Texas John Slaughter

Texas John Slaughter is a television series that run from 1958 to 1961 as part of the Wonderful World of Disney, starring Tom Tryon as the title role. The character was based upon an actual historical figure, Texas Ranger John Slaughter. Tryon memorably wore an enormous white cowboy hat with the brim pinned up in the front as part of his costume for the series. The opening theme song for the series,, written by Stan Jones included the lines: "Texas John Slaughter made 'em do what they oughta, and if they didn't, they died." Tryon later became a novelist.
John Vivyan appeared twice on the series in the role of dishonest rancher Jason Hemp and a third time in an uncredited part. Other co-stars were Darryl Hickman and Bing Russell. Chris Alcaide and Judson Pratt appeared as an outlaw and as Colonel Cooper, respectively, in the segment "Ambush in Laredo".
It aired in re-runs on the Disney Channel's classic program block "Disney Drive-In", which was later known as "Vault Disney".
==Serials==
# 	Title 	Airdate 	Writer(s) 	Director(s) 	Summaries
01	"Texas John Slaughter" 	October 31, 1958 	Harry Keller, James Neilson	Frank D. Gilroy, Burt Styler, Albert E. Lewin	Texas John Slaughter arrives in the town of Friotown and soon finds himself attacked by two gunmen, who he is forced to kill in self-defense. It turns out that the outlaws thought Slaughter was Texas Ranger Ben Jenkins. Impressed with Slaughter's gun-handling skills, the Rangers offer him a position, but he turns them down, as he wants to set up a cattle ranch. However, his plans are put on hold by the actions of a murderous outlaw gang leader named Frank Davis.
02	"Ambush in Laredo" 	November 14, 1958	James Neilson 	Frank D. Gilroy, Burt Styler 	Texas John Slaughter, who has now joined the Texas Rangers, has managed to bring in the last members of Frank Davis' outlaw gang. Davis, who has been let out on bail, flees to Laredo. Slaughter and Ranger Ben Jenkins arrive in Laredo to arrest him, only to find out that he has gathered the bosses of five other outlaw gangs and is planning to start a new criminal empire with himself as the head.
03	"Killers from Kansas" 	January 9, 1959 	Harry Keller 	Frank D. Gilroy 	TBA
04	"Showdown at Sandoval" 	January 23, 1959 	Harry Keller 	Frank D. Gilroy, Maurice Tombragel 	TBA
05	"The Man from Bitter Creek"	March 6, 1959 	N/A 	N/A 	TBA
06	"The Slaughter Trail" 	March 20, 1959 	N/A 	N/A 	TBA
07	"The Robber Stallion" 	December 4, 1959 	Harry Keller 	Fred Freiberger 	TBA
08	"Wild Horse Revenge" 	December 11, 1959	Harry Keller 	Fred Freiberger 	TBA
09	"Range War at Tombstone" 	December 18, 1959	Harry Keller 	David P. Harmon 	TBA
10	"Desperado from Tombstone" 	February 12, 1960	Harry Keller 	Cyril Hume(story), Maurice Tombragel 	TBA
11	"Apache Friendship" 	February 19, 1960	Harry Keller 	Cyril Hume(story), Maurice Tombragel 	TBA
12	"Kentucky Gunslick" 	February 26, 1960	Harry Keller 	David P. Harmon 	TBA
13	"Geronimo's Revenge" 	March 4, 1960 	Harry Keller 	David P. Harmon 	TBA
14	"End of the Trail" 	January 29, 1961 	James Neilson 	N/A 	TBA
15	"A Holster Full of Law" 	Feb 5, 1961 	James Neilson 	David P. Harmon 	TBA
16	"A Trip to Tucson" 	Apr 16, 1961 	James Neilson 	Maurice Tombragel 	TBA
17	"Frank Clell's in Town" 	Apr 23, 1961 	James Neilson 	Maurice Tombragel 	TBA
==Cast==
*Tom Tryon...Texas John Slaughter
*Robert Middleton...Frank Davis
*Norma Moore...Adelaine Harris
*Harry Carey Jr...Ben Jenkins
*Judson Pratt...Capt. Cooper
*Robert J. Wilke...Jed - Outlaw
*Edward Platt...Lease Harris
*Leo Gordon...Bill
*John Daheim...Pvt. Jeff Clay
*John Alderson...Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
*Stephen McNally...Bill Gallagher
*Sidney Blackmer...Sam Underwood
*Bill Williams...Paul Forbes
*John Larch...Frank Boyd
*Grant Williams...Mike Forbes
*H.M. Wynant...Yancy
*Alan Dexter...Charlie Slaughter
*Regis Toomey...David Howell
*Betty Lynn...Viola Howell
*Nora Marlowe...Rachel Howell
*Gene Evans...Loco Crispin
*Annette Gorman...Addy Slaughter
*Brian Corcoran...Willie Slaughter
===Other cast members===
*Chris Alcaide
*Bob Hoy
*Chuck Roberson
*Roy Barcroft
*John Cliff
*Gene Coogan
*Fred Graham
*Dabbs Greer
*Kenner G. Kemp
*Jack Kenny
*Jack Lilley
*Jon Locke
*Cactus Mack
*Jimmy Noel
*Hugh Sanders
*Cap Somers
*George Sowards
*Karl Swenson
*Jack Tornek
*Robert Anderson
*Bill Clark
*Terry Frost
*Frank Gerstle
*George Keymas
*Pierce Lyden
*Mort Mills
*William Phipps
*John Vivyan
*Lyle Bettger
*Beverly Garland
*Christopher Dark
*Don Haggerty
*Lane Bradford
*William Bailey
*William Forrest
*Charles Fredericks
*Al Haskell
*James McCallion
*Slim Pickens
*Forrest Taylor
*Dan Duryea
*Ann Doran
*Robert Foulk
*Henry Wills
*Lane Chandler
*Kansas Moehring
*Denver Pyle
*Richard Reeves
*Milan Smith
*Paul Sorensen
*Don Kelly
*Jan Arvan
*Gregg Barton
*Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
*Tyler McVey
*Grandon Rhodes
*Harold J. Stone
*Herbert Rudley
*Ross Elliott
*Charles Horvath
*Jess Kirkpatrick
*Norman Leavitt
*Ken Lynch
*Boyd 'Red' Morgan
*Olan Soule
*Ray Spiker
*Darryl Hickman
*Barton MacLane
*Jean Inness
*George Eldredge
*Harry Lauter
*Gregg Palmer
*Lee Roberts
*Bing Russell
*James Westerfield
*Jan Merlin
*Bill Catching
*Oliver McGowan
*Tom Monroe
*George Wallace
*Douglas Evans
*William Haade
*Rory Mallinson
*Jack Perrin
*Bob Steele
*Harry Strang
*James Edwards
*Jay Silverheels
*Robert Karnes
*Al Wyatt Sr.
*Allan Lane
*Charles Maxwell
*Gregory Walcott
*Richard H. Cutting
*Don C. Harvey
*Dennis Moore
*William H. O'Brien
*Jeremy Slate
*Kelly Thordsen
*Henry Wills
*Onslow Stevens
*Harry Carey Jr.
*Pat Hogan
*Gene Coogan
*Eddie Little Sky
*Rod McGaughy
*William Newell
*Danny Sands
*Phil Schumacher
*Ross Martin
*R.G. Armstrong
*James Beck
*Robert Burton
*John Zaremba
*Gregg Barton
*Hal Baylor
*Robert Cornthwaite
*Carol Henry
*Charles Meredith
*Vic Perrin
*Stafford Repp
*Simon Scott
*Bob Terhune
*Mary Treen
*Mack Williams
*Joe Maross
*Peggy Knudsen
*Larry J. Blake
*Nesdon Booth
*Tim Graham
*Hank Patterson
*Guy Wilkerson
*Ralph Meeker
*Michael McGreevey
*Raymond Bailey
*Ernest Sarracino
*George Bell
*Robert Stevenson
*Dan White
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==External links==
*Texas John Slaughter at the Internet Movie Database
Category:Disney shows
Category:Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Category:Live-action series
Category:1950s television series