Cowboy G-Men is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from September 1952 to June 1953, for a total of thirty-nine episodes.
12-680: Russell Hayden and Jackie Coogan star as Pat Gallagher and Stoney Crockett, a pair of government agents operating in the American West in the 1870s. Phil Arnold portrayed Zerbo, a sometimes associate of Gallagher and Crockett. Gallagher typically was undercover as a ranch hand , while Crockett took the role of a wrangler . Hand-picked agents Gallagher and Crockett dealt with "counterfeiters, smugglers and robbers and protecting property owners". Other actors who appeared in Cowboy G-Men included Claudia Barrett and Virginia Herrick . Cowboy G-Men
24-468: A Texas Ranger , in twelve episodes of Judge Roy Bean , a family-oriented program considered at odds with the real Roy Bean . Hayden and fellow Western actor Dick Curtis helped to develop Pioneertown , a Western movie set near Palm Springs, which has been used in Western films and television episodes. Hayden was married from 1938 to 1943 to actress Jan Clayton , who was later cast as the first mother on
36-498: A country parson in the harness racing drama Rolling Home . He played both the main hero and villain in the film Trail of the Mounties . In 1948 Hayden teamed with another Hopalong Cassidy alumnus, James Ellison (as "Lucky" and "Shamrock") in a series of Western features for Lippert. In 1950, Hayden appeared as "Marshal #1" in several episodes of the live-broadcast and short-lived ABC series The Marshal of Gunsight Pass . In
48-412: A recurring role as Steve, a Texas Ranger . Hayden was also the series’ producer. Guest stars included Tris Coffin , Myron Healey , X Brands , Glenn Strange and Lash LaRue . The self-appointed Judge Bean held court in his combination general store and saloon and often assigned Jeff Taggert to investigate crimes. Bean was an admirer of actress Lillie Langtry , and claimed that the town of Langtry
60-526: The Lassie television series on CBS . The couple had a daughter, Sandra Hayden (1940–1956). In 1946 Hayden wed screen actress Lillian Porter , who retired from pictures. The Haydens remained happily married until his death on June 9, 1981, three days before his 69th birthday. Hayden is interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California . Judge Roy Bean (TV series) Judge Roy Bean
72-456: The 1952–1953 season, Hayden teamed with former child star Jackie Coogan in the 39-episode syndicated series Cowboy G-Men . In the late 1950s, Hayden produced and directed through his Quintet Productions two syndicated Western series, 26 Men , black-and-white program starring Tristram Coffin , and Judge Roy Bean , a color production, with Edgar Buchanan , Jack Buetel , and Jackie Loughery . Hayden also appeared himself as Steve,
84-530: The series. Six DVDs have been published from 2006 to 2011. In Japan, Cowboy G-Men was the first show to be dubbed in Japanese in 1956. Russell Hayden Russell " Lucky " Hayden (born Hayden Michael "Pate" Lucid ; June 12, 1912 – June 9, 1981) was an American film and television actor . He is best known for his portrayal as Lucky Jenkins in Paramount 's popular Hopalong Cassidy film series. He
96-567: The show. Episodes were filmed in groups of 13, with three episodes typically completed within seven days—four days on location, two in a studio and "one day for the 'chases'". Location shots were filmed in the San Fernando Valley . Timeless Media Group released a 10 episode best-of set on DVD in Region 1 on October 26, 2008. Alpha Home Entertainment has released collections of Cowboy G-Men episodes on DVD. Each volume contains 4 episodes from
108-554: Was a syndicated Western television series based very loosely on the life of a Texas justice of the peace . Edgar Buchanan played Roy Bean , known as "the only law west of the Pecos." The series was originally broadcast during the 1955 television season. The series was set in Langtry, Texas , and starred Buchanan as Judge Roy Bean, Jackie Loughery as his niece Letty Bean, and Jack Buetel as Jeff Taggert, Bean's deputy. Russell Hayden had
120-427: Was based on a story by Henry B. Donovan and featured the writing of such Western fiction authors as Todhunter Ballard and Louis L'Amour . Henry Donovan was the producer for Telemount-Mutual, and the series was distributed by United Artists-TV Distribution. Directors included Lesley Selander . The series was filmed in color. Taystee Bread sponsored the series in 24 cities. Hayden and Coogan did their own stunts on
132-781: Was born as Hayden Michael "Pate" Lucid , son of Francis J. Lucid and the former Minnie Harvey. He later took the name Russell Hayden to honor a friend, cameraman Russell Harlan . Hayden's screen debut was in Hills of Old Wyoming (1937), a Hopalong Cassidy film. In 27 films, he played Lucky Jenkins, one of a trio of heroes in the Cassidy Westerns starring William Boyd . In 1941 Columbia Pictures hired Hayden to appear with its leading cowboy star Charles Starrett in eight Westerns. After this apprenticeship, Columbia gave Hayden his own series of starring Westerns. In 1946, he joined Robert L. Lippert 's Screen Guild Productions , and played
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#1732852511380144-534: Was named in her honor, though the Southern Pacific Railroad had given the town the name of one of their dignitaries. There were 39 half-hour episodes, shot in color in Pioneertown, California . In the mid-1950s most television stations only broadcast black-and-white programing, and during the series's original run only five stations aired Judge Roy Bean episodes in color. The remaining stations showed
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