The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" was the first western television series written for adults, premiering four days before Gunsmoke on September 6, 1955.

It is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

Series details

• Title: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1955-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1961-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9474
• IMDb ID: tt0047750
• TVDB ID: 77363

Cast and credited roles

• Hugh O'Brian — Wyatt Earp

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1955-09-06; final listed air date 1956-04-17.
• Season 2: premiered 1956-08-18; final listed air date 1957-06-04.
• Season 3: premiered 1957-09-17; final listed air date 1958-06-10.
• Season 4: premiered 1958-09-16; final listed air date 1959-05-26.
• Season 5: premiered 1959-09-01; final listed air date 1960-06-07.
• Season 6: premiered 1960-09-27; final listed air date 1961-06-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 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.