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TV series · 1957

Wagon Train

First aired 18 September 1957 Western / Drama / Family TMDB ↗

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.

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Ward Bond
as Major Seth Adams
54
John McIntire
as Christopher Hale
50
Terry Wilson
as Bill Hawks
34
Robert Horton
as Flint McCullough
33
Everyone else (116) ↓
Paul E. Burns
as Fred Elkins
76
Frank Hagney
as Jail Prisoner
73
Verna Felton
as Gran Jennings
67
Henry Daniell
as Morton W. Snipple
63
J. Carrol Naish
as Old Man Charvanaugh
61
Charles Seel
as Wagon Train Member
60
Charles Seel
as Mort
60
Byron Foulger
as Jervis Clinton
59
Byron Foulger
as Hibbs
59
Byron Foulger
as Humphrey Pumphret
59
Byron Foulger
as George Duskin
59
Rhys Williams
as Angus Breck
59
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Calvin Bryngelson
58
Chick Hannan
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
56
Harry Harvey
as Sheriff Matt
56
Harry Harvey
as Mayor Ives
56
Harry Harvey
as Mr. Parsons
56
Harry Harvey
as Deputy Marshall Clancy (uncredited)
56
Harry Harvey
as Vern Orton
56
Ed Begley
as Reno Sutton
56
Ray Teal
as Ray Tarback
55
Ray Teal
as Shag Dorty
55
Edgar Buchanan
as Ben Mattox
54
Edgar Buchanan
as Thaddeus Briscoe
54
George Ford
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
52
William Bendix
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
51
Willis Bouchey
as Mr. Grant
50
Kent Smith
as Prof. Paul Owens
50
Frank Wilcox
as Col. Barkley
50
Dick Rich
as Bartender
48
Mauritz Hugo
as Haines
48
Mauritz Hugo
as Frankie Palmer
48
Stuart Randall
as Sheriff Hixon
48
Stuart Randall
as Marshal
48
Whit Bissell
as Albert Sykes
47
Claire Trevor
as C.L. Harding
47
Douglas Fowley
as Ed Graham
46
Art Linkletter
as Sam Darland
45
Paul Birch
as Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant
45
Paul Birch
as Sam Benson
45
Dane Clark
as John Wilbot
45
Paul Langton
as Ralph Morse
44
Noah Beery Jr.
as Stump Beasley
44
Russ Conway
as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
44
Russ Conway
as Mr. McCrea
44
Norman Leavitt
as Mr. Kelsey
43
Claire Carleton
as Depot Clerk
43
Claire Carleton
as Mrs. Hennessey
43
Larry J. Blake
as Sheriff (uncredited)
43
Larry J. Blake
as Booley Herbert
43
Larry J. Blake
as Chief White Cloud
43
Henry Rowland
as Blaine's stooge
43
Sam Edwards
as Mr. Forbes
42
Peter Whitney
as Sgt. Pat Galloway
41
Penny Santon
as Carlota Perez
41
Jane Wyman
as Dr. Carol Ames Willoughby
40
Jane Wyman
as Hannah Barber
40
Charles Drake
as Marshal Vern Rothman
39
Charles Drake
as Sam Livingston
39
Charles Drake
as Frank Casteel
39
James McCallion
as Caleb Lefton
38
Ross Martin
as Sam Pulaski
37
Arthur Franz
as Nathan Forge
37
Arthur Franz
as Dan Highet
37
Phyllis Thaxter
as Christine Elliot
37
Michael Ansara
as Adam MacKenzie
35
Michael Ansara
as Chief North Star
35
Monica Lewis
35
Steven Ritch
as Red Cloud
35
Steven Ritch
as Running Bear
35
Steven Ritch
as Chief Sharp Knife
35
Janis Paige
as Nellie Jefferson
35
Ray Montgomery
as George
35
Jean Hagen
as Maidie Brant
34
Jean Hagen
as Sarah Proctor
34
Mario Gallo
as Chief Red Cloud
34
Linda Darnell
as Dora Gray Fogelberry
33
Lee Marvin
as Jud Benedict
33
Morgan Woodward
as Walt Keene
32
Morgan Woodward
as Jubal Ash
32
Joe Flynn
as Edwin Crook
32
Kristine Miller
as Milly Clark
32
Robert Patten
as Kermit
31
Nancy Gates
as Della
31
Nancy Gates
as Louisa Marriott
31
Nancy Gates
as Millie Davis
31
H.M. Wynant
as Clay Boudreau
30
H.M. Wynant
as Bart Haskell
30
Richard Jaeckel
as Barker
30
Larry Pennell
as Marshal Trace McCloud
29
Morgan Jones
as Jason Elliott
29
John Lupton
as Ernie Weaver
29
Clu Gulager
as Harry Diel
28
Clu Gulager
as Sam Spicer
28
Polly Bergen
as Kitty Allbright
27
Barbara Bain
as Lucy Garrison
26
Martin Milner
as Matt Trumbell
25
Robert Fuller
as James Fitzpatrick
24
Robert Fuller
as Cooper Smith
24
Roger Smith
as Dr. Peter H. Culver
24
Elizabeth Montgomery
as Julie Crail
24
William Smith
as Thomas Lance
24
Denny Miller
as Duke Shannon
23
Diana Millay
as Helen Crawford
22
Andrew Prine
as Eric Camden
21
Andrew Prine
as Felix Colton
21
Peter Brown
as Benedict O'Brien
21
Peter Brown
as Ben Campbell
21
Jim McMullan
as Arnie Swenson
20
Don Galloway
20
Margaret O'Brien
as Julie Revere
20
Buck Taylor
as Skeeter Ames
19
David S. Cass Sr.
15
Beverly Washburn
as Susan Palmer
13
Michael Burns
as Barnaby West
9
Bill Mumy
as Toddy
3
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