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5.7/10 TV Theme music composer Cliff Radford First episode date 2 October 1958 Number of episodes 39 | 8.4/10 IMDb Country of origin USA Final episode date 24 September 1959 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Richard DorsoGeorge FassGertrude FassBruce GellerPaul KingSamuel A. PeeplesTeddi ShermanJoseph StoneR.E. Thompson Directed by Franklin AdreonMonroe P. AskinsLeon BensonAlan Crosland, Jr.Walter DonigerEddie DavisHenry S. KeslerOtto LangJohn Rich Starring Kent TaylorJan MerlinPeter Whitney Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Similar Tombstone Territory, Mackenzie's Raiders, Harbor Command, Bat Masterson, Ripcord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Rough Riders is an American Western television series set in the West after the American Civil War. It aired on ABC for the 1958-1959 television season. It was produced by Ziv Television, the production company responsible for such hit shows as Bat Masterson, Tombstone Territory, Sea Hunt, and Highway Patrol.
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Who were the rough riders explorer
Synopsis
The program is about three ex-soldiers, two at one time fighting for the Union side and one for the Confederate, who traveled together across the West, fighting trouble and bad guys. The series starred Kent Taylor as ex-Union Captain Jim Flagg, Jan Merlin as former Confederate Lieutenant Colin Kirby, and Peter Whitney as former Union Sergeant Buck Sinclair.
Among series guest stars were John Anderson, Lon Chaney, Jr., James Coburn, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Russ Conway, Walter Coy, Mimi Gibson, Ed Hinton, Jack Hogan, DeForest Kelley, Douglas Kennedy, George Macready, Tyler McVey, Joyce Meadows, Leonard Nimoy, Broderick Crawford, Judson Pratt, Stuart Randall, Karen Sharpe, Dan Sheridan, Carol Thurston, Gary Vinson, Barbara Woodell and Larry Pennell.
The Rough Riders produced thirty-nine episodes.