- Laredo (TV series)
infobox television
show_name = Laredo
caption = Title Card
format = Western/Comedy
runtime = 60 minutes
creator =
starring =Neville Brand
William Smith
Peter BrownPhilip Carey
country = USA
network =NBC
picture_format =480i (SDTV)
first_aired =September 16 , 1965
last_aired =April 7 , 1967
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 56
website =
imdb_id = 0058819
tv_com_id = 4583|"Laredo" is an
NBC Westerntelevision series starringNeville Brand , William Smith, Peter Brown, andPhilip Carey as Texas Rangers. The program premiered onSeptember 16 , 1965 and the final new episode was broadcast onApril 7 , 1967. The series was produced byUniversal Television .ynopsis
"Laredo" combined action and humor with the focus on three fictitious Texas Rangers. Reese Bennett, played by Brand, is older than his two partners. Chad Cooper was played by Peter Brown, the former co-star of NBC's "Lawman". Joe Riley was portrayed by William Smith. Reese was previously an officer of the Union Army during the
American Civil War . Originally fromNew Orleans , Chad was in the Border Patrol during the war. He joined the Rangers to search for the gunrunners who had ambushed fellow border patrolmen. Joe was agunfighter who was at times on the wrong side of the law. He joined the Rangers to obtain protection from asheriff . Chad and Joe tease Reese about his age: he was in his forties.The three Rangers are led by Captain Edward Parmalee, played by Philip Carey, who was stern and disciplined.
Robert Wolders as Erik Hunter joined the show in the second and final season.Claude Akins played Ranger Cotton Buckmeister in five episodes but never became a part of the cast. The pilot of "Laredo" was an episode of "The Virginian" called "We've Lost A Train", which was broadcast in April 1965.Reese's horse Cactus is mentioned in several episodes. Chad's horse called "Amigo" was actually Peter Brown's personal horse.
Cast
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Peter Brown ...Chad Cooper
*Neville Brand ...Reese Bennett
*William Smith...Joe Riley
*Philip Carey ...Captain Edward Parmalee
*Robert Wolders ...Erik Hunter
*Claude Akins ...Cotton Buckmeister (5 episodes, 1966-1967)External links
*imdb title|0058819|Laredo
*Tv.com show|id=4583|title=Laredo
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