TV series
The Big Valley
Overview
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.
Details
- First air date
- 1965-09-15
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 112 episodes
- Genres
- Western, Drama
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- FR, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley
- Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley
- Peter Breck as Nick Barkley
- Lee Majors as Heath Barkley
- Linda Evans as Audra Barkley
- Charles Briles as Eugene Barkley
- Napoleon Whiting as Silas
- Douglas Kennedy as Sheriff Fred Madden
- Harlan Warde as Judd Fletcher
- Bing Russell as Clint
- John Harmon as Conductor
- Joe Higgins as Referee
Creators and crew
- A.I. Bezzerides - Creator
- Louis F. Edelman - Creator
- Jules V. Levy - Producer
- Lou Morheim - Producer
- Bernard McEveety - Director
- Paul Henreid - Director
Seasons
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