Wagon Train
tv show
284 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired September 18, 1957
Overview
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.
Cast
Frank McGrath
as
Charlie Wooster
Terry Wilson
as
Bill Hawks
Robert Horton
as
Flint McCullough
John McIntire
as
Christopher Hale
Ward Bond
as
Major Seth Adams
Denny Miller
as
Duke Shannon
Robert Fuller
as
Cooper Smith
Michael Burns
as
Barnaby West
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Chick Hannan
as
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as
Mr. Spartan
John Doucette
as
Marshal Jason Hartman
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Richard Reeves
as
Pop Harmon
Crew
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Bud Thackery
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Director of Photography
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Herschel Daugherty
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Director
Virgil W. Vogel
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Director
Jerry Hopper
as
Director
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Allen H. Miner
as
Director
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Dick Moder
as
Director
R.G. Springsteen
as
Director
Richard Whorf
as
Director
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Richard Bartlett
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Director
Mark Stevens
as
Director
Sidney Lanfield
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Director
Richard Donner
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Director