"the Bell Tolls"" with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. He was also a producer, writer and director. In the late 1940s, Renaldo starred in several Hollywood Westerns as The Cisco Kid, and in 1950, he began playing the role in a popular television series that ran until 1956. In the age of black-and-white television, the show was filmed in color. As Cisco, Renaldo roamed the Old West on a black-and-white horse named Diablo, accompanied by his constant companion, Pancho, played by Leo Carrillo, who was 24 years Renaldo's senior. Renaldo illustrated a book of poetry by Moreton B. Price titled"
"Desperado (film series) Desperado is a series of five Western TV movie starring Alex McArthur as the honest cowboy, Duell McCall, beginning with the 1987 installment also titled ""Desperado"" and directed by Virgil W. Vogel. Throughout the film series, McCall is ""a man of principle who roams the West of yesteryear helping people in trouble while struggling to get himself out of trouble—clearing himself of a false murder charge"". McCall's quest centers on ""searching for a witness who can prove his innocence"". The first TV movie was originally intended to serve as the pilot for a weekly TV series, but"
"radio episodes ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, ""'oh, Pancho!"" ""'oh, Cisco!"", before galloping off, while laughing. Renaldo returned to the role for the popular 156-episode Ziv Television series ""The Cisco Kid"" (1950–1956), notable as the first TV series filmed in color. For the 1950s TV series, the Cisco Kid's sidekick Pancho was portrayed by Leo Carrillo, riding a Palomino named Loco. The Cisco Kid's horse was named Diablo. After a long absence, the character galloped back onto TV screens in the 1994"
"Cowboys (TV series) Cowboys was a British television sitcom that aired on the ITV network during the early 1980s. The show was created by Peter Learmouth who would go on to create Granada television sitcom ""Surgical Spirit"" and starred Lancastrian character-actor Roy Kinnear as Joe Jones, whose ""small building firm hardly seems to do anything right at all"". Co-starring David Kelly (Previously best known for playing one armed dishwasher Albert Riddle in ""Robin's Nest"", Michael O'Sullivan in ""Waking Ned"" and inept builder Mr. O'Reilly in the second episode of ""Fawlty Towers"") as 'Wobbly' Ron, Colin Welland (Well respected actor ""Z-Cars"""
"Navajo Joe Navajo Joe is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film, directed by Sergio Corbucci, and stars Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. Having massacred an Indian village, outlaw Duncan finds his men falling victim to a solitary rider, Navajo Joe. Joe saves three prostitutes who have overheard Duncan plot with Lynne, the town doctor, to steal a train full of money belonging to the bank. Joe steals the train back from Duncan's gang. He asks the townspeople of Esperanza to pay him to protect them from Duncan, making"
"citizenship, falsifying a passport, and perjury, but he eventually was pardoned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and returned to acting. He found minor roles at Republic Studios and other Poverty Row studios until he convinced Republic head Herbert Yates in 1939 to introduce a Latin cowboy into ""The Three Mesquiteers"" series. The character only lasted a year, though, and Renaldo was back to minor roles in B-films, for example ""Tiger Fangs"" (1943). Renaldo did play some roles in mainstream films as well, including in ""Spawn of the North"" (1938) with George Raft, Henry Fonda and John Barrymore; and ""For Whom"
"Foran, Wade's former employer. Joan Evans plays Wade's wife, Julie, who never stopped believing in him. Kevin Hagen and Harry Lauter play the brothers Roy and Joe Bartell, Lane's henchmen. (3) NBC's modern-day western ""Empire"" as Dan Bishop in the 1963 episode ""Season of Growth"" (4) CBS's ""Rawhide"" as Reed McCuller in the 1965 episode ""Moment in the Sun"" (5) NBC's Chuck Connors series ""Branded"" as Johnny Dolan in the 1965 segment ""The Bounty"" (6) ABC's ""The Iron Horse"" as Brill in the 1966 episode ""Big Deal"" (7) ABC's ""Hondo"" as Redell in ""Hondo and the Singing Wire""; ""Hondo"" star"
"characters who have appeared in multiple episodes. The title character of the show, Ronnie Johns (Franklin) is the ""comedy cowboy""; he rides upon the ""Good Taste Pony"" (a papier-mâché horse worn around his waist). Ronnie appears in the opening and closing scenes of the show, as well as occasionally interjecting between sketches, commenting on them and warning the audience about potential bad taste. He has a slight obsession with prairie dogs. Paulie (Raskopoulos), a young man of unknown Mediterranean heritage, dressed in a green-and-pink striped polo shirt, confronts various people to complain about what might be termed pedantic issues. For"
"""Duel in the Sun"" (1946), ""Bonanza"" (1963–73), ""The Big Valley"" (1965–69), ""Gunsmoke"" (1955–75), ""Wagon Train"" (1957–65), ""Clearing the Range"" (1931), ""Flaming Frontier"" (1958), ""The Horse Soldiers"" (1959) starring John Wayne, ""Roustabout (film)"" (1964), and ""Flaming Star"" (1960) both starring Elvis Presley, among others. More recently, Greenfield Ranch appeared as a zoo in ""We Bought a Zoo"" (2011). The ranch has previously been featured in films such as ""Down Argentine Way"" (1940), ""Heart and Souls"" (1993) and ""Bitter Harvest"" (1993). It has also been seen in TV-series such as ""True Blood"" (2008–2014), ""Monk"" (2002–2009), ""Bones"" (2005–2017) and ""Criminal Minds"" (2005–). A"
"Native Americans on Network TV Native Americans on Network TV: Stereotypes, Myths, and the ""Good Indian,"" is a 2013 book-length study of American Indian characters on U.S. television, from ""The Lone Ranger"" to ""Longmire"". Author Michael Ray FitzGerald noted a persistent pattern: The most notable (i.e., long-running) characters, such as Tonto (""The Lone Ranger (TV series)""), Cochise (""Broken Arrow (TV series)""), Mingo (""Daniel Boone (TV series)""), and Cordell Walker (""Walker, Texas Ranger"") have been those who enforced Euro-American norms. The book examines the traditional role of stereotypes and their functions in the rhetoric of colonialism, offering a critical analysis of"
"(USA: new title) ... a.k.a. Valerie's Family (USA: new title) Educating Rita (1989) TV episode ... Larry Zippers (1984) TV episode ... Robin Hood Don Mirault Don Mirault is an American actor. He played the Coalition leader Hayne in the """" episode ""Legacy"". Mirault guest starred in several television series such as ""The Golden Girls"" (1991–1992, with Mitchell Ryan, Kevin Brief, and Warren Munson), ""Automan"" (1984, with Robert Lansing and ""Star Trek"" video game actor John Vernon), ""The Pretender"" (2000, with Barbara Babcock and Melinda Clarke), and """" (2002, with Michael Buchman Silver and Michael Ensign). Among his many films"
"The Cowboys (TV series) "" The Cowboys "" was a short-lived Western television series based on the 1972 motion picture of the same name starring John Wayne. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network from February 6 to May 8, 1974. The television show starred Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, A Martinez, Robert Carradine, and Clay O'Brien. David Dortort, best known for ""Bonanza"" and ""The High Chaparral"", produced the series. The television show, like the movie, followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. ""The Cowboys"" began as an"
"Cowboy in Africa Cowboy in Africa is an ABC television series produced in 1967–1968 by Ivan Tors and starring Chuck Connors. A 1966 television pilot turned into a movie and released to cinemas starring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair was called ""Africa Texas Style"". Jim Sinclair (Chuck Connors) is hired by Commander Hayes (British actor Ronald Howard) to introduce modern methods to his game ranch in Kenya. He brings his helper and best friend, a Navajo Indian named John Henry. Together, they work at roping wildlife and building herds on the ranch. During the first episode, a ten-year-old African boy"
"cowboys, enlists Kelley's help in arranging an ambush of Earp. Kelley is depicted as a reluctant ""good guy""/""bad guy"" split personality in many of the episodes in which he appears. Paul Brinegar subsequently played the cantankerous cooks Wishbone and Jelly Hoskins on the CBS Westerns, ""Rawhide"" and ""Lancer"". In three episodes, Margaret Hayes was cast as Dora Hand, the popular dance-hall actress and singer who had a romantic interest in Mayor Kelley. She is inadvertently shot to death in October 1878 by a rival suitor, James W. ""Spike"" Kenedy, a son of the South Texas rancher baron Mifflin Kenedy. In"
"of Ben. Although the network wanted to have Ben speak like a human on the show, Tors disliked the idea, so Ben made only animal noises. Notable guest stars included Burt Reynolds, Jay Silverheels, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, Victor French, and Clint Howard's brother Ron Howard. Ralph Helfer's Africa U.S.A. animal ranch provided Bruno and other bears (as well as other animals) used in the series. The bears were obtained from Canada or near the Canada-U.S. border because those bears' coats were thicker and more photogenic than those of bears located further south in the U.S. The bears were declawed"
"violated his copyright on ""Beulah"", but HBO and Knauf denied any claims as having ""absolutely no merit."" Carnivàle Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate groups of people in a traveling carnival, Knauf's story combined a bleak atmosphere with elements of the surreal in portraying struggles between good and evil and between free will and destiny. The show's mythology drew upon themes and motifs from traditional Christianity"
"movie by a mixed breed named Newman, then in the rest of seasons 1 and 2 by a purebred Siberian Husky named Lincoln. When the show was brought back for season 3, Lincoln was replaced by another purebred Siberian Husky named Draco, whose sister, Cinder, did most of his stunts. A variety of stunt dogs were used throughout the series, and fake dogs have also been used in some scenes. Diefenbaker received the first fan mail for the series. Draco appeared on the officially licensed merchandise T-shirt of Diefenbaker. Naming this character after a famous Canadian particularly appeals to the"
"including the acclaimed ""Two Years Before the Mast"" and ""For Whom the Bell Tolls"". Twenty of his films were for Republic Pictures, appearing alongside Republic lead stars John Wayne, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Bob Steele. When Ray Corrigan left the popular ""Three Mesquiteers"" series of western films in 1939, rather than immediately casting another actor in his recurring role of Tucson Smith, Republic created the role of Rico for Renaldo who portrayed the character in seven subsequent Mesquiteer films. Although Renaldo was seen by audiences most often as Spanish surnamed characters, the Romania-born actor never knew his own parents"
"two did not. At the last moment, ABC decided to change the show's format by reducing its run time from one hour to a half hour, a change which made it difficult to tell stories effectively with the show's large cast. Only 13 episodes were filmed before the series was cancelled. The Cowboys The Cowboys is a 1972 American western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, Colleen Dewhurst and Bruce Dern. Robert Carradine made his film debut with fellow child actor Stephen Hudis, as cowboys. It was filmed at various locations in New Mexico, Colorado and at"
"program. Great feats of skill were shown off using rifles, shot guns, and revolvers. Most people in the show were all good marksmen but many were experts. Animals also did their share in the show through rodeo entertainment. In rodeo events, cowboys like Lee Martin would try to rope and ride broncos. Broncos are unbroken horses that tend to throw or buck their riders. Other wild animals they would attempt to ride or deal with were mules, buffalo, Texas steers, elk, deer, bears, and moose. The show also demonstrated hunts which were staged as they would have been on the"
"Allan Lane Allan ""Rocky"" Lane (September 22, 1909 – October 27, 1973) was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966. He is best known for his portrayal of Red Ryder and for being the voice of the talking horse on the television series ""Mister Ed"", beginning in 1961. Lane was born as Harry Leonard Albershardt or Albershart (sources differ) in Mishawaka, Indiana to Linnie Anne and William H. Albershardt. He grew up"
"shoe plant. Six months later, the government stepped in and reopened the shoe plant to repair army shoes. The Company's collar factory was closed for good after WWII. The Bona Allen Company received special acclaim in the 1950s for production of its classic saddles. During the peak of western movies, many of Hollywood's famous cowboy actors, including Roy Rogers, William F. (""Buffalo Bill"") Cody, Gene Autry, Kenny Rogers, Lash LaRue, Gabby Hayes, and the cast of the popular TV show ""Bonanza, "" preferred a Bona Allen saddle—some even bringing their horses to Buford, Georgia, to get them custom fitted. To"
"Quebec, Canada. Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with Ed Wood. Duncan appeared in five Wood productions: ""Night of the Ghouls"", ""Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan"", ""Crossroad Avenger"", ""The Sinister Urge"", and ""The Lawless Rider"", a film Wood did with Yakima Canutt in the Director's chair. Duncan's final appearances on screen were Wood's low-budget ""The Sinister Urge"", and a bit part in an episode of ""Rawhide"" (""Incident of the Sharpshooter""). He also made television appearances, especially westerns, such as ""The Cisco Kid"", ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"", and ""Tombstone Territory"". He had a reputation"
"Carnivàle Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate groups of people in a traveling carnival, Knauf's story combined a bleak atmosphere with elements of the surreal in portraying struggles between good and evil and between free will and destiny. The show's mythology drew upon themes and motifs from traditional Christianity and gnosticism together with Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar order. ""Carnivàle"" was produced by"
"Wool and Mohair Company, and the Bankers Association (all of which coincided both in his native Texas and adopted California). Throughout his life Williams was active both in community affairs and the Methodist churches of Decatur, Texas, San Angelo, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Williams died unexpectedly of uremic poisoning on June 6, 1962, aged 63. Guinn ""Big Boy"" Williams Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as ""Dodge City"" (1939), ""Santa Fe Trail"" (1940), and ""The Comancheros"" (1961). He was nicknamed ""Big Boy"" as he"
"series number 47 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in 2002. Rango (TV series) Rango is an American Western sitcom starring comedian Tim Conway which was broadcast in the United States on the ABC television network in 1967 and lasted 17 episodes. In ""Rango"", Conway played an inept Texas Ranger who had been assigned to the quietest post the Rangers had, Deep Wells, so as to keep him from creating unnecessary trouble. The Rangers apparently had wanted him removed from the service altogether but were prevented from doing so by the fact that his father"
"feud, frees unjustly jailed or sentenced men, helps an amnesia victim recover his memory, and finds missing husbands, sons, fathers, a fiancée, a suitor, a daughter who had been captured many years earlier by Indians, an Army deserter, a pet sheep, and even Santa Claus. This variety, as well as his pursuit of justice and not just money, contributed to the show's attraction and popularity. Except for a few episodes at the beginning of the series, Randall rode a horse named Ringo. Several episodes in 1960 included a sidekick named Jason Nichols (Wright King), a deputy sheriff turned bounty hunter."
"with a hidden gun. Injured, Joe grabs a tomahawk and throws it, hitting Duncan square in the forehead. With Duncan dead, Joe sends his horse back to town, carrying the bank's money. Producer Dino De Laurentiis approached director Sergio Corbucci with a script titled ""Un dollaro a testa"" (). Corbucci claimed that Marlon Brando was promised to him for the lead role in the film. De Laruentiis cast Reynolds for the role as he felt he looked like Brando. Reynolds was friends with Clint Eastwood who had raved to his friend about a director named Sergio. Eastwood introduced Reynolds to"
"country: Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the ""King of the Cowboys"", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of ""The Roy Rogers Show"". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957."
"from cancer in 1972. The regular foil was Claude Pertwee (Paul Lynde), who lived alone with his cat Beverley and could tolerate the wives, but considered the men to be ""savages."" His look and temperamental behavior are similar to Mr. Peevly from ""Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch"". The Rhinos' football announcer was voiced by sportscaster Dick Enberg, who at the time was the voice of the Los Angeles Rams. Alan Reed had a recurring role as Mad Dog Maloney, the Rhinos' coach. The Huddles had a dog named Fumbles, voiced by Don Messick. Fumbles, much like Muttley, would often"
"saving people. With the help of Don Coyote's noble horse Rosinante (voiced by Brad Garrett), Sancho Panda (voiced by Don Messick) and his voice-of-cynicism donkey Dapple (voiced by Frank Welker), these crusaders of chivalry ride the countryside fighting for truth, justice, and beauty. Their attempts to do so are complicated by Don Coyote's state of mental unbalance and constantly mistaking everyday objects for horrific monsters. The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda is an American/Italian animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera with the Italian public service broadcaster RAI and its first"
"""Animal House"", and the Inspector Gadget films. It has also appeared in the television series ""Pushing Daisies"", in the opening sequence of the television series ""Entourage"", and as the vehicle of choice for Michael Chiklis's character Vincent Savino in the series ""Vegas"". In the CBS television situation comedy ""Green Acres"" (1965–1971), in which the cars were furnished by Ford, lead character Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) is shown driving a 1965 Continental convertible and then in later episodes owns a 1967 model. ""Perry Mason"" also drove a fourth generation Continental convertible in many episodes; here too the cars were furnished"
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