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I don't think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it.
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
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Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
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Episode 1
Paladin is forced to kill Jimmy Dawes, wanted for murder. When he takes him back to his home town, the townspeople, the sheriff and the boy's brothers give him a hostile welcome.
Directed by Buzz KulikGuest stars Hampton Fancher, Joseph V. Perry, Kam Tong, Martin Balsam, Rusty Lane
Episode 2
Pappy French and his gang have robbed the bank in Mercede of $50,000. Pappy ran off with the cash and left his gang to shoot it out with the law. Paladin is hired to bring Pappy and the money back.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Shimon WincelbergGuest stars William Stevens, Hank Patterson
Episode 3
Chris Sorenson is shy around women and he asks Paladin to help him with his new neighbor, Senorita Maria de Castro, a lady rancher. Complicating the matter is cattle missing from the de Castro ranch.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Junius Matthews, Charles Bronson, Celia Lovsky, Harry Carey, Jr., Dyan Cannon, George Ford, Sam Harris, Bill Walker
Episode 4
Roy Carter is scheduled to be hanged. Another man confesses to the murder just before the execution is to take place. Paladin is hired to try to convince the warden to delay the hanging until the Governor can be reached.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Paul Birch, Scott Marlowe, Robert Armstrong, Rusty Wescoatt, Francis McDonald, John Larch, Michael Hinn, Edward Faulkner
Episode 5
Paladin receives a letter with a bank draft for $82.17 from Ernie Teller asking for help with a matrimonial problem.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Bruce GellerGuest stars Kam Tong, Dean Harens, Hank Patterson, John George, Charles H. Gray, John Alderson
Episode 6
Paladin answers an ad in the paper by Kurt Sprague: ""Teach me to quick draw and shoot. Instruction desperately needed. Will pay one thousand dollars. Only experts need apply."" Kurt needs to learn in order to go back home. Paladin does a very good job. Only one problem: Kurt enjoys showing off his new found skill a little too much.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Frank D. GilroyGuest stars George Mitchell, Mel Welles, Olan Soule, Peter Breck, Ken Mayer
Episode 7
Paladin wakes up after being drugged, beaten and robbed in the town of Blue Bell by five men, one of whom is the town's sheriff. They took his money, gun, bullets, horse and saddle. All he has left is his two-shot derringer.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Don 'Red' Barry, Harry Carey, Jr., Michael Forest, Edward Faulkner
Episode 8
The sheriff of a small town needs help to prevent the lynching of simple-minded Andy Dawes. The townspeople are sure he is a murderer. Paladin offers to help
Directed by Lamont JohnsonGuest stars Barrie Chase, Kam Tong, Bing Russell, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, Barry Brooks
Episode 9
An ex-gunfighter, Roy Calvert, blames the people of Benedict for his wife's death. The town is in the middle of a bad drought and Calvert and his son are blocking the only access to water in the area. Calvert has trained his son to be a gunfighter and Paladin has to face them both.
Directed by Lamont JohnsonGuest stars Meg Wyllie, Kam Tong, Dick Foran, Paul Carr, Robert F. Simon, Abby Dalton, Gene Roth
Episode 10
A British woman, Diana Coulter, hires Paladin to guide her to her brother's ranch in Shiprock, Arizona, where the Comanches are on the warpath.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Shimon WincelbergGuest stars Patricia Medina, Robert Karnes, Kam Tong
Episode 11
Two ornery old gold miners, who hate each other, have struck it rich. Problem is they talk too much, and now it appears someone is trying to kill them.
Directed by Buzz KulikGuest stars Harry Bartell, Harry Morgan, Ron Hagerthy
Episode 12
Paladin is hired to protect Oscar Wilde. Another 3 men apply for the job, but after Paladin upstages them they kidnap Wilde for ransom. Paladin takes care of them, his way.
Directed by Richard WhorfWritten by Irving WallaceGuest stars Kam Tong, David Lewis, Felix Locher, Richard Shannon, Jack Hogan, Roy Engel
Episode 13
Paladin goes to inform a calvary corporal that he has won $600,000 in a lottery. But they may not live to cash in the ticket, they are trapped by several dozen hostile Indians.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Irving WallaceGuest stars Mike Kellin, Sean McClory, Kam Tong, Eddie Little Sky
Episode 14
On his way to help a man and his daughter over a land dispute, Paladin encounters a wealthy, drunk and helpless man whose guide left him behind to die.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John Tucker BattleGuest stars Malcolm Atterbury, Tom Brown, John Anderson
Episode 15
Shakespearean actors are going to perform in San Diego during their roundup. They are in for a rough reception. A lovesick gunfighter is among the audience. The show's promoter hires Paladin to keep the peace.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Patricia Morison, Vincent Price, John George, Morey Amsterdam, Richard Shannon, Joseph V. Perry
Episode 16
Sid Morgan hires Paladin to protect him from someone who is trying to kill him. After killing the gunfighter who was following them, Paladin finds out the real reason Morgan hired him. He then hands out his own brand of justice.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Kam Tong, Denver Pyle, Jacqueline Scott, Bill Erwin
Episode 17
John Kellaway, who is running for mayor of Colton, Wyoming, hires Paladin to protect him from his opposition. When he is killed before Paladin can get there, Paladin persuades John's widow to run for mayor.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Edward Platt, Robert Karnes, Norma Crane, Kam Tong, Jeanne Bates
Episode 18
Paladin is traveling on a stagecoach with four others, one of whom is Della White Cloud, the educated daughter of an Apache chief. The stage is also carrying a strongbox full of gold, which Ed Rance wants.
Directed by Richard WhorfGuest stars Mark Dana, John Doucette, Raymond Bailey, Fay Baker, Warren Parker, Hal Needham
Episode 19
Paladin wins part of a treasure map in a poker game and goes in search of the treasure with three other men.
Directed by Richard WhorfGuest stars Harry Dean Stanton, Kam Tong, Bruce Gordon
Episode 20
Juliet Harper is being hunted by the grandsons of Colonel Jeremiah Pike. Paladin meets her on the stage and now the Colonel is after both of them, and Paladin is without a gun.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Allen Case, John Beradino, Kam Tong, Buff Brady, Earle Hodgins
Episode 21
Paladin finds himself reluctantly drawn into a deadly dispute between two brothers who are also old aquaintances.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Ian MacDonald, Kam Tong, Ric Roman, Robert J. Wilke, James Drury, Madlyn Rhue, Mark Tapscott
Episode 22
Robert Ceilbleu hires Paladin to protect his father from a Comanche war chief who has sworn to kill him. After arriving at the remote cabin of William Ceilbleu, he learns the reason for the Indian's hatred.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Bruce GellerGuest stars Kam Tong, Mario Alcalde, Lon Chaney Jr.
Episode 23
Diana Coulter (The Lady, Episode 49) wires Paladin and asks him to come to her wedding to ""give the bride away"".
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Shimon WincelbergGuest stars Gene Nelson, Patricia Medina, Kam Tong
Episode 24
The townspeople of Moon Ridge, Colorado believe there are monsters in the mountains. Dan Bella's daughter is taken by something and he finds strange footprints outside his daughter's window. Paladin is hired to find out what is up on the ridge.
Directed by Paul StanleyWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Kam Tong, Barney Phillips, Walter Coy, Robert Fortier
Episode 25
Thomas Orday, half Comanche, has killed two men and wounded Dundee, a former Indian fighter. He is now hiding in the mountains of New Mexico. Paladin is hired to help track him down.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Kam Tong, Anthony Caruso, Lane Bradford
Episode 26
A ruthless gunfighter who has killed 9 men is wanted by the townspeople, who hire Paladin. The gunfighter's brother has been hanged and left out in the sreet to trap the gunfighter. On seeing this, Paladin quits the job. The gunfighter shows up and kills all the townspeople who were gunning for him. Then he and Paladin come to an agreement that if he hangs up his guns he can go back to his hometown to marry his sweetheart. But it turns out that she has fallen in love with someone else, and more trouble ensues.
Directed by Richard WhorfGuest stars Suzanne Pleshette, Christopher Dark, Kam Tong
Episode 27
Arriving in a weird tent town to return money to a prospector, Paladin finds himself charged with the man's murder and tried by a kangaroo court.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Ben Wright
Episode 28
After being bushwhacked and having 'everything' taken, Paladin walks to the nearest ranch and manages to get hired on as a handyman.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Marion Marshall, Peggy Rea, Don Haggerty, Mickey Simpson, George Cisar, Paul Sorensen
Episode 29
Paul Martin is a bank clerk accused of robbing the bank and killing a deputy. His wife hires Paladin to find her husband before the posse does.
Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Fred FreibergerGuest stars Paul Birch, Paul Richards, Kam Tong, Wright King, Lee Farr, Adam Williams, Olive Sturgess
Episode 30
Paladin play chess by mail with Boris, who is living in Alaska. Paladin receives what he assumes is Boris' next move but instead is a request for help. Boris is being forced out of territory he has hunted and trapped on for years. Paladin heads for Alaska to help.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Allen Case, Kam Tong, Karl Swenson
Episode 31
Paladin goes after a man who murdered a man and attacked the man's wife. The victim's two brothers are also after him and don't intend to allow him to live long enough to stand trial.
Directed by Ida LupinoGuest stars Rodolfo Acosta, Ed Nelson, Kam Tong, Jack Elam, Mort Mills
Episode 32
Roy Carter returns to help Paladin search the snow-covered mountains for a missing chaplain and an escaped convict.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Clu Gulager
Episode 33
Paladin becomes a bounty hunter when a rancher hires him to bring in his son, who's become a sadistic, vicious killer.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Harold Jack BloomGuest stars Frank Gorshin, Wesley Lau, Kam Tong, Lee Kinsolving
Episode 34
Paladin is hired to find a U.S. Army corporal, who is a deserter and the son of a general. Paladin must travel into Indian territory as he seeks the corporal. Along the way, Paladin encounters a soldier he knew from his own time in the Army. It turns out the corporal is part of the 7th Calvary, and is part of the command of George Custer.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by Irving WallaceGuest stars Susan Cabot, Roy Barcroft, Larry Pennell, Robert Anderson, Stewart East, Hal Needham, Shirley O'Hara, Carol Henry
Episode 35
Wrongly convicted Ed Stacy, whom Paladin helped to put in prison, is being released after being pardoned. Will Stanhope, who runs the local freight office, hires Paladin to protect him from Stacy. Paladin soon wonders who is really in danger.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Ed Nelson, Kam Tong, Dick Rich, Larry J. Blake
Episode 36
Ben Talman, who has murdered 12 men, escaped from jail. He kills four men in Yucca Bend within one week. Paladin is hired to bring him in.
Directed by Richard WhorfWritten by Gene L. CoonGuest stars Ben Wright, Kam Tong, Walter Burke, John Emery, Leo Gordon
Episode 37
Paladin is hired to protect the Avery family from Manuel Garcia. Garicia is a Mexican bandit who seems to have taken a special interest in their son.
Directed by Lamont JohnsonGuest stars Roberto Contreras, Kam Tong
Episode 38
Ben Howard is disinherited in his father's will. When his father dies, Mrs. Sarah Howard takes over running the family's lumber company. She claims that Ben is sabotaging the work and scaring off the workers. Mrs. Howard hires Paladin to stop the problems and get rid of Ben.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Kam Tong, Roy Barcroft, Burt Metcalfe, Doris Dowling
Episode 39
Paladin finds a sick old man and his son trying to protect their mine from claim jumpers. The old man is delirious and thinks that Paladin is the devil and has only offered to help in exchange for their souls.
Directed by Richard WhorfWritten by Bruce GellerGuest stars Alan Reed, Phillip Pine, Eduardo Ciannelli
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Richard BoonePaladin
Ed Nelson
Kam TongHey Boy
Roy BarcroftJim Sherwood
Robert KarnesJoe Peavey
Jacqueline Scott
Charles BronsonManfred Holt
Karl Swenson
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