''Concrete Cowboys'' is a 1979 American
Western television film starring
Jerry Reed and
Tom Selleck, directed by
Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on
CBS on October 17, 1979.
The film is also known as ''Highway Action'' (in Finland), ''Nashville detective'' (in Italy) and ''Ramblin' Man'', the latter under which it was released on video by a few companies, including Edde Entertainment.
Plot
Will Eubanks (Tom Selleck) and his rowdy gambling buddy J.D. Reed (Jerry Reed) are two good-time roustabouts. After being caught in a sting card game, the two men are forced to leave town in a hurry. Hopping on a freight train, they end up in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
and, mistaken for detectives, they are hired to locate a singer (Morgan Fairchild) who has mysteriously disappeared. By the time they realize this game is more than either one of them can handle, they are embroiled in an intricate blackmail scheme with deadly results.
Cast
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Jerry Reed as J.D. Reed
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Tom Selleck as Will Eubanks
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Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since.
Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera ''Search for T ...
as Kate / Carla
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Claude Akins
Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series ''B.J. and the Bear'', and l ...
as Woody Stone
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Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown ...
as Himself
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Barbara Mandrell as Herself
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Ray Stevens as Himself
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Lucille Benson as Peg the Madam
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Gene Evans as Lt. Blocker
* Randy Powell as Lonnie Grimes
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Red West
Robert Gene "Red" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was known for being a close confidant and bodyguard for rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. Upon his firing, West wrote the contro ...
as Sheriff
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Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Barnaby
* Bob Hannah as Mr. Barnaby (Wax Museum)
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Joseph Burke as Hatcheck, Casino owner
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Seidina Reed as Singer on Cumberland Queen
Soundtrack
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Jerry Reed – "Breakin' Loose"
Television series
A 1981 TV series based on the film and sharing its title, with Reed reprising his role as J.D. Reed and
Geoffrey Scott taking over Tom Selleck's role as Will Eubanks, was broadcast on
CBS from February 7 to March 21, 1981 and cancelled after seven episodes.
Episode list
External links
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''Concrete Cowboys''on
YouTube
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1979 television films
1981 American television series debuts
1981 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Films directed by Burt Kennedy
Western (genre) television films
1970s English-language films
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