"The Wild Wild West" (1965) TV series 1965-1969

Creator:

Michael Garrison
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

17 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western

Plot:

Two Secret Services agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Gadget | Secret | Train | Genius

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Robert Conrad	...	James T. West / ... (104 episodes, 1965-1969)
Ross Martin	...	Artemus Gordon (97 episodes, 1965-1969)
Dick Cangey	...	Henchman / ... (44 episodes, 1966-1969)

Series Directed by
Irving J. Moore		(26 episodes, 1965-1969)
Alan Crosland Jr.		(11 episodes, 1965-1968)
Marvin J. Chomsky		(11 episodes, 1967-1969)
Robert Sparr		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Charles R. Rondeau		(4 episodes, 1967-1969)
James B. Clark		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Mike Moder		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Donner		(3 episodes, 1966)
Michael Caffey		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Alex Nicol		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Richard C. Sarafian		(2 episodes, 1965)
Don Taylor		(2 episodes, 1965)
William Witney		(2 episodes, 1965)
Edward Dein		(2 episodes, 1966)
Lee H. Katzin		(2 episodes, 1966)
Ralph Senensky		(2 episodes, 1966)
Gunnar Hellström		(2 episodes, 1967)
Bernard McEveety		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Writing credits
Michael Garrison		(101 episodes, 1965-1969)
Henry Sharp		(10 episodes, 1965-1968)
John Kneubuhl		(8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Earl Barret		(7 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert C. Dennis		(7 episodes, 1966-1969)
Ken Kolb		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ken Pettus		(7 episodes, 1967-1969)
Leigh Chapman		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Robert E. Kent		(5 episodes, 1967-1969)
Calvin Clements Jr.		(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
Edward J. Lakso		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Paul Playdon		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Oliver Crawford		(2 episodes, 1965-1969)
Stephen Kandel		(2 episodes, 1965-1968)
Richard H. Landau		(2 episodes, 1965-1968)
Preston Wood		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jackson Gillis		(2 episodes, 1966-1968)
Michael Edwards		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Shimon Wincelberg		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Kevin DeCourcey		(2 episodes, 1966)
Donn Mullally		(2 episodes, 1966)
David Moessinger		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Peter G. Robinson		(2 episodes, 1967)
Ron Silverman		(2 episodes, 1967)
Ed Adamson		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Leonard Katzman	....	associate producer (90 episodes, 1965-1969)
Bruce Lansbury	....	producer (69 episodes, 1966-1969)
Joe Kirby	....	assistant producer (22 episodes, 1968-1969)
Michael Garrison	....	executive producer / producer (18 episodes, 1965-1966)
Fred Freiberger	....	producer (10 episodes, 1965)
Richard H. Landau	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 1965)
Philip Leacock	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Mantley	....	producer (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Gene L. Coon	....	producer (6 episodes, 1966)
Bruce Fowler Jr.	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1965)
Collier Young	....	producer (3 episodes, 1965)

Series Original Music by
Richard Markowitz		(29 episodes, 1965-1967)
Richard Shores		(14 episodes, 1966-1969)
Jack Pleis		(9 episodes, 1967-1969)
Harry Geller		(5 episodes, 1966-1968)
Robert Drasnin		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Robert Prince		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Morton Stevens		(2 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Cinematography by
Ted Voigtlander		(55 episodes, 1965-1967)
Edward R. Plante		(28 episodes, 1967-1969)
Richard L. Rawlings		(19 episodes, 1967-1969)

Series Film Editing by
Alan Jaggs		(36 episodes, 1965-1969)
Grant K. Smith		(19 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank Capacchione		(14 episodes, 1967-1969)
Byron Chudnow		(14 episodes, 1967-1969)
Robert Sparr		(7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Gene Fowler Jr.		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Robert B. Warwick Jr.		(3 episodes, 1965)
Ellsworth Hoagland		(2 episodes, 1969)

Series Casting by
James Lister		(32 episodes, 1965-1966)
Edward F. Rhine		(17 episodes, 1966-1967)
William J. Kenney		(15 episodes, 1968-1969)
Al Onorato		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Ethel Winant		(3 episodes, 1966)

Series Art Direction by
Albert Heschong		(49 episodes, 1965-1967)
William Craig Smith		(44 episodes, 1967-1969)
Raymond Beal		(4 episodes, 1966)
Robert Crawley Sr.		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Gibson Holley		(3 episodes, 1967)

Series Set Decoration by
Ray Molyneaux		(99 episodes, 1965-1969)

Series Costume Design by
Jack Muhs		(31 episodes, 1967-1969)
Vou Lee Giokaris		(20 episodes, 1968-1969)
Paula Giokaris		(10 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Makeup Department
Ken Chase	....	makeup artist (22 episodes, 1968-1969)
Don Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist (15 episodes, 1967-1968)
Lynn F. Reynolds	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1968)

Series Production Management
Cy Brooskin	....	unit production manager (27 episodes, 1965-1966)
Mike Moder	....	unit production manager (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Sam Manners	....	unit production manager (15 episodes, 1968-1969)
Christopher N. Seiter	....	unit production manager (10 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lee H. Katzin	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles R. Scott Jr.	....	assistant director (37 episodes, 1966-1969)
Mike Moder	....	assistant director (15 episodes, 1966-1967)
Christopher Seitz	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1967-1968)
Rowe Wallerstein	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Gordon A. Webb	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 1968-1969)
John W. Rogers	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Dick Gallegly	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1965)
Les Sheldon	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Leonard Katzman	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1965)
William Girdler	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Craig Binkley	....	leadman (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Michael Baugh	....	set designer (5 episodes, 1965)
Arthur Friedrich	....	property master (3 episodes, 1965)
Allan Gordon	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
James M. George	....	stunt double: Robert Conrad / stunt double: Perry Lopez / ... (8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Whitey Hughes	....	stunt double: J.S. Johnson / stunt double: Melinda Plowman / ... (4 episodes, 1968)
Red West	....	stunt double: John Van Dreelen / stunt double: Ken Swofford (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddy Donno	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Van Renterghem	....	assistant camera: IATSE (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Al Onorato	....	casting (8 episodes, 1968-1969)
William J. Kenney	....	casting (3 episodes, 1968)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jack Muhs	....	costumer (11 episodes, 1967-1969)
Vou Lee Giokaris	....	costumer (5 episodes, 1967-1969)
Paula Giokaris	....	costumer (4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Frank Delmar	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Richard Markowitz	....	composer: theme music / conductor / ... (66 episodes, 1965-1969)
Morton Stevens	....	music supervisor / composer: stock music (32 episodes, 1966-1969)
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (28 episodes, 1965-1966)
Martin L. Klein	....	music supervisor (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Pleis	....	conductor (9 episodes, 1967-1969)
Robert Drasnin	....	conductor / music conductor (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Harry Geller	....	conductor (4 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1969)

Series Other crew
Henry Sharp	....	story consultant / story editor (70 episodes, 1966-1969)
Joe Kirby	....	assistant to producer / assistant to producers (58 episodes, 1966-1969)
Preston Wood	....	story consultant / story editor (13 episodes, 1965-1966)
Don Leonard	....	assistant to producer (10 episodes, 1965)
Herbert DuFine	....	assistant to producers (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Gene Fowler Jr.	....	production associate (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
William Koenig	....	story consultant (5 episodes, 1966)
Leonard Katzman	....	production associate (3 episodes, 1965)
Mark Weingart	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1965)
Harry Harvey Jr.	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1966)

Production Companies

• Bruce Lansbury Productions
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Michael Garrison Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS Films
• Fuji Television Network (1965) (Japan) (TV)
• Paramount Television
• Viacom

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filming location

Also Known As:

The Wild West (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

50 min (104 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White (1965-1966) | Colour (1966-1969)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bruce Lansbury Productions

Trivia:

Television shows of the era that filmed at the same studios often shared minor cast members. It is common to see familiar faces in episodes of "Star Trek" (1966), "Batman" (1966), "Mission: Impossible" (1966) and "The Wild Wild West" (1965).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: Jack Gets Tough (#4.10)" (1999)

Loved it, still do

I have loved this show since I was a child and I still do. The chemistry between the two partners & friends is impeccable (not like the movie in which they were always at odds). And as a young girl, I was totally swept away with the James West character as played by Robert Conrad. There will never be another TV character or series to compare.