''Wide Country'' was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.

Synopsis

The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling

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competitors. In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps. The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was aired on March 13, 1962, on the anthology series '' Alcoa Premiere'' on ABC. ''Wide Country'' is similar to the ABC series '' Stoney Burke'', starring Jack Lord as a rodeo performer, which aired thirty-two episodes during the same season. ''Wide Country'' faced tough competition from ABC's '' The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' and '' The Donna Reed Show'' and CBS's '' Mr. Ed'' and the first half of the legal drama, '' Perry Mason''. The series was cancelled after one season.

Episode list

Guest stars

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* Eddie Albert * Frank Aletter * Michael Ansara * Rayford Barnes *

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* Nesdon Booth * Edgar Buchanan * Walter Burke * James Caan * Conlan Carter * Jack Cassidy *

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* Yvonne Craig * John Dehner * Patty Duke * Steve Forrest * Eduard Franz * Anthony George *

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* Anne Helm *

Clyde Howdy Clyde Woodard Houdeshell (May 31, 1921 – October 2, 1969) was an American actor and stuntman. He was known for playing the recurring role of assistant park ranger Hank Whitfield in CBS's television series ''Lassie''. Howdy was also known for ...

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* Jean Inness *

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* Nolan Leary * Norman Leavitt *

Karl Lukas Karl Lukas, born Karol Louis Lukasiak (August 21, 1919 – January 16, 1995) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Pvt. Stash Kadowski in '' The Phil Silvers Show''. Lukas guest-starred in numerous television ...

* Dayton Lummis * Ralph Manza * Peggy McCay * Jim McMullan * Roger Mobley * Read Morgan * Jay Novello * Barbara Parkins * Slim Pickens * Ford Rainey * Anthony Ray * Chris Robinson *

Barbara Stuart Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese; January 3, 1930 – May 15, 2011) was an American actress. Barbara Stuart starred as Violet Ryder in the Perry Mason episode “The Guilty Clients” in 1961. Early years Born in Paris, Illinois, S ...

* Olive Sturgess * Lyle Talbot * Ray Teal * Forrest Tucker *

Lurene Tuttle Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907 – May 28, 1986) was an American actress and acting coach, who made the transition from vaudeville to radio, and later films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's more versatile a ...

* Ray Walston * Bruce Yarnell

Home media

On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released ''Wide Country- The Complete Television Series'' on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wide Country 1962 American television series debuts 1963 American television series endings 1960s American drama television series Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows NBC original programming 1960s Western (genre) television series Television series about brothers