Hec Ramsey
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Created by | Harold Jack Bloom |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Jack Webb |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 8, 1972 April 7, 1974 | –
Hec Ramsey is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, starring
Cast
Main
- Richard Boone as Deputy Chief Hec Ramsey
- Rick Lenz as Chief Oliver Stamp
- Harry Morgan as Doc Amos Coogan
Recurring
- Perry Lopez as Sergeant Juan Mendoza
- Dennis Rucker as Constable Arne Tornquist
- Bill Vint as Constable Davey Watson
Premise
Richard Boone portrayed Hector "Hec" Ramsey, a former gunfighter turned lawman, with a keen interest in the emerging field of
The series follows Ramsey after he accepts the position of deputy
Production
The series was one of the first television Westerns set in the early 20th century (the latter was set in 1914).
Producer
Despite good ratings, the series was canceled after two seasons, following disagreements between Boone and Universal.[citation needed] Douglas Benton and creator Harold Jack Bloom were the producers; Jack Webb was executive producer.
Among the guest stars in the series' 10 episodes, were: Claude Akins, Rory Calhoun, Jackie Cooper (in "Dead Heat"), Angie Dickinson, Steve Forrest, Kim Hunter, Rita Moreno, Sheree North, Ruth Roman, Kurt Russell (in "Scar Tissue"), Stuart Whitman (in "A Hard Road to Vengeance") and Marie Windsor (in "Mystery of the Green Feather").
Episodes
Season 1 (1972–73)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Century Turns" | Daniel Petrie | Harold Jack Bloom | October 8, 1972 | |
An aging lawman in 1901 Oklahoma employs the latest crime detection techniques to solve the murder of a homesteading couple while overcoming the skepticism of his young, college-educated police chief. Guest stars: Ray Middleton, Sharon Acker, Dick Van Patten and Harry Morgan | |||||
2 | "Hangman's Wages" | George Marshall | Shimon Wincelberg | October 29, 1972 | |
Legendary outlaw Wes Durham is being held in the New Prospect jail, awaiting a new form of execution: electric chair. Hec's job is to uncover and capture an admirer of the outlaw, who is killing a person each day until Durham is set free. Guest stars:G.D. Spradlin . | |||||
3 | "The Mystery of the Green Feather" | Herschel Daugherty | John Meston | December 17, 1972 | |
Hec sets out to uncover the killers of a family of settlers. Their arrow-pierced bodies and a brave's medicine bag containing a green feather implicate a local Native American tribe, but Hec is reluctant to rush to judgment. Guest stars: Lorraine Gary, Lloyd Bochner, John Fiedler and Rory Calhoun. | |||||
4 | "The Mystery of the Yellow Rose" | Douglas Benton | Story : William R. Cox, Douglas Benton Teleplay : John Meston | January 28, 1973 | |
Hec tracks a check forger to Santa Rita, New Mexico, where he encounters an old flame who is being framed for murder. Hec plays attorney to free his friend, which puts him afoul of Henry T. Madden, a tyrant who holds the town in fear. Guest stars: Diana Muldaur, Claude Akins, Virginia Gregg and David Brian. | |||||
5 | "The Mystery of Chalk Hill" | Harry Morgan | Harold Swanton | February 18, 1973 | |
Hec quits his job and relocates to Enid, Oklahoma, where he immediately finds himself hard driven to solve a tragic double-homicide. Guest stars: Bruce Davison, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Hingle and Louise Latham. |
Season 2 (1973–74)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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6 | "A Hard Road to Vengeance" | Alex March | Story : S. Bar-David & Harold Jack Bloom | November 25, 1973 | |
A lawman arrives in the town of New Prospect to tell the citizens his side of the story of how he shot the idolized outlaw they're about to honor with a monument. Guest stars: Keenan Wynn, Rita Moreno, Harold J. Stone, Stuart Whitman, Perry Lopez and Ruth Roman. | |||||
7 | "The Detroit Connection" | Nicholas Colasanto | Joseph Calvelli | December 30, 1973 | |
When a crime syndicate from Detroit murders one of the oil drillers they have tricked into accepting loans, Hec sets out to take them down. Guest stars: Angie Dickinson, Kim Hunter, Richard Jordan and Marshall Thompson. | |||||
8 | "Dead Heat" | Richard Quine | Brad Radnitz | February 3, 1974 | |
A young man dies of heart failure and Hec suspects foul play. Guest stars: Sheree North, Jackie Cooper, John Anderson and Alfred Ryder. | |||||
9 | "Scar Tissue" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Mann Rubin | March 10, 1974 | |
Matthias Kane comes to New Prospect looking for the father he never met. Hec befriends the hot-headed young man and assists him in locating his father, uncovering dark secrets and shady pasts in the process. Guest stars: Kurt Russell, Chill Wills, Hilarie Thompson and Albert Salmi. | |||||
10 | "Only Birds and Fools" | Harry Morgan | Richard Fielder | April 7, 1974 | |
New Prospect hosts the first flight by two airplane inventors, but a cloud hanging over the celebrated exhibition is Hec's investigation of a mysterious murder. Doc Coogan attempts to heal a family torn asunder by alcoholism. Guest stars: Robert Foxworth, Charles Aidman, Fionnula Flanagan and Katherine Helmond. |
References
- ISBN 9781300418580. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Bawden, James (9 December 2011). "Harry Morgan: TV's Best Ever Character Star". James Bawden Blog. James Bawden. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
External links
- Hec Ramsey at IMDb