Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV Series
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1958 3 Seasons

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Josh Randall: Bounty Hunter

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Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

36 Episodes Aired 1958

No overview available for this season.

The Martin Poster
26 min
E1

The Martin Poster

Sep 06, 1958

Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.

Fatal Memory
26 min
E2

Fatal Memory

Sep 13, 1958

While on the trail of an Army deserter, Josh is surprised to find fake wanted posters for Colonel Sykes; the Army Commander that he served under.

The Bounty
26 min
E3

The Bounty

Sep 20, 1958

A vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.

Dead End
26 min
E4

Dead End

Sep 27, 1958

After being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained for.

Passing of Shawnee Bill
26 min
E5

Passing of Shawnee Bill

Oct 04, 1958

After a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.

The Giveaway Gun
26 min
E6

The Giveaway Gun

Oct 11, 1958

Josh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.

Ransom for a Nun
26 min
E7

Ransom for a Nun

Oct 18, 1958

Mother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.

Miracle at Pot Hole
26 min
E8

Miracle at Pot Hole

Oct 25, 1958

Josh hands over a criminal to Sheriff Wilson and finds out the sheriff is a crook. He begins to doubt the guilt of his so-called criminal.

The Fourth Headstone
30 min
E9

The Fourth Headstone

Nov 01, 1958

Josh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.

Til Death Do Us Part
min
E10

Til Death Do Us Part

Nov 08, 1958

Beautiful Stacy Torrance is wanted for the murder of her husband, but when Josh finds her husband still alive he tries to have the charges cleared.

The Favor
min
E11

The Favor

Nov 15, 1958

Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.

Ricochet
min
E12

Ricochet

Nov 22, 1958

Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.

Sheriff of Red Rock
min
E13

Sheriff of Red Rock

Nov 29, 1958

The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three ways.

Die by the Gun
min
E14

Die by the Gun

Dec 06, 1958

Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican border.

Rawhide Breed
min
E15

Rawhide Breed

Dec 13, 1958

The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead.

Eight Cent Reward
min
E16

Eight Cent Reward

Dec 20, 1958

A poor family with not much and hopes destroyed by storms and rustlers who want their land. Josh tries to help and right at Christmas a small miracle does occur.

Drop to Drink
min
E17

Drop to Drink

Dec 27, 1958

After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a $20,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find him.

Rope Law
min
E18

Rope Law

Jan 03, 1959

Josh returns with his prisoner Brace Logan and a lynch mob overtakes him. A little too late the townspeople realize that Logan was innocent and that the guilty party is some well respected.

Six-Up to Bannach
min
E19

Six-Up to Bannach

Jan 10, 1959

Josh is on his way to Bannach to prevent the execution of an innocent man and he must travel by stagecoach one that is carrying boxes of dynamite.

The Spur
30 min
E20

The Spur

Jan 17, 1959

Josh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.

Reunion for Revenge
30 min
E21

Reunion for Revenge

Jan 24, 1959

Intent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.

Competition
30 min
E22

Competition

Jan 31, 1959

Josh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.

Call Your Shot
30 min
E23

Call Your Shot

Feb 07, 1959

Josh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.

Secret Ballot
30 min
E24

Secret Ballot

Feb 14, 1959

Randall's old war buddy Ned Easter is running for mayor in a town governed by corrupt mayor Barney Pax and his brother Steve, whom he has made sheriff. The Pax brothers avoid honest competition by shooting up Ned's rallies and such. Ned's wife Carole has summoned Randall to stand by Ned in case of trouble, but doesn't want Ned to know she did so. It so happens that Randall has a wanted poster on Steve, for ""shooting up half of Colorado.""

The Corner
min
E25

The Corner

Feb 21, 1959

Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.

Eager Man
30 min
E26

Eager Man

Feb 28, 1959

Fugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hunter has other ideas.

The Legend
30 min
E27

The Legend

Mar 07, 1959

Josh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old treasure.

Railroaded
30 min
E28

Railroaded

Mar 14, 1959

Josh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.

Double Fee
30 min
E29

Double Fee

Mar 21, 1959

An Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.

The Kovack Affair
25 min
E30

The Kovack Affair

Mar 28, 1959

Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.

Bounty for a Bride
30 min
E31

Bounty for a Bride

Apr 04, 1959

A man hires Josh Randall to persuade his daughter to come back home. The girl, who was kidnapped by Indians years before, refuses to return because she feels that the Indians are now her people.

Crossroads
30 min
E32

Crossroads

Apr 11, 1959

Josh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.

Angels of Vengeance
min
E33

Angels of Vengeance

Apr 18, 1959

Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.

Littlest Client
25 min
E34

Littlest Client

Apr 25, 1959

Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.

The Conquerers
25 min
E35

The Conquerers

May 02, 1959

A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.

Amos Carter
30 min
E36

Amos Carter

May 09, 1959

Josh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.

Season 2

Season 2

32 Episodes Aired 1959

No overview available for this season.

Montana Kid
min
E1

Montana Kid

Sep 05, 1959

A kid is the key for Josh to find Johnny Deuce who cheated during a poker game and took a lot of money off Josh. Now Josh goes after Deuce in order to get his money back.

The Healing Woman
min
E2

The Healing Woman

Sep 12, 1959

Tom takes his very ill son away from medical help and takes him to a witch a so called healer jeopardizing his sons full recovery.

The Matchmaker
min
E3

The Matchmaker

Sep 19, 1959

Josh reluctantly plays matchmaker and enlists the aid of Amy Williams to teach Charlie the proper way to behave and act so that he can confidently find his own bride.

Breakout
30 min
E4

Breakout

Sep 26, 1959

Prison officials allow Randall to help Tom Dunn escape in order to retrieve the missing fifty thousand dollars Dunn had stolen.

Estralita
26 min
E5

Estralita

Oct 03, 1959

While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched by a group of vigilanties. The victim happens to be the same man that Randall has been chasing.

The Hostage
30 min
E6

The Hostage

Oct 10, 1959

Josh delivers Jumbo Kane, a highly dangerous and already sentenced to death man. Soon after he has handed him over to the sheriff, Kane takes the sheriff by surprise and kills him.

The Empty Cell
30 min
E7

The Empty Cell

Oct 17, 1959

Josh delivers a prisoner to the sheriff, in the morning Josh realizes that there was an impostor and that the prisoner has successfully escaped with his cohort.

Bad Gun
30 min
E8

Bad Gun

Oct 24, 1959

After selling a customer a defective gun, Josh is hired to retrieve the dangerous weapon.

The Tyrant
min
E9

The Tyrant

Oct 31, 1959

Recruited by the army, Josh seeks the horses and the deserter who stole them. And he finds both the horses and the man - in custody of the town's marshal. But the marshal, who's ruling the town with an iron fist, isn't willing to give them back.

Reckless
min
E10

Reckless

Nov 07, 1959

Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find Tony Egan who killed his son, but was ruled an accident. When Randall finds the supposed killer and returns him. Bradley refuses to pay the bounty because Egan is still alive.

Desert Seed
30 min
E11

Desert Seed

Nov 14, 1959

Josh manages to track down Juan Gomez in the desert near the Mexican border where he's living now with his family. His nephew Pachito rides in to protect his uncle. (Afterall he is the future Pancho Villa).

Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse
30 min
E12

Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse

Nov 21, 1959

Josh delivers Dan Murdock, wanted for multiple murders, in Mesa City. Josh learns that the local sheriff is the brother of Crazy Horse's deputy, one of the victims, and it's unlikely that Murdock will arrive safely. Josh goes along to make sure that he does.

No Trail Back
30 min
E13

No Trail Back

Nov 28, 1959

Joe Hooker, after raiding a bank on behalf of his brother Ben, is bitten by a dog with rabies. Upon learning this, the sheriff ends his pursuit. Josh, however, decides to go after Hooker anyway.

Man on Horseback
min
E14

Man on Horseback

Dec 05, 1959

Charley Red Cloud is blamed for the murder of Will Bascomb. Bascomb's brother, Merv places a high bounty on Red Cloud.

Chain Gang
30 min
E15

Chain Gang

Dec 12, 1959

After being arrested for a minor offence, Josh is put on the chain gang and put to work on the local mine.

Vanishing Act
30 min
E16

Vanishing Act

Dec 26, 1959

On the trail of bank robber Bart McCready, Josh discovers that he is posing as an escape artist named ""The Great Bartolo"".

Mental Lapse
min
E17

Mental Lapse

Jan 02, 1960

An amnesia victim has posters up asking for help finding information about himself.

Angela
min
E18

Angela

Jan 09, 1960

Angela Pryor is seeking revenge against the man who murderer her father during a burglary. Josh is also after the same man for other crimes.

The Monster
30 min
E19

The Monster

Jan 16, 1960

Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to scare away the whole town so he can rob the town blind.

The Most Beautiful Woman
min
E20

The Most Beautiful Woman

Jan 23, 1960

John Garth comes to town looking for his darling Lil, he feels something terrible has happened. There was a fire in the saloon and he thinks she died.

Jason
30 min
E21

Jason

Jan 30, 1960

Josh caught 'Doc' Phillips, the partner of Clell Fennon, and now wants to use him as a bait to get Fennon - worth $5.000 - himself.

The Partners
min
E22

The Partners

Feb 06, 1960

Josh gets arrested - for horse theft. Then he finds out it was Jason who wants him behind bars because Jason wants to go after Billy Joe Henry alone.

Tolliver Bender
min
E23

Tolliver Bender

Feb 13, 1960

Josh needs Tolliver's testimony in a nearby town unfortunately Amos McKenna wants to hang Tolliver and will only allow him to go if one of the two Josh or Jason stays in his place.

A House Divided
min
E24

A House Divided

Feb 20, 1960

Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father wrongly accused of murder. The real killer hires Jason to find the same man too.

Triple Vice
min
E25

Triple Vice

Feb 27, 1960

Josh and Jason go to Mexico Al Hemp's brother Billy. Al took the blame for Billy's crime and ends up waiting for his brother a no show.

Black Belt
min
E26

Black Belt

Mar 19, 1960

Josh goes after a Korean named Sammy Wong wanted for murder. His hands are his deadly weapon, being the karate expert that he is.

The Pariah
min
E27

The Pariah

Mar 26, 1960

The good townspeople hire gunmen to kill Randy Holleran who is responsible for several deaths and trouble in the town. Josh is asked by the father to help protect his son.

Vendetta
min
E28

Vendetta

Apr 09, 1960

Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer re-instates the wanted man and refuses to pay Randall his bounty money.

Death Divided by Three
min
E29

Death Divided by Three

Apr 23, 1960

Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in Arizona. The outlaw's wife is also seeking her husband.

The Inheritance
30 min
E30

The Inheritance

Apr 30, 1960

Clint Davis a blind and dying rancher hires Josh to find his renegade son.

Prison Trail
30 min
E31

Prison Trail

May 14, 1960

Josh and Jason are delivering four criminals unaware that a stranger is following them to seek revenge on those criminals.

Pay-Off at Pinto
30 min
E32

Pay-Off at Pinto

May 21, 1960

Bank of Pinto having been robbed hires Josh to go to Santa Fe to replenish the funds.

Season 3

Season 3

26 Episodes Aired 1960

No overview available for this season.

The Trial
30 min
E1

The Trial

Sep 21, 1960

Daniel Trenner is wanted for court martial because of his cowardice several men is his platoon lost their lives. Josh is after Trenner for other reasons and wants to stop the trial.

The Cure
min
E2

The Cure

Sep 28, 1960

Emily Kendrick hires Josh to keep her beloved Harry from drinking himself to death, she has matrimony on her mind and with the arrival of Harry's brother for the wedding, she wants to make sure that all goes as planned.

Journey for Josh
25 min
E3

Journey for Josh

Oct 05, 1960

Josh is delivering a female prisoner and becomes smitten with her, unknown to him is her accomplice, who is following them to break her loose.

The Looters
25 min
E4

The Looters

Oct 12, 1960

Josh is on his way to River City to pick up three prisoners, when an unexpected tornado destroys the jail, killing the sheriff. Josh is on the hunt to recapture the escapees.

The Twain Shall Meet
min
E5

The Twain Shall Meet

Oct 19, 1960

Josh allows an Eastern newspaper reporter to go with him on a manhunt for a story.

The Showdown
25 min
E6

The Showdown

Oct 26, 1960

Johnny Haywood, a childhood friend of Josh's claims to be innocent of the crime he is accused of. When he escapes, Josh is ordered to bring him back - dead or alive.

Surprise Witness
30 min
E7

Surprise Witness

Nov 02, 1960

Josh captures a notorious killer but no one wants to testify against him, until a surprise witness come forward, his mother.

To the Victor
25 min
E8

To the Victor

Nov 09, 1960

Josh is hired by the men of the town to try and persuade the ladies to return to their homes after rebelling against their husbands gunplay.

Criss-Cross
min
E9

Criss-Cross

Nov 16, 1960

When Josh brings in the wrong man mistakenly and after his release he finds the real criminal notifying Josh of the mans whereabouts.

The Medicine Man
min
E10

The Medicine Man

Nov 23, 1960

Josh and a phony medicine man help out a man who was framed and falsely accused of the theft of a huge sum of money.

One Mother Too Many
25 min
E11

One Mother Too Many

Dec 07, 1960

Josh is hired by Beth a widow, to find her runaway son, who is currently in the care of her vindictive mother-in-law.

The Choice
25 min
E12

The Choice

Dec 14, 1960

Jane Koster asks Josh's help with her husband, Frank who is also a bounty hunter. He is out looking for Stacy Lenz with a score to settle and Jane fears for his life.

Three for One
25 min
E13

Three for One

Dec 21, 1960

Josh with prisoner Tom Fellows in tow, stops in the town of Center City overnight, unaware that one of Tom's cohorts is devising a plan to free him.

Witch Woman
25 min
E14

Witch Woman

Dec 28, 1960

Esperanza is not in love with the notorious Guerra and loves another but is too frightened to tell him because he kills any man who looks at her twice. Josh tries to reason with Guerra.

Baa-Baa
min
E15

Baa-Baa

Jan 04, 1961

Josh is hired to find Baa-Baa a beloved pet of Mrs. Goode's. Her husband is desperate to find Baa-Baa as he is in the dog house with her until Baa-Baa returns. Josh reluctantly goes and looks for the lost sheep admist much ridicule from other ranchers and cowboys alike.

The Last Retreat
25 min
E16

The Last Retreat

Jan 11, 1961

Sarah Lawton's identification led to killer Clem Robinson's conviction. Now Clem has escaped from prison, and Josh is hired for protection by Mrs. Lawton because her lawyer husband is a coward.

Bounty on Josh
25 min
E17

Bounty on Josh

Jan 25, 1961

Josh is asked to meet a client at the hotel, at his arrival he is shot. Josh tries to figure out who is behind the shooting.

Hero in the Dust
25 min
E18

Hero in the Dust

Feb 01, 1961

Josh is hired by Harry Weaver to find his twin brother Pete. Pete is using his resemblence to his brother to get away with murder.

Epitaph
25 min
E19

Epitaph

Feb 08, 1961

Josh has to find his friend a Sheriff guilty of robbing a bank for a woman. Several other bounty hunters are out looking for the sheriff as well, Josh has to get there first.

The Voice of Silence
25 min
E20

The Voice of Silence

Feb 15, 1961

Josh is hired by Frank Hagen to protect his deaf-mute daughter Carol Hagen while he's away on business. During Josh's stay at the Hagen Farm, he encounters a strange drifter and former bank robber named Harry Brice accompanied by his criminal partners.

El Gato
25 min
E21

El Gato

Feb 22, 1961

A timid photographer named Archie Warner comes west with hopes of being the first to shoot a photo of a famous Mexican bandit. Josh happens to be a friend of 'El Gato', and is hired by Archie to met him.

Detour
25 min
E22

Detour

Mar 01, 1961

Martin Fairweather has two lovely daughters which are the objects of a young man's affection. Papa doesn't want to lose his best cook and best cleaner so he proceeds to chase any possible suitors away. Josh's job is to distract Papa long enough for the girls to elope!

Monday Morning
25 min
E23

Monday Morning

Mar 08, 1961

Overridden with guilt Charlie Glover hires Josh to help him return the money he stole from his employer. Complications arise when the head head of operations, Sam Vickers finds out.

The Long Search
25 min
E24

The Long Search

Mar 15, 1961

Yoshika Nakamura comes west to find a man named Bill Timmons who promised to marry her when he visited Japan. Yoshika hires Josh to help her locate Timmons, and during his venture learns about Japanese culture.

Dead Reckoning
min
E25

Dead Reckoning

Mar 22, 1961

Paul Decker is wanted for murder. His wife asks Josh to find her husband and bring him back alive before the Taggert brothers catch up with him for murdering their brother.

Barney's Bounty
min
E26

Barney's Bounty

Mar 29, 1961

Josh stops at his friend Barney's to get horses for his two prisoners, they manager to escape, leaving Josh and Barney to get them back for the reward.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

3

Episodes

94

Language

en

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