Kentucky Jones: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Series set against the background of thoroughbred horse racing. Dennis Weaver stars in title role. Kentucky Jones is a veterinarian and former horse trainer. Rickey Der is Dwight Eisenhower Wong, and Harry Morgan plays sidekick, Seldom Jackson. Jones emerges as a contemporary man, a former horse trainer and veterinarian, whose interest is horse racing and whose life is complicated by a foster son, Dwight, a 9-year-old Chinese orphan.

Series details

• Title: Kentucky Jones
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1964-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1965-04-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 78793
• IMDb ID: tt0057761
• TVDB ID: 78414

Cast and credited roles

• Dennis Weaver — Kentucky Jones
• Ricky Der — lke Wong
• Harry Morgan — Seldom Jackson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-19; final listed air date 1965-04-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kentucky Jones 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.