Stoney Burke (TV series)

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Stoney Burke is an American western television series broadcast on ABC from October 1, 1962 until May 20, 1963. Jack Lord starred in the title role.

Overview
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who was competing for the Golden Buckle, the award given to the world champion saddle bronc rider. During his quest, Stoney became entangled in the lives of numerous people. He is accompanied on the rodeo circuit by his friends Ves Painter (Warren Oates) Cody Bristol (Robert Dowdell) and E. J. Stocker (Bruce Dern).

Dick Clark of American Bandstand was cast as Sgt. Andy Kincaid in the 1963 episode "Kincaid". Rodeo performer Casey Tibbs appeared as himself in this episode. James Coburn was cast as Jamison in the 1963 episode "The Test". J. Pat O'Malley, Richard Eyer, and Ivan Dixon were also featured in this episode.

Reception
The same year that Stoney Burke premiered, NBC aired its own drama about rodeo performers, The Wide Country, starring Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine. It ended after twenty-eight episodes. Both series were essentially westerns that debuted at the end of the time when western programs - a fixture of 1950s and early 1960s television - had been a #1 draw on the medium. By the middle 1960s, the saturation of the market had begun to take its toll; while such established series as Bonanza and Gunsmoke continued to thrive, new shows with less than robust ratings struggled to survive. Both rodeo series were canceled after one season.

Other guest stars

 * Philip Abbott
 * Philip Ahn
 * Denise Alexander
 * John Anderson
 * Michael Anderson, Jr.
 * Elizabeth Ashley
 * Ed Asner
 * Edward Binns
 * Willis Bouchey
 * Patricia Breslin
 * Geraldine Brooks
 * Edgar Buchanan
 * James T. Callahan
 * Dyan Cannon
 * J.D. Cannon
 * Harry Carey, Jr.
 * Jean Carson
 * Virginia Christine
 * Steve Cochran
 * Jeanne Cooper
 * Ted de Corsia
 * Henry Darrow
 * Jim Davis
 * John Dehner
 * Robert Duvall
 * Robert Emhardt
 * Jena Engstrom
 * Eduard Franz
 * Dabbs Greer
 * Mariette Hartley
 * Peter Helm
 * Diana Hyland


 * John Larch
 * Cloris Leachman
 * Scott Marlowe
 * Strother Martin
 * Mark Miller
 * George Mitchell
 * Leonard Nimoy
 * Ed Nelson
 * Simon Oakland
 * Carroll O'Connor
 * Michael Parks
 * William Phipps
 * Judson Pratt
 * Ford Rainey
 * Peter Mark Richman
 * Chris Robinson
 * Bing Russell
 * Albert Salmi
 * William Schallert
 * Jacqueline Scott
 * Vito Scotti
 * Pilar Seurat
 * Mark Slade
 * William Smith
 * Fay Spain
 * Joan Staley
 * Harry Dean Stanton
 * Maxine Stuart
 * Buck Taylor
 * Kenneth Tobey
 * Joyce Van Patten
 * Jack Weston

DVD release
On April 16, 2013, Timeless Media Group released Stoney Burke - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. The 6-disc set features all 32 episodes of the series.