The Big Valley - wikipedia The Big Valley The Big Valley Title card Genre Western Created by A.I. Bezzerides Louis F. Edelman Starring Barbara Stanwyck Richard Long Lee Majors Linda Evans Peter Breck Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 112 ( list of episodes ) Production Running time 50 minutes Production company ( s ) Levy - Gardner - Laven Productions Four Star Television Margate Release Original network ABC Audio format Monaural Original release September 15, 1965 ( 1965 - 09 - 15 ) -- May 19, 1969 ( 1969 - 05 - 19 ) Sierra Railway Engine # 3 at the old Jamestown, California Depot, for the filming of the pilot episode of The Big Valley, 1965. The Big Valley is an American Western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, starring Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy 19th - century California rancher and Richard Long, Lee Majors, Peter Breck and Linda Evans as her family. The series was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman and produced by Levy - Gardner - Laven for Four Star Television. Contents 1 Historical setting 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Minor 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 : 1965 - 66 3.2 Season 2 : 1966 - 67 3.3 Season 3 : 1967 - 68 3.4 Season 4 : 1968 - 69 4 Guest stars 5 Popularity 6 Awards and nominations 7 Production notes 8 Crew 9 Adaptations 9.1 Comic book 9.2 Film 10 DVD releases 11 References 12 External links Historical setting The TV series was based loosely on the Hill Ranch, which was located at the western edge of Calaveras County, not far from Stockton. The Hill Ranch existed from 1855 until 1931, included almost 30,000 acres ; and the Mokelumne River ran through it. The source is from an episode in which Heath is on trial in a ghost town with another man ( played by Leslie Nielsen ) and tells the judge how much land they have. Lawson Hill ran the ranch until he was murdered in 1861. His wife Euphemia ( aka `` Auntie Hill '' ) then became the matriarch. During their marriage, they had four children, one daughter and three sons. Today, the location of the ranch is covered by the waters of Lake Camanche. A California state historical marker standing at Camanche South Shore Park mentions the historic ranch. In the first episode, `` Palms of Glory '', the grave of Thomas Barkley ( 1813 -- 1870 ) is shown after it is commented that he fought the railroad six years ago, establishing that the show was initially set no earlier then 1875. In the same episode, Frank Braun reminds Nicholas, Jarrod, and Eugene Barkley about how `` Six years ago, your daddy and mine fought and died for this '' indicating the year is 1876. In `` The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner '', Jubal states to Victoria Barkley that he has been gone 30 years since his wife Margaret Tanner 's death, her grave marker showing that she had died in 1854 ; this appears to indicate that the series starts in 1884. However, in another episode, a newly dug grave has a marker with the year 1878, so the best that can be said is that the events of the series take place sometime in the late 1870s or early 1880s. The dug grave appears at the beginning of the episode `` The Long Ride '', in which a friend of Audra Barkley was killed, and where the grave clearly shows 1878, which would make her 23 at the date of death based on the grave showing 1855 as the year of birth. In the episode `` They Called Her Delilah '', the telegram Jarrod received from Julia is dated April 27, 1878, can be seen on screen. In the episode, `` Hide the Children '', aired Dec 19, 1966, second season, Nick Barkley makes reference that President Ulysses Simpson Grant is in the White House. Grant 's term of office was from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877. In the episode `` The Jonah '' aired in 1968, the band at a town dance can be heard playing Johann Strauss II 's `` Emperor Waltz '' or `` Kaiser - Waltzer ''. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889 which, by the time it would have reached the American West, would indicate a time period of 1890 or later. However since that seems to be much later than other historical references in the show, it may well have been a simple production mistake. Characters Main The Big Valley main cast. Left to right : Long, Majors, Evans, Stanwyck and Breck L-R : Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors and Charles Briles ( 1965 ) Victoria Barkley, portrayed by Barbara Stanwyck, was the widow of Thomas Barkley. She was the head of the wealthy, influential Barkley family who lived in 19th century Stockton in California 's Central Valley. She was the main character of the series. Victoria Barkley was the owner and head of the Barkley ranch. In fact, Stanwyck 's refusal to portray Barkley as fragile was controversial at the time. Barkley 's husband Tom had been killed six years prior to the beginning of the series. Victoria Barkley loved and was proud of all her children, including her late husband 's illegitimate son, Heath, whom she would refer to as `` my son ''. Stanwyck, who went from the refined, elegant lady of the manor to a jean - clad cowgirl as tough as any cowboy, appeared in the most episodes for a total of 103 of the 112 episodes. Her episodes were often surprisingly hard hitting, seeing her character either locked away in a lunatic asylum to prevent her testifying as eyewitness at a murder trial ( `` Down Shadow Street '' ), taken prisoner in a prison wagon to replace a dead female convict ( `` Four Days to Furnace Hill '' ), impersonating a thief in order to go undercover at a women 's prison to report on conditions there ( `` Alias Nellie Handley '' ), or trapped underground following a cave - in ( `` Earthquake '' ). Jarrod Thomas Barkley, the eldest son, was a respected attorney at law. Richard Long played the role of the educated, refined and calmer of the Barkley sons who handled all of the family 's legal and business affairs. While Jarrod, a skilled lawyer, preferred the law to settle disputes, he was known to resort to frontier justice and violence when necessary. He was briefly married in one episode ( `` Days of Wrath '' ) only to see his new wife murdered with a bullet intended for him. An enraged Jarrod lost his calm and genteel mannerisms, then relentlessly tracked down the killer. He was in the midst of killing him with his bare hands before he was stopped by Nick and Heath. Jarrod was a veteran of the American Civil War. He served as an Cavalry officer in the Union Army. He commanded a cavalry troop of black soldiers as referenced in the episode `` The Buffalo Man. '' Long appeared in 96 of the 112 episodes. Nicholas `` Nick '' Jonathan Barkley, the hot - tempered younger son, was portrayed by Peter Breck. Nick managed the family ranch. He wore a black leather vest, large black hat and black leather gloves, and was distinguished by his brawling ways and loud demeanor. Nick had served as a soldier in combat in the Union Army during the Civil War as referenced in the episode `` Forty Rifles. '' He was always ready for a fight, and at times would fight with his brothers as well. Underneath his gruff exterior, he was fun - loving, had a great sense of humor, was warm, caring and loved his family deeply. Breck appeared in 101 of the 112 episodes. Audra Barkley, played by Linda Evans, was Victoria 's only daughter. Audra was somewhat self - absorbed, bold and forward. Far from demure, she performed daring stunts and rode astride, like her brothers. Like Nick and Eugene, Audra was initially leery of Heath 's story that he was her father 's son. Early on, she attempted to seduce Heath so as to expose him as a fraud, but was unsuccessful. As the series progressed, Audra and Heath formed a very close brother - and - sister bond. Audra also had a caring side, as could be seen by her tending to the local orphanage children. A few episodes dealt with her romances, one notable episode being `` My Son, My Son '' in which Robert Walker Jr. guests as a suitor who proves to be mentally unstable. During the series ' final two seasons, Evans ' appearances were reduced because she wanted to spend more time with her husband John Derek. Evans appears in 82 of the 112 episodes. Heath Barkley was the illegitimate son of Victoria 's late husband, and he literally had to fight his way into the Barkley home. Lee Majors portrayed even - tempered but rough and tumble Heath, who was often angry and aggressive throughout the early episodes due to his belief that Tom Barkley had abandoned his real mother after she became pregnant. In truth, Tom Barkley never knew about Heath, as Heath 's mother had never told him, and never told Heath until she was on her deathbed ( as revealed in the third episode of Season One, `` Boots With My Father 's Name ''. ) Heath gradually gained acceptance from the rest of the Barkley clan as the first season progressed until he became as much a `` Barkley '' as the rest of the family, and his love for them became equal. Heath came to call Victoria `` Mother '' when speaking to her directly and about her with his siblings. In the episode `` Boots With My Father 's Name '', Heath told Victoria, `` you know that there is n't anything that I would n't do for you ', indicating how deeply he cared for Victoria. Although Nick was initially leery of Heath and felt he had to test Heath 's mettle, Heath proved himself worthy of Nick 's acceptance, and eventually Nick seemed to grow even closer to Heath than he was to Jarrod, perhaps in a sense due to Heath having more in common with him than did Jarrod. In the series ' season - two premiere, `` The Lost Treasure '', one of a few episodes inexplicably taken out of the show 's initial syndication runs, Heath met Charlie Sawyer ( comic Buddy Hackett in a rare dramatic turn ), a con man who claimed to be his actual father ( the final moments show him admitting he did romance Heath 's mother, but left her years before she gave birth ). In the same episode, Beah Richards returns as Hannah, the black quasi-nanny who helped raise Heath alongside his mother. Heath was a veteran the Civil War as referenced in the episode `` The Guilt of Matt Bentell. '' He served as a soldier in the Union Army in combat operations in New Mexico and was held as a prisoner of war for seven months by Confederate forces. Majors, who was initially very blond - haired but gradually got darker as the show continued, appeared in 95 of the 112 episodes. In addition to the Barkley family members, the episode plots typically revolved around morally conflicted protagonists and antagonists, a common theme in the mythology of the American West in the 19th Century. Minor The youngest Barkley son was Eugene, a medical student studying at Berkeley, played by Charles Briles. Like his older brothers, he was known to have a temper as seen in the Season 1 episode `` Boots with My Father 's Name ''. He was seen sporadically in only eight first season episodes and then episode 21, on a return from college. Then he was written out on being drafted into the Army. Only once was his name ever mentioned again. Briles died June 12 2016, at age 70, of congestive heart failure. More Barkley family lore : In one episode, when Victoria is absent, it is explained that she is visiting her unnamed sister in Denver. In the episode `` Image of Yesterday '', it is revealed she almost married a dreamer named David Wincup ( Dan O'Herlihy ) before settling down with her husband. Douglas Kennedy, formerly of Steve Donovan, Western Marshal appeared 23 times as Sheriff Fred Madden. The regular cast was rounded out by Napoleon Whiting, as Silas, the Barkleys ' majordomo. In several episodes, his character was called on to help the show comment on the trauma of slavery ( `` Joshua Watson '' ), life for blacks post-Civil War ( `` The Buffalo Man '' ) and finding meaning in his own work for the family ( `` Miranda '' ). Episodes Barbara Stanwyck, Michael Burns and Colleen Dewhurst in episode `` A Day of Terror '' ( 1966 ) Episode In Silent Battle, Barbara Stanwyck and Adam West ( 1968 ) Season 1 : 1965 - 66 Ep No Title Airdate `` Palms of Glory '' September 15, 1965 `` Forty Rifles '' September 22, 1965 `` Boots with My Father 's Name '' September 29, 1965 `` Young Marauders '' October 6, 1965 5 5 `` The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner '' October 13, 1965 6 6 `` Heritage '' October 20, 1965 7 7 `` Winner Lose All '' October 27, 1965 8 8 `` My Son, My Son '' November 3, 1965 9 9 `` Earthquake ! '' November 10, 1965 10 10 `` Murdered Party '' November 17, 1965 11 11 `` Way to Kill a Killer '' November 24, 1965 12 12 `` Night of the Wolf '' December 1, 1965 13 13 `` The Guilt of Matt Bentell '' December 8, 1965 14 14 `` Brawlers '' December 15, 1965 15 15 `` Judgment in Heaven '' December 22, 1965 16 16 `` Invaders '' December 29, 1965 17 17 `` By Fires Unseen '' January 5, 1966 18 18 `` A Time to Kill '' January 19, 1966 19 19 `` Teacher of Outlaws '' February 2, 1966 20 20 `` Under a Dark Star '' February 9, 1966 21 21 `` Barbary Red '' February 16, 1966 22 22 `` Death Merchant '' February 23, 1966 23 23 `` Fallen Hawk March 2, 1966 24 24 `` Hazard '' March 9, 1966 25 25 `` Into the Widow 's Web '' March 23, 1966 26 26 `` By Force and Violence '' March 30, 1966 27 27 `` River Monarch '' April 6, 1966 28 28 `` Midas Man '' April 13, 1966 29 29 `` Tunnel of Gold '' April 20, 1966 30 30 `` Last Train to the Fair '' April 27, 1966 Season 2 : 1966 - 67 Ep No Title Airdate 31 `` Lost Treasure '' September 12, 1966 32 `` Legend of a General ( Part 1 ) '' September 19, 1966 33 `` Legend of a General ( Part 2 ) '' September 26, 1966 34 `` Caesar 's Wife '' October 3, 1966 5 35 `` Pursuit '' October 10, 1966 6 36 `` Martyr '' October 17, 1966 7 37 `` Target '' October 31, 1966 8 38 `` Velvet Trap '' November 7, 1966 9 39 `` Man from Nowhere '' November 14, 1966 10 40 `` The Great Safe Robbery '' November 21, 1966 11 41 `` The Iron Box '' November 28, 1966 12 42 `` Last Stage to Salt Flats '' December 5, 1966 13 43 `` Day of Terror '' December 12, 1966 14 44 `` Hide the Children '' December 19, 1966 15 45 `` Day of the Comet '' December 26, 1966 16 46 `` Wagonload of Dreams '' January 2, 1967 17 47 `` Image of Yesterday '' January 9, 1967 18 48 `` Boy into Man '' January 16, 1967 19 49 `` Down Shadow Street '' January 23, 1967 20 50 `` Stallion '' January 30, 1967 21 51 `` Haunted Gun '' February 6, 1967 22 52 `` Price of Victory '' February 13, 1967 23 53 `` Brother Love '' February 20, 1967 24 54 `` Court Martial '' March 6, 1967 25 55 `` Plunder '' March 13, 1967 26 56 `` Turn of a Card '' March 20, 1967 27 57 `` Showdown in Limbo '' March 27, 1967 28 58 `` The Lady of Mesa '' April 3, 1967 29 59 `` Days of Grace '' April 17, 1967 30 60 `` Cage of Eagles '' April 24, 1967 Season 3 : 1967 - 68 Ep No Title Airdate 61 `` Joaquin '' September 11, 1967 62 `` Ambush '' September 18, 1967 63 `` Flock of Trouble '' September 25, 1967 64 `` Time After Midnight '' October 2, 1967 5 65 `` Night in a Small Town '' October 9, 1967 6 66 `` Ladykiller '' October 16, 1967 7 67 `` Guilty '' October 30, 1967 8 68 `` The Disappearance '' November 6, 1967 9 69 `` A Noose is Waiting '' November 13, 1967 10 70 `` Explosion ( Part 1 ) '' November 20, 1967 11 71 `` Explosion ( Part 2 ) '' November 27, 1967 12 72 `` Four Days to Furnace Hill '' December 4, 1967 13 73 `` Night of the Executioner '' December 11, 1967 14 74 `` Journey into Violence '' December 18, 1967 15 75 `` The Buffalo Man '' December 25, 1967 16 76 `` The Good Thieves '' January 1, 1968 17 77 `` Days of Wrath '' January 8, 1968 18 78 `` Miranda '' January 15, 1968 19 79 `` Shadow of a Giant '' January 29, 1968 20 80 `` Fall of a Hero '' February 5, 1968 21 81 `` The Emperor of Rice '' February 12, 1968 22 82 `` Rimfire '' February 19, 1968 23 83 `` Bounty on a Barkley '' February 26, 1968 24 84 `` The Devil 's Masquerade '' March 4, 1968 25 85 `` Run of the Savage '' March 11, 1968 26 86 `` The Challenge '' March 18, 1968 Season 4 : 1968 - 69 Ep No Title Airdate 87 `` In Silent Battle '' September 23, 1968 88 `` They Called Her Delilah '' September 30, 1968 89 `` Presumed Dead '' October 7, 1968 90 `` Run of the Cat October 21, 1968 5 91 `` Deathtown '' October 28, 1968 6 92 `` The Jonah '' November 11, 1968 7 93 `` Hell Hath No Fury '' November 18, 1968 8 94 `` The Long Ride '' November 25, 1968 9 95 `` The Profit and the Lost '' December 2, 1968 10 96 `` A Stranger Everywhere '' December 9, 1968 11 97 `` The Prize '' December 16, 1968 12 98 `` Hunter 's Moon '' December 30, 1968 13 99 `` Top of the Stairs '' January 6, 1969 14 100 `` Joshua Watson '' January 20, 1969 15 101 `` The Secret '' January 27, 1969 16 102 `` The 25 Graves of Midas '' February 3, 1969 17 103 `` Lightfoot '' February 17, 1969 18 104 `` Alias Nellie Handly '' February 24, 1969 19 105 `` Royal Road '' March 3, 1969 20 106 `` A Passage of Saints '' March 10, 1969 21 107 `` Battle of Mineral Springs '' March 24, 1969 22 108 `` The Other Face of Justice '' March 31, 1969 23 109 `` Town of No Exit '' April 7, 1969 24 110 `` Danger Road '' April 21, 1969 25 111 `` Flight from San Miguel '' April 28, 1969 26 112 `` Point and Counterpoint '' May 19, 1969 Guest stars The Big Valley was well known for its many guest stars. Among others : Julie Adams Jack Albertson Claude Akins Marty Allen Chris Alcaide John Anderson Richard Anderson R.G. Armstrong Lew Ayres Diane Baker Joe Don Baker Anne Baxter Milton Berle Karen Black Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Joseph Campanella John Carradine Judy Carne Michael Burns Conlan Carter Jeanne Cooper Kelly Corcoran Noreen Corcoran Walter Coy Yvonne Craig Johnny Crawford Dennis Cross Royal Dano Quentin Dean Yvonne DeCarlo Bruce Dern Colleen Dewhurst Bradford Dillman Richard Dreyfuss Maurice Evans Richard Farnsworth Paul Fix Robert Fuller Vincent Gardenia Sean Garrison Arlene Golonka Harold Gould Robert Goulet Lee Grant Dabbs Greer James Gregory Charles Grodin Buddy Hackett Kevin Hagen Julie Harris Ron Howard Dennis Hopper Steve Ihnat Anthony James Russell Johnson I. Stanford Jolley L.Q. Jones Robert Karnes Dan Kemp George Kennedy Sajid Khan Yaphet Kotto Martin Landau Cloris Leachman Robert Loggia Julie London Jack Lord Lynn Loring Carol Lynley Mako Flip Mark Nora Marlowe Frank Marth Strother Martin Gavin MacLeod Frank McGrath John Milford Read Morgan Leslie Nielsen Kathleen Nolan Dan O'Herlihy Simon Oakland Warren Oates Susan Oliver Gregg Palmer Regis Philbin John M. Pickard Eve Plumb Chips Rafferty Lou Rawls Beah Richards Pernell Roberts Wayne Rogers Katharine Ross Jill St. John Albert Salmi William Shatner Harry Dean Stanton Susan Strasberg Dub Taylor Malachi Throne Fritz Weaver Adam West Robert Walker Jr. James Whitmore Van Williams Morgan Woodward Anthony Zerbe Popularity Despite the series ' popularity, the series ' ratings never made the top thirty in the yearly ratings charts. The Big Valley was canceled in 1969 as the TV western craze began to fade out to make room for more modern series. In Ella Smith 's 1973 biography, `` Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck '', Smith noted that The Big Valley had been cancelled by ABC mainly due to a poor time slot. In better times, the series had been enough of a hit to outlive various time slot rivals during its run ( mainly on Monday nights at 10 p.m. ), including The Jean Arthur Show, Run for Your Life and I Spy. According to Broadcasting magazine ( September 27, 1965 ), its debut episode ( actually Wednesday at 9 p.m., where the series aired for half - a-season ) placed 39th in the Nielsen ratings for the week of September 13 -- 19, 1965. The Big Valley was also ranked as one of the top five favourite new shows in viewer TVQ polling ( the others were Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Lost in Space and F Troop ). Early into its second season, The Big Valley was still a mid-range performer, placing 47th out of just 88 series during the week of October 28, 1966, which was higher than such shows as That Girl, Daniel Boone, Petticoat Junction and The Wild Wild West. Even so, The Big Valley was popular enough to warrant at least three TV Guide covers. It also acted as a launching pad for two projected spin - offs from special episodes. A 1968 episode guest starring Van Williams was meant to lead to a Rifleman - like series titled Rimfire. A March 1969 episode, The Royal Road, guest - starring heartthrob Sajid Khan as a young rogue, was also hoped to lead to a series. But by that year the rising popularity of CBS 's The Carol Burnett Show -- and vocal complaints by Joey Bishop, ABC 's late - night talk show host, that the show 's faltering ratings were n't helping to provide his program with a proper lead - in -- ultimately led to the drama 's demise. In syndication, The Big Valley would prove exceptionally popular in the United States, Europe and Latin America. In the comedy film Airplane ! ( 1980 ), the wacky air traffic controller Johnny, played by Stephen Stucker, paid homage to Big Valley 's penchant for big drama in one of his many asides. After Lloyd Bridges ' character frets about a pilot who cracked under pressure, Johnny says : `` It happened to Barbara Stanwyck ! '' and `` Nick, Heath, Jarrod -- there 's a fire in the barn ! '' The Big Valley has also seeped into the darker cinematic subconscious. In Bug, an acclaimed 2006 thriller starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon as drug addicts, their characters spiral into a hallucination that leads them to imagine tiny bugs have invaded their dwelling, with one referring to the little critters as `` matriarchal aphids '' that act `` like Barbara Stanwyck in Big Valley. '' Awards and nominations In 1966, for her first season as Victoria Barkley, Barbara Stanwyck won the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series. She was nominated two more times ( 1967 and 1968 ) for her work in The Big Valley and earned three Golden Globe nominations as Best TV Star for the part as well ( 1966, 1967, 1968 ). And, on March 15, 1967, Stanwyck was named favorite TV actress at the Photoplay magazine awards, which aired as a special episode of The Merv Griffin Show ( David Janssen of `` The Fugitive '' was named favorite TV actor ). Richard Long helped present Stanwyck her Gold Medal at the event. The Big Valley was also recognized during its run for its polished production. In 1966 and 1968, the American Cinema Editors ( ACE ) named Valley the year 's Best Edited Television Program ( for the episodes `` 40 Rifles '' and `` Disappearance '', respectively ). Production notes While The Big Valley is set primarily in and near the city of Stockton, the filming of the series took place in Southern California. A bit of Hollywood history, Nick 's girlfriend in `` The River Monarch '' wears an open weave / knit gray coat with red trim that was worn by Olivia deHavilland as Melanie Wilkes in the Atlanta train station Christmas scene in Gone with the Wind. Stanwyck and Evans in character in one of the later seasons. Crew The theme music was composed by George Duning, who also scored the pilot and four episodes ; Lalo Schifrin, Elmer Bernstein and Joseph Mullendore also scored episodes. Paul Henreid, of Casablanca fame, directed a number of episodes. Wilfred M. Cline, A.S.C., Technicolor Associate Cinematographer on Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ), was director of photography of several Big Valley episodes, together with Chas E. Burke, A.S.C. Adaptations Comic book Dell Comics published a short - lived comic book for six issues in 1966 - 69. ( The last issue reprinted the first, and came out two years after issue # 5 ). All issues had photo covers. Film Film columnist Patrick Goldstein reported in the Los Angeles Times in July 2009 that filmmakers Daniel Adams and Kate Edelman Johnson were producing a feature film version of The Big Valley with production to begin in April 2010 in New Mexico and Michigan. In 2012, the aforementioned film version of The Big Valley, which was to have first starred Susan Sarandon and then Jessica Lange in the role of Victoria Barkley, was put on hold indefinitely after the film 's would - be director, Daniel Adams, was indicted for fraud pertaining to two previous films and sued by investors in `` Valley '' who claimed foul as well. Several episodes of the original TV series have been combined into concurrent running feature - length TV movies, while the notable two part episodes : `` Legend of a General '' and `` Explosion ! '' have also been made into feature - length TV movies. These have been issued as TV movies on DVD as a box set, along with seasons one and two. DVD releases 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the first season on DVD in Region 1 on May 16, 2006. Season 2, Volume 1 was released on January 30, 2007. On January 8, 2014, it was announced that Timeless Media Group ( TMG ) had acquired the rights to the series. They have subsequently released seasons 2 & 3 on DVD. The fourth and final season was released on October 28, 2014. In Germany, all four seasons have been released as individual season sets, plus a complete four season box set in region 2 PAL format. References ^ Jump up to : http://womenwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/euphemia-hill-rancher-of-calaveras.html Jump up ^ Hugh Lawson White `` Lawson '' Hill ( 1826 - 1861 ) - Find A Grave Jump up ^ Hugh Lawson Hill 1826 - 1849 - Ancestry Jump up ^ Euphemia Ann `` Ellen '' Hill ( 1830 - 1910 ) - Find A Grave Jump up ^ Euphemia Hill, born 1820 - Ancestry Jump up ^ `` They Called Her Delilah. '' aired Sept 30, 1968, second episode in the fourth and final season. Jump up ^ Westerns on television Jump up ^ `` The Best of Johnny from Airplane ! from AirplaneFan ''. Funnyordie.com. 2008 - 10 - 09. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Solomons, Jason ( November 10, 2007 ). `` Bug ''. The Guardian. London. Jump up ^ `` The Remake Watch : ' Big Valley ' edition ''. Los Angeles Times. 2009 - 07 - 15. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 26. Jump up ^ Fernandez, Jay A. `` Susan Sarandon eyeing ' Big Valley ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Movie Director Indicted in $4.7 Million Tax Rebate Fraud Case ''. The Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Courthouse News Service ''. Courthousenews.com. 2012 - 07 - 31. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 16. ^ Jump up to : `` The Big Valley DVD news : Revised Artwork No Longer Worth $12 Million ''. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ A Long - Awaited ( and Complete ) ' Season 2 ' DVD Set is Coming ! Jump up ^ `` The Big Valley DVD news : Revised Box Art for The Big Valley - Season 2 ''. TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2014 - 01 - 31. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ ' Season 3 ' is Now Scheduled : Date, Cost, Package Art Jump up ^ The 4th and ' Final Season ' is Scheduled for DVD this Fall External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Big Valley. 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Question: who played the sheriff on the big valley
Answer: Douglas Kennedy