The Virginian Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

September 19, 1962

Genre

Western

Network

NBC

Cast

James Drury, Clu Gulager, Lee J. Cobb, Gary Clarke, John McIntire, Doug McClure, Charles Bickford, Roberta Shore

1934-2020

James Drury

as The Virginian

Clu Gulager

as Emmett Ryker

1911-1976

Lee J. Cobb

as Judge Henry Garth

Gary Clarke

as Steve Hill

1907-1991

John McIntire

as Clay Grainger

1935-1995

Doug McClure

as Trampas

1891-1967

Charles Bickford

as John Grainger

Roberta Shore

as Betsy Garth

About The Virginian

About

Character and relationship drama set in The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s. It was loosely based on Owen Wister's 1902 novel The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains.

Trivia

The show was also known as The Men from Shiloh in its final season. It became the third longest running western on TV behind Bonanza and Gunsmoke.