Cowboy in Africa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Champion Texas cowboy Jim Sinclair is commissioned to rope animals on the African veldt for a game ranch in Kenya. Along with his faithful Indian companion John Henry, Sinclair undertakes the dangerous experiment vital to emerging Africa. Working for Wing Commander Howard Hayes, an Englishman, Sinclair and John Henry (Nardini) do right well looping everything from elands to buffalo. But they're going to have trouble from another rancher, the sinister Neumann (Frank Marth). He turns out to  be  an  ex-Nazi, of course. Already, a personal war exists between them. Sinclair seems to have enough trouble, but now he's got an adopted Kikuyu boy, Samson, who actually "adopted" him while watching him ride a bronc after an impala. "I will be like you. You are now my father," the boy says.

Series details

• Title: Cowboy in Africa
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1967-09-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56726
• IMDb ID: tt0061243
• TVDB ID: 71388

Cast and credited roles

• Chuck Connors — Jim Sinclair
• Tom Nardini — John Henry
• Ronald Howard — Wing Commander Hayes
• Gerald Edwards — Samson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1967-09-11; final listed air date 1968-04-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cowboy in Africa on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.