''Man Without a Gun'' is an American Western television series produced by

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and presented on the

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and in

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in the

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from 1957 to 1959. Set in the town of Yellowstone near

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in the then

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during the 1870s, the program starred Rex Reason as

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editor Adam MacLean, who brought miscreants to justice without the use of violence or gunplay but through his ''Yellowstone Sentinel''. The co-star was

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, as

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Frank Tallman, who intervened when the "pen" proved not to be "mightier than the sword".

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, was cast in twenty-one episodes as Yellowstone Mayor George Dixon. The program is considered to have been unique because it showcased MacLean's moral ethics and

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to bring

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s to justice. The show was also used as a schoolroom to teach the youngsters of the 1950s about decency and the differences between right and wrong.

Guest stars

* Chris Alcaide - as Johnny Kansas in two episodes ("Teen-Age Idol", "The Hero") * John Anderson ("Eye Witness") *

Whit Bissell Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor. Early life Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-S ...

- as Mark Ryan in the "Aftermath" episode *

Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually ...

Dennis Cross Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the American syndicated television series ''The Blue Angels''. Life and care ...

- as Cheotah in the "Indian Fury" episode *

John Doucette John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he p ...

- as Dan Kester in "The Fugitive" episode *

James Drury James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020) was an American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series '' The Virginian'', which was broadcast on NBC from 1962 ...

- as Cort Hamish in the "Aftermath" episode * Stanley Fafara - as Boy in the "Eye Witness" episode * Stanley Farrar - as Auges in two episodes ("Guilty", "Eye Witness") * Bruce Gordon - as Wolf Manson in the "Headline" episode * Don Gordon ("Jailbreak") *

Dabbs Greer Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American character actor in film and television for over 60 years. Greer appeared in nearly 100 film roles and in nearly 600 television episodes of various series. He pl ...

- as Ben McLaren in the "Hangtree Inn" episode * Ron Hagerthy - as Tod Wilburn in the "Witness to Terror" episode *

Myron Healey Myron Daniel Healey (June 8, 1923 – December 21, 2005) was an American actor. He began his career in Hollywood, California during the early 1940s and eventually made hundreds of appearances in movies and on television during a career span ...

- as Yank Sullivan in the "Decoy" episode * Diane Jergens - as Ellen in the "Night of Violence" episode *

Robert Karnes Robert Anthony Karnes (June 19, 1917 – December 4, 1979) was an American film, stage and television actor. Life and career Karnes was born in Kentucky. He served in World War II, during which he toured the Pacific with the Maurice Evans Tr ...

- as Jonas in the "Invisible Enemy" episode * Dayton Lummis - as Fred Hawkins in "The Fugitive" episode *

Carole Mathews Carole Mathews (born Jean Deifel, also credited as Jeanne Francis; September 13, 1920 – November 6, 2014) was an American film and television actress. Early years Born in Montgomery, Illinois, near Chicago, Mathews lived with her grandmoth ...

- as Rose in the "Lady from Laramie" episode *

Doug McClure Douglas Osborne McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1 ...

- as Albert (or Ollie) Ketchum in "The Kidder" episode * Patrick McVey - as Forester in the "Special Edition" episode * James Philbrook - as Troy in the "Decoy" episode * Dorothy Provine - as Lucy in the "Man Missing" episode * Denver Pyle ("Shadow of a Gun") * Victor Rodman ("Devil's Acre") * Robert F. Simon - as Hamish Sr. in the "Aftermath" episode *

Olan Soule Olan Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. He was the ...

- as Henry Holbrook in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode *

Ray Teal Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Teal's birth date as January 12, 1908. – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the televis ...

("The Day The West Went Wild") *Marie Tsien - as Chi Ying in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode * Robert J. Wilke - as Hackett in the "Buried Treasure" episode *

Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung (born Victor Cheung Young or Sen Yew Cheung; ; October 18, 1915 – body discovered November 9, 1980) was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the western seri ...

- as Ho Wang in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode

Episodes

Season 1 (1957–1958)

Season 2 (1959)

References

External links

*
Classic TV Archive episode listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man Without A Gun 1950s Western (genre) television series Television series set in the 1870s Black-and-white American television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States 1957 American television series debuts 1959 American television series endings Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in Wyoming Television series by CBS Studios