Lancer (TV series)

American television series

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Lancer

Andrew Duggan and Elizabeth Baur, 1968

Genre| Western
Created by| Samuel A. Peeples
Directed by| Various
Starring|

* James Stacy
* Wayne Maunder
* Andrew Duggan
* Elizabeth Baur
* Rick Dalton

Theme music composer| Jerome Moross
Composers|

* Jerome Moross
* Sidney Fine
* Hugo Friedhofer
* Robert Drasnin
* Leith Stevens
* Joseph Mullendore
* Irving Gertz
* Fred Steiner
* Alexander Courage
* Harry Geller
* Arthur Morton
* George Duning

Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 51
Production
Producers|

* Sam Wanamaker (pilot episode)
* Alan A. Armer
* George Amy
* Edwin Self

Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 48 mins.
Production company| 20th Century-Fox Television
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| September 24, 1968 (1968-09-24) –
June 23, 1970 (1970-06-23)

Lancer is an American Western television series that aired Tuesdays at 7:30 pm (Eastern Time) on CBS[1] from September 24, 1968, to June 23, 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan as a father with two half-brother sons, played by James Stacy and Wayne Maunder.[2]

## Synopsis

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Duggan starred as Murdoch Lancer, the patriarch of the Lancer family. Maunder played Scott Lancer, the educated older son and a veteran of the Union Army. Stacy played gunslinger Johnny Madrid Lancer. Paul Brinegar appeared as Jelly Hoskins and Elizabeth Baur played Murdoch Lancer's ward Teresa O'Brien.[1]

Lancer lasted for 51 hour-long episodes and was shot in color.[citation needed] It was rerun on CBS May 1971 - September 1971 on Thursdays from 8 to 9 p.m. E. T.[1]

## Guest stars

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Guest stars included Joe Don Baker, Noah Beery, Jr., Scott Brady, Ellen Corby, Bruce Dern, Jack Elam, Sam Elliott, Beverly Garland, Kevin Hagen, Ron Howard, Wright King, Cloris Leachman, Barbara Luna, George Macready, Warren Oates, Stefanie Powers, Tom Selleck, and William Tannen.

## Episodes

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### Season 1 (1968–69)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| 1| "The High Riders"| Sam Wanamaker| T : Dean Riesner
S : Samuel A. Peeples| September 24, 1968 (1968-09-24)
2| 2| "Blood Rock"| Gene Nelson| Jack Turley| October 1, 1968 (1968-10-01)
3| 3| "Chase a Wild Horse"| Walter Grauman| Paul Playdon| October 8, 1968 (1968-10-08)
4| 4| "Foley"| Alex Singer| S : Brian McKay
S/T : Anthony Spinner| October 15, 1968 (1968-10-15)
5| 5| "The Lawman"| Allen Reisner| Laurence Heath| October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22)
6| 6| "Julie"| Alex Singer| S : Don Brinkley
S/T : Paul Playdon| October 29, 1968 (1968-10-29)
7| 7| "The Prodigal"| Sobey Martin| S : Mel Goldberg
S/T : D. C. Fontana| November 12, 1968 (1968-11-12)
8| 8| "Jelly"| Sobey Martin| Jack Turley| November 19, 1968 (1968-11-19)
9| 9| "The Last Train for Charlie Poe"| Don Richardson| Carey Wilber| November 26, 1968 (1968-11-26)
10| 10| "Glory"| Gene Nelson| Jack Turley| December 10, 1968 (1968-12-10)
11| 11| "The Heart of Pony Alice"| Christian I. Nyby II| Ken Trevey| December 17, 1968 (1968-12-17)
12| 12| "The Escape"| William Hale| Anthony Spinner| December 31, 1968 (1968-12-31)
13| 13| "The Wedding"| Sobey Martin| Anthony Spinner| January 7, 1969 (1969-01-07)
14| 14| "Death Bait"| Robert Butler| Jack Turley| January 14, 1969 (1969-01-14)
15| 15| "The Black McGloins"| Don Richardson| Carey Wilber| January 21, 1969 (1969-01-21)
16| 16| "Yesterday's Vendetta"| Otto Lang| Don Brinkley| January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28)
17| 17| "Warburton's Edge"| Don Medford| S : K. C. Alison
S/T : Ken Trevey| February 4, 1969 (1969-02-04)
18| 18| "The Fix-It Man"| William Hale| Charles Wallace| February 11, 1969 (1969-02-11)
19| 19| "Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls"| Don Richardson| Jack Turley| February 25, 1969 (1969-02-25)
20| 20| "The Great Humbug"| William Hale| Carey Wilber| March 4, 1969 (1969-03-04)
21| 21| "Juniper's Camp"| William Hale| Barry Oringer| March 11, 1969 (1969-03-11)
22| 22| "The Knot"| Don Richardson| Laurence Heath| March 18, 1969 (1969-03-18)
23| 23| "The Man Without a Gun"| Don Richardson| Roland Wolpert| March 25, 1969 (1969-03-25)
24| 24| "Child of Rock and Sunlight"| Don Richardson| Penrod Smith| April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01)
25| 25| "The Measure of a Man"| Don McDougall| Gerry Day| April 8, 1969 (1969-04-08)
26| 26| "Devil's Blessing"| Christian I. Nyby II| Sam Roeca| April 22, 1969 (1969-04-22)

### Season 2 (1969–70)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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27| 1| "Blind Man's Bluff"| Leo Penn| Carey Wilber| September 23, 1969 (1969-09-23)
28| 2| "Zee"| Leo Penn| S : Mitchell Lindemann
S/T : Andy Lewis| September 30, 1969 (1969-09-30)
29| 3| "The Kid"| Allen Reisner| Carey Wilber| October 7, 1969 (1969-10-07)
30| 4| "The Black Angel"| Allen Reisner| Jack Turley| October 21, 1969 (1969-10-21)
31| 5| "The Gifts"| Allen Reisner| S : D. C. Fontana
S/T : Andy White| October 28, 1969 (1969-10-28)
32| 6| "Cut the Wolf Loose"| Robert Day| Ken Trevey| November 4, 1969 (1969-11-04)
33| 7| "Jelly Hoskins' American Dream"| Christian I. Nyby II| Andy White| November 11, 1969 (1969-11-11)
34| 8| "Welcome to Genesis"| Robert Day| Ken Pettus| November 18, 1969 (1969-11-18)
35| 9| "A Person Unknown"| William Hale| Andy Lewis| November 25, 1969 (1969-11-25)
36| 10| "Legacy"| Christian I. Nyby II| Jack Turley| December 9, 1969 (1969-12-09)
37| 11| "A Scarecrow at Hacket's"| Marvin Chomsky| Sam Roeca| December 16, 1969 (1969-12-16)
38| 12| "Little Darling of the Sierras"| Allen Reisner| Ken Trevey| December 30, 1969 (1969-12-30)
39| 13| "Shadow of a Dead Man"| Robert Butler| Jack Turley| January 6, 1970 (1970-01-06)
40| 14| "Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe"| Allen Reisner| Andy White| January 13, 1970 (1970-01-13)
41| 15| "Chad"| Alan A. Armer| Carey Wilber| January 20, 1970 (1970-01-20)
42| 16| "The Lorelei"| Christian I. Nyby II| Sam Roeca| January 27, 1970 (1970-01-27)
43| 17| "The Lion and the Lamb"| Allen Reisner| Andy White| February 3, 1970 (1970-02-03)
44| 18| "The Experiment"| Virgil W. Vogel| Herbert Purdum| February 17, 1970 (1970-02-17)
45| 19| "Splinter Group"| Virgil W. Vogel| Sam Roeca| March 3, 1970 (1970-03-03)
46| 20| "Lamp in the Wilderness"| Michael Caffey| Andy White| March 10, 1970 (1970-03-10)
47| 21| "The Buscaderos"| Allen Reisner| T : Ken Trevey
S : Jim Byrnes| March 17, 1970 (1970-03-17)
48| 22| "Dream of Falcons"| Don Richardson| Carey Wilber| April 7, 1970 (1970-04-07)
49| 23| "Goodbye, Lizzie"| Allen Reisner| Kathleen Hite| April 28, 1970 (1970-04-28)
50| 24| "The Rivals"| Christian I. Nyby II| Thomas Thompson| May 5, 1970 (1970-05-05)
51| 25| "Lifeline"| Robert Butler| Sam Roeca| May 19, 1970 (1970-05-19)

## Production

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Samuel Peeples created the series, and Alan A. Armer produced it for 20th Century-Fox.[2] The pilot episode, "The High Riders", was mostly filmed on location in and around the hacienda now located within the Santa Lucia Preserve. All interior shots of the hacienda in subsequent episodes were filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood, recreated from photographs of the original.[citation needed]

## In popular culture

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The 2019 movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood incorporates a fictionalized account of the filming of Lancer's pilot episode, depicting fictional actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) appearing as a villain in the episode. Director Sam Wanamaker and series stars James Stacy and Wayne Maunder are depicted. Additional scenes are featured in the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as well depicting other actors, including Andrew Duggan.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 557\. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
2. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. pp. 461–462\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

## External links

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