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Wagon Train is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). Wagon Train debuted on September 18, 1957 and reached the top of the Nielsen ratings.
In his six decades of television, Horton, who became known for his voice, was most noted for his role as the frontier scout Flint McCullough in the television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1962. His co-stars were Ward Bond, John McIntire, Terry Wilson, and Frank McGrath. He eventually quit the series to pursue a career in musical theater.
(L-R) Robert Horton and Ward Bond 1962 cast. Top: John McIntire, Terry Wilson. Bottom: Scott Miller, Frank McGrath. Robert Fuller Wagon Train is an American Western television series that was produced by Revue Studios. The series was inspired by the 1950 John Ford film Wagon Master. It ran for eight seasons, with the first episode airing in the United States on September 18, 1957 (1957-09-18 ...
Barbara Stanwyck, Michael Burns, and Colleen Dewhurst in The Big Valley episode "A Day of Terror" (1966). Michael Thornton Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College, [2] and a published author and former television and film teen actor, most known for the television series Wagon Train.
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series Wagon Train [1] for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in ...
The series starred Robert Horton, who had costarred on Wagon Train from 1957 to 1962. He left that series, vowing never to do another television western, [ 1 ] but agreed to star in A Man Called Shenandoah because he felt the show would be a great opportunity for him as an actor.
He was responsible for the production of several popular Western-themed TV series, notably Wagon Train for the entirety of its 8-year, 280-episode life (1957-1965). [5] [6] He was involved in the production of several other TV westerns, including 30 episodes of Laredo (1965–67) [7] and five episodes of The Virginian. [8] [9]
Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr. and Ward Bond in John Ford's Wagon Master (1950), one of the primary cinematic inspirations for the Wagon Train series. John Ford dressed Ward Bond identically to this, with the black hat and checkered shirt, in the Wagon Train episode that Ford later directed titled "The Colter Craven Story" featuring many regulars from Ford films as well as some stock footage ...