Wanted: Dead or Alive: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wanted: Dead or Alive originally aired in black and white on CBS. The pilot aired on the series "Trackdown" in March 1958. Bounty hunter Josh Randall was unlike any bounty hunter, he usually gave half or all of his reward money to good causes. He was a gentlemen and very respectful of the elderly. He was a man of few words and seemed to lack emotion but he was adept at using his gun, not an ordinary gun but a .44-.40 sawed-off 1892 Winchester carbine which he had on his "Mare's Leig", BUT the cartridges in his belt were .45-.70! His catch phrase in almost every episode was "Let's Go" which he spoke softly and sounded more like les goo. A treasure one not to be missed, especially to see Mr. Cool himself, Steve McQueen.

Series details

• Title: Wanted: Dead or Alive
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Western
• Premiere date: 1958-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1961-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 4380

Cast and credited roles

• Steve McQueen — Josh Randall
• Wright King — Jason Nichols

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1958-09-06; final listed air date 1959-05-09; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 1959-09-05; final listed air date 1960-05-21; episode order: 32.
• Season 3: premiered 1960-09-21; final listed air date 1961-03-29; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wanted: Dead or Alive 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.