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The Loner is an American western series that ran for one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble. The series was created by Rod Serling a year after the cancellation of The Twilight Zone. It was one of the last TV series on CBS to air in black-and-white.
Original Release
09/18/1965 on CBS
US Release
09/18/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | William Colton |
| Ken DuMain | Townsman |
| Phil Schumacher | Townsman |
| Ken DuMain | Barfly |
| Danny Borzage | Townsman |
| James Whitmore | Doc Fritchman |
| Don Keefer | Minister |
| Alan Baxter | Sheriff Driscoll |
| Joe Mantell | Allerdyce |
| Warren Stevens | Charlie Parker |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Echo of Bugles | Saturday, 18 September 1965 |
| 2 | The Vespers | Saturday, 25 September 1965 |
| 3 | The Lonely Calico Queen | Saturday, 02 October 1965 |
| 4 | The Kingdom of McComb | Saturday, 09 October 1965 |
| 5 | One of the Wounded | Saturday, 16 October 1965 |
| 6 | The Flight of the Arctic Tern | Saturday, 23 October 1965 |
| 7 | Widow on the Evening Stage | Saturday, 30 October 1965 |
| 8 | The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's | Saturday, 06 November 1965 |
| 9 | The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing | Saturday, 13 November 1965 |
| 10 | The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove | Saturday, 20 November 1965 |
| 11 | Westward the Shoemaker | Saturday, 27 November 1965 |
| 12 | The Oath | Saturday, 04 December 1965 |
| 13 | Hunt the Man Down | Saturday, 11 December 1965 |
| 14 | Escort for a Dead Man | Saturday, 18 December 1965 |
| 15 | The Ordeal of Bud Windom | Saturday, 25 December 1965 |
| 16 | To the West of Eden | Saturday, 01 January 1966 |
| 17 | Mantrap | Saturday, 08 January 1966 |
| 18 | A Little Stroll to the End of the Line | Saturday, 15 January 1966 |
| 19 | The Trial in Paradise | Saturday, 22 January 1966 |
| 20 | A Question of Guilt | Saturday, 29 January 1966 |
| 21 | The Mourners for Johnny Sharp: Part I | Saturday, 05 February 1966 |
| 22 | The Mourners for Johnny Sharp: Part II | Saturday, 12 February 1966 |
| 23 | Incident in the Middle of Nowhere | Saturday, 19 February 1966 |
| 24 | Pick Me Another Time to Die | Saturday, 26 February 1966 |
| 25 | The Burden of the Badge | Saturday, 05 March 1966 |
| 26 | To Hang a Dead Man | Saturday, 12 March 1966 |
Directors
Joseph Pevney, Alex March, Allen H. Miner, Paul Henreid, Leon Benson, Norman Foster, Don Taylor, Larry Peerce, James B. Clark, Tay Garnett, Allen Reisner
Writers
Rod Serling, Andy White, Ed Adamson, Norman Katkov, Milton S. Gelman, Robert Lewin, Gerald Sanford, Les Crutchfield
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | William Colton |
| Ken DuMain | Townsman |
| Phil Schumacher | Townsman |
| Ken DuMain | Barfly |
| Danny Borzage | Townsman |
| James Whitmore | Doc Fritchman |
| Don Keefer | Minister |
| Alan Baxter | Sheriff Driscoll |
| Joe Mantell | Allerdyce |
| Warren Stevens | Charlie Parker |
| Lars Hensen | Bartender |
| Lars Hensen | Townsman |
| Vince Barnett | Bartender |
| Ron Soble | Deneen |
| Ed Peck | Charlie |
| Ed Peck | Lowden |
| Rafael López | Indian Boy |
| Whit Bissell | Ab Nichols |
| Joe Haworth | Sergeant |
| Bert Freed | Sheriff Charlie Ross |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Dozier | Executive Producer |
| Andy White | Producer |
