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The Guns of Will Sonnett is a Western television series set in the 1870s which was broadcast on the ABC television network from 1967 to 1969. The series, which began with the working title, "Two Rode West", was the first production collaboration between Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas, who would later go on to produce one of ABC's most-memorable hits, The Mod Squad. Today, the series is distributed by King World, and, when telecast, is usually seen in tandem with another 1960s short-lived Western series, the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production Branded; King World was originally responsible for distributing both shows.
Original Release
09/08/1967 on ABC
US Release
09/08/1967
Cast
Name | Character |
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Walter Brennan | Will Sonnett |
Dack Rambo | Jeff Sonnett |
Jason Evers | James Sonnett / James 'Jim' Sonnett |
Chuck Horne | Higlin / Hawkins - Posse Member / Jacks / Jed - Henchman / Joe / Sgt. Conrad |
Rex Holman | Lannie / Mase / Truitt Reed / Wiley Pruitt |
Dennis Cross | Charlie / Ira Tait / Milt / Torrey Long |
Bing Russell | Charlie - Henchman / Chet / Jeb Bates - Bartender / Pete |
Don Wilbanks | Fargo / Ben Morgan - Posse Member / Don |
Bill Coontz | Henchman / Keough / Pev Williams / Ranch Hand |
Myron Healey | Jack Curson / Lank Turner / Sheriff Flagg |
Directors
Jean Yarbrough, Thomas Carr, Richard C. Sarafian, Jack Arnold, Michael O'Herlihy, Andy Brennan, Jud Taylor, Irving J. Moore, Lewis Allen, Bernard L. Kowalski, Christian Nyby
Writers
Richard Carr, Kathleen Hite, Jameson Brewer, Cliff Gould, Edward J. Lakso, Cliff Todd, James Komack, Robert Pirosh, Lawrence Gordon, Peter Germano, Tony Barrett, Clyde Ware, Howard Dimsdale, Ed Adamson, Harry Basch, Henry Rosenbaum, Arthur Browne Jr.
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Walter Brennan | Will Sonnett |
Dack Rambo | Jeff Sonnett |
Jason Evers | James Sonnett / James 'Jim' Sonnett |
Chuck Horne | Higlin / Hawkins - Posse Member / Jacks / Jed - Henchman / Joe / Sgt. Conrad |
Rex Holman | Lannie / Mase / Truitt Reed / Wiley Pruitt |
Dennis Cross | Charlie / Ira Tait / Milt / Torrey Long |
Bing Russell | Charlie - Henchman / Chet / Jeb Bates - Bartender / Pete |
Don Wilbanks | Fargo / Ben Morgan - Posse Member / Don |
Bill Coontz | Henchman / Keough / Pev Williams / Ranch Hand |
Myron Healey | Jack Curson / Lank Turner / Sheriff Flagg |
Bartlett Robinson | Banker / Mayor of Samson / Sam Wilson |
William Smith | Deputy Leroy / Luther / Spence |
Harry Swoger | Bartender / Charlie the Bartender |
Walter Burke | Gideon Stark / Loomis / Ollie |
Hal Baylor | Bob Todd / Colter / Smithy |
Jonathan Hole | Clerk / Clevenger / Rob Quail |
Chubby Johnson | Stableman / Clem - Old Timer / Farmer |
Eddie Quillan | Bartender / Desk Clerk / Hotel Desk Clerk |
Harry Harvey | Sheriff Grady Blalock / Sheriff Peters / Sheriff |
Paul Sorensen | Bailiff / Ben Archer / Miller Johnson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Danny Thomas | Executive Producer |
Andy Brennan | Producer |
Aaron Spelling | Producer |
Danny Thomas | Producer |
Editors
Bud S. Isaacs, Bill Murphy, Stanley Frazen, Dann Cahn, Bud Molin, Ivan Fichev, Ben Ray