Clint Walker smiles as Cheyenne Bodie in 'Cheyenne.'
The Big Picture When it comes to classic Western television, it's hard to pinpoint exactly which series was the most influential on the ever-expanding genre. Gunsmoke was the longest-running, followed shortly by Bonanza, but even those were predated by The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, which had an impressive six-season run of its own. But there's one Western television classic worth revisiting due to its status as the first hour-long Western program.
Nearly every genre trope associated with Westerns can be found in Cheyenne, from fabulous gunfights with the quickest draw in the West to hardcore villains with a chip on their shoulders and even daring romances with women who swoon over the titular character. Cheyenne himself was always undertaking different Western jobs, such as ranch foreman, wagon train scout, and even lawman . He easily fell into new vocations with each new episode.
Aside from L.Q. Jones, a bunch of other actors appeared in multiple episodes of Cheyenne, though, unlike Jones, they never showed up as the same characters twice. Clyde Howdy appeared in 49 episodes of the show as various side characters, and actors like Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler, Mickey Simpson, and Jack Mower showed up anywhere from nine to fifteen times.
But during Clint Walker's absence, Warner Bros. was forced to keep the show going, and they did so by launching Bronco. Ty Hardin starred as the titular Bronco Layne, a former Confederate who wandered about the Old West in the same way Cheyenne Bodie did. Under the Cheyenne banner, Bronco did well for itself, even without Clint Walker playing the original title role.
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