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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
- Cast:
- Steve McQueen
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.5The Martin Poster
1958-09-06 · 26mJosh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.
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E02
Episode 2
Fatal Memory
1958-09-13 · 26mWhile on the trail of an Army deserter, Josh is surprised to find fake wanted posters for Colonel Sykes; the Army Commander that he served under.
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E03
Episode 3
The Bounty
1958-09-20 · 26mA vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.
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E04
Episode 4
Dead End
1958-09-27 · 26mAfter being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained for.
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E05
Episode 5
Passing of Shawnee Bill
1958-10-04 · 26mAfter a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.
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E06
Episode 6
The Giveaway Gun
1958-10-11 · 26mJosh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.
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E07
Episode 7
Ransom for a Nun
1958-10-18 · 26mMother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.
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E08
Episode 8
Miracle at Pot Hole
1958-10-25 · 26mJosh hands over a criminal to Sheriff Wilson and finds out the sheriff is a crook. He begins to doubt the guilt of his so-called criminal.
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E09
Episode 9
The Fourth Headstone
1958-11-01 · 30mJosh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.
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E10
Episode 10
Til Death Do Us Part
1958-11-08Beautiful Stacy Torrance is wanted for the murder of her husband, but when Josh finds her husband still alive he tries to have the charges cleared.
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E11
Episode 11
The Favor
1958-11-15Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.
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E12
Episode 12
Ricochet
1958-11-22Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.
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E13
Episode 13
Sheriff of Red Rock
1958-11-29The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three ways.
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E14
Episode 14
Die by the Gun
1958-12-06Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican border.
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E15
Episode 15
Rawhide Breed
1958-12-13The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead.
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E16
Episode 16
Eight Cent Reward
1958-12-20A poor family with not much and hopes destroyed by storms and rustlers who want their land. Josh tries to help and right at Christmas a small miracle does occur.
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E17
Episode 17
Drop to Drink
1958-12-27After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a $20,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find him.
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E18
Episode 18
Rope Law
1959-01-03Josh returns with his prisoner Brace Logan and a lynch mob overtakes him. A little too late the townspeople realize that Logan was innocent and that the guilty party is some well respected.
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Episode 19
Six-Up to Bannach
1959-01-10Josh is on his way to Bannach to prevent the execution of an innocent man and he must travel by stagecoach one that is carrying boxes of dynamite.
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E20
Episode 20
The Spur
1959-01-17 · 30mJosh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.
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E21
Episode 21
Reunion for Revenge
1959-01-24 · 30mIntent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.
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E22
Episode 22
Competition
1959-01-31 · 30mJosh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.
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E23
Episode 23
Call Your Shot
1959-02-07 · 30mJosh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.
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E24
Episode 24
Secret Ballot
1959-02-14 · 30mRandall's old war buddy Ned Easter is running for mayor in a town governed by corrupt mayor Barney Pax and his brother Steve, whom he has made sheriff. The Pax brothers avoid honest competition by shooting up Ned's rallies and such. Ned's wife Carole has summoned Randall to stand by Ned in case of trouble, but doesn't want Ned to know she did so. It so happens that Randall has a wanted poster on Steve, for ""shooting up half of Colorado.""
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E25
Episode 25
The Corner
1959-02-21Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.
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E26
Episode 26
Eager Man
1959-02-28 · 30mFugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hunter has other ideas.
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E27
Episode 27
The Legend
1959-03-07 · 30mJosh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old treasure.
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E28
Episode 28
Railroaded
1959-03-14 · 30mJosh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.
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E29
Episode 29
Double Fee
1959-03-21 · 30mAn Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.
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Episode 30
The Kovack Affair
1959-03-28 · 25mJosh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.
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Episode 31
Bounty for a Bride
1959-04-04 · 30mA man hires Josh Randall to persuade his daughter to come back home. The girl, who was kidnapped by Indians years before, refuses to return because she feels that the Indians are now her people.
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Episode 32
Crossroads
1959-04-11 · 30mJosh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.
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Episode 33
Angels of Vengeance
1959-04-18Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.
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Episode 34
Littlest Client
1959-04-25 · 25mJosh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.
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Episode 35
The Conquerers
1959-05-02 · 25mA Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.
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Episode 36
Amos Carter
1959-05-09 · 30mJosh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.
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Steve McQueen
Josh Randall