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Lancer (TV series)
American television series
American television series
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| image | Andrew Duggan Elizabeth Baur Lancer 1968.JPG | |
| caption | Andrew Duggan and Elizabeth Baur, 1968 | |
| genre | Western | |
| creator | Samuel A. Peeples | |
| director | Various | |
| starring | {{Plainlist | |
| theme_music_composer | Jerome Moross | |
| composer | {{Plainlist | |
| country | United States | |
| language | English | |
| num_seasons | 2 | |
| num_episodes | 51 | |
| producer | {{Plainlist | |
| camera | Single-camera | |
| runtime | 48 mins. | |
| company | 20th Century-Fox Television | |
| channel | CBS | |
| first_aired | ||
| last_aired |
- James Stacy
- Wayne Maunder
- Andrew Duggan
- Elizabeth Baur
- Jerome Moross
- Sidney Fine
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Robert Drasnin
- Leith Stevens
- Joseph Mullendore
- Irving Gertz
- Fred Steiner
- Alexander Courage
- Harry Geller
- Arthur Morton
- George Duning
- Sam Wanamaker (pilot episode)
- Alan A. Armer
- George Amy
- Edwin Self
Lancer is an American Western television series that aired Tuesdays at 7:30 pm (Eastern Time) on CBS from September 24, 1968, to June 23, 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan as a father with two half-brother sons, played by James Stacy and Wayne Maunder.
Synopsis
Duggan starred as Murdoch Lancer, the patriarch of the Lancer family. Maunder played Scott Lancer, the educated older son and a veteran of the Union Army. Stacy played gunslinger Johnny Madrid Lancer. Paul Brinegar appeared as Jelly Hoskins and Elizabeth Baur played Murdoch Lancer's ward Teresa O'Brien.
Lancer lasted for 51 hour-long episodes and was shot in color. It was rerun on CBS May 1971 - September 1971 on Thursdays from 8 to 9 p.m. E. T.
Guest stars
Guest stars included Joe Don Baker, Noah Beery, Jr., Scott Brady, Ellen Corby, Bruce Dern, Jack Elam, Sam Elliott, Beverly Garland, Kevin Hagen, Ron Howard, Wright King, Cloris Leachman, Barbara Luna, George Macready, Warren Oates, Stefanie Powers, Tom Selleck, and William Tannen.
Episodes
Season 1 (1968–69)
Season 2 (1969–70)
Production
Samuel Peeples created the series, and Alan A. Armer produced it for 20th Century-Fox. The pilot episode, "The High Riders", was mostly filmed on location in and around the hacienda now located within the Santa Lucia Preserve. All interior shots of the hacienda in subsequent episodes were filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood, recreated from photographs of the original.
In popular culture
The 2019 movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood incorporates a fictionalized account of the filming of Lancer's pilot episode, depicting fictional actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) appearing as a villain in the episode. Director Sam Wanamaker and series stars James Stacy and Wayne Maunder are depicted. Additional scenes are featured in the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as well depicting other actors, including Andrew Duggan.
References
References
- (1999). "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present". The Ballentine Publishing Group.
- (1996). "Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present". Penguin Books USA, Inc..
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