Black Saddle

Black Saddle is an American Western series that ran for forty-four episodes on NBC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The series was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide playing Culhane. For syndicated reruns, it was combined with three other short-lived Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, John... more

Black Saddle is an American Western series that ran for forty-four episodes on NBC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The series was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide playing Culhane. For syndicated reruns, it was combined with three other short-lived Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner starring Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn. The series starred Peter Breck as Clay Culhane, a former gunfighter who turned into a lawyer after his brothers were killed in a shootout. Breck appeared in all episodes along with Russell Johnson and Anna-Lisa in the roles of Marshal Gib Scott and Nora Travers, respectively. Popular character actor J. Pat O'Malley appeared in eight... less