Rawhide (TV series)

Rawhide
Opening title sequence
GenreWestern
Created byCharles Marquis Warren
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Rawhide" performed by Frankie Laine
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes217 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerBen Brady
Producers
Production locations
Cinematography
Editors
Running time50 min.
Production companyCBS Television Network Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 9, 1959 (1959-01-09) –
December 7, 1965 (1965-12-07)
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Rawhide is an American Western television series starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. The show aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights from January 9, 1959,[1] to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965, until December 7, 1965, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes. The series was produced and sometimes directed by Charles Marquis Warren, who also produced early episodes of Gunsmoke. The show is remembered by many for its theme song, "Rawhide".

Spanning 7+12 years, Rawhide was the sixth-longest-running American television Western, exceeded only by Wagon Train, The Virginian, Bonanza, Death Valley Days and Gunsmoke.

  1. ^ Munn, Michael (1992). Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner. London: Robson Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-86051-790-X.