Cheyenne (1955 TV Series) - Guest Stars

Guest Stars

Guest stars on Cheyenne included:

• Chris Alcaide appeared as Deputy Hack in "Star in the Dust" (1956) and as Harry Thomas in "The Quick and the Deadly" (1962).
• Dan Blocker appeared as Pete in "Land Beyond the Law" (1957) and as Deputy Sam in "Noose at Noon" (1958)
• Peter Breck, who played Nick Barkley on The Big Valley, appeared in three different roles, as James Abbot in "Legacy of the Lost" (1962), Sheriff Matt Kilgore in "Indian Gold (1962), and Tony Chance in "Dark Decision" (1962)
• Ellen Burstyn (billed as Ellen McCrae) appeared as Emmy Mae in "Day's Pay" (1961)
• John Carradine appeared as Delos Gerrard in "Decision at Gunsight" (1957)
• Mary Castle as Alice Wilson in "Test of Courage" (1957)
• Peggie Castle appeared as the devious southern belle Mary "Mississippi" Brown in the episode "Fury at Rio Hondo", set in Mexico (April 17, 1956), and as Amy Gordon in "The Spanish Grant" (1957)
• Russ Conway appeared as Marshal Stort in the 1958 episode "Ghost of Cimarron".
• Richard Crenna appeared as Curley Galway in "Hard Bargain" (1957)
• Edd Byrnes appeared as Clay Rafferty in "The Brand" (1957)
• Walter Coy appeared in various roles in four different Cheyenne episodes, "The Bounty Killers," "Town of Fear", "Apache Blood", and "Savage Breed" between 1956 and 1960.
• Ronnie Dapo, a child actor, appeared as Roy Barrington in the 1963 episode "One Way Ticket".
• Francis De Sales guest starred twice in 1957, as Lieutenant Quentin in "Land Beyond the Law" and as a sheriff in "The Brand".
• Angie Dickinson appeared as Jeannie Trude in "War Party" (1957)
• Dean Fredericks appeared three times, including as Yellow Knife in the episode "Quicksand" (1956) and as Little Chief in "The Broken Pledge" (1957)
• James Garner, later to play Bret Maverick on "Maverick" and Jim Rockford on "The Rockford Files," appeared as Lt. Forsythe in "Mountain Fortress" (1955), the first episode of the series, as Lt. Rogers in "Decision" (1956), episode eight and also appeared as Rev. Bret Mailer in "The Last Train West" (1956), which was episode fifteen of season one.He also appeared as Peake in "War Party" (1957) in season two.
• Jock Gaynor (later of NBC's Outlaws) as Johnny McIntire in "Incident at Dawson Flats" (1961)
• Lorne Greene as Colonel Bell in "Gold" and "Glory" (1960)
• Tod Griffin as Sheriff Frank Day in "The Empty Gun" (1958) and as Rafe Donovan in "The Greater Glory" (1961)
• Ron Hayes (later of The Everglades) as Durango in "Town of Fear" (1957)
• Kelo Henderson made his screen debut as Doc Pardes in "The Brand" (1957).
• Dennis Hopper appeared as an arrogant young gunfighter, the Utah Kid, in the episode "Quicksand"; in the story line, he gave Cheyenne Bodie no choice but to kill him in a gunfight.He also appeared in an episode called "The Iron Trail" in season two (1957) as Abe Larson, the leader of a gang of youths planning to kidnap the President of the United States.
• Ron Howard played "Timmy" (uncredited) in "Counterfeit Gun", Season 5, Episode 2 (1960).
• Brad Johnson appeared as Sheriff Dan Blaisdell in the 1960 episode "Home Is the Brave".
• I. Stanford Jolley appeared seven times, the last having been as Ezra in "The Quick and the Deadly" (1962).
• Douglas Kennedy portrayed Blake Holloway in "The Spanish Grant" (1957).
• Robert Knapp appeared as Frank Thorne in "Massacre at Gunsight Pass" (May 1, 1961) and as Deputy Rankin in "Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie" (December 10, 1962).
• Harry Lauter appeared three times, the last having been as Walt Taylor in "The Vanishing Breed" (1962).
• Robert Karnes (a regular on NBC's crime drama The Lawless Years) as Matt Walsh in "Man Alone" (1962)
• Michael Landon appeared as White Hawk, a young man whose history was similar to Cheyenne's in that he was raised by the Comanche after his parents were killed by them in "The White Warrior". Also as a trooper in "Decision" (1956).
• Dayton Lummis appeared as Frank Collins in "The Young Fugitives" (1961). Richard Evans played his son, Gilby Collins, a burgeoning outlaw. Anne Whitfield portrayed Nita, Gilby's new-found girlfriend, who convinces him to turn himself in to authorities.
• Scott Marlowe as Mickey Free in "Apache Blood" (1960)
• Donald May and Merry Anders appeared in dual roles in "The Long Rope"; May as Fred Baker/Randy Pierce, and Anders as Ruth Graham/Fay Pierce (1960).
• Frank McGrath, cast a year later on Wagon Train, made a brief appearance in the same episode as a ranch foreman, John Pike, who is killed by the Comanches. (1956)
• Patrick McVey appeared three times as law enforcement officers between 1957 and 1961.
• Tyler McVey appeared as Henry Toland in the 1960 episode "Gold, Glory, and Custer".
• Joyce Meadows as Madaline De Vier in the episode "Cross Purpose" (1961)
• Roger Mobley (earlier of NBC's Fury and later on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color) as Billy in "Sweet Sam" and as Gabe Morse in "The Idol" (both 1962)
• Christopher Olsen, as Chris Olsen, appeared as Kenny in the episode, "Incident at Indian Springs" (1957).
• Gregg Palmer appeared as Dillard in the 1961 episode "The Frightened Town".
• John M. Pickard guest starred as Ben Cask in "Dark Decision" (1962).
• Slim Pickens appeared as Gary Owen in "Big Ghost Basin" (1957)
• Hayden Rorke (I Dream Of Jeanie) appeared as Major George Early in "The Long Winter" (1956)
• Gilman Rankin appeared as Ringo in "The Mutton Punchers" (1957) and as Price in "Trouble Street" (1961).
• Robert F. Simon appeared as Chad Wilcox in the episode "Born Bad" and as Hub Lassiter in the segment "Prisoner of Moon Mesa".
• Randy Stuart appeared four times in different roles in the 1958-1961 episodes "White Warrior", "The Long Search", "Two Trails to Santa Fe," and "Retaliation".
• Rod Taylor as Clancy and Edward Andrews as Duncan in "The Argonauts" (November 1, 1955). Gold dust miners are the best of friends until they strike it rich, only to have Indians attack and cast their dust to the wind.
• Ray Teal, later the sheriff on Bonanza, appeared in "Julesburg" (October 11, 1955) as a ruthless cattle baron. Cheyenne comes to the lawless town to aid honest settlers.
• Dawn Wells appeared as Sarah Claypool in "Lone Patrol" (1961).
• Terry Wilson appeared in an uncredited role as a robber in "Death Deals the Hand" (1956).
• Tony Young appeared twice, as the Indian Yellow Knife (uncredited) in "Two Trails to Santa Fe" (1960) and as the Indian Johnny Brassbuttons in "Johnny Brasbuttons" (1962). In between those episodes, he appeared in the short-lived CBS western Gunslinger.