Wanted Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–1961. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–1959 Western series starring Robert Culp.

The Mare's Leg is the name given to a customized shortened rifle used by Steve McQueen's character on the television series Trackdown (guest appearance). Steve brought the weapon with him to Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958-1961). McQueen's character was named Josh Randall.

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–1961. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–1959 Western series starring Robert Culp.

It was Steve McQueen’s unmistakable blue-eyed, individualistic, nonconformist attitude and charisma as intense, restless bounty hunter Josh Randall, who tracked down men (and women)—dead or alive—to collect the rewards for them, that made the series a ratings winner for 94 episodes between September 6, 1958, and March 29, 1961.

Wanted: Dead or Alive: With Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule, Mort Mills. A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.

Feb 27, 2024 · “Wanted Dead or Alive” first aired in 1958, during a time when Westerns ruled the airwaves. Yet, even in a saturated market, it stood out. The series introduced audiences to Josh Randall, a bounty hunter with a heart of gold, played by Steve McQueen.

Jun 11, 2024 · Steve McQueen was a lot like his character in the Western series Wanted: Dead or Alive. Both he and his character, Josh Randall, were known for their rugged charm, no-nonsense attitude, and bad boy persona throughout the 1960s.

With Steve McQueen, Joe De Santis, Anna Navarro, Robert Griffin. A ranch manager hires Randall to bring back a line rider charged with grand theft. The accused man's father joins Randall on the trek to the remote shack where the thief is thought to …

Josh Randall was played by Steve McQueen, and he generated so much fan mail that Four Star Productions decided to spin off that Trackdown story into an entirely new series called Wanted: Dead or Alive. The star, of course, was Steve McQueen reprising the role of Josh Randall.

Steve McQueen's characterization of a sympathetic bounty hunter was first tested in an episode of the Western series, Trackdown (1957) which starred Robert Culp as a Texas Ranger. The Mare's Leg weapon carried by Josh Randall ( Steve McQueen ) is a cut down Winchester model 1892 carbine in 44-40 caliber, but the bullets in his cartridge belt ...