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The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Bros. western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam, Chad Everett, and Michael Greene, broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne.
Original Release
04/23/1962 on ABC
US Release
04/23/1962
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Larry Ward | Marshal Frank Ragan / Marshall Frank Ragan |
| Jack Elam | Deputy J.D. Smith |
| Chad Everett | Deputy Del Stark |
| Michael Greene | Deputy Vance Porter |
| Lee Van Cleef | Larry Jackson / Slade Tucker |
| Norman Alden | Jim Barton / Paul Thomas |
| Jeanne Cooper | Marti Stevens / Rebecca Ridgeway |
| Don Kelly | Paul Young / Walker Davis |
| Charles Horvath | Bruno Kellogg / Townsman |
| Audrey Dalton | Ronnie Kane |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | A Man Called Ragan | Monday, 23 April 1962 |
| 1 | Return to Dryrock | Monday, 07 January 1963 |
| 2 | Red Sky Over Bismarck | Monday, 14 January 1963 |
| 3 | Mutiny at Fort Mercy | Monday, 21 January 1963 |
| 4 | Trouble at French Creek | Monday, 28 January 1963 |
| 5 | Thunder in Pleasant Valley | Monday, 04 February 1963 |
| 6 | Crisis at High Banjo | Monday, 11 February 1963 |
| 7 | Requiem at Dancer's Hill | Monday, 18 February 1963 |
| 8 | Fargo | Monday, 25 February 1963 |
| 9 | Incident at Rapid City | Monday, 04 March 1963 |
| 10 | Justice at Eagle's Nest | Monday, 11 March 1963 |
| 11 | A Walk Through the Badlands | Monday, 18 March 1963 |
| 12 | Trial at Grand Forks | Monday, 25 March 1963 |
| 13 | Reformation at Big Nose Butte | Monday, 01 April 1963 |
| 14 | One Day in Vermillion | Monday, 08 April 1963 |
| 15 | Terror at Heart River | Monday, 15 April 1963 |
| 16 | The Chooser of the Slain | Monday, 22 April 1963 |
| 17 | Feud at Snake River | Monday, 29 April 1963 |
| 18 | Sanctuary at Crystal Springs | Monday, 06 May 1963 |
| 19 | A Nice Girl from Goliath | Monday, 13 May 1963 |
Directors
Stuart Heisler, Charles R. Rondeau, Richard C. Sarafian, Allan A. Buckhantz, Robert Totten, Paul Landres, Richard L. Bare, Robert Sparr
Writers
Cy Chermak, E.M. Parsons, Peter Germano, Harry Whittington, Anthony Spinner, Dean Riesner, S.S. Schweitzer, Petr Krenek, Richard H. Landau, Robert E. Thompson, Joyce Fierro, Leo Lieberman, Sy Salkowitz, Nicholas E. Baehr, Mel Goldberg
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Larry Ward | Marshal Frank Ragan / Marshall Frank Ragan |
| Jack Elam | Deputy J.D. Smith |
| Chad Everett | Deputy Del Stark |
| Michael Greene | Deputy Vance Porter |
| Lee Van Cleef | Larry Jackson / Slade Tucker |
| Norman Alden | Jim Barton / Paul Thomas |
| Jeanne Cooper | Marti Stevens / Rebecca Ridgeway |
| Don Kelly | Paul Young / Walker Davis |
| Charles Horvath | Bruno Kellogg / Townsman |
| Audrey Dalton | Ronnie Kane |
| Michael Constantine | John Marshak |
| Richard Hale | Reverend Smith |
| Dennis Hopper | Ross Kendrick |
| Joanna Moore | Doll |
| Royal Dano | Rev. Walter Wyman |
| Strother Martin | Pvt. Antrim Copang |
| Richard Jaeckel | Cal Storm |
| George Macready | Capt. Butler Ridgeway |
| Karen Sharpe | Angela Manning |
| Sue Randall | Hardi Masters |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William T. Orr | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Spinner | Producer |
| Jules Schermer | Producer |
Editors
Robert B. Warwick Jr., Robert L. Wolfe, Byron Chudnow, Stefan Arnsten, Elbert K. Hollingsworth, John Whitney, Noel L. Scott, Leo H. Shreve, James T. Heckert
