Early TV Westerns featuring Star Trek Actors
A list of Western TV Series appearances by the actors who would later make up the main cast of Star Trek, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig & Grace Lee Whitney. Also, Western episodes that were written by Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek. (Detail View to see episode names)
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- CreatorGeorge W. TrendleGeorge W. GeorgeStarsJay SilverheelsClayton MooreJohn HartThe adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.Deforest Kelley in The Legion of Old Timers, Gold Train, Death in the Forest
- StarsTristram CoffinKelo HendersonHal HopperTrue stories of the Arizona rangers around 1900.DeForest Kelley in Trail of Revenge, Long Trail Home & Leonard Nimoy in Ricochet
- CreatorE. Jack NeumanStarsRobert HortonGregory WalcottJohn CliffA man shot and left for dead on the trail is found and revived. With no recollection of his past, he calls himself Shenandoah as he roams the West searching for his identity.DeForest Kelley in The Riley Brand, James Doohan in Care of General Delivery, Leonard Nimoy in Run, Killer, Run
- StarsGene BarryAllen JaffeAllison HayesBat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.DeForest Kelley in No Amnesty for Death, Grace Lee Whitney in The Good and the Bad
- CreatorHal HudsonJohn McGreeveyStarsPeter BreckRussell JohnsonAnna-LisaAfter his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.DeForest Kelley in Apache Trail
- CreatorDavid DortortFred HamiltonStarsLorne GreeneMichael LandonDan BlockerThe Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.DeForest Kelley in The Honor of Cochise, The Decision, Ride the Wind: Part 1 & Ride the Wind: Part 2, James Doohan & Majel Barrett in Gift of Water, James Doohan in The Legacy, Majel Barrett in Three Brides for Hoss, Leonard Nimoy in The Ape
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderStarsJohn PickardDave WillockMichael HinnCaptain Shanks Adams is in charge of the real Ft. Lowell in this syndicated fictional series set in the dangerous Arizona territory, where Adams combats all sorts of trials assisted by his scout Luke Cummings and Lt. Binning.DeForest Kelley in The Marquis of Donnybrook, Gene Roddenberry wrote The Gatling Gun, The Marquis of Donnybrook, Prussian Farmers, Rescue of the Stranger
- StarsJohn LuptonMichael AnsaraSteven RitchIndian Agent Tom Jeffords makes friends with Chief Cochise, becoming a blood brother of the Apache. Together they fight white schemers and renegade Indians.Leonard Nimoy in The Trial, Conquistador, The Iron Maiden
- StarsGeorge MontgomeryJohn SmithAudrey TotterCimmaron City is booming due to oil and gold and hopes to become capital of the future state of Oklahoma. Matthew Rockford is the son of the city's founder; he's now mayor and a major cattle rancher. Sheriff Temple must keep law and order.Leonard Nimoy in I, the People
- CreatorChristopher KnopfStarsStuart WhitmanPercy HerbertRandy BooneThe western adventures of tough, but fair, Marshal Jim Crown.Grace Lee Whitney in Knife in the Darkness
- CreatorRuth WoodmanStarsStanley AndrewsRobert TaylorRonald ReaganWestern stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.DeForest Kelley in The Breaking Point, Coffin for a Coward, Devil's Gate, Lady of the Plains, Grace Lee Witney in The Breaking Point,The Last Shot, The Quiet and the Fury, Angel of Tombstone & Tall Heart, Short Temper, George Takei in The Book, Leonard Nimoy in The Journey
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeMarshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.DeForest Kelley in Indian Scout, Leonard Nimoy in A Man a Day, The Search, I Call Him Wonder,
Treasure of John Walking Fox, Grace Lee Witney in Reprisal, Jimmy Doohan in Quint Asper Comes Home, William Shatner in Quaker Girl - CreatorHerb MeadowSam RolfeStarsRichard BooneKam TongHal NeedhamThe adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.Gene Roddenberry wrote The Yuma Treasure, The Hanging Cross, Helen of Abajinian, The Great Mojave Chase, Ella West, The Hanging of Roy Carter, The Road to Wickenburg, Juliet, The Monster of Moon Ridge, Maggie O'Bannion, Return of Roy Carter, The Golden Toad, Tiger, Charley Red Dog, Episode in Laredo, Les Girls, The Posse, El Paso Stage, Alice, Marshal of Sweetwater, Trial at Tablerock, Taylor's Woman, Cage at McNaab, The Savages
DeForest Kelley in The Treasure - CreatorJames GoldstoneStephen KandelStarsDale RobertsonRobert RandomGary CollinsBen Calhoun won the half-completed Buffalo Pass, Scalplock, and Defiance Line railroad in a poker game and must interact with 1880s first nation, bankers, and bad guys to complete the line.James Doohan in Joy Unconfined
- StarsJeff RichardsEugene MazzolaCyril DelevantiA widower with a young son starts a newspaper in a wild Western town.Gene Roddenberry wrote The Post, Law and Order, Madame Faro, Stagecoach Episode
- StarsRobert FullerJohn SmithSpring ByingtonIn the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.DeForest Kelley in Gun Duel, The Unvanquished, Leonard Nimoy in The Runt
- StarsNeville BrandPeter BrownWilliam SmithA group of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the command of Captain Parmalee.Jimmy Doohan in I See by Your Outfit, DeForest Kelley in Sound of Terror, The Thimblerigger, The Squatters
- StarsEdgar BuchananCarleton CarpenterCharles BronsonLeonard Nimoy in The Boston Kid
- StarsRichard CarlsonArt GilmoreRiley HillCol. Mackenzie leads cavalry to prevent Mexican bandits from crossing Rio Grande on secret orders from President Grant and Secretary of War Belknap.DeForest Kelley in Son of the Hawk, Joe Ironhat
Leonard Nimoy in The Imposter - StarsDon CollierBarton MacLaneBruce YarnellThe adventures of a Marshal and his young Deputies in a section of Oklahoma infested with bandit gangs, gunmen, and robbers.William Shatner in Starfall: Part 1, Starfall: Part 2, Leonard Nimoy in Shorty
- StarsWilliam BendixDoug McClureSean McCloryThe adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.Grace Lee Whitney in Fire in the Hole, Most Dangerous Gentleman
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsClint EastwoodPaul BrinegarSteve RainesGil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.DeForest Kelley in Incident at Barker Springs
Leonard Nimoy in Incident Before Black Pass - StarsDarren McGavinDick WesselJack LambertGrey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.DeForest Kelley in Listen to the Nightingale
- StarsWayne RogersRichard EyerRobert BrayLuke Perry and Simon Kane, accompanied by Simon's young son David, run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of ladies in distress, killers, and robbers.DeForest Kelley in Image of a Man, The Big Gun
- CreatorFrank GruberJames BrooksGene ReynoldsStarsDale RobertsonArt FelixKit CarsonAgent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.DeForest Kelley in Captain Scofield
Leonard Nimoy in Something Pretty
