penfold Crane
John Dierkes .................. Charlie
Frank Marlowe ................. Land Agent
Helen Jay ..................... Martha
Tony Caruso
Claire Carleton
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH RANDALL TRACKS DOWN A MAN WANTED FOR MURDER AND TURNS HIM OVER TO
SHERIFF CHUTE WILSON, BUT LATER LEARNS THAT THE SHERIFF IS CORRUPT AND
BEGINS TO HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE WANTED MAN'S GUILT. [SC]
1.09 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE FOURTH HEADSTONE (1958)
1Nov58 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY FRANK D GILROY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Mona Freeman .................. Jackie Harris
Rusty Lane .................... Sheriff Gladstone
Russ Conway ................... Sheriff Pete Link
EARL HODGINS.
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH PAYS A VISIT TO HIS FRIEND SHERIFF GLADSTONE AND OFFERS HIS HELP
TO ESCORT AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN PRISONER, WHO HAS KILLED THREE MEN,
TO ANOTHER JAIL. [SC]
1.10 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: TIL DEATH DO US PART (1959)
8Nov58 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY DON BRINKLEY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Mala Powers ........... Stacy Torrance
Gerald Mohr ............. Leo Torrance
WILLIAM SCHALLERT ....AS THE HOTEL CLERK,
HARRY HARVEY,SR....AS THE BARTENDER,
MIKE REGAN....AS THE STAGECOACH DRIVER.
SYNOPSIS:
ATTRACTIVE STACY TORRANCE IS WANTED FOR MURDER, AND WHEN JOSH
LEARNS HER ALLEGGED VICTIM, HER HUSBAND LEO IS ALIVE, HE TRIES TO
CLEAR HER OF THE CHARGE. [SC]
1.11 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE FAVOR (1958)
15Nov58 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY JOHN ROBINSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Skip Homeier .................. Ted Jenks
Douglas Kennedy ............... Sheriff Bedfoe
Sam Buffington ................ Fred
Joe Perry ..................... Gabe Justin
Robert Carricart
Howard Dayton
John Hackett
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH SEARCHES FOR A ROBBERY SUDPECT IN A TOWN RUN BY
OUTLAWS. [SC]
1.12 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: RICOCHET
22-Nov-1958 CBS Sat
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By Tony Barrett
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Ross Elliott .................. Dr. Matt Connors
Tom Drake ..................... Victor Kincaid
Jean Willes ................... Dora Gaines
J. Carrol Naish ............... Miguel Ramirez
Onslow Stevens ................ Sheriff Alder
Barbara Eiler
Regis Toomey
Synopsis:
A woman's wish to find her missing husband involves Josh in a murder conspiracy.
[SC]
1.13 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: SHERIFF OF REDROCK (1958)
29Nov58 CBS
DIRECTED BY: THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY PHILIP SALTZMAN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Joe Mantell ................... Orv Daniels
Frank Silvera ................. Sheriff Will Eckert
James Best .................... Stoner
Gordon Polk ................... Evans
John Litel .................... Judge Healy
Francis de Sales
SYNOPSIS:
SHERIFF ECKERT LET'S HIS PRISONERS ESCAPE SO TWO BOUNTY HUNTERS
NAMED EVANS AND STONER CAN COLLECT THE REWARD MONEY SO IT CAN BE
SPLIT THREE WAYS. JOSH ARRIVES IN RED ROCK WITH A PRISONER AND IS
PLACED IN JAIL ACCUSED OF USING UNFAIR TACTICS TO GET HOLD OF THE
BOUNTY. [SC]
1.14 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: DIE BY THE GUN (1958)
6Dec58 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN CHRISTOPHER KNOPF AND LAWRENCE MENKIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
John Wilder ................... Joe
Warren Oates .................. Cox
Ray Teal ...................... Nebro
Russ Bender ................... Sam
John Larch .................... Kale
Forrest Lewis ................. Prospector
Jan Brooks
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS RETURNING A PRISONER TO JAIL ABOARD A STAGECOACH, WHEN HE,
THE PRISONER, AND THE COACH DRIVER ARE WAYLAID AND MENACED BY TWO
ESCAPED KILLERS WHO ARE HEADING FOR THE MEXICAN BORDER. [SC]
1.15 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: RAWHIDE BREED
13-Dec-1958 CBS Sat
Directed By Thomas Carr
Written By Ellis Marcus
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
George McCready........as Jefferson Klingsmith
Charles Cooper........as Frank Kreager
Steve Rowland.......as James Kreiger
John Schifeling........as The Apache Boy
Synopsis:
Josh and a passinger are the only two people that survived an Apache attack on the
stagecoach that they were riding in. The two have a long walk to the next relay
station, not realizing that the Kreager brothers are on their trail hopeing to
free their brother who was in Randall's custody but died during the attack. [SC]
1.16 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: EIGHT CENT RECORD (Christmas episode)
20Dec58 CBS
Produced by John Robinson
Teleplay by Christopher Knopf
Story by John Robinson
Directed by Thomas Carr
Director of Photography Guy Roe, A.S.C.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ................ Hilda Stone
Mort Mills .................... Harmon Stone
Lloyd Corrigan ................ Ben
Jay North ..................... Laddie Stone
John Cliff .................... Sheriff Howard Klate
Sam Buffington ................ Hap Haefer
Richard Reeves ................ Vale
Robert Foulk .................. Harkrader
James Bell .................... Boniface Terry
1.17 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: DROP TO DRINK (1958)
27Dec58 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY WELLS ROOT.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Joe Maross .................... Frank Parish
John Cliff .................... Dixon
Alan Wells .................... Sam Jarvis
Victor Rodman ................. Rule Teller
Dabbs Greer ................... Eider Boone
Willis Bouchey ................ Inspector Bascom
Kenneth MacDonald ............. Sheriff
George Richardson
SYNOPSIS:
FRANK PARRISH AND HIS PARTNER ARE AFTER A DIAMOND RING WORTH $20,000.
THEY WAY-LAY THE PONY EXPRESS CARRIER CARRYING THE PACKAGE THAT
HAS THE RING. WHEN THE RIDER DOSEN'T RETURN TO THE TOWN OF TIPTON,
JOSH RANDALL IS HIRED TO FIND THE COURIER AND THE RING. [SC]
1.18 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: ROPE LAW (1959)
3Jan59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY DON MULLALLY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Richard Arlen ................. Damon Ring, Sr.
Darryl Hickman ................ Damon Ring, Jr.
Sidney Blackmer ............... Judge Cooper
Robert Strauss ................ Brace Logan
Virginia Christine ............ Bessie Logan
Herb Vigran
David Whorl
Uncredited Cast:
TROY MELTON (UNCREDITED)
SYNOPSIS:
A LYNCH MOB OVERTAKES JOSH AND HIS PRISONER BRACE LOGAN. JOSH IS
OVERPOWERED AND LATER, DURING HIS INVESTIGATION HE LEARNS THAT
LOGAN IS INNOCENT AND THE SON OF A RESPECTIBLE CITIZEN IS THE REAL
MURDERER. [SC]
1.19 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: SIX-UP TO BANNACH (1959)
10Jan59 CBS
Directed by Thomas Carr
WRITTEN BY JOHN ROBINSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
James Best .................... Luke Perry
Stacy Harris .................. John Gillette
Sam Buffington ................ Abb Crawford
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH MUST REACH BANNACH TO PREVENT THE EXECUTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN.
THE ONLY WAY TO GET IN TIME IS BY STAGECOACH. THE ONE THAT JOSH
HAPPENS TO PICK IS CARRYING BOXES OF DYNAMITE. [SC]
1.20 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE SPUR (1959)
17Jan59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY DAVID LANG.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Betsy Drake ................... Lucy Fremont
Don Durant .................... Vic Warsaw
Dick Foran .................... Sheriff Wilkes
Robert Ellenstein ............. Mr. Sims
Bob Nichols ................... Deputy Sheriff
Jonathan Hole
Mel Gaines
SYNOPSIS:
SEARCHING FOR WANTED MURDERER VIC WARSAW,JOSH IS TOLD THAT WARSAW
WAS GUNNED DOWN IN A SMALL TOWN. BUT ONE CLUE ALERTS THE BOUNTY
HUNTER THAT WARSAW MAY STILL BE ALIVE. [SC]
1.21 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: REUNION FOR REVENGE (1959)
24Jan59 CBS
WRITTEN BY RICHARD LANDAU.
Directed by R.G. Springsteen
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Ralph Meeker............as Ash
James Coburn............as Turner
Ed Kemmer............as Aben Start
Judith Braun............as Jane Burns
Michael Fox............as Brother Burns
Alan Wells............as Cutler
Troy Melton............as Logan(Uncredited)
Alan Reynolds............as The Sheriff (Uncredited)
Carol Henry............as The Wagon Driver(Uncredited)
SYNOPSIS:
SEVERAL ESCAPED CONVICTS BELIEVE THAT JOSH'S PRISONER WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SENDING THEM TO JAIL,AND ARE INTENT ON REVENGE.[SC]
1.22 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "COMPETITION"
31-Jan-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY R.G.SPRINGSTEEN
WRITTEN BY DAN ULLMAN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Lee Farr ...................... Jarrett
Charles Aidman ................ Meadows
Patricia Crowley .............. Helen Martin
King Calder
Charles Seel
Lindsay Workman
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE TAKING TIME AWAY FROM HIS REGULAR DUTIES, JOSH FINDS HIMSELF
CONFRONTED BY TWO BOUNTY HUNTERS WHO THINK HE IS ON TO A BIG PAYING JOB,
AND THEY WANT A PIECE OF THE ACTION TOO. [SC]
1.23 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: CALL YOUR SHOT (1959)
7Feb59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL
WRITTEN BY FRED FREIBERGER
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
James Dunn .................... Gabe Henshaw
Steve Brodie .................. Jed Miller
Luana Patten .................. Abbie Fenton
Robert Burton ................. Gregg Fenton
Louise Lormer
James Burke
John Milford
William Schallert
Bob Peterson
Rusty Wescoatt
Don Lloyd
Dale Van Sickle
SYNOPSIS:
GABE HENSHAW HIRES JOSH TO FIND THE BODY OF HIS SON NAMED WILL. DURING
HIS INVESTIGATION,JOSH LEARNS THAT JED MILLER,THE TOWN'S LEADING
BUSINESS MAN, KILLED WILL IN ORDER TO GET ABBIE FENTON, THE LOVE
INTEREST OF WILL HENSHAW.
1.24 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: SECRET BALLOT (1959)
14Feb59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY DON BRINKLEY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
John Lupton ................... Ned Easter
Wayne Morris .................. Barney Pax
Bethel Leslie ................. Carole Easter
Mary Beth Hughes .............. Dolly King
DeForest Kelley ............... Steve Pax
Uncredited Cast:
Troy Melton
Bill Catching
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH'S ARMY BUDDY, NED EASTER,IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR AGAINTS A RUTHLESS
CANDIDATE NAMED BARNEY PAX, WHOSE BROTHER, THE TOWN'S MURDEROUS
SHERIFF IS WANTED FOR MURDER. [SC]
1.25 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE CORNER
21Feb59 CBS
Produced by John Robinson
Written by D.D. Beauchamp, Mary Beauchamp
Directed by R.G. Springsteen
Director of Photography Guy Roe
Film Editor Folmar Blangsted
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Bill Phipps .................. Fred Teton
Don Gordon .................... Morley Teton
James Dobson .................. Boone Morgan
John Damler, Arthur Space, Alan Reynolds, Judith Ames
Nolan Leary, John Litel, Sam Edwards, Dean Cromer
Tommy Farrell
Synopsis:
Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to
prove himself innocent.
1.26 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: EAGER MAN (1959)
28Feb59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY RAY BUFFUM.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Toni Gerry .................... Anne Nelson
John Hackett .................. Ted Nelson
Richard Devon ................. Gar Foley
Walter Sande
Olan Soule
Craig Duncan
Jean Willes
SYNOPSIS:
FUGITIVE TED NELSON WILL SURRENDER TO HIS FRIEND JOSH RANDALL IF HIS
WIFE SHARES THE REWARD. BUT ANOTHER BOUNTY HUNTER NAMED FOLEY ID
CLOSING IN. [SC]
1.27 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "THE LEGEND"
07-Mar-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY TONY BARRETT.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Victor Jory ................... Sam McGarrett
Michael Landon ................ Clay McGarrett
Nan Leslie .................... Beth McGarrett
Warren Oates .................. Billy Clegg
Kenneth Tobey
Roy Barcroft
SYNOPSIS:
A WEALTHY RANCHER PUTS A BOUNTY ON JOSH SO HE CAN HIRE HIM TO LEAD HIMSELF
AND HIS CHILDREN INTO THE DESERT AND FIND A ONE-HUNDRED YEARS OLD TREASURE.
[SC]
1.28 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: RAILROADED (1959)
14Mar59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M. BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Edgar Buchanan ................ Pop Michaels
Mort Mills .................... Ed Bruner
Buzz Martin ................... Sam Cole
Jack Kruschen ................. Fig
Kasey Rogers
James Nolan
Jon Lormer
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH COMES TO THE DEFENSE OF A BOY ACCUSED OF MURDERING AN UNDERCOVER
PINKERTON DETECTIVE ABOARD A TRAIN. WITH THE HELP OF A STABLE OWNER,
JOSH ATTEMPS TO TRACKDOWN THE REAL KILLER AND BRING HIM TO JUSTICE.
[SC]
1.29 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "DOUBLE FEE"
21-Mar-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL
WRITTEN BY ELLIS MARCUS.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
June Vincent .................. Stella Winter
Diane Brewster ................ Amy Winter
Christopher Dark .............. Henry Gaspard
Robert H. Harris .............. Mason
Peggy Maley
Hershel Kent
John Harmon
Penny McEvoy
Robert Lynn
JOSH IS HIRED BY AN OPERA SINGER TO HELP FIND HER SISTER WHO WAS
KIDNAPPED AND HELD FOR A $5,000 RANSOM. [SC]
1.30 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE KOVA(C)K AFFAIR (1959)
28Mar59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M.BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Jacques Aubuchon .............. Peter Kovack
Jean Willes ................... Meghan Francis
James Coburn .................. Jesse Holloway
Alan Wells .................... Charlie
Lester Dorr ................... Telegraph Operator
Bobby Clark ................... Shoeshine Boy
Mel Carter .................... Hotel Clerk
Olan Soule .................... Bartender
Mike Steele
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH'S OLD FRIEND,JESSE HOLLOWAY IS IN LOVE WITH THE TOWN'S HOTEL
OWNER, MEGHAN FRANCIS, WHO IS BEING THREATENED BY A MONSTROUS
BUSINESSMAN NAMED KOVAK WHO WANTS TO TAKE THE HOTEL OVER AT ANY COST.
JESSE SENDS FOR JOSH TO TRY AND KEEP KOVAK AWAY, IF POSSIBLE WITHOUT
ANY USE OF VIOLENCE. [SC]
1.31 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: BOUNTY FOR A BRIDE (1959)
4Apr59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY SAMUEL A. PEEPLES.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Lori Nelson ................... White Antelope
Michael Pate .................. Victorio
Patrick McVey ................. Damon Albright
Joe Perry ..................... Black Horse
Than Wyenn .................... Yanqui Jones
SYNOPSIS:
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO APACHE'S KIDNAPPED DAMON ALBRIGHT'S DAUGHTER.
THE ONLY WAY HE CAN GET HER BACK,IS AFTER JOSH MARRIES HER. [SC]
1.32 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: CROSSROADS (1959)
11Apr59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL,
WRITTEN BY DAVID LANG.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
John Mcintire ................. Bannister
Clu Gulager ................... Collins
Hugh Sanders .................. Frank
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE JOSH TRACK A SUSPECTED MURDERER, THE FUGITIVE'S FATHER PLOTS
TO PREVENT THE CAPTURE OF HIS SON. [SC]
1.33 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: ANGELS OF VENGENCE (1959)
18Apr59 CBS
DIRECTED BY R.G.SPRINGSTEEN.
WRITTEN BY CHARLES BEAUMONT.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
John Dehner ................... Abraham Saxon
Judith Ames ................... Sarah Buchanan
Eduard Franz .................. Isaac Rankin
Bob Nichols ................... John Evans
Bob Griffin ................... Eustace Branley
Donald Cook ................... Boys
Stanley Fafara ................ Boys
SYNOPSIS:
WHEN JOSH KILLS A YOUNG MAN IN SELF-DEFENCE,THE VICTIM'S FATHER,
HEAD OF A RELIGIOUS CULT, ORDERS THE BOUNTY HUNTER'S DEATH. [SC]
1.34 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "THE LITTLEST CLIENT"
25-Apr-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
TELEPLAY BY JOHN ROBINSON AND RAY BUFFUM
FROM A STORY BY RAY BUFFUM.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Sarah Selby ................... Sister Flavina
Anna Marie Nanasi ............. Dolly Cleary
William Schallert ............. Craig
Anthony Caruso ................ Matt
William Fawcett
Robert J. Wilke
Marian Collier
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH RANDALL IS HIRED BY A 10 YEAR OLD GIRL TO FIND HER FATHER, THE REPORTS
OF WHOSE DEATH SHE REFUSES TO BELIEVE. [SC]
1.35 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE CONQUERORS (1959)
2May59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY FRED FREIBERGER.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Paul Carr ..................... Arnold Wilson
Than Wyenn .................... Gregg Hagerty
Michael Pate .................. Capt. Manuel Herrata
John Eldredge ................. Matthew Wilson
John Dehner ................... Grant Mandeville
Joe Perry ..................... Juan
Steven Darrell
SYNOPSIS:
A BANKER HIRES JOSH TO FIND HIS RUNAWAY SON, WHO HAS JOINED A
MERCENARY ARMY THAT PREYS ON MEXICAN TOWNS. [SC]
1.36 [--] Wanted Dead or Alive: "AMOS CARTER"
09-May-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY JOHN ROBINSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Arthur Hunnicutt .............. Ames Carter
Willis Bouchey ................ Doc Kirk
Edgar Buchanan ................ Chester Blake
Warren Oates .................. Seth Blake
Peggy Webber
Olan Soule
SYNOPSIS: JOSH
TRIES TO RECONCILE TWO FAMILIES WHO FEUD HAS REACHED DANGEROUS
PROPORTIONS. [SC]
########### Wanted: Dead or Alive ############
############# season 2 1959-60 ###############
##############################################
32 episodes
CBS Saturdays 8:30 pm Eastern
2.01 [37] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE MONTANA KID (1959)
5Sep59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY D.D BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M. BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Richard Eyer .................. the Montana Kid
Steve Brodie .................. Johnny Deuce
Jean Willes ................... Manila Jones
Richard Devon ................. Freighter
Clancy Cooper
Robert Bice
SYNOPSIS:
A KID IS THE KEY FOR JOSH TO FIND JOHNNY DEUCE WHO CHEATED DURING
A POKER GAME AND TOOK A LOT OF MONEY OFF JOSH, WHO GOES AFTER DEUCE
TO GET HIS MONEY BACK. [SC]
2.02 [38] Wanted Dead or Alive: The Healing Woman (1959.09.12)
Mort Mills .................... Tom Summers
John Collier .................. Carey Summers
Virginia Gregg ................ Manda
James Westerfield ............. Dr. Langland
Paul Engle .................... Ted Bridges
Helen Kleeb ................... Mag Blake
2.03 [39] Wanted Dead or Alive: The Matchmaker (1959.09.19)
Royal Dano .................... Charlie Wright
Fay Spain ..................... Amy Williams
Kasey Rogers .................. Ruby Todd
Virginia Christine ............ Harriet
Steven Talbot ................. Rule Meecham
Clegg Hoyt .................... Ed
Gordon Richards
Mauritz Hugo
2.04 [40] Wanted Dead or Alive: BREAKOUT (1959)
26Sep59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY RICHARD LANDAU.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Philip Pine ................... Tom Dunn
Mona Freeman .................. Margaret Dunn
Richard Carlyle ............... Mr. Phipps
William Phipps
Walter Coy
SYNOPSIS.
PRISON OFFICIALS ALLOW JOSH TO GO UNDERCOVER AND HELP TOM DUNN,
AN IMPRISONED CRIMINAL, TO BREAKOUT OUT IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHERE
HE HAS HIDDEN THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A BANK ROBBERY. [SC]
2.05 [41] Wanted Dead or Alive: ESTRELITA
03-Oct-1959 CBS Sat
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By Ray Buffum
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Rita Lynn ..................... Estrelita
Robert J. Wilke ............... Jack Radovitch
Charles Aidman ................ Jake Pringle
Chris Alcaide
Jeff De Benning
Synopsis:
While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched
by a group of vigilanties. The victim happens to be the same man that Randall has
been chaseing. With the help of a woman Josh and the man escape the mob, but later
the killer realizes that the person who freed him is actually a bounty hunter.
[SC]
2.06 [42] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE HOSTAGE (1959)
10Oct59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY DON BRINKLEY.
Guest Cast:
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Lee Van Cleef
Alexander Scourby
Marcia Henderson
Joe Conley
Tyler McVey
SYNOPSIS:
CONDEMNED MURDERER JUMBO KANE SHOOTS THE TOWN'S SHERIFF, THEN
PROMISES TO FREE HIM IN EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER HOSTAGE. JOSH
VOLUNTEERS TO BE THE HOSTAGE. [SC]
2.07 [43] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE EMPTY CELL (1959)
17Oct59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M. BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ............... Sheriff Paulson
Jack Kruschen ................. Hunt Willis
DeForest Kelley ............... Ollie Tate
Eddie Walker
Olan Soule
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH DELIVERS A PRISONER TO A MAN POSING AS A SHERIFF, WHO THEN
FREES THE CRIMINAL AND TAKE'S THE BOUNTY HUNTER'S REWARD. [SC]
2.08 [44] Wanted Dead or Alive: "BAD GUN"
24-Oct-1959 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY JOHN TOMERLIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
KING DONOVAN............AS SHERIDAN APPLEBY
HARRY BELLAVER............AS CURLY BILL
STEVE DARRELL............AS SHERIFF SIMMONS
JACQUELINE RUSSELL............AS CYNTHIA CLYVORN
JEFF DALEY............AS TOBIN
RODNEY BELL............AS THE BARTENDER
JACK GING............AS ROYER.
SYNOPSIS:
WHEN HE REALIZES THAT HE SOLD A CUSTOMER A DEFECTIVE GUN, A FIREARMS
SALESMAN HIRES RANDALL TO RETRIEVE THE WEAPON BEFORE ANY DAMAGE IS DONE.
[SC]
2.09 [45] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE TYRANT (1959)
31Oct59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY TOM GRIES.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
R.G. Armstrong ................ Asa Wynter
Frank Albertson ............... George Elkins
Vaughn Taylor
Russ Conway
Dick Garner
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE SEEKING THE BOUNTY FOR AN ARMY DESERTER AND SOME STOLEN
GOVERMENT PROPERTY, JOSH RIDES INTO A SMALL TOWN AND HAS HIS GUN
CONFISCATED BY A HOMICIDAL MARSHAL NAMED ASA WYNTER WHO RULES
THE TOWN WITH AN IRON FIST. [SC]
2.10 [46] Wanted Dead or Alive: RECKLESS
07-Nov-1959 CBS Sat
Directed By R.G. Springsteen
Written By Robert Leslie Bellem
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Everett Sloane ................ Tate Bradley
Les Johnson ................... Tony Egan
Ron Hayes
Jean Allison
Mark Allen
Joseph Ruskin
Francis J. McDonald
Max Slaten
Peter Cook
Synopsis:
Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find
Tony Eagan who killed his son, but was ruled an accident. When Randall finds the
supposed killer and returns him-Bradley refuses to pay the bounty because Eagan
is still alive. [SC]
2.11 [47] Wanted Dead or Alive: DESERT SEED
14Nov59 CBS Sat
Directed By Donald McDougall [SC]
Written By Calvin J. Clements [SC]
Guest Cast:
Carlos Romero ................. Juan Gomez
Rafael Campos ................. Pachito
Miriam Colon .................. Mrs. Gomez
Tom Gilson
Bing Russell
Synopsis:
Josh is hot on the trail of a wanted fugitive named Juan Gomez. Randall's
search leads him to a small village near the Mexican border, where the man
is seeking refuge from his family. [SC]
2.12 [48] Wanted Dead or Alive: TWELVE HOURS TO CRAZY HORSE (1959)
21Nov59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY CY CHERMAK.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
John Dehner ................... Sheriff Hayes
James Lydon ................... Dan Murdock
Dabbs Greer ................... Bartender
Robert Brubaker
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH DELIVERS DAN MURDOCK, WANTED FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS, TO THE SHERIFF
OF MESA CITY. WHILE THERE JOSH LEARNS THAT ONE OF THE MURDERED VICTIMS
IS THE BROTHER OF SHERIFF HAYES WHO WILL TAKE REVENGE WHILE TRANSPORT
ING HIS PRISONER TO CRAZY HORSE. JOSH JOINS BOTH MEN TO PREVENT ANY
WRONG DOING ON THE TRAIL BACK TO CRAZY HORSE. [SC]
2.13 [49] Wanted Dead or Alive: No Trail Back (1959.11.28)
Wright King ................... Joe Hooker
Robert J. Wilke ............... Ben Hooker
Howard Petrie ................. Sheriff Akers
Forrest Lewis ................. Doc Blake
Blackie Austin
Guy Teague
2.14 [50] Wanted Dead or Alive: MAN ON HORSE BACK (1959)
(A.K.A. "CHARLEY RED CLOUD")
5Dec59 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MC DOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY PAUL FRANKLIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Jay Silverheels ............... Charley Red Cloud
Fred Beir ..................... Merv Bascomb
Jeanne Cooper ................. Myra
James T. Chandler
Howard Negley
Alan Wells
Blackie Austin
SYNOPSIS:
CHARLEY RED CLOUD IS BLAMED FOR THE MURDER OF WILL BASCOMB. BASCOMB'S
BROTHER, MERV PLACES A HIGH BOUNTY ON RED CLOUD. JOSH AGREES TO GO
AFTER HIM, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS TO ENTER HOSTILE APACHE TERRITORY. [SC]
2.15 [51] Wanted Dead or Alive: CHAIN GANG (1959)
12Dec59 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Dave Willock .................. Jethro Dane
Ted DeCorsia .................. George Winters
Laurie Mitchell ............... Belle Colter
Chris Alcaide ................. Cree Colter
James Burke
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS ARRESTED FOR A MINOR OFFENCE AND PUT INTO JAIL, NOT KNOWING
HE IS THE REPLACEMET ON A CHAIN GANG WORKING A LOCAL MINE. [SC]
2.16 [52] Wanted Dead or Alive: "VANISHING ACT"
26-Dec-1959 CBS Sat
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By John Tomerlin
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Bartofo
Dyan Cannon ................... Nicole
Steven Darrell ................ Sheriff Toole
Ken Mayer ..................... Charlie Trace
Brad Weston ................... Frank Decker
Frank Sully
John Cason
Jim Hayward
Synopsis:
Josh is on the trail of bank robber Bart McCready. He tracks him to a town and
discovers that McCready is performing as an escape artist with the name of
'The Great Bartolo'. [SC]
2.17 [53] Wanted Dead or Alive: "MENTAL LAPSE"
02-Jan-1960 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY JOHN TOMERLIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Harry Townes .................. Olin McDonald
Jan Shepard ................... Lilith Preston
Ed Prentiss ................... Sheriff Truxton
Paul Dubov .................... Blade Tomson
John Parrish .................. Sheriff Persail
Billy Halop
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH TRIES TO HELP AN AMNESIA VICTIM WHO HAS TACKED UP POSTERS OFFERING A
REWARD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HIMSELF. [SC]
2.18 [54] Wanted Dead or Alive: "ANGELA"
09-Jan-1960 CBS Sat
Directed By George Blair
Written By Tom Gries
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Fay Spain ..................... Angela Prior
Richard Bakalyan .............. Harry Quint
Joe Partridge ................. Sheriff Wilson
Warren Oates .................. George Aswell
Wayne Rogers .................. Ash Langford
Howard Petrie ................. Sam Prior
Earl Hodgins
Dan Nunez
Synopsis:
Angela Pryor is seeking revenge againts the man who murdering her father during
a burglary. Josh is after the same man too,and must decide if it's worth the
bounty or having the killer hang for his latest deed. [SC]
2.19 [55] Wanted Dead or Alive: "THE MONSTERS"
16-Jan-1960 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR
WRITTEN BY DON BRINKLEY.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Martin Landau ................. Khorba
Eugene Martin ................. Indian Boy
Bek Nelson .................... Hannah
Ned Glass ..................... Assay Clerk
Russell Thorson ............... Sheriff
William Fawcett ............... Prospector
Cliff Field
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH RANDALL GOES AFTER AN ELEPHANT TRAINER WHO'S USING HIS ANIMAL TO SCARE
AWAY WHOLE TOWNS SO THAT HE CAN PLUNDER EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. [SC]
2.20 [56] Wanted Dead or Alive: The Most Beautiful Woman (1960.01.23)
Arthur Franz .................. John Garth
Mort Mills .................... Frank
Gordon Polk ................... Skeek
Owen Bush ..................... Hose
Grace Albertson ............... May
James Parnell ................. Fat Man
2.21 [57] Wanted Dead or Alive: "JASON" (1960)
30Jan60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M. BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Sean McClory .................. Doc Phillips
Barry Kelley .................. Sheriff
Frank Krieg ................... Bartender
Bill Catching ................. Townsend
Lennie Geer
Orville Sherman
Pierre Warkin
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH RANDALL CAUGHT 'DOC' PHILLIPS, THE PARTNER OF OUTLAW CLELL
FENNON, AND WANTS TO USE HIM AS BAIT TO GET FENNON. DEPUTY JASON
NICHOLS ADMIRES JOSH SO MUCH THAT HE WANTS TO BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER
AND RIDE WITH RANDALL AND HAS AN IDEA ON HOW TO CAPTURE FENNON. [SC]
2.22 [58] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE PARTNERS (1960)
6Feb60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP AND MARY M.BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Robert Morris ................. Billy Joe Henry
Elaine Riley .................. Panama
Leslie B. Bradley
Dick Farnsworth
Wayne Heffley
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH GETS ARRESTED FOR HORSE THEFT. THEN HE FINDS OUT IT WAS JASON
WHO PUT HIM BEHIND BARS BECAUSE JASON WANTS TO GO AFTER THE
NOTORIOUS OUTLAW, BILLY JOE HENRY AND BRING HIM IN ALONE WITHOUT
JOSH'S HELP. [SC]
2.23 [59] Wanted Dead or Alive: TOLLIVER BENDER (1960)
13Feb60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY ERIC NORDEN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Douglas Fowley ................ Tolliver Bender
Gloria Talbott ................ Adelaide Bender
John Carradine ................ Amos McKenna
Ken Becker
Percy Helton
Howard Negley
Frank Sully
Robert Stephenson
Joe Perry
SYNOPSIS:
OLD TOLLIVER BENDER'S TESTIMONY IS NEEDED AT A TRIAL. BENDER IS TO
BE HANGED IN A NEARBY TOWN, AND HIS CAPTORS INFORM JOSH THAT THEY
DEMAND A HOSTAGE TO ASSURE THAT TOLLIVER WILL BE RETURNED TO BE
EXECUTED. JOSH'S PARTNER JASON NICHOLS IS SELECTED AS THE HOSTAGE.
[SC]
2.24 [60] Wanted Dead or Alive: A HOUSE DIVIDED
20-Feb-1960 CBS Sat
Directed By George Blair
Written By D.D.Beauchamp and Marry M. Beauchamp
Guest Cast:
Don Gordon
Eduard Franz
Stafford Repp
Helen Wescoart
Jan Arvan
Fred Sherman
Raymond Hatton
Luis Gomez
Murray Parker
Synopsis:
Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father
wrongly accused of murder. The real killer hires Jason to find the same man too.
[SC]
2.25 [61] Wanted Dead or Alive: TRIPLE VISE (1960)
27Feb60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY FRED FREIBERGER.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Chana Eden .................... Juanita
Bing Russell .................. Billy Hemp
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez ....... Tomas
Nestor Paiva .................. Pedro
Salvador Baguez ............... Bartender
Carlos Rivero ................. Shepherd
William Phipps
Lou Krugman
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH AND HIS PARTNER JASON TRAVEL TO MEXICO, ON BEHALF OF AL HEMP,
WHO WANT'S THEM TO FIND HIS BROTHER BILLY WANTED FOR A CRIME. [SC]
2.26 [62] Wanted Dead or Alive: BLACK BELT (1960)
19Mar60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY JOHN TOMERLIN.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Robert Kino ................... Sammy Wong
Richard Crane ................. Paul Cameron
Stuart Randall ................ Mr. Cummings
Chubby Johnson ................ Chalmly Cove
[NOTE: THIS EPISODE HAD MORE UNCREDITED CAST MEMBERS THAN ANY OTHER
EPISODES IN THE SERIES.
THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:DAN WHITE,ALAN WELLS,MIKE
REGAN,FORREST TAYLOR,BILL CATCHING AND FRED KRONE.
ALSO, THE ENTIRE EPISODE WAS FILMED ON THE FOUR STAR STUDIO SOUND
STAGE WITH SOME STOCK SHOTS].
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH GOES AFTER A KOREAN NAMED SAMMY WONG WANTED FOR MURDER. THE
WEAPON HE USES IS HIS HANDS. SAMMY'S A KARATE EXPERT. [SC]
2.27 [63] Wanted Dead or Alive: "THE PARIAH"
26-Mar-1960 CBS Sat
DIRECTED BY GEORGE BLAIR.
WRITTEN BY FRED FREIBERGER.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Don Dubbins ................... Randy Holieran
Susan Oliver .................. Bess Wilson
Rhys Williams ................. Dr. Horton
Synopsis:
ASKED TO KEEP AN EYE ON A FRIENDS SON, JOSH LEARNS THAT THE YOUNG
MAN IS ACTUALLY COLD-BLOODED THIEF WITH A BAD HEART. [SC]
2.28 [64] Wanted Dead or Alive: VENDETTA
09-April-1960 CBS Sat
Directed By George Blair
Written By Samuel Newman
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Arthur Batanides .............. Allan Stokes
Harry Townes .................. Capt. William Phelps
Willis Bouchey ................ Colonel Bradley
Bert Remsen ................... Lieutenant Pierce
Fred Coby
Joe Haworth
Synopsis:
Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer
re-instates the wanted man and refuses to pay Randall his bounty money. [SC]
2.29 [65] Wanted Dead or Alive: DEATH, DIVIDED BY THREE
Four Star-Malcolm prod. no. 2547
23-April-1960 CBS Sat
Directed By George Blair
Written By Don Brinkley
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Mara Corday ................... Lucinda Lorenz
Richard Garland ............... Jake Lorenz
John Harmon ................... Hotel Clerk
Walter Sande .................. Sheriff
Mark Allen .................... Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in
Arizona. But someone else is seeking the same man too-the killers wife. [SC]
2.30 [66] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE INHERITANCE (1960)
30Apr60 CBS
DIRECTED BY ARTHUR D.HILTON.
WRITTEN BY GEORGE W. GEORGE.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
John Litel .................... Clint Davis
Edward Kemmer ................. Adam Smith/William Davis
Don Kennedy ................... Marc
John Anderson ................. Deputy Sheriff Fix
Maxine Cooper ................. Constance Howard
Thomas B. Henry ............... Dr. Parks
George Eldredge
SYNOPSIS:
CLINT DAVIS, OWNER OF THE LARGEST RANCH WEST OF MISSOURI, IS BLIND
AND DYING, AND HIRES JOSH RANDELL TO FIND HIS SON. [SC]
2.31 [67] Wanted Dead or Alive: PRISON TRAIL (1960)
14May60 CBS
DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARR.
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Beverly Garland ............... Sally Lind
Brad Dexter ................... the Stranger
Claude Akins .................. Jack Kelly
Joe Di Reda ................... Joe Kelly
Bill Tannen ................... Hale Dane
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH AND JASON ARE RETURNING FOUR PRISONERS TO PRISON. ON THEIR WAY
THEY ENCOUNTER A STRANGER WHO KEEPS FOLLOWING THEM. FROM THE PRISONERS
THEMSELVES JOSH LEARNS THAT THE STARNGER IS OUT TO KILL THEM BEFORE
THEY REACH THE PRISON. [SC]
2.32 [68] Wanted Dead or Alive: PAY-OFF AT PINTO (1960)
21May60 CBS
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL.
WRITTEN BY WELLS ROOT.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Philip Ahn .................... Tom Wing
Barry Kelley .................. Sheriff Luke Deaver
Addison Richards .............. Dr. John Allen
Harlan Warde
Than Wyenn
John Damler
Robert Osterloh
SYNOPSIS:
THE BANK OF PINTO HAS BEEN RECENTLY ROBBED. THE BANKS OWNER, TOM
WING, HIRES JOSH TO GO TO SANTA FE TO PICK UP FUNDS TO BE RETURNED
TO HIS BANK. ON HIS WAY BACK, JOSH IS ROBBED TOO, AND THE CITIZENS
OF PINTO ARE OUTRAGED AND WANT TO SEE TOM WING HANGED. [SC]
########### Wanted: Dead or Alive ############
############# season 3 1960-61 ###############
##############################################
26 episodes
CBS Wednesdays 8:30 pm Eastern
3.01 [69] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE TRIAL (1960)
21Sep60 CBS
DIRECTED BY HARRY HARRIS, JR.
WRITTEN BY ED ADAMSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Paul Burke .................... Daniel Trenner
James Coburn .................. Howard Caflett
John Pickard .................. Langley
Edwin Mills ................... Atkins
Tom Vize
Bob January
SYNOPSIS:
A GROUP OF FORMER SOLDIERS WANT TO COURT MARTIAL DANIEL TRENNER BECAUSE
OF COWARDICE IN THE WAR WHICH COST THE LIFE OF SEVERAL MEN IN HIS
PLATOON. JOSH IS AFTER TRENNER FOR OTHER REASONS, AND TRY'S
TO STOP THE TRIAL. [SC]
3.02 [70] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE CURE (1960)
28Sep60 CBS
DIRECTED BY GENE REYNOLDS.
WRITTEN BY ED ADAMSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Harold J. Stone ............... Harry Simmons
Claudia Bryar ................. Emily Kendrick
Thomas B. Henry
Charles P. Thompson
Chuck Hayward
SYNOPSIS:
HARRY SIMMONS IS MAGICALLY ATTRACTED BY WHISKEY. EMILY KENDRICK WANTS
TO MAKE A GENTLEMAN OUT HARRY BECAUSE OF MARITAL REASONS AND THE
ARRIVAL HARRY'S ESTRANGED BROTHER. JOSH'S JOB IS TO GET HARRY DRY
AGAIN. [SC]
3.03 [71] Wanted Dead or Alive: JOURNEY FOR JOSH (1960)
5Oct60 CBS
DIRECTED BY HARRY HARRIS,JR.
WRITTEN BY ED ADAMSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Lisa Gaye ..................... Susan
Jason Wingreen ................ Nick
Orville Sherman
Charles ("Chuck") Bail
Russ Bender
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS ESCORTING A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN PRISONER, NAMED SUSAN MARNO,
TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. DURING THEIR THREE-DAY RIDE, JOSH BECOMES
ROMANTICLY INVOLVED WITH SUSAN, NOT KNOWING THAT THEY ARE BEING
STALKED BY HER ACCOMPLICE LARRY THAYER. [SC]
3.04 [72] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE LOOTERS
12-Oct-1960 CBS Wed
Directed By Harry Harris,Jr.
Written By Norman Katkov
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast;
Dennis Patrick ................ Eli
Tom Gilson .................... Frank
John Alderman ................. Chum
Gloria Blondell ............... Lucy
Pat McCaffrie
Dave Willock
George Kincaid
John Eldredge
Synopsis:
Josh is on his way to pick up three prisoners at River City when an unexpected
tornado strikes destroying the jail and killing the sheriff. The three culprits
are on the loose and Randall must find a way to re-capture them. [SC]
3.05 [73] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE TWAIN SHALL MEET (1960)
19Oct60 CBS
WRITTEN BY NORMAN KATKOV.
DIRECTED BY RICHARD DONNER.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST:
Michael Lipton ................ Arthur Pierce Madison
Mary Tyler Moore .............. Sophie Anderson
Howard Ledig .................. Jack Torrance
Allen Jaffe ................... Sid Gonda
Rodney Bell
Jim Hayward
Joseph Greene
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH ALLOWS AN EASTERN NEWSPAPER REPORTER,WHO RIDES AND SHOOTS
AS WELL AS HE,TO ACCOMPANY HIM ON A MANHUNT. [SC]
3.06 [74] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE SHOWDOWN (1960)
26Oct60 CBS
DIRECTED BY MURRAY GOLDEN.
WRITTEN BY ED ADAMSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Tom Drake ..................... Johnny Haywood
June Dayton ................... Gloria Haywood
Jackie Loughery ............... Kitty Connets
Walter Sande
Mark Allen
William Vaughn
Leake Bevil
SYNOPSIS:
JOHNNY HAYWOOD, JOSH'S CHILDHHOOD PAL, ASKS FOR HELP. HE'S IN JAIL
AND CLAIMS HE WAS NOT THE ONE WHO KILLED A MAN IN A RECENT BANK ROBBERY,
AND CLAIMS TO BE INNOCENT. JOHNNY MANAGES TO ESCAPE AND JOSH HAS ONLY
ONE CHOICE-BRING HIM BACK ONE-WAY OR ANOTHER. [SC]
3.07 [75] Wanted Dead or Alive: SURPRISE WITNESS
02-Nov-1960 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Ed Adamson
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Sara Price .................... Evelyn
Argentina Brunetti ............ Juanita
Bill Quinn .................... Sheriff
Lee Bergere ................... Carlos
Sam Hearn
Robert W. Kenneally
Synopsis:
Josh captures and jail's a notorious murderer named Carlos Domingo, but know one
is willing to testify againts him. [SC]
3.08 [76] Wanted Dead or Alive: To the Victor (1960.11.09)
Frank Albertson ............... Mike Strata
Suzanne Storrs ................ Liz Strata
Susan Crane ................... Alice Adams
Jan Stine ..................... Ken Adams
Olan Soule
Hal K. Dawson
George Ramsey
Diana Crawford
Nacho Galindo
Richard Farnsworth
3.09 [77] Wanted Dead or Alive: CRISS CROSS
16-Nov-1960 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Norman Katkov
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast;
Mark Rydell ................... Tom Adams
Vaughn Taylor ................. Doc Adams
Patricia King ................. Nora Dawson
John Craven ................... Zach Dawson
Robert Nash ................... Sheriff
Guy Wilkerson
Synopsis:
Josh Randall brings in the wrong man and recieves nothing for his effort. Later
the innocent man locates the whereabouts of the real criminal. He informs Josh,
resulting in both men joining forces with hopes of capturing the wanted outlaw.
[SC]
3.10 [78] Wanted Dead or Alive: The Medicine Man (1960.11.23)
John Baer ..................... Jim Lansing
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Doc
Cloris Leachman ............... Ann Barchester
Ted DeCorsia .................. Arthur Barchester
Dick Bartell .................. Man
Ben Morris
Ric Applewhite
James Parnell
3.11 [79] Wanted Dead or Alive: ONE MOTHER TOO MANY
07-Dec-1960 CBS Wed
Directed By Harry Harris,Jr.
Written By Norman Katkov
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Joyce Meadows........as Beth Morrison
Bryan Russell........as Davy Morrison
Betty Lou Gerson.......as Irene Goodhue Morrison
Lewis Charles........as Malcolm
Raymond Greenleaf........as The Judge
Robert Hoy........as James
Synopsis: Josh get's involved with a desperate woman, a vindictive mother-in-law,
and a runaway boy. [SC]
3.12 [80] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE CHOICE
14Dec60 CBS
Produced by Ed Adamson
Written by Norman Katkow
Directed by Harry Harris, Jr.
Director of Photography Chas E. Burke
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Maxine Stuart ................. Jane Koster
Dick Foran .................... Frank Koster
Burt Douglas .................. Stacy Lenz
Barbara Hines ................. Martha Towers
Chuck Hayward ................. Bob Bradley
3.13 [81] Wanted Dead or Alive: THREE FOR ONE
21-Dec-1960 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Norman Katkov
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson........as Tom Fellow
Gloria Talbot........as Jennifer Clay
Harry Landers........as Lafe Martin
Leonard Bell........as Sheriff Ken Turner
Adam Becker........as Deputy Fred Kimball
Sidney Smith........as Ben Farrell
Dee Pollock........as Ben,Jr.
Kasey Rogers........as Kate
Fred Krone........as Walt
Synopsis:
While on his way back with his prisoner named Tom Fellow,Josh decides to stop for
the night in the town of Center City. One of Fellow's gang members spots his
cohort with Josh and devises a plan to free his friend. [SC]
3.14 [82] Wanted Dead or Alive: Witch Woman (1960.12.28)
Victor Millan ................. Rafael Guerra
Julia Montoya ................. Esperanza
Rodolfo Hoyos ................. Don Emilio Flores
Jeanette Nolan ................ La Curandera
Tom Hernandez
Ruben Moreno
3.15 [83] Wanted Dead or Alive: Baa-Baa (1961.01.04)
Dave Willock .................. George Goode
Hollis Irving ................. Helen Wood
Stuart Randall ................ Watkins
Gerald Milton ................. Moose
Robert Easton ................. Jeff
Judith Rawlings ............... Hazel
Wally Brown ................... Bartender
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Billy Vincent
Frank Gerstle
Joe Devlin
3.16 [84] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE LAST RETREAT (1961)
11Jan61 CBS
DIRECTED BY RICHARD DONNER.
WRITTEN BY NORMAN KATKOV.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Constance Ford ................ Sarah Lawton
Ross Elliott .................. Jim Lawton
Warren Oates .................. Clem Robinson
John Cliff .................... Tom Jenks
William Hudson
SYNOPSIS:
SARA LAWTON'S IDENIFICATION LED TO KILLER CLEM ROBINSON'S CONVICTION.
NOW CLEM HAS ESCAPED FROM PRISON, AND JOSH IS ATTEMPTING TO PROTECT
HER LAWYER HUSBAND CLAIMS TO BE A COWARD. [SC]
3.17 [85] Wanted Dead or Alive: Bounty on Josh (1961.01.25)
Jean Allison .................. Carol Frazer
Mike Green .................... Sheriff Willis
Jay Adler ..................... Ferris
Rhys Williams
Ric Applewhite
Jerry C. Lawrence
3.18 [86] Wanted Dead or Alive: Hero in the Dust (1961.02.01)
Nick Bon Tempi ................ Harry Weaver
Paul Bon Tempi ................ Pete Weaver
Audrey Clarke-Caire ........... Polly
Ralph Bell
3.19 [87] Wanted Dead or Alive: Epitaph (1961.02.08)
Richard Anderson .............. Sheriff Jim Kramer
Lewis Charles ................. Hoyt Larson
Enid Janes .................... Martha Boyd
Bart Burns .................... Deputy Walt Sommers
Jim Drake
3.20 [88] Wanted Dead or Alive: VOICE OF SILENCE (1960)
15Feb61 CBS
DIRECTED BY RICHARD DONNER.
WRITTEN BY ED ADAMSON.
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
GUEST CAST
Roy Barcroft .................. Frank Hagen
Carolyn Kearney ............... Carol Hagen
Dick Rich ..................... Harry Brice
Vince Deadrick ................ Ken Brice
Chuck Bail .................... Wally Brice
Herman Rudin .................. Drifter
SYNOPSIS:
JOSH IS HIRED BY FRANK HAGEN TO PROTECT HIS DEAF-MUTE DAUGHTER CAROL
HAGEN WHILE HE'S AWAY FOR A DAY ON BUSINESS. DURING JOSH'S STAY AT
THE HAGEN FARM,HE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGE DRIFTER AND A FORMER BANKROBBER
NAMED HARRY BRICE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS CRIMINAL PARTNERS. [SC]
3.21 [89] Wanted Dead or Alive: EL GATO
22-Feb-1961 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Ed Adamson
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Noah Berry.Jr........as El Gato
Olan Soule........as Archie Warner
Steve Marlo........as Coyote
Linda Cordova........as Maria
Roberto Contreras........as Jimanez
Don Carlos........as Pedro
Bernie Gozier........as Butera
Jason Johnson........as The Hotel Clerk
Synopsis:
A timid photographer named Archie Warner comes west with hopes of being the first
to shoot a photo of a famous Mexican bandit. Josh happens to be a friend of 'El
Gato',and is hired by Archie to bring him to the bandit's lear. [SC]
3.22 [90] Wanted Dead or Alive: Detour (1961.03.01)
Howard Morris ................. Clayton Armstrong
Jan Brooks .................... Jane Fairweather
Howard Smith .................. Martin Fairweather
Melinda Plowman ............... Patience Fairweather
3.23 [91] Wanted Dead or Alive: Monday Morning (1961.03.08)
Richard Carlyle ............... Charlie Glover
Bill Quinn .................... Porter Fairchild
Ralph Bell .................... Sam Vickers
David Manley .................. Joseph Richards
3.24 [92] Wanted Dead or Alive: THE LONG SEARCH
15-Mar-1961 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Norman Katkov
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
Linda Wong.........as Yoshika Nakamura
Dale Ishimoto.........as Taro
Robert Kenneally.........as Bill Timmons
Willam Eben Stephens.........as Frank
Stanley Clements.........as Krebs
Olan Soule.........as The Clerk
Synopsis:
Yoshika Nakamura comes west to find a man named Bill Timmons who promised to
marry her when he visited Japan. Yoshika hires Josh to help her locate Timmons,
and during his venture learns about Japanese culture. [SC]
3.25 [93] Wanted Dead or Alive: DEAD RECKONING
22-Mar-1961 CBS Wed
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Ed Adamson
Starring: Steve McQueen (as Josh Randall)
Guest Cast:
James Lydon ................... Paul Decker
Jan Brooks .................... Barbara Decker
Chuck Hayward ................. Burl Taggert
John Alderman ................. Wade Taggert
Roy Engel ..................... Sheriff Art Hampton
Leonard Bell .................. Ollie Prescott
Synopsis:
Paul Decker is wanted for murder. His wife asks Josh to find her husband and
bring him back alive before the Taggert brothers catch up with him for murdering
their brother. [SC]
3.26 [94] Wanted Dead or Alive: Barney's Bounty
(final episode of "Wanted: Dead Or Alive")
(1961.03.29)
Noah Beery, Jr. ............... Barney Durant
Jan Arvan ..................... Sam
Jonathan Bolt ................. David Durant
Bill Quinn .................... Bartender
Vince Deadrick ................ Sy Benton
Al Austin ..................... Rake
William Hart .................. Frank Garth
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From : Judy Bantz <judybantz@cableone.net>
Sent : 14 May 2005
To : CTVA
Subject : Episode 45, The Tyrant
| Hi,
I have a 2-reel 35mm print of this episode. Do you have any
suggestions on how I can reach Steve McQueen fans
(other than on eBay) to let them know I'd like to sell it?
Thanks very much for any help you can provide.
Judy Bantz
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