The Wild Wild West
TV ShowTitle | The Wild Wild West |
User score | 7.6 |
Release date | Sep 17, 1965 |
Release date of last episode | Apr 11, 1969 |
Genre | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Director | Michael Garrison |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Michael Garrison Productions, Bruce Lansbury Productions, CBS |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 4 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 104 |
Run time | 50 min. |
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Latest episodes
List of episodesActors
See moreRobert Conrad
James T. West
Ross Martin
Artemus Gordon
Michael Dunn
Dr. Loveless, Dr. Miguelito Loveless
Douglas Henderson
Col. James Richmond
Bob Herron
Party Guest (uncredited), Henchman (uncredited), Third-Fastest Gun (uncredited), Tigo, Soldier (uncredited), Captain Jackson (uncredited)
Rudy Doucette
Club Patron (uncredited), Henchman (uncredited), Sergeant (uncredited), Bandit (uncredited), Driver (uncredited)
Fred Stromsoe
Deputy (uncredited), Guard (uncredited), Cal, Supernumerary (uncredited), Cossack (uncredited)
William Schallert
Rufus Kraus, Silas Grigsby, Frank Harper
Roy Engel
President Ulysses S. Grant
Arthur Malet
, Doc Keyno
Anthony Caruso
Aguila
Jackie Coogan
, Mayor Cecil Pudney