Category Archives: Film Stars

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Rockwell guest stars in “Substitute Gun,” airing on Apr. 2, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

SUBSTITUTE GUN Original Airdate: April 2, 1961 Synopsis. When the sheriff of Spearhead, Kansas asks him to impersonate a slain gunman named Smiley Drake, Bart finds himself embroiled in the professional and personal animosities between rival gambling house owners Tom … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Larry Gates stars in “The Loper Gambit,” airing Apr. 1, 1973. This episode also marks the final regular-season appearance of William Reynolds as Special Agent Tom Colby, though Reynolds would return for two guest appearances in the ninth season. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE LOPER GAMBIT Original Airdate: Apr. 1, 1973 Synopsis. Financially overextended, and unable to tap into a trust fund left by his late father until he turns forty, playboy Ronald Loper (played by Robert F. Lyons) kidnaps stockbroker Kirk “Tice” … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: John Dehner guest stars in “Marshal Maverick,” airing Apr. 1, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

MARSHAL MAVERICK Original Airdate: April 1, 1962 Synopsis. Cowardly bartender Archibald Walker arrives in Abilene under the guise of Wyatt Earp, whose trademark revolver he stole when Earp wasn’t looking. Bart, currently working as the town deputy to pay off … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Roger E. Mosley guest stars in “Dirty Money, Black Light,” airing Apr. 1, 1977. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

DIRTY MONEY, BLACK LIGHT Original Air Date: April 1, 1977 Synopsis. Beth hires Jim to find a woman who allegedly could clear her client, pro football player Davey Woodhull, of first-degree murder charges. Meanwhile, just as Woodhull’s trial begins, Beth … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Andrew Prine, Bobby Sherman, and Will Kuluva star in “The Mechanized Accomplice,” airing Mar. 31, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE MECHANIZED ACCOMPLICE Original Airdate: Mar. 31, 1968 Synopsis. The strange kidnapping of Gus Kolner (played by Bobby Sherman), the son of an Idaho millionaire (played by Will Kuluva), leads Erskine and Colby to the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Richard Carlson, Marlyn Mason, Victor French, and Michael Witney star in “Moment of Truth,” airing Mar. 30, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

MOMENT OF TRUTH Original Airdate: Mar. 30, 1969 Synopsis. In Los Angeles, the savage beating of an Army private puts Erskine on the trail of H.D. DeWitt (played by Richard Carlson), a bank executive who fronts a loan shark racket … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Claude Akins guest stars in “Burial Ground of the Gods,” airing Mar. 30, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

BURIAL GROUND OF THE GODS Original Airdate: March 30, 1958 Synopsis. Bart hunts down Paisley Briggs, a scoundrel who robbed our hero of $850. Maverick’s search leads him to the Waconda Mountains in Wyoming, where Briggs attempts to pull off … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: William Schallert and Peggy King guest star in “The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill,” airing Mar. 29, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

THE STRANGE JOURNEY OF JENNY HILL Original Airdate: March 29, 1959 Synopsis. Bret’s effort to clear Mike McComb of a murder charge becomes complicated when he  falls in love with saloon singer Jenny Hill. The final episode produced by Roy … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Lindsay Wagner, Bill Mumy, Nita Talbot, and William Smith star in “The Rockford Files,” the 90-minute pilot for the classic TV series, airing Mar. 27, 1974. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

JAMES GARNER in THE ROCKFORD FILES An NBC World Premiere Movie Original Air Date: March 27, 1974 Synopsis. Rockford reluctantly agrees to investigate the death of Harvey Butler, an elderly derelict whose body was found beneath the Santa Monica pier … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Forbidden City,” the episode that introduced Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick, aired on Mar. 26, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

THE FORBIDDEN CITY Original Airdate: March 26, 1961 Synopsis. The first of Robert Colbert’s two appearances as Brent Maverick, Bret and Bart’s younger brother. Little is known about young Brent Maverick, the “other brother” who came and went after only … Continue reading

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