The Oregon Trail 46 years old
The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.
Credits
Charles Napier
Luther Sprague
Darleen Carr
Margaret Devlin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Jaeckel He was 50 , 70 years old when he died | |
| Robert Pine He was 36 , now 82 years old | |
| William Shatner He was 46 , now 93 years old | |
| Billy Green Bush He was 41 , now 88 years old | |
| Charles Napier He was 41 , 75 years old when he died | as Luther Sprague |
| Darleen Carr She was 26 , now 73 years old | as Margaret Devlin |
| John Vernon He was 45 , 72 years old when he died | |
| William Windom He was 53 , 32 years old when he died | |
| Clu Gulager He was 48 , now 95 years old | |
| Donna Mills She was 36 , now 83 years old | |
| Mariette Hartley She was 37 , now 83 years old | |
| William Smith He was 164 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Rod Taylor He was 47 , 84 years old when he died | as Evan Thorpe |
| Kim Hunter She was 54 , 79 years old when she died | |
| Stella Stevens She was 38 , now 85 years old | as Hannah Morgan |
| Bill Bixby He was 43 , 59 years old when he died | |
| Robert Fuller He was 26 , now 72 years old | |
| Andrew Stevens He was 22 , now 68 years old | as Andrew Thorpe |
| Wilford Brimley He was 42 , now 89 years old | |
| Kevin McCarthy He was 63 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Claude Akins He was 51 , 67 years old when he died | |
| William Phipps He was 55 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Mills Watson He was 37 , now 83 years old | |
| Jack Hogan He was 47 , now 94 years old | |
| Nicholas Hammond He was 27 , now 73 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| William Wiard Directing He was 49 , 59 years old when he died | Director |
| Robert Pirosh Writing He was 67 , 79 years old when he died | Writer |
| Bill Bixby Directing He was 43 , 59 years old when he died | Director |
| Paul Stanley Directing He was 25 , now 72 years old | Director |
| Richard Benedict Directing He was 57 , 64 years old when he died | Director |
| Lewis Allen Directing He was 71 , 94 years old when he died | Director |
| Herb Wallerstein Directing He was 51 , 59 years old when he died | Director |
| John C. Champion Directing He was 53 , 70 years old when he died | Director |
The Oregon Trail (46 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1977-09-21
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 13
