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Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 - 1961 6.9 (32 votes) 3 Seasons
Genres
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Networks
CBS

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: John Robinson

Top Cast

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen

Josh Randall

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1958)

No overview available.

36 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Martin Poster
1958-09-06

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 2: Fatal Memory
1958-09-13

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.

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 3: The Bounty
1958-09-20

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 4: Dead End
1958-09-27

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 5: Passing of Shawnee Bill
1958-10-04

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 6: The Giveaway Gun
1958-10-11

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 7: Ransom for a Nun
1958-10-18

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

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 8: Miracle at Pot Hole
1958-10-25

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.

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 9: The Fourth Headstone
1958-11-01

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Til Death Do Us Part
1958-11-08

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.

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Episode 11: The Favor
1958-11-15

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

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Episode 12: Ricochet
1958-11-22

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

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Episode 13: Sheriff of Red Rock
1958-11-29

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

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Episode 14: Die by the Gun
1958-12-06

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

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Episode 15: Rawhide Breed
1958-12-13

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

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Episode 16: Eight Cent Reward
1958-12-20

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.

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Episode 17: Drop to Drink
1958-12-27

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.

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Episode 18: Rope Law
1959-01-03

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.

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Episode 19: Six-Up to Bannach
1959-01-10

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.

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Episode 20: The Spur
1959-01-17

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Reunion for Revenge
1959-01-24

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Competition
1959-01-31

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Call Your Shot
1959-02-07

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Secret Ballot
1959-02-14

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.""

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: The Corner
1959-02-21

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

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Episode 26: Eager Man
1959-02-28

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: The Legend
1959-03-07

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Railroaded
1959-03-14

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: Double Fee
1959-03-21

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: The Kovack Affair
1959-03-28

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 31: Bounty for a Bride
1959-04-04

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Crossroads
1959-04-11

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Angels of Vengeance
1959-04-18

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

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Episode 34: Littlest Client
1959-04-25

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 35: The Conquerers
1959-05-02

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 36: Amos Carter
1959-05-09

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

Runtime: 30 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1959)

No overview available.

32 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Montana Kid
1959-09-05

A kid is the key for Josh to find Johnny Deuce who cheated during a poker game and took a lot of money off Josh. Now Josh goes after Deuce in order to get his money back.

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Episode 2: The Healing Woman
1959-09-12

Tom takes his very ill son away from medical help and takes him to a witch a so called healer jeopardizing his sons full recovery.

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Episode 3: The Matchmaker
1959-09-19

Josh reluctantly plays matchmaker and enlists the aid of Amy Williams to teach Charlie the proper way to behave and act so that he can confidently find his own bride.

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Episode 4: Breakout
1959-09-26

Prison officials allow Randall to help Tom Dunn escape in order to retrieve the missing fifty thousand dollars Dunn had stolen.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Estralita
1959-10-03

While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched by a group of vigilanties. The victim happens to be the same man that Randall has been chasing.

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 6: The Hostage
1959-10-10

Josh delivers Jumbo Kane, a highly dangerous and already sentenced to death man. Soon after he has handed him over to the sheriff, Kane takes the sheriff by surprise and kills him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Empty Cell
1959-10-17

Josh delivers a prisoner to the sheriff, in the morning Josh realizes that there was an impostor and that the prisoner has successfully escaped with his cohort.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Bad Gun
1959-10-24

After selling a customer a defective gun, Josh is hired to retrieve the dangerous weapon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: The Tyrant
1959-10-31

Recruited by the army, Josh seeks the horses and the deserter who stole them. And he finds both the horses and the man - in custody of the town's marshal. But the marshal, who's ruling the town with an iron fist, isn't willing to give them back.

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Episode 10: Reckless
1959-11-07

Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find Tony Egan who killed his son, but was ruled an accident. When Randall finds the supposed killer and returns him. Bradley refuses to pay the bounty because Egan is still alive.

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Episode 11: Desert Seed
1959-11-14

Josh manages to track down Juan Gomez in the desert near the Mexican border where he's living now with his family. His nephew Pachito rides in to protect his uncle. (Afterall he is the future Pancho Villa).

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse
1959-11-21

Josh delivers Dan Murdock, wanted for multiple murders, in Mesa City. Josh learns that the local sheriff is the brother of Crazy Horse's deputy, one of the victims, and it's unlikely that Murdock will arrive safely. Josh goes along to make sure that he does.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: No Trail Back
1959-11-28

Joe Hooker, after raiding a bank on behalf of his brother Ben, is bitten by a dog with rabies. Upon learning this, the sheriff ends his pursuit. Josh, however, decides to go after Hooker anyway.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Man on Horseback
1959-12-05

Charley Red Cloud is blamed for the murder of Will Bascomb. Bascomb's brother, Merv places a high bounty on Red Cloud.

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Episode 15: Chain Gang
1959-12-12

After being arrested for a minor offence, Josh is put on the chain gang and put to work on the local mine.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Vanishing Act
1959-12-26

On the trail of bank robber Bart McCready, Josh discovers that he is posing as an escape artist named ""The Great Bartolo"".

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Mental Lapse
1960-01-02

An amnesia victim has posters up asking for help finding information about himself.

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Episode 18: Angela
1960-01-09

Angela Pryor is seeking revenge against the man who murderer her father during a burglary. Josh is also after the same man for other crimes.

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Episode 19: The Monster
1960-01-16

Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to scare away the whole town so he can rob the town blind.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: The Most Beautiful Woman
1960-01-23

John Garth comes to town looking for his darling Lil, he feels something terrible has happened. There was a fire in the saloon and he thinks she died.

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Episode 21: Jason
1960-01-30

Josh caught 'Doc' Phillips, the partner of Clell Fennon, and now wants to use him as a bait to get Fennon - worth $5.000 - himself.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: The Partners
1960-02-06

Josh gets arrested - for horse theft. Then he finds out it was Jason who wants him behind bars because Jason wants to go after Billy Joe Henry alone.

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Episode 23: Tolliver Bender
1960-02-13

Josh needs Tolliver's testimony in a nearby town unfortunately Amos McKenna wants to hang Tolliver and will only allow him to go if one of the two Josh or Jason stays in his place.

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Episode 24: A House Divided
1960-02-20

Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father wrongly accused of murder. The real killer hires Jason to find the same man too.

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Episode 25: Triple Vice
1960-02-27

Josh and Jason go to Mexico Al Hemp's brother Billy. Al took the blame for Billy's crime and ends up waiting for his brother a no show.

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Episode 26: Black Belt
1960-03-19

Josh goes after a Korean named Sammy Wong wanted for murder. His hands are his deadly weapon, being the karate expert that he is.

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Episode 27: The Pariah
1960-03-26

The good townspeople hire gunmen to kill Randy Holleran who is responsible for several deaths and trouble in the town. Josh is asked by the father to help protect his son.

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Episode 28: Vendetta
1960-04-09

Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer re-instates the wanted man and refuses to pay Randall his bounty money.

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Episode 29: Death Divided by Three
1960-04-23

Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in Arizona. The outlaw's wife is also seeking her husband.

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Episode 30: The Inheritance
1960-04-30

Clint Davis a blind and dying rancher hires Josh to find his renegade son.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Prison Trail
1960-05-14

Josh and Jason are delivering four criminals unaware that a stranger is following them to seek revenge on those criminals.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Pay-Off at Pinto
1960-05-21

Bank of Pinto having been robbed hires Josh to go to Santa Fe to replenish the funds.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1960)

No overview available.

26 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Trial
1960-09-21

Daniel Trenner is wanted for court martial because of his cowardice several men is his platoon lost their lives. Josh is after Trenner for other reasons and wants to stop the trial.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Cure
1960-09-28

Emily Kendrick hires Josh to keep her beloved Harry from drinking himself to death, she has matrimony on her mind and with the arrival of Harry's brother for the wedding, she wants to make sure that all goes as planned.

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Episode 3: Journey for Josh
1960-10-05

Josh is delivering a female prisoner and becomes smitten with her, unknown to him is her accomplice, who is following them to break her loose.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: The Looters
1960-10-12

Josh is on his way to River City to pick up three prisoners, when an unexpected tornado destroys the jail, killing the sheriff. Josh is on the hunt to recapture the escapees.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: The Twain Shall Meet
1960-10-19

Josh allows an Eastern newspaper reporter to go with him on a manhunt for a story.

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Episode 6: The Showdown
1960-10-26

Johnny Haywood, a childhood friend of Josh's claims to be innocent of the crime he is accused of. When he escapes, Josh is ordered to bring him back - dead or alive.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: Surprise Witness
1960-11-02

Josh captures a notorious killer but no one wants to testify against him, until a surprise witness come forward, his mother.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: To the Victor
1960-11-09

Josh is hired by the men of the town to try and persuade the ladies to return to their homes after rebelling against their husbands gunplay.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 9: Criss-Cross
1960-11-16

When Josh brings in the wrong man mistakenly and after his release he finds the real criminal notifying Josh of the mans whereabouts.

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Episode 10: The Medicine Man
1960-11-23

Josh and a phony medicine man help out a man who was framed and falsely accused of the theft of a huge sum of money.

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Episode 11: One Mother Too Many
1960-12-07

Josh is hired by Beth a widow, to find her runaway son, who is currently in the care of her vindictive mother-in-law.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 12: The Choice
1960-12-14

Jane Koster asks Josh's help with her husband, Frank who is also a bounty hunter. He is out looking for Stacy Lenz with a score to settle and Jane fears for his life.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 13: Three for One
1960-12-21

Josh with prisoner Tom Fellows in tow, stops in the town of Center City overnight, unaware that one of Tom's cohorts is devising a plan to free him.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 14: Witch Woman
1960-12-28

Esperanza is not in love with the notorious Guerra and loves another but is too frightened to tell him because he kills any man who looks at her twice. Josh tries to reason with Guerra.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 15: Baa-Baa
1961-01-04

Josh is hired to find Baa-Baa a beloved pet of Mrs. Goode's. Her husband is desperate to find Baa-Baa as he is in the dog house with her until Baa-Baa returns. Josh reluctantly goes and looks for the lost sheep admist much ridicule from other ranchers and cowboys alike.

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Episode 16: The Last Retreat
1961-01-11

Sarah Lawton's identification led to killer Clem Robinson's conviction. Now Clem has escaped from prison, and Josh is hired for protection by Mrs. Lawton because her lawyer husband is a coward.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 17: Bounty on Josh
1961-01-25

Josh is asked to meet a client at the hotel, at his arrival he is shot. Josh tries to figure out who is behind the shooting.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 18: Hero in the Dust
1961-02-01

Josh is hired by Harry Weaver to find his twin brother Pete. Pete is using his resemblence to his brother to get away with murder.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 19: Epitaph
1961-02-08

Josh has to find his friend a Sheriff guilty of robbing a bank for a woman. Several other bounty hunters are out looking for the sheriff as well, Josh has to get there first.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 20: The Voice of Silence
1961-02-15

Josh is hired by Frank Hagen to protect his deaf-mute daughter Carol Hagen while he's away on business. During Josh's stay at the Hagen Farm, he encounters a strange drifter and former bank robber named Harry Brice accompanied by his criminal partners.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 21: El Gato
1961-02-22

A timid photographer named Archie Warner comes west with hopes of being the first to shoot a photo of a famous Mexican bandit. Josh happens to be a friend of 'El Gato', and is hired by Archie to met him.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 22: Detour
1961-03-01

Martin Fairweather has two lovely daughters which are the objects of a young man's affection. Papa doesn't want to lose his best cook and best cleaner so he proceeds to chase any possible suitors away. Josh's job is to distract Papa long enough for the girls to elope!

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 23: Monday Morning
1961-03-08

Overridden with guilt Charlie Glover hires Josh to help him return the money he stole from his employer. Complications arise when the head head of operations, Sam Vickers finds out.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 24: The Long Search
1961-03-15

Yoshika Nakamura comes west to find a man named Bill Timmons who promised to marry her when he visited Japan. Yoshika hires Josh to help her locate Timmons, and during his venture learns about Japanese culture.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 25: Dead Reckoning
1961-03-22

Paul Decker is wanted for murder. His wife asks Josh to find her husband and bring him back alive before the Taggert brothers catch up with him for murdering their brother.

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Episode 26: Barney's Bounty
1961-03-29

Josh stops at his friend Barney's to get horses for his two prisoners, they manager to escape, leaving Josh and Barney to get them back for the reward.

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