The Range Rider (1951–1953)

Stars:

Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones, Stanley Andrews

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jock Mahoney	...	The Range Rider (78 episodes, 1951-1953)
Dickie Jones	...	Dick West (78 episodes, 1951-1953)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flying 'A' Productions, Range Rider Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (78 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Dickie Jones plays teenager Dick West, in real life he was only eight years younger than Jock Mahoney.

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Connections

Referenced in The A-Team: When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 2 (1983)

User Reviews

Not unlike the Red Ryder series

This was one of my favorite westerns on early television. As I remember, it either preceded or followed "The Lone Ranger" on Saturday nights where I lived in northern Arkansas. It somewhat resembled the Red Ryder series in that The Range Rider was the hero with a youngster as a sidekick. Instead of the Native American youth "Little Beaver," played inevitably by a non-Native American, Dick Jones played Dick West. At times Dick West was more of a Batman's Robin rather than a "Little Beaver." This Gene Autry production starred famous stuntman Jock Mahoney, stepfather of Sally Fields, as the Range Rider, determined to bring justice to the American frontier. He was now billed as Jack Mahoney and being the star did few stunts.

The show could be counted on to deliver 30 minutes minus commercials of action and adventure. Because Jack Mahoney was so tall, Dick West looked diminutive (he was in reality of average height) and much younger than he really was.