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Nick Adams is best known in western circles for his 1959-1961 ABC TV series The Rebel, and he acted in a few western films as well. |
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Richard Arlen was a star in the final days of silent films and made numerous apperances in westerns in the 1960s for producer A.C. Lyles. |
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Although Johnny Mack Brown was a star in silent films, audiences today know him better for the numerous westerns he starred in from the 1930s through the 1950s. |
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Rory Calhoun starred in many western B movies, as well as a few memorable 'A' films, during his long career in Hollywood. |
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Philip Carey acted in a number of westerns in the 1950s, and during the 1960s was one of the stars of the TV series Laredo. |
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Chuck Connors is best known for his starring role in TV's The Rifleman and made made western films throughout his lengthy acting career. |
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Fitness trainer turned actor Ray 'Crash' Corrigan is best known for the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters series of films in which he starred during the 1930s and 1940s. |
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Olympic champ Buster Crabbe starred as heroes Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers in the 1930s, but in the 1940s he switched to a series of 'Poverty Row' westerns. |
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James Craig switched to westerns later in his career and appeared in such films as Hostle Guns, Naked in the Sun, and Last of the Desperados. |
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Ty Hardin is best known for starring as Bronco Layne on the TV series Cheyenne, but Hardin also made a number of spaghetti westerns in the 1960s. |
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Tim Holt acted in numerous westerns at RKO but is best remembered for his roles in My Darling Clementine and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. |
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Russell Johnson starred in many westerns in the 1950s, including Tumbleweed and Ride Clear of Diablo. Later in his career, he portrayed the Professor on TV's Gilligan's Island. |
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Red Ryder star Allan 'Rocky' Lane started out in dramas and comedies, but by the early 1940s he was one of Republic Pictures' biggest draws. |
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Heartthrob Guy Madison made the transition to westerns in the 1950s by taking on the role of Wild Bill Hickok. |
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Stuntman-turned-actor Jock Mahoney got his start in Charles Starrett's westerns in the late 1940s and starred as TV's Range Rider in the early 1950s. |
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Doug McClure starred on the long-running western TV series The Virginian and acted in such western films as Shenandoah and The Unforgiven. |
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Joel McCrea began as a stuntman but graduated to leading man status in the 1930s. He's best known for his many western films such as Buffalo Bill. |
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Actor George Montgomery made many westerns between the 1930s and 1960s, and also served as writer, actor, and producer for a number of films. |
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World War II hero Audie Murphy was a western star in the 1950s. Some of his films include Tumbleweed and Drums Across the River. |
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Actor/director Alex Nicol appeared in many westerns in the 1950s, including Lone Hand and Dawn at Socorro. |
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Silent screen star George O'Brien shifted to oaters in the 1930s such as Daniel Boone and The Renegade Rangers. |
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Film star Jack Palance has acted in numerous westerns throughout his long career, including Shane, The Desperados, and The McMasters. |
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Singer and actor John Payne made a number of popular western films in the 1950s. He was also the star of the 1957-1959 western TV series The Restless Gun. |
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Starting out in silent films, actor Gilbert Roland acted in numerous westerns and, in the later 1940s, took over the role of the Cisco Kid. |
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John Russell acted in such westerns as Fort Massacre and Rio Bravo and went on to star in the TV western Lawman. |
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Charles Starrett is best known as the 'Durango Kid' in a series of westerns from Columbia, often with Smiley Burnette as his sidekick. |
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Western legend Tom Tyler made well over 100 westerns during his 30-year career in Hollywood. In addition, Tyler also portrayed Captain Marvel and The Phantom in two early 1940s serials. |
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Lee Van Cleef started his career playing villains in westerns and film noir; in the 1960s, he became an international star in the spaghetti western The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. |
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Clint Walker is best known as TV's Cheyenne Bodie, and Walker has acted in numerous western films throughout his career. |
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Beloved western actor John Wayne starred in dozens of B westerns, including Republic's Three Mesquiteers series, before hitting the big time with Stagecoach. |
