The Westerner (TV series)

The Westerner
Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame and Spike as Brown, 1960
GenreWestern
Created bySam Peckinpah
Written byJack Curtis
Bruce Geller
Tom Gries
Robert Heverly
Sam Peckinpah
Directed bySam Peckinpah
André de Toth
Tom Gries
StarringBrian Keith
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerHal Hudson
ProducerSam Peckinpah
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 mins.
Production companyFour Star Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 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.

  1. ^ "The Westerner". tv.apple.com. Apple TV+. Retrieved 3 May 2024.