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The Virginian 

TV-PG | | Western | TV Series (1962–1971)
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249 episodes
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Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.

Creator:

Charles Marquis Warren

Stars:

Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb | See full cast & crew »
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1971   1970   1969   1968   1967   1966   … See all »
3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Doug McClure ...  Trampas 249 episodes, 1962-1971
James Drury ...  The Virginian 249 episodes, 1962-1971
Lee J. Cobb ...  Judge Henry Garth 120 episodes, 1962-1966
Sara Lane ...  Elizabeth Grainger 105 episodes, 1966-1970
Clu Gulager ...  Emmett Ryker / ... 104 episodes, 1963-1968
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Storyline

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

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Plot Keywords:

comanche indian | comanchero | character name as series title | the virginian cjaracter | wyoming | See All (12) »

Taglines:

With every hoofbeat, history is made. (season five) See more »

Genres:

Western

Certificate:

TV-PG | See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

INSP | Official Fan Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1962 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Men from Shiloh See more »

Filming Locations:

Apacheland Studios - 4369 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, Arizona, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Revue Studios, Universal Television See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(249 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final season (1970-71) of The Virginian, the show was renamed "The Men from Shiloh" and was given an Italian western-style credits sequence complete with a theme by Italian composer Ennio Morricone specially commissioned for the show. See more »

Goofs

The setting of the show in Wyoming Territory in the 1890's would have resulted in a very short run of episodes since Wyoming Territory ceased to exist after July 10, 1890 when the State of Wyoming was admitted to the Union. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Death Proof (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

The Virginian
(Theme)
by Percy Faith
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Good series
20 December 2003 | by gazzo-2 – See all my reviews

Good series, it's sad it's been kinda forgotten. It's easy to write it off as another 'Bonanza' knockoff-Big Valley, High Chapperell, for example, but it wasn't that, not at all. In one episode, you get to see Lee J Cobb, Richard Anderson, Harry Morgan, Arthur Hunnicutt and a host of other Very familiar character actors doing the 'Stagecoach' routine-while McClure, Drury and co weren't exactly chopped liver either.

It had heart, it was well acted and was on forever. I would watch this over Bonanza any day.

*** outta ****
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