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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.

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WesternAction & AdventureDrama
Starring

Steve McQueen

Season 1

1.The Martin Poster

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

26 minSep 6, 1958

2.Fatal Memory

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.

26 minSep 13, 1958

3.The Bounty

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

26 minSep 20, 1958

4.Dead End

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

26 minSep 27, 1958

5.Passing of Shawnee Bill

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

26 minOct 4, 1958

6.The Giveaway Gun

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

26 minOct 11, 1958

7.Ransom for a Nun

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

26 minOct 18, 1958

8.Miracle at Pot Hole

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.

26 minOct 25, 1958

9.The Fourth Headstone

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

30 minNov 1, 1958

10.Til Death Do Us Part

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.

EpisodeNov 8, 1958

11.The Favor

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

EpisodeNov 15, 1958

12.Ricochet

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

EpisodeNov 22, 1958

13.Sheriff of Red Rock

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

EpisodeNov 29, 1958

14.Die by the Gun

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

EpisodeDec 6, 1958

15.Rawhide Breed

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

EpisodeDec 13, 1958

16.Eight Cent Reward

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.

EpisodeDec 20, 1958

17.Drop to Drink

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.

EpisodeDec 27, 1958

18.Rope Law

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.

EpisodeJan 3, 1959

19.Six-Up to Bannach

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.

EpisodeJan 10, 1959

20.The Spur

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

30 minJan 17, 1959

21.Reunion for Revenge

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

30 minJan 24, 1959

22.Competition

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

30 minJan 31, 1959

23.Call Your Shot

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

30 minFeb 7, 1959

24.Secret Ballot

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.""

30 minFeb 14, 1959

25.The Corner

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

EpisodeFeb 21, 1959

26.Eager Man

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.

30 minFeb 28, 1959

27.The Legend

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.

30 minMar 7, 1959

28.Railroaded

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

30 minMar 14, 1959

29.Double Fee

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

30 minMar 21, 1959

30.The Kovack Affair

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

25 minMar 28, 1959

31.Bounty for a Bride

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.

30 minApr 4, 1959

32.Crossroads

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

30 minApr 11, 1959

33.Angels of Vengeance

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

EpisodeApr 18, 1959

34.Littlest Client

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

25 minApr 25, 1959

35.The Conquerers

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

25 minMay 2, 1959

36.Amos Carter

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

30 minMay 9, 1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

WesternAction & AdventureDrama

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.

Josh Randall: Bounty Hunter

Information

Released
Sep 6, 1958
Episode length
25m
Seasons
3
Episodes
94
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
TV-G

Networks

Network
CBS

People in this story

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