Have Gun, Will Travel

Created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow, Have Gun – Will Travel ran on CBS from 1957 to 1963 and consistently placed among the top four in the Nielsen ratings during its first four seasons. The 225-episode series was produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman, with Gene Roddenberry writing 24 episodes. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes, and star Richard Boone directed 19. A successful radio version debuted on November 23, 1958, and the show currently airs on the Encore-Western channel.