Law of the Plainsman
Season 1 Episode 16 - Endurance
Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.
Episodes in Season 1
Prairie Incident
30 min
Full Circle
30 min
A Matter Of Life And Death
30 min
The Hostiles
30 min
Passenger To Mescalero
30 min
Blood Trails
30 min
Desperate Decision
30 min
Appointment In Santa Fe
30 min
The Gibbet
30 min
The Dude
30 min
The Innocents
30 min
Clear Title
30 min
Toll Road
30 min
Calculated Risk
30 min
Fear
30 min
Endurance
30 min
The Comet
30 min
The Rawhiders
30 min
The Imposter
30 min
Common Ground
30 min
The Matriarch
30 min
A Question Of Courage
30 min
Dangerous Barriers
30 min
The Show-Off
30 min
Rabbit's Fang
30 min
Stella
30 min
Amnesty
30 min
Jeb's Daughter
30 min
Cavern Of The Wind
30 min
Trojan Horse
30 min
