Western Television Lawmen Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Rifleman

Paul Fix played the role of the reformed alcoholic Marshall Micah Torrance on "The Rifleman". Chuck Connors played the lead role of Lucas McCain with his son Mark, played by Johnny Crawford. The show ran from 1958 to 1963.
"Black Saddle" ran for one season from 1959 to 1960 and starred Peter Breck and
Russell Johnson. "Branded" was Chuck Connors' series after "The Rifleman" ended. It ran from 1965 through 1966 and featured Connors as a soldier named McCord falsely accused of cowardice.
"Frontier Justice" was an anthology summer replacement that ran for three seasons beginning in 1958.

Answer: Bonanza

Sheriff Roy Coffee was played by veteran actor Ray Teal. Bing Russell played his deputy, Clem Foster.
Ray Teal also starred as a sheriff in the 1951 film "Ace in the Hole". He was a saxophone player who worked his way through college as a band leader. He then began getting bit parts in Western movies until he was given a role in the movie, "Northwest Passage", in 1940.
He also played one of the judges in the 1961 film, "Judgement at Nuremberg".

Answer: The Deputy

Allen Case played Deputy Clay McCord opposite Henry Fonda who portrayed Chief Marshall Simon Fry on "The Deputy". Henry Fonda frequently only played a cameo role, allowing Allen Case to handle matters in Silver City. Allan Case played a shopkeeper who tried to avoid the use of guns during the course of his duties as deputy. "The Cowboys" series was based on the 1972 John Wayne film of the same name.

It lasted less than a season. "Destry" was a Western television series starring John Gavin that aired for one season in 1964 based on the James Stewart Western, "Destry Rides Again". Ralph Taeger starred as "Hondo", a Western series that aired during the 1967 fall season based on a 1953 John Wayne movie.

Answer: Death Valley Days

"Death Valley Days" ran from 1952 to 1975. During the run of the show it had several hosts but "The Old Ranger", played by Stanley Andrews, had the longest run. He was replaced by Ronald Reagan until Reagan entered politics. Then the role was assumed by Robert Taylor.

In 1969 Taylor became ill and was replaced by Dale Robertson. Ronald Reagan and Robert Taylor also had roles in some episodes. Merle Haggard narrated the final years of the show. The show occasionally featured guest hosts. "How the West Was Won" ran as a television Western with an all-star cast between 1976 and 1979. "The Young Pioneers" was a three-episode Western that starred Linda Purl and Roger Kern as a married couple settling the Dakota territory. "Gunsmoke" featured James Arness at Marshall Dillon for twenty years beginning in 1955.

Answer: The Tall Man

Barry Sullivan played Pat Garrett and Clu Gulager was Billy the Kid in the 75 episodes of "The Tall Man", a series about the fictional relationship between Billy the Kid and the sheriff who killed him.
There was no concluding episode depicting the shooting of Billy the Kid. The show's name was derived from the long shadow cast by Barry Sullivan in the opening scene of each episode.
"The Rough Riders" featured three ex-soldiers who traveled the West after the Civil War. It aired for the 1958/1959 season. "Legend" was a science fiction Western genre series that aired from April through August, 1995. It starred Richard Dean Anderson. "Colt .45" starred Wayde Preston from 1957 to 1960 as government agent Christopher Colt who used a job as a pistol salesman as a cover.

Answer: Annie Oakley

"Annie Oakley" starred Gail Davis as Annie and Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig. Jimmy Hawkins played Annie's brother, Tagg, during their adventures in Diablo, Arizona. Annie Oakley's horse was Target, Tagg's horse was Pixie and Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig;s mount was Forest.
"Buffalo Bill, Jr." starred Dickie Jones and aired from March, 1955, until September, 1956. "Daniel Boone" starred Fess Parker as Daniel Boone from 1964 to 1970. Russell Hayden starred as Steve, a Texas Ranger, on "Judge Roy Bean" during the show's run from 1955 to 1956. Edgar Buchanan portrayed Judge Roy Bean.

Answer: Cimarron City

John Smith played Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple on "Cimarron City". Matthew Rockford played George Montgomery, a cattle baron who was also the mayor of Cimarron City. Before his role in "Bonanza" Dan Blocker played Tiny Budinger, one of Rockford's ranch hands. Pernell Roberts also had a guest role on one episode. "Cheyenne" was not about a city, but about a character named Cheyenne Bodie played by Clint Walker from 1955 to 1963. "Laramie" featured two brothers and a drifter who ran a stagecoach stop.

The show ran from 1959 to 1963. Pat Conway played Sheriff Clay Hollister on "Tombstone Territory".

Answer: Wichita Town

Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar. He kept the peace in the legendary cow town of Wichita, Kansas. Deputy Ben Matheson was played by Joel's son, Jody. Rico Rodriquez was another deputy on the show who was portrayed by Carlos Romero. "The Wide Country" starred Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as traveling rodeo competitive brothers Mitch and Andy for one season in 1962. "Deadwood" aired on HBO from 2004 to 2006 in three 12-episode seasons.

The show was set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota. "Bordertown" was a Western series that ran from 1989 to 1991.

In the series a town known as Pemmican was renamed Bordertown when the border between the US and Canada was divided after being surveyed in 1880.

Answer: Cimarron Strip

"Cimarron Strip" starred Stuart Whitman as Marshall Jim Crown. After arriving in the area he learned that the sheriff had quit so he tried to keep peace between cattlemen who had claimed the land and settlers who had been promised the land to homestead. "Dead Man's Gun" ran on Showtime between 1997 and 1999. "Dusty's Trail" aired from 1973 to 1974.

The series revolved around a small band of pioneers that got separated from their wagon train. The show starred Bob Denver as Dusty and Forrest Tucker as his boss. "Laredo" was about the adventures of three Texas Rangers for two season beginning in 1965.

Answer: Lawman

John Russell starred as as Marshal Dan Troop and Peter Brown was Deputy Johnny McKay on "Lawman". Much of the action centered around The Bird Cage saloon. Peggy Castle played the saloon keeper, Lily Merrill. Unfortunately "Lawman" was one of the shows that was scheduled against "Bonanza" and ended up being cancelled in 1962. "The Road West" starred Barry Sullivan as Benjamin Pride, the head of a pioneer family that settled in Kansas. "Sheriff of Cochise" was a series that ran from 1956 to 1958 and was renamed "U.S. Marshal" until 1960.

It starred John Bromfield as lawman Frank Morgan. The pilot program for "The Westerner" appeared on Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater and became a short lived series starring Brian Keith.