The Cowboys

The Cowboys was a short-lived Western television series based on the 1972 motion picture of the same name starring John Wayne. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company television network from February 6 to May 8, 1974. The television show starred Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, A Martinez, Robert Carradine, and Clay O'Brien. David Dortort, best known for Bonanza and The High Chaparral, produced the series. The television show, like the movie, followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. The Cowboys began as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce running time to a half hour format. The format change did not lead to increased viewers, and the show was the victim of early cancellation. Guest stars included Cal Bellini as Wa-Cha-Ka in "The Indian Givers", Kevin Hagen as Josh Redding in "Death on a Fast Horse", and Lurene Tuttle as Grandma Jesse in "Many a Good Horse Dies".

John Carradine

Oscar Schmidt

Walter Brooke

Reager

Belinda Balaski

Obie Graff

A Martinez

Cimarron

Moses Gunn

Jebediah Nightlinger

Jim Davis

Marshal Bill Winter

Robert Carradine

Slim

Diana Douglas

Annie Andersen

Clint Howard

Steve

Clay O'Brien

Weedy

Kerry MacLane

Homer

• Harry SukmanOriginal Music Composer

First aired

February 6, 1974

Last aired

May 8, 1974

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

12

Genres

Western

• Season 112 episodes · 1974