Destry: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Destry is a Western television series starring John Gavin that aired on the ABC television network from February 14, 1964 until May 8, 1964. Destry was based on the classic James Stewart Western, Destry Rides Again, and a subsequent remake, Destry, starring Audie Murphy. In the original films, the main character was Tom Destry, a Western lawman who was a crack shot, but who preferred non-violent solutions to problems with outlaws. In the television series, Gavin played Harrison Destry, son of Tom, who had himself been a lawman until he was framed for a crime and sent to prison. The show followed Harrison Destry upon his release from prison as he wandered the West looking for the people that framed him. Just like the feature films, many comedic situations arose because Destry went to great lengths to avoid violence even though he was always running into trouble.

Series details

• Title: Destry
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Western
• Premiere date: 1964-02-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75045
• IMDb ID: tt0057743
• TVDB ID: 76762

Cast and credited roles

• John Gavin — Harrison Destry

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-02-14; final listed air date 1964-05-08; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Destry 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.