Wanted Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons in 1958–1961. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–1959 Western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Vincent Fennelly for Four Star Television in association with CBS.Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", West Texas Historical Review, Vol. 89 (2013), pp. 103–104
The series made McQueen a television star. He would later crossover into comparable status on the big screen, making him the first TV star to do so.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1958–1959)
Season 2 (1959–1960)
Season 3 (1960–1961)
Notes
Eric Norden was unbilled for writing the episode "Tolliver Bender". Richard Donner was alternately credited for directing episodes.
References
External links
Wanted: Dead or Alive at tvguide.com