# Your favorite Westerns? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123 "2009-03-11T20:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/1 "2009-03-11T20:13:13Z")
Provide at least one entry for each category. If you have more than one per category, please rank them with best first and so on. Color Movie B&W Movie B Western actor A Western Actor Classic TV series Classic series star Singing cowboy Character whose main weapon was not a pistol Provide other categories of interest to you. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/2 "2009-03-11T21:41:16Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Provide at least one entry for each category. If you have more than one per category, please rank them with best first and so on. > > Color Movie – Unforgiven > B&W Movie – High Noon > B Western actor – Charles Starrett > A Western Actor – Clint Eastwood > Classic TV series – Maverick > Classic series star – James Garner > > Singing cowboy – Rex Allen > Character whose main weapon was not a pistol – Lash Larue > > Provide other categories of interest to you. Just some samples to get things rolling. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/3 "2009-03-11T22:34:19Z")
Color Movie - _Big Jake_ B&W Movie - _Winchester '73_ B Western actor - \*Dan Duryea \* A Western Actor - _John Wayne_ Classic TV series - _Maverick_ Classic series star - _James Garner_ Singing cowboy - Cowboys don’t sing Character whose main weapon was not a pistol - Caine from _Kung Fu_ ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/4 "2009-03-11T22:40:04Z")
Which category does _The Terror of Tiny Town_ fit into? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/5 "2009-03-11T23:43:36Z")
Color Movie - Toss up between The War Wagon and The Magnificent Seven B&W Movie - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon B Western actor - Walter Brennen A Western Actor - John Wayne, who else? Classic TV series - The Magnificent Seven (I’ve been watching them on DVD; a better cast has never been assembled for any TV series of any genre, ever). Classic series star - Neville Brand, from the series Laredo Character whose main weapon was not a pistol - Britt (James Coburn’s knife-throwing character in The Magnificent Seven) ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/6 "2009-03-11T23:50:38Z")
Color Movie: Tie between Unforgiven and Silverado B&W Movie: The Magnificent Seven B Western actor: Gabby Hayes A Western Actor: Clint Eastwood Classic TV series: The Wild, Wild West Classic series star: Robert Conrad Singing cowboy: none Character whose main weapon was not a pistol: none ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/7 "2009-03-12T00:12:49Z")
Color Movie: **Lonesome Dove** or **Unforgiven** B&W Movie: Toss-up between **The Oxbow Incident** and **Treasure of the Sierra Madre** (okay, technically, it’s not a western) B Western actor: **Jack Elam** or **Lee Van Cleef** A Western Actor: **Clint Eastwood** or **Randolf Scott** Classic TV series: **Have Gun, Will Travel** Classic series star: **James Garner** Singing Cowboy: **Roy Rogers** The other thing: **Steve McQueen in Wanted, Dead or Alive or Chuck Connors in The Riflem** an ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/8 "2009-03-12T00:44:23Z")
Color Movie - Magnificient Seven B&W Movie - My Darling Clementine B Western actor - Ray “Crash” Corrigan A Western Actor - Henry Fonda or maybe Tom Mix Classic TV series - Toss up between Have Gun Will Travel and Wanted Dead or Alive. Classic series star Richard Boone, Steve McQueen and Nick Adams Singing cowboy - I was tempted to say Clint Eastwood from Paint Your Wagon, but I think the Bronze Buckaroo was probably my favorite - Herb Jefferies Character whose main weapon was not a pistol - Lash LaRue - the Bull Whip (his Jersey accent alone was worth the price of admission) May I add the category of: Best sidekick - So many to choose from and such great names - I am going to go with Fuzzy St. James or even California Also the category of: Favorite Horse - I guess I loved Hopalong Cassidy’s Topper best. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/9 "2009-03-12T02:12:41Z")
> [@TV\_time](#): > > May I add the category of: > Best sidekick - So many to choose from and such great names - I am going to go with Fuzzy St. James or even California > > Also the category of: > Favorite Horse - I guess I loved Hopalong Cassidy’s Topper best. Good category additions. Just out of curiosity, your mention of Fuzzy makes me wonder if you’ve ever seen Larry “Buster” Crabbe, Dave “Tex” O’Brien and Al “Fuzzy” St. John together as a trio with a name something like The Three Mesquiteers. I have looked online for confirmation that I’m not just making that up, because I do recall the three together, and I have seen The Three Mesquiteers mentioned, but have never found the whole package. I must have seen it on afternoon TV decades ago. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/10 "2009-03-12T02:41:53Z")
Color Movie: **How The West Was Won** B&W Movie **3:10 To Yuma** B Western actor **Jack Elam** A Western Actor **Steve McQueen** Classic(?) TV series **Wild Wild West** Classic series star: **James Garner** Singing cowboy **Roy Rogers** Character whose main weapon was not a pistol: **Lucas McCain** ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/11 "2009-03-12T02:52:17Z")
\*\*\* Additional Exercise for those interested \*\*\* Add to the list of bad guys: Lane Bradford Roy Barcroft I. Stanford Jolley L. Q. Jones Add to the list of B-List headliners: Bob Steele Tim Holt Duncan Renaldo Bill Elliott Sunset Carson ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/12 "2009-03-12T02:55:50Z")
Favorite actor in a serial or film: Clayton Moore as **The Lone Ranger** Best sidekick: Jay Silverheels as **Tonto** ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/13 "2009-03-12T03:08:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Good category additions. Just out of curiosity, your mention of Fuzzy makes me wonder if you’ve ever seen Larry “Buster” Crabbe, Dave “Tex” O’Brien and Al “Fuzzy” St. John together as a trio with a name something like The Three Mesquiteers. I have looked online for confirmation that I’m not just making that up, because I do recall the three together, and I have seen The Three Mesquiteers mentioned, but have never found the whole package. It was Fuzzy St. John and not Fuzzy St. James. I must have been thinking of Susan St. James or something. My favorite Mesquiteer was Max Terhune. I mean you have to love a cowboy ventriliquist. I think I remember the trio you mention. I am pretty sure I did. The Mesquiteers were such a rotating group. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/14 "2009-03-12T03:19:26Z")
Color: Rio Bravo B&W: Red River B actor: Andy Devine A actor: Lee Van Cleef TV series: The Virginian TV star: James Garner Singing cowboy: I don’t know, but I enjoyed the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage, so I’ll say him Alternative weapon: Chuck Connors/rifle, or Franco Nero as Django with his machine gun I suggest a category for Spaghettis. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/15 "2009-03-12T03:23:42Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > I suggest a category for Spaghettis. Go for it. Once you leave Eastwood’s I can’t help much. Trinity and My Name is Nobody are some I have heard of but not seen, but y’all have fun with it, ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/16 "2009-03-12T03:25:55Z")
Spaghetti: A Bullet For the General, aka ¿Quién sabe? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/17 "2009-03-12T03:46:18Z")
Color Movie: Pale Rider / True Grit B&W Movie: Flame of Barbary Coast B Western actor: Gabby Hayes A Western Actor: John Wayne Classic TV series: Maverick, but only the ones starring… Classic series star: James Garner Singing Cowboy: Gene Autry The other thing: Bat Masterson & his bat Horse: Trigger Comedy: Support Your Local Sheriff ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/18 "2009-03-12T03:53:05Z")
**Color Movie** The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, although McClintock! comes very close, mainly just lacking in any emotional punch **B&W Movie** El Dorado **B Western actor** Is the guy who played Tuco considered B-list? **A Western Actor** Clint Eastwood. I wanna say Jimmy Stewart, but I’ve only ever seen two westerns he was in. I’m more impressed with him as a person then as an actor. Good guy, served his country as an officer in the Air Force (Brigadier General James Stewart flew bombers in WWII, many times without counting it towards his 25 missions, and also rode as an observer on B-52s once or twice during Vietnam), and did it without making it into a publicity stunt. **Classic TV series** Is Firefly a classic yet? If not, then The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. **Singing cowboy** Dunno about singing cowboys. Guess I’ll say the sheriff in Blazing Saddles. He sang once during the movie, right? **Character whose main weapon was not a pistol** Mississippi, as played by James Caan in El Dorado. Horrible shot with a pistol, so he relied either on knives (very very good) or a sawed off shotgun (he could probably hit the broadside of a barn if someone pointed the gun for him) ETA: And a new category: **Most Unconventional Western Hero** : Jackie Chan playing Chon Wang in Shanghai Noon. ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/19 "2009-03-12T05:17:44Z")
Isn’t El Dorado in color? ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123/20 "2009-03-12T05:39:58Z")
Best TV miniseries–Lonesome Dove. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-westerns/489123.md?page=2)