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Daniel Boone

1964TV-PG6 seasons7.0 / 10

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

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Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

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Episode 1

Empire of the Lost

1h

Boone returns from a solo expedition to find Boonesborough eerily empty. A corrupt British officer has kidnapped the settlers, including Boone's family, and forces them into unfriendly Chickesaw tribal lands with the intention of gaining personal control of the territory. He then captures Boone and demands that he sign away all rights to Boonesborough or watch his family and friends be turned over to the tribe. Boone manages to escape, but realizing he has no chance of freeing the captives on his own, he turns to a surprising source of help.

Episode credits

Directed by Nathan JuranGuest stars Edward Mulhare, Orville Sherman

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Episode 2

The Tortoise and the Hare

1h

Boonesborough loses hope of winning an annual race when Boone sprains his ankle, until Jericho steps in.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Shug Fisher, Orville Sherman, James Griffith

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Episode 3

The Mound Builders

1h

A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

Episode credits

Directed by Nathan JuranGuest stars Henry Silva, Simon Oakland

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Episode 4

My Name Is Rawls

1h

Boone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Michael Conrad, Rafer Johnson, Lawrence Montaigne, Harold Goodwin, Orville Sherman

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Episode 5

The Old Man and the Cave

1h

Israel violates a burial ritual when he rescues an aged Indian from death in a cave.

Episode credits

Directed by George MarshallGuest stars Val Avery, Cyril Delevanti

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Episode 6

The Trek

1h

Boone first respects, then likes, a drunkard sought for burning an Indian village.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Aldo Ray, John Lupton, Roy Jenson, Ted White

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Episode 7

The Aaron Burr Story

1h

Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

Episode credits

Guest stars Leif Erickson, Michael St. Clair

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Episode 8

Cry of Gold

1h

A man arrives at Boonesborough offering unusually high prices for beaver pelts. Daniel doesn't trust this generous trader and soon discovers the man has an ulterior motive of a sinister nature.

Episode credits

Directed by Nathan JuranGuest stars Maxwell Reed, Orville Sherman, William O'Connell, Sarah Marshall

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Episode 9

The Peace Tree

1h

A Scottish emigrant, a Cherokee chief s son and Israel try to prevent a war between settlers and Indians.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Nestor Paiva, Ted White, Harold Goodwin

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Episode 10

The Thanksgiving Story

1h

Boone s eccentric father-in-law concocts a Thanksgiving Day plan to prevent a Choctaw attack.

Episode credits

Directed by George MarshallGuest stars John McIntire, Rodolfo Acosta, Abraham Sofaer, Shug Fisher, Ted White

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Episode 11

A Rope for Mingo

1h

Vigilantes stalk Mingo after his knife falls into the hands of a Cherokee who murders a trader s family.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Peggy Stewart, George Kennedy, Leo Gordon, Med Flory

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Episode 12

The First Beau

1h

Feelings for Jemima make a dashing young outlaw consider reforming.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Sam Jaffe, Myron Healey, Fabian

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Episode 13

The Perilous Journey

1h

Daniel and Rebecca finally get to take a long delayed honeymoon but it gets interrupted by an officer of the Continental Army with a confidential message for Daniel to deliver to New Orleans.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Steve Ihnat, John Orchard, William Fawcett, Albert Carrier, Shug Fisher, Alan Napier, William 'Shorty' Young

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Episode 14

The Christmas Story

1h

On a cold Christmas Eve, hungry Boonesborough awaits the birth of an Indian child who could reconcile two tribes.

Episode credits

Guest stars Jay Silverheels, Aliza Gur, John Crawford, Valentin de Vargas, Sue England, Morgan Woodward

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Episode 15

The Tamarack Massacre Affair

1h

The sister of a British officer lies that she narrowly escaped an Indian massacre; Boone must avert war.

Episode credits

Directed by James B. ClarkWritten by David Duncan, Thomas W. BlackburnGuest stars Robert Lansing, Dina Merrill, Charles Bateman, Russ McCubbin

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Episode 16

Gabriel

1h

A Spanish military expedition chasing a French revolutionary mistakes Boone for its quarry.

Episode credits

Directed by Gerd OswaldGuest stars Mike Mazurki, Cesar Romero, Carlos Romero

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Episode 17

Seminole Territory

1h

After Seminoles hail him a god, a magician lets his power go to his head.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Diane Ladd, Russ Conway, Leonard Nimoy, Channing Pollock, Nan Leslie, Judson Pratt, Richard Devon

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Episode 18

The Deserter

1h

A bounty hunter seeking Army deserters learns one of his captives is valuable Boone.

Episode credits

Directed by Nathan JuranGuest stars Dick Sargent, Henry Brandon, Slim Pickens, Rudy Robbins, Ted White

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Episode 19

Crisis by Fire

1h

A former Continental Army officer uses a smallpox threat to raise troops against Indians.

Episode credits

Directed by H. Bruce HumberstoneWritten by David Duncan, Lee LoebGuest stars Marvin Brody, Jeanne Cooper, George Sanders, Rhodes Reason, John Crawford

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Episode 20

The Gun

1h

Boone heads to Pennsylvania to have a new gun made, but meets two scoundrels seeking a guide to the Mississippi.

Episode credits

Directed by Robert TottenGuest stars Robert Middleton, Milton Selzer, Dee Carroll

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Episode 21

The Prisoners

1h

Three escaped Army prisoners, seeking revenge on a former commander, pressure Boone by seizing his children.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Warren Stevens, Rick Vallin, Chris Alcaide

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Episode 22

The Fifth Man

1h

Boone and his party endure hardship to blow up a bridge between the advancing British and Fort Wayne.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Vic Tayback, Cameron Mitchell, Shug Fisher, John Hoyt, Orville Sherman

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Episode 23

The Gun-Barrel Highway

1h

Cassady was supposed to build a new road in the wilderness around Shawnee land. But when he decides there isn't enough time before winter to build the longer route, he decides to go straight through Shawnee land and into a possible war.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaWritten by Thomas W. BlackburnGuest stars Arthur Space, Timothy Scott, Dennis Cross

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Episode 24

The Search

1h

An ambush on the way to New Orleans leaves Boone in possession of a famous pirate s journal.

Episode credits

Directed by Harmon JonesGuest stars Michael Ansara, Richard Reeves, Douglas Fowley, Nita Talbot, Russ McCubbin

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Episode 25

Fifty Rifles

1h

William Blunt, an old friend of Boone's, steals a wagon carrying fifty rifles and powder, which he intends to sell to the Shawnee. Daniel, along with Mingo and Jericho, must find Blunt and recover the rifles before a deal with the chief is made.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Henry Wilcoxon, Barbara Pepper, Christopher Dark, George J. Lewis, Robert Logan, Sol Gorss

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Episode 26

The Trap

1h

Renegades take Israel hostage when they find him and injured Mingo in the forest.

Episode credits

Directed by Gerd OswaldGuest stars Lloyd Bochner, Jack Lambert, Orville Sherman, Robert Donner

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Episode 27

The Accused

1h

Mingo arranges a prison break to free Boone after a couple frames him for murder.

Episode credits

Directed by John FloreaGuest stars George Savalas, Joanna Moore, Vaughn Taylor, Eddie Quillan, Buck Young, Tom McFadden

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Episode 28

Cibola

1h

A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

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Directed by Gerd OswaldGuest stars Alejandro Rey, Royal Dano, Nicholas Georgiade

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Episode 29

The High Cumberland (1)

1h

On his way through Kentucky, Boone meets his future wife, makes an Indian friend and uncovers deception.

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Armando Silvestre, Ted White, Chuck Roberson, Roy Jenson

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Episode 30

The High Cumberland (2)

1hfinale

Daniel Boone continues his trek to Kentucky. In the conclusion of this two-part episode detailing the early years of Daniel Boone's life he must lead a party of settlers through a canyon and take a stand against pursuers who want their precious supplies all the while defeating rival Jim Santee for the affections of one Rebecca Bryan

Episode credits

Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Armando Silvestre, Chuck Roberson, Roy Jenson

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Episode information updated Sep 14, 2026

More about Daniel Boone

Cast

Fess ParkerDaniel Boone
Albert SalmiYadkin
Ed AmesMingo
Patricia BlairRebecca Boone
Veronica CartwrightJemima Boone
Darby HintonIsrael Boone
Dal McKennonCincinnatus
Chuck RobersonDutch

Credits

Created by
Borden Chase

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
165
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • 20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States

Themes

18th centuryamerican revolutioncherokeefrontiersmankentucky