|
|
|
 |
 |
| Following the death of Ward Bond in late 1960, a new wagonmaster assumed the lead. Christopher Hale, a widower whose family had been massacred by Indians, took over the job of guiding the emigrants West. In March of 1961, John McIntire joined the cast of Wagon Train. |  Click for Larger View From the Claudia Obermiller Collection |
| FINALLY! The Studio has released some episodes on DVD: Wagon Train The Complete First Season (1957-58) 
The Complete Second Season (1958-59) The Complete Third Season (1959-60) 
The Complete Season Four (1960-61) 
The Complete Season Five (1961-62) 
NEW, NEW The Complete Season Seven (1963-64) 
Also Wagon Train The Complete Color Season 
The 1963 color season - (32) 90 minute episodes |
 From the Claudia Obermiller Collection |
In contrast to the Major, the new wagonmaster had a more relaxed management style. Gone were the bluster and bellow as Chris Hale led with a steady, even hand. John McIntire's portrayal was of a man wise and fair, who rarely raised his voice to make his point understood. |
| McIntire would remain for the run of the show. Cast members would come and go, but he stayed at the helm as a man upon whom others could depend. |  From the Megan Herring Collection |
 Click for Larger View |
John McIntire, born on June 27, 1907, passed away on January 30, 1991 of emphysema and cancer. He had been married to actress Jeanette Nolan from 1935 until the time of his death. |
| Below is a partial list of John McIntire's credits, including his
role as Clay Grainger on the Virginian from 1967-1970. He guest starred in many popular TV shows as well. In 1966 he was reunited with Robert Horton in his series A Man Called Shenandoah. The episode, In Care of General Delivery, also starred McIntire's wife, Jeanette Nolan. |
 From the Megan Herring Collection |
| Turner & Hooch (1989) as Amos Reed Dream Breakers (1989) (TV) as Eminence As Summers Die (1986) (TV) as Judge Dudley McCormack Cloak & Dagger (1984) as George MacCready The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984) (TV) as Doc Honkytonk Man (1982) as Grandpa Mettetemi in Galera (1981) All the Way Home (1981) (TV) as John Henry, Jay's Father Goliath Awaits (1981) (TV) as Senator Bartholomew The Fox and the Hound (1981) (voice) as Grumpy Badger Mrs. R's Daughter (1979) (TV) as Paul Underwood Shirley (1979)(TV) as Dutch McHenry The Jordan Chance (1978) (TV) Crisis in Sun Valley (1978) (TV) as Hubbard Aspen (1977) (mini) (TV) as Owen Keating The Rescuers (1977) as Rufus Challenge To Be Free (1976) (voice) as Narrator The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976) (TV) as Sheriff Joshua Cabe Rooster Cogburn (1975) as Judge Parker Herbie Rides Again (1974) as Mr. Judson The Healers (1974) (TV) as Dr. Ernest Wilson Linda (1973) (TV) as Marshall Journeyman Longstreet (1971) (TV) as Dr. Dan Stockman Powderkeg (1970) (TV) as Cyrus Davenport Rough Night in Jericho (1967) as Ben Hickman The Virginian (TV) Series as Clay Grainger (1967-70) Gallagher Goes West (1966) (TV) as Whitlaw White Summer and Smoke (1961) as Dr. Buchanan Two Rode Together (1961) as Major Frazer The Americans (1961) (TV) as Pa Canfield Wagon Train (TV) as Christopher Hale (1961-1965) Elmer Gantry (1960) as Reverend Pengilly Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) as Sergeant Hennessey Flaming Star (1960) as Sam Burton Who Was That Lady? (1960) as Bob Doyle Psycho (1960) as Sheriff Chambers The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) as Doc Sam Tremaine Sing, Boy, Sing (1958) Naked City ( TV) as Lieutenant Dan Muldoon (1958 - 1959) The Light in the Forest (1958) as John Elder The Mark of the Hawk (1957) as Bruce Craig The Tin Star (1957) as Dr. Joseph J. 'Doc' McCord Backlash (1956) as Jim Bonniwell I've Lived Before (1956) as Dr. Thomas Bryant Away All Boats (1956) as Old Man World in My Corner (1956) as Dave Bernstein The Phenix City Story (1955) as Albert Patterson The Scarlet Coat (1955) as General Robert Howe The Spoilers (1955) as Dextry To Hell and Back (1955) (uncredited) as Narrator The Kentuckian (1955) as Zack Stranger on Horseback (1955) as Josiah Bannerman Apache (1954) as Al Sieber Four Guns to the Border (1954) as Dutch The Yellow Mountain (1954) as Bannon The Far Country (1954) as Mr. Gannon The President's Lady (1953) as Jack Overton War Arrow (1953) as Colonel Jackson Meade A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) as Jeb Brown The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Kansas John Polly Lawless Breed (1953) as J.C. Hardin/John Clements Glory Alley (1952) as Gabe Jordan Horizons West (1952) as Ira Hammond Sally and Saint Anne (1952) as Goldtooth McCarthy The World in His Arms (1952) as Deacon Greathouse The Raging Tide (1951) as Corky Mullins Westward the Women (1951) as Roy Whitman That's My Boy (1951) as Benjamin Green You're in the Navy Now (1951) as Commander Reynolds Francis (1950) as General Stevens Saddle Tramp (1950) as Hess Higgins Shadow on the Wall (1950) as Pike Ludwell Under the Gun (1950) as Langley Winchester '73 (1950) as Joe Lamont Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) as Mr. Morgan The Asphalt Jungle (1950) as Police Commissioner Hardy No Sad Songs for Me (1950) as Dr. Ralph Frene Ambush (1949) as Frank Holly Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) as Thatch Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) as Nick Avery Red Canyon (1949) as Floyd Cordt Scene of the Crime (1949) as Det. Fred Piper Top o' the Morning (1949) as Inspector Fallon An Act of Murder (1948) as Judge Ogden Black Bart (1948) as Clark Call Northside 777 (1948) as Sam Faxon River Lady (1948) as Mr. Morrison Command Decision (1948) as Major Belding Davis (Meteorologist) The Street with No Name (1948) as Cy Gordon |
 From the Megan Herring Collection  From Turner and Hooch  From Rooster Cogburn  From Rooster Cogburn  |
| HOME Star Passengers Episodes Screen Savers Multimedia Games About This Site |
| Ward Bond Robert Horton John McIntire Robert Fuller Terry Wilson Frank McGrath Denny Miller Michael Burns |