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The Deputy

  • TV Series
  • 1959–19611959–1961
  • 30m
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Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
After six decades in show business, Robert Redford announced that 2018's 'The Old Man & the Gun' will be his last performance. The role is a familiar one for the screen legend: a con with conviction. Let's travel "Through the Lens" to explore how Redford developed this character and how this on-screen persona perfectly culminates in his cinematic swan song.
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The Deputy is Clay McCord, a storekeeper in 1880's Silver City, Arizona Territories, who is an expert shot, but refuses to use his gun, because he believes they are the major cause of fronti... Read allThe Deputy is Clay McCord, a storekeeper in 1880's Silver City, Arizona Territories, who is an expert shot, but refuses to use his gun, because he believes they are the major cause of frontier violence. However, he is persuaded many times to be the Deputy to help keep order when ... Read allThe Deputy is Clay McCord, a storekeeper in 1880's Silver City, Arizona Territories, who is an expert shot, but refuses to use his gun, because he believes they are the major cause of frontier violence. However, he is persuaded many times to be the Deputy to help keep order when Chief Marshal Simon Fry is out of town.

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  • Creators
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Norman Lear
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Allen Case
    • Read Morgan
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  • Creators
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Norman Lear
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Allen Case
    • Read Morgan
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    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Chief Marshal Simon Fryas Chief Marshal Simon Fry
    76 episodes76 eps • 1959–1961
    Allen Case
    Allen Case
    • Deputy Clay McCordas Deputy Clay McCord…
    75 episodes75 eps • 1959–1961
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • Sergeant Hapgood Taskeras Sergeant Hapgood Tasker…
    35 episodes35 eps • 1959–1961
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Marshal Herk Lamsonas Marshal Herk Lamson…
    24 episodes24 eps • 1959–1960
    Betty Lou Keim
    Betty Lou Keim
    • Fran McCordas Fran McCord
    23 episodes23 eps • 1959–1960
    Phil Tully
    • Bartenderas Bartender…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1960–1961
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Doc Landyas Doc Landy
    8 episodes8 eps • 1960–1961
    Vito Scotti
    Vito Scotti
    • Joseas Jose
    6 episodes6 eps • 1960
    Don Heitgerd
    • Danas Dan…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1960–1961
    Robert Osterloh
    Robert Osterloh
    • Nathansas Nathans…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1961
    Voltaire Perkins
    • Aldenas Alden…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960–1961
    Charles Seel
    Charles Seel
    • Doc Milleras Doc Miller…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1960
    Herbert Lytton
    Herbert Lytton
    • Judge Neilsonas Judge Neilson…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960–1961
    Clu Gulager
    Clu Gulager
    • Sanfordas Sanford…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1960
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Akinsas Akins…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1961
    Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon
    • Bull Wardas Bull Ward…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1961
    Arthur Kendall
    Arthur Kendall
    • Deek Houseras Deek Houser…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1960
    Gregory Walcott
    Gregory Walcott
    • Gar Loganas Gar Logan…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960–1961
    • Creators
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Norman Lear
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    The Deputy is Clay McCord, a storekeeper in 1880's Silver City, Arizona Territories, who is an expert shot, but refuses to use his gun, because he believes they are the major cause of frontier violence. However, he is persuaded many times to be the Deputy to help keep order when Chief Marshal Simon Fry is out of town. —Pilot TV Network
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      The following two episodes have fallen into the public domain: season two, episode eighteen, "The Hard Decision", and season two, episode thirty, "The Return of Widow Brown".

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    Henry Fonda's only TV western series
    I recently saw one of the episodes from the series and I had the chance to recorded it,being this will a rare opportunity you'll see Henry Fonda is his only TV series. One interesting part about the show: Fonda was the Marshal who was in charge of law and order in the Arizona Territory of the 1800's as Simon Fry. He always had a deputy beside(who was a storekeeper and lawman as well)him to bring in criminals who broke the law and brought them to justice in the old west. The show was a huge hit when ran on NBC from 1959-1961,when Fonda was still cranking out feature films and starring in a TV series during that time. One note about the show: Fonda also had a second partner helping him out as well,if you catch some of the episodes you'll see a boyish looking Kent McCord(long before he became Officer Malloy on Adam-12 years later)which is rarely seen nowdays. But if you do,it will be a opportunity to catch a great Hollywood actor in one of his best and only TV series that produced 78 episodes and produced by Revue Studios,the same studio that produced the westerns "Wagon Train", "Shotgun Slade",and "The Virginian";the crime shows "Johnny Staccato", "M Squad",and the situation family-friendly comedies "Leave It To Beaver","Bachelor Father",not to mention the anthology drama series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".
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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der zweite Mann
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Top Gun Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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