Daniel Boone
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Daniel Boone

7.0
Yr 1964
Rt 60m
Status Ended
Action & Adventure Western
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Overview

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

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Why fans love it

The series anchors its version of 18th-century Kentucky in a mix of physical action and the daily realities of frontier life. By centering the narrative on the relationship between a frontiersman and his Cherokee ally, the show navigates the political tensions of the American Revolution alongside the demands of establishing a new settlement. It favors wide, sweeping landscapes, filmed across California and Utah, to establish the isolation of the American wilderness.

The production evolved significantly over its 165 episodes. While the initial seasons focused on the collaborative bond between Fess Parker and his companions, the later years introduced a rotating cast of innkeepers, laborers, and transient figures to expand the social world of the settlement. This transition from a tight partnership to a broader community drama defines the show’s shift toward a more varied western storytelling style during the late 1960s.

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Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 5
Longest run 165 eps
Fess Parker
Fess Parker
as Daniel Boone
165 episodes
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi
as Yadkin
29 episodes
Ed Ames
Ed Ames
as Mingo
165 episodes
Patricia Blair
Patricia Blair
as Rebecca Boone
165 episodes
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
as Jemima Boone
59 episodes
Darby Hinton
Darby Hinton
as Israel Boone
165 episodes
Dal McKennon
Dal McKennon
as Cincinnatus
165 episodes
Burl Ives
Burl Ives
as Prater Beaseley
2 episodes
Show 67 more
Connie Gilchrist as Keziah Tench 2 episodes John McIntire as Timothy Patrick Bryan 2 episodes Keith Andes as Ben Moore 2 episodes Forrest Tucker as Joe Snag 2 episodes Abraham Sofaer as Tamend 2 episodes Michael Blodgett as Sam Linn 2 episodes James Westerfield as Hand 2 episodes Michael Pate as Pushta 2 episodes Leif Erickson as Bill Sedley 2 episodes Rhodes Reason as Captain William Butler 2 episodes Vic Tayback as Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief 2 episodes Hampton Fancher as Tad Arlen 2 episodes Dick Sargent as Andrew Cooper 2 episodes Jeff Morrow as Jody Brown 2 episodes Michael Forest as Long Feather 2 episodes Yaphet Kotto as Luke 2 episodes Marvin Brody as Tom Bradley (uncredited) 3 episodes Dick Foran as Jeremiah 2 episodes Jay Silverheels as Sashona 3 episodes Cesare Danova as Michelet 3 episodes Orville Sherman as Tupper 9 episodes Chuck Roberson as Dutch 5 episodes Shug Fisher as Jake Tench 6 episodes William Fawcett as Salem Innkeeper 3 episodes Jack Lambert as Alexander McAfee 4 episodes Eddie Little Sky as Grey Eagle 3 episodes Russ McCubbin as Sergeant 4 episodes Edward Mulhare as Adm. Lord Clydesdale 3 episodes Richard Webb as Murdock 3 episodes John Crawford as Tolliver 3 episodes Simon Oakland as General James Wilkerson 3 episodes Lloyd Bochner as Roger Morgan 4 episodes Cesar Romero as Colonel Carlos Navarro 3 episodes Myron Healey as James Burns 3 episodes Robert Sorrells as Luke Girty 3 episodes Booth Colman as Whitmore 3 episodes James Griffith as Coll 4 episodes Kevin Hagen as Bart Wallace 3 episodes Jimmy Dean as Jeremiah 4 episodes Jim Davis as Sam Ralston 3 episodes Hank Patterson as Gray 3 episodes Kurt Russell as Mathew 5 episodes Robert J. Wilke as Fryman 3 episodes Victor French as Ess 4 episodes Joseph V. Perry as Kinch 4 episodes Roy Jenson as Cash Doyle 5 episodes William Smith as Catoga 6 episodes Ivor Barry as British Commandant 4 episodes Sean McClory as Ephron Marsh 3 episodes Harold Goodwin as Grover Hanks 7 episodes Alan Caillou as British Major 5 episodes Armando Silvestre as Jim Santee 4 episodes George J. Lewis as Indian Chief 3 episodes Ford Rainey as Matawa 3 episodes Eddie Quillan as Inn Landlord 4 episodes David Watson as David Scott 3 episodes Frank Orsatti as Sentry 3 episodes Ted Eccles as First Boy 3 episodes John Orchard as British Sergeant 6 episodes Ted White as Carata (uncredited) 13 episodes Jack Bannon as Corporal Smythe 7 episodes Med Flory as Bingen 7 episodes Robert Adler as Equerry 4 episodes James Wainwright as Cully 3 episodes Sarah Marshall as Anne Denning 3 episodes Richard Devon as Hotallah 5 episodes Ollie O'Toole as Toy Merchant 4 episodes
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Keywords

kentucky frontiersman 18th century american revolution cherokee
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Details

First Aired
September 24, 1964
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
60 minutes
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
32