Hec Ramsey

Hec Ramsey

infobox television
show_name = Hec Ramsey
format = Western
runtime = 90 mins.
executive_producer = Jack Webb
starring = Richard Boone
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = September 13, 1972
last_aired = September 24, 1974
num_episodes = 10 |

"Hec Ramsey" is a television Western, a production of Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited, in association with Universal Studios, broadcast in the United States by NBC as part of the "NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie" wheel show during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.

Overview

This series was groundbreaking in that it was the first Western set in the days when the Old West was fading, the end of the 1800s and the beginning of the 20th century. Critics dubbed the series "Dragnet meets John Wayne", as the scripts balanced authentic investigative methods of 1900 with action and adventure.

"Hec Ramsey" starred veteran actor Richard Boone as Hector "Hec" Ramsey, who had been a gunfighter/lawman, but had developed a strong interest in the then-emerging field of forensics. He still carried a firearm, but had traded his low-slung "gunfighter" rig for a Single Action Army-type revolver with a short barrel, carried in a Cavalry draw holster. However, his most important "weapons" were now fingerprinting equipment, magnifying lenses, scales, and other equipment which allowed him to determine the real perpetrators of crimes with greater accuracy than had previously been possible.

Ramsey, having recently become expert with his new equipment, accepts the position of deputy police chief in the fictional town of New Prospect, Oklahoma. Arriving in town, he learns that the chief of police, Oliver B. Stamp (Rick Lenz), is a very young, very inexperienced lawman who needs lots of help -- fortunately, Stamp knows it, and after some initial friction, the two men develop a strong working relationship.

A colorful local doctor, Amos Coogan (Harry Morgan, who accompanied Webb during the 1967-1970 version of "Dragnet"), also frequently became involved. During one episode Hec Ramsey reveals he had worked under the name Paladin, a character played by Richard Boone in "Have Gun - Will Travel".

"Hec Ramsey" was one of the more successful components of the "NBC Mystery Movie" umbrella. (the others were "McMillan and Wife", "Columbo", and "McCloud"). It was canceled after two seasons following unresolvable disagreements between Boone and Universal Studios.

References

*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows"

Quotes

Lady: "Hec"? Is that a proper name?

Ramsey: It's a lot more proper than "Hector."

External links

*imdb title|id=0068077|title=Hec Ramsey
*Tv.com show|id=6202|title=Hec Ramsey


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