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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before Gunsmoke on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western Cheyenne. The series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour, black-and-white program aired for six seasons on ABC from 1955 to 1961, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
Original Release
09/06/1955 on ABC
US Release
09/06/1955
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hugh O'Brian | Wyatt Earp |
Jimmy Noel | Townsman / Barfly / Henchman / Cowboy / Cowhand / Gang Member / Jimmy / Outlaw / Pierce Cowhand / Railroad Worker / Deputy / Courtroom Spectator / Big T Man / Circle Bar Cowhand / Clanton Henchman / Clanton Man / Cowhand Running in Bar / Danny / Diamond T Cowhand / Drunk / Ducey / Fentress Gunman / Fight Spectator / Freighter / Grogan Gang Member / Gunman in Streets / Gunman / Hanging Spectator / Horse Thief / Horseman / Jackson Cowhand / Juror / Lynch Mob Member / MacMurray Henchman / Man at Cowboy Camp / Morris Henchman / Moyer Cowhand / Newton Henchman / Oklahoma / Outlaw at Camp / Poker Player / Prisoner / Regan / Ringo Gang member / Ringo Henchman / Saloon Brawler / Silver Shipment Guard / Snakey W Cowhand / Stableman / Stage Passenger / Station Agent / Steve Griggs / Thompson Hired Man / Townsman Giving Donation / Townsman in Office / Townsman Monitoring Ballots / Townsman Throwing Rocks / Tripod Jeffers / Worker Assembling Guns / Ambusher / Audience Member / Pruitt Henchman / Bank Robber / Messenger / Bar-W Man / Brawler / Brocius Gang Member / Buggy Driver / Carney Henchman / Charlie - Shotgun Rider / Charlie Patton |
Ethan Laidlaw | Townsman / Barfly / Gang Member / Henchman / Clanton Henchman / Cowboy / Clanton Man / Cowhand / Gunman / Clanton Gunman / Brawler / Courtroom Spectator / Pierce Cowhand / Lynch Mob Member / 2nd Man on Trail / Allen / Audience Member / Pruitt Henchman / Barfly Reaching for Gun / Bartender / Bar-W Man / Big T Man Shooting Flag / Big T Man / Billings Gang Member / Brocius Gang Member / Cade - Townsman / Carney Henchman / Charlie Anders / Circle Bar Cowhand / Clanton Rider / Clark / Conrad Gang Member / Deputy / Diamond T Cowhand / Drunk / Ethan / Fight Spectator / Granger / Gunman Backed Into Saloon / Gunman In Streets / Hannegan Henchman / Hoodlum Shooting on Street / Joe - Denby Man / MacMurray Henchman / Man at Cowboy Camp / Mike / Miner / Mr. Frome - Buffalo Hunter / Muleskinner / Outlaw at Camp / Poker Game Spectator / Purvis Gang Member / Rider With Callum / Sebastian Henchman / Skunky Biggett / Snakey W Cowhand / Soldier Posting Notice / Thompson's Hired Man / Townsman Getting Wyatt / Townsman in Office / Trial Spectator / Wade Gunman / White Cap / Windy / Worker Assembling Guns |
Bill Coontz | Townsman / Henchman / Barfly / Dongo / Cowboy / Gang Member / Indian / Gunman / Big T Man / Cowhand / Brawler / Ambusher / Miner / Missouri / Militia Member / Morris Henchman / Mexican / Man at Cowboy Camp / Muleskinner / MacMurray Henchman / Lynch Mob Member / Little Wolf / Jackson Cowhand / Indian Sentry / Ned / Newton Henchman / Outlaw at Camp / Hoodlum Attacking Clara / Outlaw Leader / Outlaw / Henchman Dongo / Party Guest / Courtroom Spectator / Pawnee Indian / Pierce Cowhand / Guard At Herd / Poker Player / Grogan Gang Member / Prisoner / Purvis Gang Member / Railroad Worker / Snakey W Cowhand / Fight Spectator / Soldier / Fentress Gunman / Stableman / Deputy / Curley / White Cap / Worker Cleaning Bar / Clanton Man / Circle Star Ranch Hand / Circle Bar Cowhand / Bill / Man at Meeting / Bank Robber / Hotel Guest / Assassin |
Morgan Woodward | Shotgun Gibbs / Captain Langley / Deputy Shotgun Gibbs / Shogun Gibbs / Shotgun Gibs / Starbuck |
Douglas Fowley | Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique / Judge Amos Waggoner / Dr. John H. Holliday / Grandpa Logan |
Damian O'Flynn | Judge Tobin / Dr. Goodfellow / Doc Fabrique / Dr. George Goodfellow / Keeno McGee / Mannen Clements |
William Tannen | Deputy Hal Norton / Gyp Clements |
Mason Alan Dinehart | Bat Masterson |
Trevor Bardette | Old Man Clanton / N. H. Clanton / Rule Hawes / Sheriff Charlie Osborn / Crump Elliott / Elzie Rash |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Truth About Old Man Clanton | Tuesday, 27 September 1960 |
2 | The Doctor | Tuesday, 04 October 1960 |
3 | Johnny Behind the Deuce | Tuesday, 11 October 1960 |
4 | Shoot to Kill | Tuesday, 18 October 1960 |
5 | Study of a Crooked Sheriff | Tuesday, 25 October 1960 |
6 | Big Brother | Tuesday, 01 November 1960 |
7 | Woman of Tucson | Tuesday, 15 November 1960 |
8 | The Fanatic | Tuesday, 22 November 1960 |
9 | He's My Brother | Tuesday, 29 November 1960 |
10 | The Too Perfect Crime | Tuesday, 06 December 1960 |
11 | Johnny Ringo's Girl | Tuesday, 13 December 1960 |
12 | Miss Sadie | Tuesday, 20 December 1960 |
13 | Winning Streak | Tuesday, 27 December 1960 |
14 | Billy Buckett, Incorporated | Tuesday, 03 January 1961 |
15 | Horse Thief | Tuesday, 10 January 1961 |
16 | Terror in the Desert | Tuesday, 24 January 1961 |
17 | Old Slanders | Tuesday, 31 January 1961 |
18 | Loyalty | Tuesday, 07 February 1961 |
19 | Johnny Behan Falls in Love | Tuesday, 14 February 1961 |
20 | Casey and the Clowns | Tuesday, 21 February 1961 |
21 | Doc Holliday Faces Death | Tuesday, 28 February 1961 |
22 | Apache Gold | Tuesday, 07 March 1961 |
23 | The Good Mule and the Bad Mule | Tuesday, 14 March 1961 |
24 | Clanton and Cupid | Tuesday, 21 March 1961 |
25 | Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path | Tuesday, 28 March 1961 |
26 | The Convict's Revenge | Tuesday, 04 April 1961 |
27 | Until Proven Guilty | Tuesday, 11 April 1961 |
28 | The Shooting Starts | Tuesday, 18 April 1961 |
29 | Wyatt Earp's Baby | Tuesday, 25 April 1961 |
30 | The Law Must Be Fair | Tuesday, 02 May 1961 |
31 | A Papa for Butch and Ginger | Tuesday, 09 May 1961 |
32 | Hiding Behind a Star | Tuesday, 23 May 1961 |
33 | Requiem for Old Man Clanton | Tuesday, 30 May 1961 |
34 | Wyatt's Brothers Join Up | Tuesday, 06 June 1961 |
35 | Just Before the Battle | Tuesday, 13 June 1961 |
36 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Tuesday, 20 June 1961 |
37 | The Outlaws Cry Murder | Tuesday, 27 June 1961 |
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Directors
Frank McDonald, Roy Rowland, Paul Landres, Sidney Salkow, Lewis R. Foster
Writers
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, John Dunkel, Daniel B. Ullman, Wilda J. Wilson, Wilda McGinnis, Frank Gruber, Maurice Tombragel, Albert Beich, Wells Root, N.B. Stone Jr., Celeste Plank, Robert Schaefer, John D. Gilchriese, Richard Sanville, Michael Fessier, Norman Martin, Tom Reed, Frank L. Moss, Gil Orlovitz, Buck Houghton
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hugh O'Brian | Wyatt Earp |
Jimmy Noel | Townsman / Barfly / Henchman / Cowboy / Cowhand / Gang Member / Jimmy / Outlaw / Pierce Cowhand / Railroad Worker / Deputy / Courtroom Spectator / Big T Man / Circle Bar Cowhand / Clanton Henchman / Clanton Man / Cowhand Running in Bar / Danny / Diamond T Cowhand / Drunk / Ducey / Fentress Gunman / Fight Spectator / Freighter / Grogan Gang Member / Gunman in Streets / Gunman / Hanging Spectator / Horse Thief / Horseman / Jackson Cowhand / Juror / Lynch Mob Member / MacMurray Henchman / Man at Cowboy Camp / Morris Henchman / Moyer Cowhand / Newton Henchman / Oklahoma / Outlaw at Camp / Poker Player / Prisoner / Regan / Ringo Gang member / Ringo Henchman / Saloon Brawler / Silver Shipment Guard / Snakey W Cowhand / Stableman / Stage Passenger / Station Agent / Steve Griggs / Thompson Hired Man / Townsman Giving Donation / Townsman in Office / Townsman Monitoring Ballots / Townsman Throwing Rocks / Tripod Jeffers / Worker Assembling Guns / Ambusher / Audience Member / Pruitt Henchman / Bank Robber / Messenger / Bar-W Man / Brawler / Brocius Gang Member / Buggy Driver / Carney Henchman / Charlie - Shotgun Rider / Charlie Patton |
Ethan Laidlaw | Townsman / Barfly / Gang Member / Henchman / Clanton Henchman / Cowboy / Clanton Man / Cowhand / Gunman / Clanton Gunman / Brawler / Courtroom Spectator / Pierce Cowhand / Lynch Mob Member / 2nd Man on Trail / Allen / Audience Member / Pruitt Henchman / Barfly Reaching for Gun / Bartender / Bar-W Man / Big T Man Shooting Flag / Big T Man / Billings Gang Member / Brocius Gang Member / Cade - Townsman / Carney Henchman / Charlie Anders / Circle Bar Cowhand / Clanton Rider / Clark / Conrad Gang Member / Deputy / Diamond T Cowhand / Drunk / Ethan / Fight Spectator / Granger / Gunman Backed Into Saloon / Gunman In Streets / Hannegan Henchman / Hoodlum Shooting on Street / Joe - Denby Man / MacMurray Henchman / Man at Cowboy Camp / Mike / Miner / Mr. Frome - Buffalo Hunter / Muleskinner / Outlaw at Camp / Poker Game Spectator / Purvis Gang Member / Rider With Callum / Sebastian Henchman / Skunky Biggett / Snakey W Cowhand / Soldier Posting Notice / Thompson's Hired Man / Townsman Getting Wyatt / Townsman in Office / Trial Spectator / Wade Gunman / White Cap / Windy / Worker Assembling Guns |
Bill Coontz | Townsman / Henchman / Barfly / Dongo / Cowboy / Gang Member / Indian / Gunman / Big T Man / Cowhand / Brawler / Ambusher / Miner / Missouri / Militia Member / Morris Henchman / Mexican / Man at Cowboy Camp / Muleskinner / MacMurray Henchman / Lynch Mob Member / Little Wolf / Jackson Cowhand / Indian Sentry / Ned / Newton Henchman / Outlaw at Camp / Hoodlum Attacking Clara / Outlaw Leader / Outlaw / Henchman Dongo / Party Guest / Courtroom Spectator / Pawnee Indian / Pierce Cowhand / Guard At Herd / Poker Player / Grogan Gang Member / Prisoner / Purvis Gang Member / Railroad Worker / Snakey W Cowhand / Fight Spectator / Soldier / Fentress Gunman / Stableman / Deputy / Curley / White Cap / Worker Cleaning Bar / Clanton Man / Circle Star Ranch Hand / Circle Bar Cowhand / Bill / Man at Meeting / Bank Robber / Hotel Guest / Assassin |
Morgan Woodward | Shotgun Gibbs / Captain Langley / Deputy Shotgun Gibbs / Shogun Gibbs / Shotgun Gibs / Starbuck |
Douglas Fowley | Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique / Judge Amos Waggoner / Dr. John H. Holliday / Grandpa Logan |
Damian O'Flynn | Judge Tobin / Dr. Goodfellow / Doc Fabrique / Dr. George Goodfellow / Keeno McGee / Mannen Clements |
William Tannen | Deputy Hal Norton / Gyp Clements |
Mason Alan Dinehart | Bat Masterson |
Trevor Bardette | Old Man Clanton / N. H. Clanton / Rule Hawes / Sheriff Charlie Osborn / Crump Elliott / Elzie Rash |
Paul Brinegar | Mayor Jim Kelley / Jim Kelley / Jim Begley |
Brick Sullivan | Deputy Brick / Deputy / Bartender / Brick - Pinkerton Agent / Courtroom Deputy / Deputy Dale / Deputy Harry / Deputy Joe / Deputy Sullivan / Fort Dodge Townsman / Lynch Mob Member / Townsman |
Sam Flint | Judge Jewett / Judge Jewitt / Stableman / Fred White / Arizona Transport Worker / Dad Lenhart / Gruber / Limestone Parker / Marshal Fred White / Mr. Borden / Mr. Gale / Old Man / Ruger / Spouter |
James Seay | Judge Spicer / Judge Wells Spicer / Capt. Brooke / Jack Finley / Maj. Joe Hanley |
Leonard P. Geer | Gang Member / Gunman / Big T Man / Bully in Bar / Cavalry Soldier / Clanton Cowboy / Clanton Henchman / Cowhand / Drunk / Gunner / Henchman who Doc Shoots / Henchman / Hoodlum Shooting on Street / Hoodlum / Jesse Stone / Man Installing Alarm / Townsman |
Stacy Harris | Mayor John Clum / Mayor Clum / John P. Clum / Mayor John P. Clum / Sam Rolfe |
Don Haggerty | Marsh Murdock / Deacon Sam Burns / Mort Herrick |
Ralph Sanford | Mayor Jim Kelley / Bartender Larsen / Butch McGuire / Slip Madigan / Whitty |
Rico Alaniz | Mr. Cousin / Esteban Morango / Joe Riva / Tahzay |
Randy Stuart | Nellie Cashman / Nelle Cashman / Nellie Cash / Nellie Dawson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Louis F. Edelman | Executive Producer |
Robert Sisk | Executive Producer |
Robert Sisk | Producer |
Louis F. Edelman | Producer |
Roy Rowland | Producer |
Frank L. Moss | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Emmy | Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
1957 | Emmy | Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less | Nominated |