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The Virginian

Premiered

Sep 19, 1962

Genre

Western

Platform

NBC

The Virginian

About

Character and relationship drama set in The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s. It was loosely based on Owen Wister's 1902 novel The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains.

Trivia

The show was also known as The Men from Shiloh in its final season. It became the third longest running western on TV behind Bonanza and Gunsmoke.

#2982 Show

The Virginian Cast

Lee J. Cobb (1911-1976)

Judge Henry Garth

John McIntire (1907-1991)

Clay Grainger

James Drury (1934-2020)

The Virginian

Charles Bickford (1891-1967)

John Grainger

Clu Gulager (1928-2022)

Emmett Ryker

Gary Clarke, 91

Steve Hill

Doug McClure (1935-1995)

Trampas

Roberta Shore, 82

Betsy Garth

Popularity

Show #2982

Western Show #10

Show Premiered in 1962 #3

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