Buckskin (TV series)

Buckskin is an American Western television series starring Tom Nolan, Sally Brophy, and Mike Road. The series aired on the NBC network from July 3, 1958, until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965.

Synopsis
The show depicts life in fictitious Buckskin, Montana, in the 1880s, as seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy, runs the town's boarding house. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is Marshal Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road, who keeps the peace. Young Nolan narrates the series while on a corral fence and playing a harmonica.

Cast

 * Tom Nolan as Jody O'Connell
 * Sally Brophy as Mrs. Annie O'Connell
 * Mike Road as Marshal Tom Sellers
 * Shirley Knight as Mrs. Newcomb
 * Michael Lipton as Ben Newcomb
 * Orville Sherman as Mr. Feeney

Notable guest stars

 * Virginia Christine
 * Andy Clyde
 * Jane Darwell
 * Kathleen Freeman
 * Robert Fuller
 * Don Grady
 * Clegg Hoyt
 * Ricky Kelman
 * Roger Mobley
 * Warren Oates
 * Dennis Patrick
 * Pernell Roberts
 * Olive Sturgess
 * Lyle Talbot
 * Vic Tayback

Production notes
The series first ran on Thursday evenings at 9:30 Eastern from July to September 1958 as a summer replacement for The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, Friday evenings at 7:30 from October 1958 to January 1959, and Thursdays again at 7:30 from January to September 1959. The 1965 reruns were carried on Sundays at 8:30 pm. The Buckskin theme song was composed by Stanley Morton and Mort Green.