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The Cowboys is a short-lived Western television series based on the 1972 motion picture of the same name starring John Wayne. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network from February 6 to May 8, 1974. The television show starred Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, A Martinez, Robert Carradine, and Clay O'Brien. David Dortort, best known for Bonanza and The High Chaparral, produced the series. The television show, like the movie, followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. The Cowboys began as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce running time to a half-hour format.
Original Release
02/06/1974 on ABC
US Release
02/06/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Moses Gunn | Jebediah Nightlinger |
Diana Douglas | Annie Andersen |
Jim Davis | Marshal Bill Winter |
A Martinez | Cimarron |
Robert Carradine | Slim |
Sean Kelly | Jimmy |
Kerry MacLane | Homer |
Clint Howard | Steve |
Mitch Brown | Hardy |
Clay O'Brien | Weedy |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | David Done It | Wednesday, 06 February 1974 |
2 | Death on a Fast Horse | Wednesday, 13 February 1974 |
3 | The Long Rider | Wednesday, 20 February 1974 |
4 | Many a Good Horse Died | Wednesday, 27 February 1974 |
5 | The Avengers | Wednesday, 06 March 1974 |
6 | The Accused | Wednesday, 13 March 1974 |
7 | A Matter of Honor | Wednesday, 20 March 1974 |
8 | The Ordeal | Wednesday, 27 March 1974 |
9 | The Remounts | Wednesday, 03 April 1974 |
10 | The Trap | Wednesday, 10 April 1974 |
11 | The Indian Givers | Wednesday, 01 May 1974 |
12 | Requiem for a Lost Son | Wednesday, 08 May 1974 |
Directors
William Witney, William Claxton, William F. Claxton, William Wiard
Writers
William Dale Jennings, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, James Lee Barrett, Jim Byrnes, Jon Sevorg, William Putman, Ellis Marcus, Ric Hardman, Juanita Bartlett, Alex Sharp, William Witney
Cast
Name | Character |
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Moses Gunn | Jebediah Nightlinger |
Diana Douglas | Annie Andersen |
Jim Davis | Marshal Bill Winter |
A Martinez | Cimarron |
Robert Carradine | Slim |
Sean Kelly | Jimmy |
Kerry MacLane | Homer |
Clint Howard | Steve |
Mitch Brown | Hardy |
Clay O'Brien | Weedy |
DeForest Kelley | Jack Potter |
John Carradine | Oscar Schmidt |
Ian Wolfe | Padre |
Kevin Hagen | Josh Redding |
Gregory Walcott | Culpepper |
Pippa Scott | Kate Tatum |
Irene Tedrow | Harriett Graff |
Lurene Tuttle | Grandma Jesse |
Myron Healey | Wa-Cha-Ka |
Richard Kelton | Carl Rivers |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Dortort | Executive Producer |