TV series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Overview
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
Details
- First air date
- 1958-09-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 94 episodes
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
- Network
- CBS
- Production
- Malcolm Enterprises, CBS, Four Stars Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steve McQueen as Josh Randall
- Wright King as Jason Nichols
- Mort Mills as Harmon Stone
- Rudy Doucette as Barfly (uncredited)
- Jean Willes as Ruth
- William Schallert as Hotel Clerk
- Joseph V. Perry as Black Horse
- Warren Oates as Billy Clegg
- Bill Quinn as Porter Fairchild
- Frank Mills as Barfly (uncredited)
- Troy Melton as Attacker in Alley (uncredited)
- James Burke as Sheriff M. Comstock
Creators and crew
- John Robinson - Producer
- Ed Adamson - Producer
- Thomas Carr - Director
- George Blair - Director
- Harry Harris - Director
- Richard Donner - Director
Seasons
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