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Summary
Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.
Cast
Michael Ansara
Gina Gillespie
Wayne Rogers
Peter Whitney
Joseph V. Perry
Chris Alcaide
John Milford
John Anderson
Wayne Tucker
Robert Harland
Robert Vaughn
J. Pat O'Malley
Roberto Contreras
Lane Bradford
Jean Allison
Michael Hinn
Richard Devon
Suzanne Lloyd
Ray Kellogg
Enid Jaynes
Jess Kirkpatrick
Don Grady
John Marley
Hampton Fancher
Lyle Bettger
Brian G. Hutton
Dorothy Adams
Ned Glass
George Mitchell
Stephen Talbot
Lee Van Cleef
Richard Rust
Joe De Santis
Harry Landers
Frank Puglia
Lynn Bari
Michael Pate
Robert Warwick
Claude Akins
Peter Brocco
Gloria Talbott
James Westerfield
Robert J. Wilke
John Pickard
Fiona Hale
Mort Mills
John Larch
Jack Kruschen
Bert Freed
Joseph Ruskin
Clancy Cooper
Francis McDonald
Percy Helton
Denver Pyle
Fred Graham
Ken Mayer
Charles Stevens
Don Dubbins
William Fawcett
Leo Gordon
Robert Osterloh
Paul Carr
Gene Nelson
Hope Summers
Clegg Hoyt
Dabbs Greer
Walter Burke
John Dehner
Paul Fix
Alex Gerry
Carter DeHaven
Tyler McVey
Tom Reese
Patricia Huston
Patricia Donahue
Richard Anderson
Constance Ford
Wesley Lau
Scott Marlowe
Gustavo Rojo
Eddie Quillan
Tiger Fafara
Earle Hodgins
Bill Erwin
Garry Walberg
Olive Carey
Lawrence Dobkin
Steven Marlo
Paul Langton
Christopher Dark
Diana Darrin
Bud Osborne
Billy Booth
Dee Pollock
John Hoyt
Clu Gulager
Elena Verdugo
John Clarke
Harry Swoger
William D. Gordon
Pat O'Malley
Gail Kobe
Joel Ashley
John Collier
Brett King
Perry Ivins
Gordon Polk
William Mims
Anne Benton
Richard Gaines
Alice Backes
Rayford Barnes
Michael Vandever
Donald Buka
Bill Catching
Tom McDonough
Manuel López
Robert F. Simon
Patrick Riley
Ralph Moody
Barry Brooks
Sam Reese
John Newton
John Harrison
Steve Gravers
Maggie Pierce
Robert Morris
Gary Murray
Jim Hayward
Thano Rama
Peggy Webber
Michael Raffetto
Jacques Aubuchon
Charity Grace
Jorge Treviño
Mickey Finn
Theodore Lehmann
Alan Reed Jr.
Robert F. Hoy
Michael T. Mikler
Ted de Corsia
Ken Drake
Arch Johnson
John Zaccaro
Karen Welch
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales
Joan Lora
Tom London
Gregg Martell
Craig Duncan
Charlie Briggs
Biff Elliot
Paul Sorensen
Natalie Norwick
George Keymas
Murvyn Vye
Crew
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Scripted
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