Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Jim Sheppard

1. Planet of the Apes (1968)

G | 112 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans

Votes: 193,081 | Gross: $33.40M

2. Star Trek (1966–1969)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols

Votes: 92,875

3. The Wild Bunch (1969)

R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien

Votes: 90,336 | Gross: $12.06M

4. Harper (1966)

Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cool private investigator Lew Harper is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill

Votes: 10,869

5. The Wind and the Lion (1975)

PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A Berber chieftain triggers an international incident, drawing the involvement of Theodore Roosevelt, when he kidnaps an American widow and her children in 1900s Morocco.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston

Votes: 10,146 | Gross: $0.75M

6. Major Dundee (1965)

PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn

Votes: 8,822 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 8,742

8. Hour of the Gun (1967)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Western

Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton gang in a fight. In revenge, Clanton's thugs kill the Marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Albert Salmi

Votes: 4,594

9. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Journey to Babel (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Enterprise hosts a number of quarrelling diplomats, including Spock's father, but someone on board has murder in mind.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Jane Wyatt

Votes: 4,027

10. The War Lord (1965)

Approved | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans

Votes: 3,683

11. The Big Valley (1965–1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 3,540

12. Apache Rifles (1964)

Not Rated | 92 min | Western

A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson, L.Q. Jones

Votes: 3,348

13. Comes a Horseman (1978)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A brave and proud woman struggles for her land, finding help and something more in unexpected way.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard

Votes: 3,336

14. Stagecoach (1966)

Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Western

On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Ann-Margret, Alex Cord, Red Buttons, Mike Connors

Votes: 2,251 | Gross: $8.72M

15. Posse from Hell (1961)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, Western

Banner Cole is a tough sheriff's deputy who forms a small posse to go after 4 death cell escapees who killed the sheriff , along with 3 other men, and kidnapped a woman with rape in mind.

Director: Herbert Coleman | Stars: Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Zohra Lampert, Vic Morrow

Votes: 1,298

16. Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

Passed | 87 min | Western

A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Audie Murphy, Barry Sullivan, Venetia Stevenson, John McIntire

Votes: 1,289

17. Arizona Raiders (1965)

Approved | 97 min | Western

When Quantrill's (Quantrell) gang is almost destroyed two of the captured members agree to join the Arizona Rangers to help finish the job.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper, Buster Crabbe

Votes: 1,263

18. 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)

Approved | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defeat them. Murphy's mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but they're stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Burns, Kenneth Tobey, Laraine Stephens

Votes: 1,183

19. Bullet for a Badman (1964)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Western

Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin, Ruta Lee, Beverley Owen

Votes: 1,081

20. Six Black Horses (1962)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Western

A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Joan O'Brien, George D. Wallace

Votes: 960

21. The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

Approved | 84 min | Western

In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancey goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway dance-hall girl Rosalie from her shameful job.

Director: Jack Sher | Stars: Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Jim Backus

Votes: 955

22. Gunpoint (1966)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Western

A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Audie Murphy, Joan Staley, Warren Stevens, Edgar Buchanan

Votes: 883

23. A Time for Dying (1969)

M | 72 min | Drama, Western

In Silver City, naive farm boy Cass and newcomer saloon girl Nellie are married by Judge Roy Bean in a shotgun wedding but their honeymoon is marred by outlaws.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Richard Lapp, Anne Randall, Robert Random, Beatrice Kay

Votes: 707

24. Showdown (1963)

Approved | 79 min | Western

A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake, Harold J. Stone

Votes: 697

25. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.

Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Sande, Denver Pyle, Bill Erwin

Votes: 582

26. Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)

Approved | 83 min | Drama, War

In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians.

Director: Herbert Coleman | Stars: Audie Murphy, Gary Crosby, Dolores Michaels, Alejandro Rey

Votes: 514

27. The Master Gunfighter (1975)

PG | 121 min | Drama, Western

An outnumbered swordsman/gunfighter tries to prevent wealthy landowners from annihilating local Indians.

Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Geo Anne Sosa

Votes: 438

28. Black Noon (1971 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Western

A traveling minister and his wife are quietly menaced by a devil cult in the Old West. By the time the Good Reverend figures out what's going on it may be too late to stop the evil.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Roy Thinnes, Yvette Mimieux, Ray Milland, Gloria Grahame

Votes: 400

29. Hondo (1967)

60 min | Western

Hondo, an embittered former rebel officer, travels to Arizona Territory in the 1870s with his dog Sam. Often clashing with the local cavalry, which he holds responsible for the death of his Indian wife.

Stars: Ralph Taeger, Kathie Browne, Noah Beery Jr., Gary Clarke

Votes: 272

30. Whispering Smith (1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Whispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John Richards was the police chief.

Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Kay Stewart

Votes: 191

31. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: Chato (1970)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Chato is a mixed-race Native American with a serious grudge against lawmen. He also has a remarkable athletic ability: he can run and jump over mountain ledges while keeping up a steady ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 179

32. Custer (1967)

60 min | Western

In 1868, after the Civil War, Custer takes charge of a mix of ex-Confederates and criminals, the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays, Kansas.

Stars: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon

Votes: 152

33. Matt Helm (1975–1976)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former secret agent gives up the spy business to become a private investigator with an eye for women and a fast car, in the employ of a beautiful blond attorney who is also a lover.

Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Laraine Stephens, Gene Evans, Jeff Donnell

Votes: 145

34. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Hide the Children (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

After falsely accusing a Gypsy vineyard worker of theft and injuring him in a fight, Nick reluctantly agrees to accompany the man's wife, daughter, and mother-in-law on a journey to the ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 118

35. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: The Blind Gun (1961)

Approved | 26 min | Western

Smith convinces a blinded bank robber to lead him to the location where the bandit hid his loot in exchange for arranging for an operation to restore his sight. Two of the thief's former ... See full summary »

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Jan Merlin

Votes: 44

36. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: The Deadliest Weapon (1961)

Approved | 26 min | Western

After receiving a note threatening his life, Ralph Miller requests protection from the Denver police department. Smith and Romack are assigned as bodyguards but the two detectives fail to ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Bartlett Robinson

Votes: 28

37. Hondo (1967)
Episode: Hondo and the Apache Trail (1967)

60 min | Western

Hondo is escorting the vicious killer Apache Kid to an army post for trial when he escapes. Tracking him, Hondo sees more destruction caused by the murderer and swears to Chief Vittoro that justice will come in the Indian fashion.

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Ralph Taeger, Kathie Browne, Noah Beery Jr., Gary Clarke

Votes: 27

38. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: The Hemp Reeger Case (1961)

Approved | 25 min | Western

Smith captures a jail-breaking outlaw near the Wyoming border and asks a small town sheriff to board the criminal overnight. Smith plans to set off with his prisoner for Denver in the ... See full summary »

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, James Best, Edward Platt

Votes: 24

39. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: String of Circumstances (1961)

Approved | 26 min | Western

Smith and Romack investigate a series of bombings that rock Denver. The detectives can find no apparent connection between the two victims, one a mine owner, the other an Irish traveling ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Kathleen Freeman

Votes: 22

40. Custer (1967)
Episode: Sabers in the Sun (1967)

60 min | Western

Custer arrives at his new command, the 7th cavalry, to find the men dispirited and under-prepared. He clashes with his commanders over both his status and his unit, then begins the process ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon

Votes: 20

41. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode: Image of a Drawn Sword (1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Union Lt. Sam Kenyon informs the citizens of an isolated Rebel community that some rookie troops will be camping near there for a few days. For the sake of their own health, he offers the ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Royal Dano, Beau Bridges, Nesdon Booth

Votes: 20

42. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: Prayer of a Chance (1961)

Approved | 26 min | Western

Two outlaws steal a valuable jeweled statue from a Catholic church, but the parish priest refuses to give Smith a description of the villains unless he agrees to pursue them unarmed. The ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Peter Whitney, Lou Krugman

Votes: 20

43. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: Trial of the Avengers (1961)

Approved | 25 min | Western

Smith and Romack have their hands full investigating a violent death that might be murder and dealing with a gang of ex-convicts who have suddenly descended on Denver. The former wards of ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Leo Gordon, Bob Steele

Votes: 19

44. Matt Helm (1975–1976)
Episode: Scavenger's Paradise (1975)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Helm's investigation of the identity of an adopted young woman leads to murder and an elusive former movie Queen.

Director: Alex March | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Laraine Stephens, Gene Evans, Jason Evers