Wanted: Dead or Alive

25min

Western

Action & Adventure

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Malcolm Enterprises

CBS

Four Stars Productions

Episodes

Cast

The Martin Poster

1. The Martin Poster

26min

6th Sep 1958

Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.

Fatal Memory

2. Fatal Memory

26min

13th Sep 1958

While 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.

The Bounty

3. The Bounty

26min

20th Sep 1958

A vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.

Dead End

4. Dead End

26min

27th Sep 1958

After being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained for.

Passing of Shawnee Bill

5. Passing of Shawnee Bill

26min

4th Oct 1958

After a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.

The Giveaway Gun

6. The Giveaway Gun

26min

11th Oct 1958

Josh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.

Ransom for a Nun

7. Ransom for a Nun

26min

18th Oct 1958

Mother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.

Miracle at Pot Hole

8. Miracle at Pot Hole

26min

25th Oct 1958

Josh 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.

The Fourth Headstone

9. The Fourth Headstone

30min

1st Nov 1958

Josh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.

Til Death Do Us Part

10. Til Death Do Us Part

8th Nov 1958

Beautiful 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.

The Favor

11. The Favor

15th Nov 1958

Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.

Ricochet

12. Ricochet

22nd Nov 1958

Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.

Sheriff of Red Rock

13. Sheriff of Red Rock

29th Nov 1958

The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three ways.

Die by the Gun

14. Die by the Gun

6th Dec 1958

Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican border.

Rawhide Breed

15. Rawhide Breed

13th Dec 1958

The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead.

Eight Cent Reward

16. Eight Cent Reward

20th Dec 1958

A 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.

Drop to Drink

17. Drop to Drink

27th Dec 1958

After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a $20,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find him.

Rope Law

18. Rope Law

3rd Jan 1959

Josh 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.

Six-Up to Bannach

19. Six-Up to Bannach

10th Jan 1959

Josh 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.

The Spur

20. The Spur

30min

17th Jan 1959

Josh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.

Reunion for Revenge

21. Reunion for Revenge

30min

24th Jan 1959

Intent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.

Competition

22. Competition

30min

31st Jan 1959

Josh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.

Call Your Shot

23. Call Your Shot

30min

7th Feb 1959

Josh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.

Secret Ballot

24. Secret Ballot

30min

14th Feb 1959

Randall'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.""

The Corner

25. The Corner

21st Feb 1959

Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.

Eager Man

26. Eager Man

30min

28th Feb 1959

Fugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hunter has other ideas.

The Legend

27. The Legend

30min

7th Mar 1959

Josh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old treasure.

Railroaded

28. Railroaded

30min

14th Mar 1959

Josh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.

Double Fee

29. Double Fee

30min

21st Mar 1959

An Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.

The Kovack Affair

30. The Kovack Affair

25min

28th Mar 1959

Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.

Bounty for a Bride

31. Bounty for a Bride

30min

4th Apr 1959

A 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.

Crossroads

32. Crossroads

30min

11th Apr 1959

Josh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.

Angels of Vengeance

33. Angels of Vengeance

18th Apr 1959

Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.

Littlest Client

34. Littlest Client

25min

25th Apr 1959

Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.

The Conquerers

35. The Conquerers

25min

2nd May 1959

A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.

Amos Carter

36. Amos Carter

30min

9th May 1959

Josh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.

First air date

6th Sep 1958

Last air date

29th Mar 1961

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks