The Westerner

Western

The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by Four Star Television. The Westerner stars Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame and features John Dehner as semi-regular Burgundy Smith.

Sep 30, 19601 seasons13 episodesEndedEN

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Brian Keith

Dave Blassingame

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Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 30, 1960

Episodes

1–6 of 13

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Ep 1

Jeff

Sep 30, 1960

Dave is out to kill a man named Danny Lipp, who runs a run down bordertown Saloon. In the End, he leaves after only beating up Danny Lipp.

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Ep 2

School Days

Oct 7, 1960

When a man murders a schoolteacher, Dave finds him, and shoots him. But the man still gets away. When Dave finds him, he is dying, with his two brothers by his side. The brothers try to pin his ""murder"" on Dave.

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Ep 3

Brown

Oct 21, 1960

A smooth talker ends up with Dave's dog, Brown

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Ep 4

Mrs. Kennedy

Oct 28, 1960

Trouble's brewing when Dave is hired to work for a rancher whose wife has eyes for him.

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Ep 5

Dos Pinos

Nov 4, 1960

When Dave looks for room and board in a small town, he gets more than his fair share of fun when he learns of the gun happy Cantina named Puak. He also finds a wounded deputy

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Ep 6