The Westerner (TV series)

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The Westerner
Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame and Spike as Brown, 1960
Genre	Western
Created by	Sam Peckinpah
Written by	Jack Curtis Bruce Geller Tom Gries Robert Heverly Sam Peckinpah
Directed by	Sam Peckinpah André de Toth Tom Gries
Starring	Brian Keith
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Hal Hudson
Producer	Sam Peckinpah
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 mins.
Production company	Four Star Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 30 (1960-09-30) – December 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
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The Westerner is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 30 to December 30, 1960. Created and produced by Sam Peckinpah, who also wrote and directed some episodes, the series was a Four Star Television production.^[1] The Westerner stars Brian Keith as amiable, unexceptional cowhand/drifter Dave Blassingame, and features John Dehner as rakish Burgundy Smith, who appeared in three episodes.