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been cast as Jess Harper. Fuller insisted that he would be better cast as Harper, and after the screen test, he won the role of Jess, while Smith got the part of Slim. "Laramie" was eventually aired in more than 70 countries. When "Laramie" ended its run, Fuller jumped to another western, "Wagon Train," alongside John McIntire (a veteran film actor, a two-time guest-star on "Laramie," and a future star of "The Virginian)," Frank McGrath and Terry Wilson. According to an August 17, 2009 interview for "On Screen and Beyond," Fuller noted that he was not brought into the show

Question: If John Smith had not switched roles in the TV series "Laramie", which character would he have portrayed?
Answer: Jess Harper