James Arness
Zebulon Macahan
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- 1. Part 1 Feb 6, 1977
- Luke is shot trying to keep residents of an Indian village from being massacred.
- 2. Erika Feb 13, 1977
- A religious sect cares for wounded Luke while he avoids a bounty hunter; a gunfighter courts Kate.
- 3. Bowie John Christie Feb 20, 1977
- Luke wants to remain with the Simonites; Kate defends her family from a bounty hunter.
How the West Was Won: Created by Jim Byrnes, Albert S. Ruddy. With James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb, William Kirby Cullen. The Macahans, a family from Virginia, headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
- (2.6K)
- 1976-01-19
- Drama, Western
- 3 min
How the West Was Won is an American Western television series that starred James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, and Richard Kiley.Loosely based on the 1962 Cinerama film of the same name, it began with a two-hour television film, The Macahans, in 1976, followed by a mini-series in 1977, and a regular series in 1978 and 1979.
- Western
Learn more about the full cast of How the West Was Won with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. X ... James Arness. 30 Episodes 2019. Fionnula Flanagan. Molly Culhane 28 Episodes 2019.
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In one of the most beloved TV Western series of all times, the Macahan family - Gunsmoke's James Arness, Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint & Bruce Boxleitner - faces the untamed frontier. Based on the epic film, this sprawling epic of the Old West is both a rousing action saga and a moving family chronicle.
Fittingly, it would be James Arness — Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon himself — who helped kick off the next stage of the genre’s evolution on TV. In January of 1976, Arness starred in The Macahans, the pilot film for what would become How The West Was Won. Over the next three years, the series loosely based on the 1962 MGM film would air ...
Oct 13, 2010 · TVG. Watchlist. Three years after 'Gunsmoke,' James Arness was back in the saddle as an 1860s pioneer struggling to keep the orphaned family of his dead brother out of harm's way as they journey ...
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Richard Cobos ... makeup artist (20 episodes, 1978-1979) Mary Hadley ... hair stylist / hairdresser (20 episodes, 1978-1979) Joan Phillips
