Have Gun - Will Travel
EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Rural & frontierCountryside, wilderness and frontier living.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Richard BooneKam TongHal NeedhamStewart EastLisa LuTony Regan
Written by
Herb MeadowSam Rolfe
Starring
Richard BooneKam TongHal NeedhamStewart EastLisa LuTony Regan
Written by
Herb MeadowSam Rolfe
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Have Gun - Will Travel Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | |
| S3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | |
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | ||
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | ||
| S6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
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About
"A thinking man's gunfighter for hire"
A cultured gunslinger named Paladin, based out of a San Francisco hotel, hires his services to whoever can pay, then rides into range wars, con games, and moral messes across the West. Each episode is a self-contained job, but the show's hook is that Paladin outthinks his way out of trouble as often as he shoots, quoting Shakespeare one minute and drawing on a bully the next. It's brisk, literate, and surprisingly wry for a 1950s Western, carried almost entirely by Richard Boone's dry, commanding presence.
Watch it for
Richard Boone's sly, literate take on the hired-gun archetype that other Westerns rarely bothered with.
Maybe skip if
you want serialized stakes rather than a new client and new moral puzzle every week.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11957
7.97K3916h 53m
The first season of Have Gun — Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 14, 1957 to June 14, 1958.
The Region 1 DVD was released on May 11, 2004.
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Season 21958
7.86K3916h 38m
The second season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 13, 1958 to June 20, 1959.
The Region 1 DVD was released on May 10, 2005.
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Season 31959
7.65K3916h 41m
The third season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 12, 1959 to June 18, 1960.
The Region 1 DVD was released on January 3, 2006.
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Season 41960
7.85K3819h
The fourth season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 10, 1960 to June 10, 1961.
Volume 1 of the Region 1 DVD was released on March 2, 2010. Volume 2 was released on July 6.
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Season 51961
7.74K3819h
The fifth season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 16, 1961 to June 2, 1962.
Volume 1 of the Region 1 DVD was released on November 30, 2010. Volume 2 was released on February 22, 2011.
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Season 61962
7.84K3216h 30m
The sixth and final season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 15, 1962 to April 20, 1963.
The Region 1 DVD was released on May 7, 2013 in two volumes.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Richard Boone Paladin, Smoke
Kam Tong Hey Boy
Hal Needham Brawler, Cowhand, Henchman
Stewart East Hotel Carlton Waiter, Townsman, Man
Lisa Lu Hey Girl, Kim Li, Li Hwa
Tony Regan Desk Clerk, Hotel Carlton Desk Clerk, Hotel Guest
Cosmo Sardo Hotel Carlton Guest, Hotel Guest, Townsman
Edward Faulkner 2nd Guard, Ben, Body Guard #1
Harry Carey Jr. Banker Burton, Ben Murdock, Bud Sorenson
Roy Barcroft Flannigan, Jake Trueblood, Jim Sherwood
Crew
Herb Meadow
Sam Rolfe
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