LAWMAN


WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION

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Information From IMDb

Series Directed
Robert Sparr
Stuart Heisler
Richard C. Sarafian
Burt Kennedy
George Waggner
and others

Plot Summary
Dan Troop was the Marshal, with his trusted Deputy, Johnny McKay,
who's daily duty, was to keep the town running smoothly,
and keep at bay, the usual collection of Wild West villians,
while at the same time, having time for his Lily!
Written by ethanedwards

Series Cast
John Russell ... Marshal Dan Troop / ... (155 episodes, 1958-1962)
Peter Brown ... Deputy Johnny McKay / ... (62 episodes, 1958-1962)
Peggie Castle ... Lily / ... (26 episodes, 1959-1961)
Dan Sheridan ... Jake / ... (13 episodes, 1959-1962)
Emory Parnell ... Hank / ... (11 episodes, 1958-1960)
Harry Cheshire ... Judge Trager / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1962)
Bek Nelson ... Dru Lemp (9 episodes, 1958-1959)
Vinton Haworth ... Oren Slausen / ... (9 episodes, 1959-1962)
Roscoe Ates ... Jenkins / ... (8 episodes, 1959-1960)
Clancy Cooper ... Timmo / ... (8 episodes, 1959-1960)
Grady Sutton ... Ben Toomey / ... (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
Other notable stars, that appeared;-

Jack Elam, Lee Van Cleef, William Fawcett, John Qualen, Denver Pyle, DeForest Kelley, Slim Pickens, James Coburn

Series Produced
Jules Schermer .... producer (4 episodes, 1958-1961)
William T. Orr .... executive producer (3 episodes, 1960-1961)

Trivia

* In the early 1960s when TV-western mania reached its peak, an American magazine sponsored a contest for the actors who portrayed western heroes and villains. Since the climactic moment of so many shows was the classic quick-draw shoot-out, the actors had to acquire that skill to play their scenes. The magazine held a competition among some of the stars of the shows, firing blanks, aiming not at each other but downrange, and using an electronic timer. Quite a number of cowboy stars showed up to slap leather. Peter Brown beat them all and won the title of the fastest gun in Hollywood.

* John Russell was only 37 - and looked even younger than that - when he was cast in this series. He believed that in order for a man like Dan Troop to have gained the kind of experience and maturity he possessed he would have had to have been in at least his mid-40s, so Russell had the makeup department streak gray through his hair and he lowered his voice when he spoke in order to appear several years older.

Filming Locations:
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

One of my favourites.
I thought John Russell, portrayed a good steady Marshall.
A Mrashall with a difference, as there was love interest in the form of Lily,
similar in a way to Matt Dillion, and Kitty, of Gunsmoke

John Russell, also starred with Duke in
Rio Bravo (1959) as Nathan Burdette.

One of the Directors, Burt Kennedy was involved with Duke,
in
The Train Robbers (1973)
The War Wagon (1967)
The Alamo (1960) (production associate) (uncredited)

A series, well worthy of release on DVD

John Russell also played a very credible villain in Clint's "Pale Rider".

Jim,
Thanks for reminding us.
I meant to mention in my post.
Russell, was also in three Clint Eastwood movies,

Pale Rider, Honky Tonk Man, and The Outlaw Josey Wales

ethanedwards,
Thanks for posting Lawman.
One of my favorite TV Westerns too.
John Russel was seen in John Ford's The Sun Shines Bright that is
my all-time favourite movie.

Another thing Russell had in common with Duke. They both appeared in a movie about the Alamo. Russell played Almeron Dickinson in The Last Command, which was Republics version of the famous battle which the Republic studio boss "borrowed" from Dukes idea.

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One of my favoeite westerns, I'm enjoying the repeats on Encore's Western Channel.