Lancer (TV series)
| Lancer | |
|---|---|
 Andrew Duggan and Elizabeth Baur, 1968 | |
| Genre | Western |
| Created by | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Directed by | Robert Butler |
| Starring |
James Stacy Wayne Maunder Andrew Duggan Elizabeth Baur |
| Theme music composer | Jerome Moross |
| Composer(s) |
Jerome Moross Arthur Morton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Sam Wanamaker (pilot episode) Alan A. Armer |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 24, 1968 – June 23, 1970 |
Lancer is an American western series that aired on CBS from September 24, 1968, to June 23, 1970.[1] The series stars Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC.
Synopsis
Duggan stars as the less than admirable Murdoch Lancer, the patriarch of the Lancer family. Stacy appears as half-Mexican gunslinger Johnny Madrid Lancer. Wayne Maunder was cast as Scott Lancer, the educated older son (though he is younger than Stacy) and a veteran of the Union Army, in contrast to Stacy's role of former gunslinger. Paul Brinegar also appeared as Jelly Hoskins, a series regular from season two after making a one off guest appearance during the first season. Elizabeth Baur (who later replaced Babara Anderson in Ironside from season five to eight) also was a series regular cast member as Murdoch Lancer's ward Teresa O'Brien.
Guest stars included Joe Don Baker, Scott Brady, Ellen Corby, Jack Elam, Sam Elliott, Bruce Dern, Kevin Hagen, Ron Howard, Wright King, Cloris Leachman, George Macready, Warren Oates, Stefanie Powers, Tom Selleck, and William Tannen.
Lancer lasted for 51 hour-long episodes shot in color. The program was rerun on CBS during the summer of 1971.[2]
Cast
- James Stacy as Johnny Madrid Lancer
- Andrew Duggan as Murdoch Lancer
- Wayne Maunder as Scott Lancer
- Paul Brinegar as Jelly Hoskins
- Elizabeth Baur as Teresa O'Brien
Awards
The episode entitled "Zee" with Stefanie Powers earned scriptwriter Andy Lewis the Western Writers of America "Spur Award", the first ever designated for a television script.[3]
References
- ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. Pp. 461-462.
- ↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25525-9. P. 335.
- ↑ "Biography of Wayne Maunder". Geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
External links
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- Lancer at the Internet Movie Database