Daniel Boone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fess Parker starred as legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone who conducted surveys, interacted with friendly and hostile Native Americans, and fought for the American cause during the Revolutionary War all the while providing wise leadership to the new Kentucky settlement of Boonesborough. Daniel was aided in his adventures by Oxford educated Cherokee Mingo, lovely redheaded wife Rebecca, precocious son Israel, teenage daughter Jemima, tavern keeper Cincinnatus, runaway slave turned Native American chief Gabriel Cooper, and amiable oafs Yadkin and Josh Clements.

Series details

• Title: Daniel Boone
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Premiere date: 1964-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1970-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16103
• IMDb ID: tt0057742
• TVDB ID: 73477

Cast and credited roles

• Fess Parker — Daniel Boone
• Patricia Blair — Rebecca Boone
• Darby Hinton — Israel Boone
• Dal McKennon — Cincinnatus
• Ed Ames — Mingo
• Veronica Cartwright — Jemima Boone
• Albert Salmi — Yadkin
• Jimmy Dean — Josh Clements

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-24; final listed air date 1965-04-29; episode order: 29.
• Season 2: premiered 1965-09-16; final listed air date 1966-04-21; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 1966-09-15; final listed air date 1967-04-13; episode order: 28.
• Season 4: premiered 1967-09-14; final listed air date 1968-04-04; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1968-09-19; final listed air date 1969-05-01; episode order: 26.
• Season 6: premiered 1969-09-18; final listed air date 1970-05-07; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Daniel Boone 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.