Have Gun, Will Travel

Overview

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.

Series details

First air date

1957

Last air date

1963

Status

Ended

Seasons

6

Episodes

225

Episode runtime

25 min

Genres

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

CBS

Created by

Sam Rolfe, Herb Meadow

Production

Filmaster Productions, CBS

Cast

Richard Boone

Paladin

Barrie Chase

Cast member

Edward Platt

Cast member

Harry Dean Stanton

Cast member

Allen Case

Cast member

Gene Nelson

Cast member