The Wild Wild West
tv show
104 total episodes
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4 seasons
First Aired September 17, 1965
Overview
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Cast
Robert Conrad
as
James T. West
Ross Martin
as
Artemus Gordon
Michael Dunn
as
Dr. Loveless
Douglas Henderson
as
Col. James Richmond
Bob Herron
as
Soldier (uncredited)
Fred Stromsoe
as
Cossack (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as
President Ulysses S. Grant
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Rudy Doucette
as
Henchman (uncredited)
William Schallert
as
Frank Harper
Troy Melton
as
First Masked Man (uncredited)
Charles Aidman
as
Jeremy Pike
Arthur Malet
Crew
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Irving J. Moore
as
Director
Marvin J. Chomsky
as
Director
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James B. Clark
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Director
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Mike Moder
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Director
Richard Donner
as
Director
Alan Crosland, Jr.
as
Director
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Charles R. Rondeau
as
Director
Ralph Senensky
as
Director
Don Taylor
as
Director
Richard C. Sarafian
as
Director
William Witney
as
Director
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Bernard McEveety
as
Director