Season
30 - Trojan Horse
May. 05,1960
29 - Cavern Of The Wind
Apr. 21,1960
28 - Jeb's Daughter
Apr. 14,1960
27 - Amnesty
Apr. 07,1960
26 - Stella
Mar. 31,1960
25 - Rabbit's Fang
Mar. 24,1960
24 - The Show-Off
Mar. 17,1960
23 - Dangerous Barriers
Mar. 10,1960
22 - A Question Of Courage
Feb. 25,1960
21 - The Matriarch
Feb. 18,1960
20 - Common Ground
Feb. 11,1960
19 - The Imposter
Feb. 04,1960
18 - The Rawhiders
Jan. 28,1960
17 - The Comet
Jan. 21,1960
16 - Endurance
Jan. 14,1960
15 - Fear
Jan. 07,1960
14 - Calculated Risk
Dec. 31,1959
13 - Toll Road
Dec. 24,1959
12 - Clear Title
Dec. 17,1959
11 - The Innocents
Dec. 10,1959
10 - The Dude
Dec. 03,1959
9 - The Gibbet
Nov. 26,1959
8 - Appointment In Santa Fe
Nov. 19,1959
7 - Desperate Decision
Nov. 12,1959
6 - Blood Trails
Nov. 05,1959
5 - Passenger To Mescalero
Oct. 29,1959
Deputy Marshal Sam Buckhart is assigned to bring a dangerous outlaw to the prison at Mescalero. During the journey a band of outlaws ambush the stagecoach.
4 - The Hostiles
Oct. 22,1959
A man who lives in the mountains kills a young girl; Sam Buckhart is assigned to find the murderer.
3 - A Matter Of Life And Death
Oct. 15,1959
Marshal Sam Buckhart, who has been searching for outlaw Charlie Slade for many years, finally locates his hideout. Before Buckhart can take the outlaw prisoner, Slade's henchmen overpower him.
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Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.
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