"The Big Valley" (1965) TV series 1965-1969

Creators:

A.I. Bezzerides
Louis F. Edelman
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

15 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton...

Plot Keywords:

California | Ranch | Stockton California | Bastard | Post Civil War

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Richard Long	...	Jarrod Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Breck	...	Nick Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Lee Majors	...	Heath Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Linda Evans	...	Audra Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Victoria Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)

Series Directed by
Virgil W. Vogel		(48 episodes, 1965-1969)
Bernard McEveety		(11 episodes, 1965-1968)
Paul Henreid		(9 episodes, 1965-1968)
Arnold Laven		(6 episodes, 1965-1968)
Joseph Mazzuca		(5 episodes, 1967-1969)
Arthur H. Nadel		(4 episodes, 1966)
Joseph H. Lewis		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Michael Ritchie		(3 episodes, 1966)
Norman S. Powell		(3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Charles S. Dubin		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Paul Wendkos		(2 episodes, 1965)
Richard Long		(2 episodes, 1967-1969)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1969)

Series Writing credits
A.I. Bezzerides		(112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Louis F. Edelman		(112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Ken Pettus		(14 episodes, 1966-1969)
Mel Goldberg		(13 episodes, 1965-1969)
Margaret Armen		(10 episodes, 1965-1969)
Jay Simms		(6 episodes, 1965-1969)
Harry Kronman		(5 episodes, 1965-1967)
Arthur Browne Jr.		(5 episodes, 1966-1969)
Don Ingalls		(5 episodes, 1966-1969)
William W. Norton		(4 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Packer		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Lou Morheim		(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
Ken Trevey		(4 episodes, 1966-1967)
John O'Dea		(4 episodes, 1967-1969)
Sasha Gilien		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Curtis		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Paul Savage		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Steven W. Carabatsos		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gilbert Ralston		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Edward J. Lakso		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Judith Barrows		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Carey Wilber		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Christopher Knopf		(2 episodes, 1965)
Michael Gleason		(2 episodes, 1967)
Arthur Rowe		(2 episodes, 1967)
D.C. Fontana		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lee Erwin		(2 episodes, 1968)

Series Produced by
Arthur Gardner	....	producer / executive producer (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Arnold Laven	....	producer / executive producer (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Jules V. Levy	....	producer / executive producer (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Lou Morheim	....	associate producer / producer (112 episodes, 1965-1969)

Series Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin		(26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Elmer Bernstein		(24 episodes, 1967-1968)
George Duning		(21 episodes, 1965-1967)
Joseph Mullendore		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline		(75 episodes, 1965-1969)
Charles Burke		(36 episodes, 1966-1969)

Series Film Editing by
Sherman Todd		(34 episodes, 1965-1969)
Arthur Hilton		(27 episodes, 1966-1969)
Desmond Marquette		(25 episodes, 1966-1969)
Tom Rolf		(10 episodes, 1965-1967)
Sherman A. Rose		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Anthony Wollner		(7 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Casting by
Robert Walker		(60 episodes, 1965-1967)
Harvey Clermont		(49 episodes, 1967-1969)
Betty Martin		(6 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Art Direction by
Jack De Shields		(112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Bill Ross		(30 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Set Decoration by
Pierre Ludlum		(111 episodes, 1965-1969)

Series Makeup Department
Sidney Perell	....	makeup artist (108 episodes, 1965-1969)
Scotty Rackin	....	hair stylist (60 episodes, 1965-1967)
Gale McGarry	....	hair stylist (51 episodes, 1967-1969)
Beau Hickman	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Production Management
Norman S. Powell	....	production supervisor (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Don Torpin	....	production manager (98 episodes, 1965-1969)
Bob White	....	production manager (3 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob White	....	assistant director (38 episodes, 1966-1969)
Edward Teets	....	assistant director (32 episodes, 1966-1969)
Marty Moss	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1965-1966)
Mike Moder	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Don Torpin	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1966)
Jack Roe	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1966)
Martin Cohan	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Sound Department
Don Rush	....	sound (108 episodes, 1965-1969)
Kay Rose	....	sound effects (88 episodes, 1965-1969)
Mandine Rogne	....	sound effects (22 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Dignan	....	sound (3 episodes, 1966)
Milton C. Burrow	....	sound effects (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunt double (112 episodes, 1965-1969)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Earl C. Williman	....	lamp operator (30 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert B. Harris	....	wardrobe (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Jack Muhs	....	costumes: Barbara Stanwyck (79 episodes, 1965-1968)

Series Editorial Department
Bernard W. Burton	....	editorial supervisor (77 episodes, 1965-1968)
Richard E. Reilly	....	editorial administrator (26 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Music Department
Alfred Perry	....	music supervisor (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Harry King	....	music editor (110 episodes, 1965-1969)
George Duning	....	composer: theme music (33 episodes, 1965-1968)
Al Friede	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (1 episode, 1966)

Series Other crew
Marilyn Fiebelkorn	....	assistant to producer (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Marian Carpenter	....	assistant to producer (91 episodes, 1965-1969)
Tom Rolf	....	production coordinator (82 episodes, 1966-1969)
Joseph Mazzuca	....	script supervisor (49 episodes, 1965-1967)
Penny Danz	....	assistant to producer (16 episodes, 1968-1969)
James Heinz	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1967)

Production Companies

• Levee-Gardner-Laven Productions
• Four Star Productions
• Margate

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Four Star Productions (1969-1998) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (USA) (TV) (1998-) (syndication)
• United American Video (1988) (USA) (VHS) (episode "Legend of a General")

Other Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  copyright holder
• CBS Studio Center  filmed at

Runtime:

60 min (112 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Levee-Gardner-Laven Productions

Trivia:

Victoria's horse was Misty Girl, while Nick rode Coco.

Quotes:

Jarrod Barkley: Nick, I promise never to call you a bull in a china shop again.
Nick Barkley: We get back in one piece, you can call me anything you like.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Monkees: Monkees in Texas (#2.13)" (1967)

'What A Show''

''The Big Valley''has been my favorite TV show for over thirty years. Although I had seen it from time to time when it was running in prime time, it was'nt until 1973, when it was shown locally, that I really got into it. Barbara Stanwyck was one of those rare golden age actresses who grew more beautiful with the passage of time. As Victoria Barkley, she was playing a woman close to her heart, and mine. Linda Evans, Richard Long, Peter Breck and Lee Majors were perfect support. And those guest stars! to name a few, Anne Baxter, Susan Strasberg, James Whitmore, Julie Harris, Andrew Duggan, John Anderson, Jeanne Cooper, Diane Baker, James Gregory..... I want so much to have the complete series on DVD. I have'nt even seen the episodes in their complete and original form, thanks to the butchering they endured for more commercials. In any form, however, this show is the BEST!