September 23, 1957 (1957-09-23) – June 22, 1959 (1959-06-22)
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The Restless Gun is an American Western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict wherever possible. He is gregarious, intelligent, and public-spirited. The half-hour black-and-white program aired 78 episodes (including the pilot episode in which the John Payne character's name is Britt Ponsett, the name of James Stewart's character in the 1953-54 old-time radio series The Six Shooter, upon which The Restless Gun television series was originally based).
The Restless Gun theme song (officially titled "I Ride With the Wind") begins: "I ride with the wind, my eyes on the sun, and my hand on my restless gun..." The song composer is probably Paul Dunlap, credited as the primary series composer, but could have been contributed to by either of the two other series composers, Dave Kahn and Stanley Wilson. Two versions (one a vocal) are currently posted on YouTube, but neither posting lists any composer or performance credits.[citation needed]
John Payne as Vint Bonner and villain Gene Baroda: The dual role in the 1959 episode "Dead Ringer" ended with a shootout between his two characters.John Payne portrait for The Restless Gun in 1957
TheRestlessGun is an American Western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering...
leaving the town. He graduated from Burbank High School in 1962. His acting credits included Western series, including John Payne's TheRestlessGun, Have...
Payne's TheRestlessGun, season one, episode 19, "Hang and Be Damned". She was cast in the syndicated American Civil War drama Gray Ghost, the 1958 episode...
Passage, TheRestlessGun (four times), The Sheriff of Cochise, Wagon Train (four times), Overland Trail, Frontier Circus, The Tall Man, The Rebel, The Big...
In 1957, Blocker was cast in episodes of David Dortort's NBC series TheRestlessGun as a blacksmith and as a cattleman planning to take his hard-earned...
Robertson, one episode in the role of Butch Cassidy; and TheRestlessGun with John Payne in "The Pawn" and "The Way Back", the latter segment alongside...
TheRestlessGun (1958) - as Sheriff Ryker in Episode "Hornitas Town" TheRestlessGun (1958) - as Red Eye Kirk in "The Crisis at Easter Creek" The Restless...
(several episodes), Rescue 8, TheRestlessGun (two episodes), The Rifleman, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Fury, The Donna Reed Show, Frontier Circus...
was involved in directing and writing for The Public Defender. He produced TheRestlessGun (1957–59), The Cowboys television version (1974), and a prequel...
In the 1950s, Castle moved into television. She appeared in multiple guest roles on Fireside Theater, Cheyenne, 77 Sunset Strip, and TheRestlessGun. In...
episodes), TheRestlessGun (pilot episode aired on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars), Sheriff of Cochise (in "Human Bomb"), U.S. Marshal (as Don Sayers in "The Champ")...
Outlander" of the NBC Western television series TheRestlessGun. In 1959, he portrayed Colonel Gutterez in "The Town Is a Prisoner" episode of the NBC Western...
of his NBC western series The RestlessGun, and also guest starred as Mrs. Wayne in the Rawhide episode "Incident of the Tinkers Dam". Bates, who also...
Little House: "Bless All the Dear Children" (1984) TheRestlessGun: "The Child" (Season 1, Episode 14) (1957) TheRestlessGun: "A Bell for Santo Domingo"...
titled TheRestlessGun, and the syndicated crime drama U.S. Marshal. In 1958, he was featured in Robert Culp's Western series, Trackdown as Moss in the episode...
S1E38’s “Unknown Grave”. The following year he played a supporting role in the pilot episode of the television series TheRestlessGun, which was broadcast...
soldier Soda Smith), TheRestlessGun, and many others. In 1959, Patterson appeared as a sodbuster in an uncredited role on Lawman ("The Young Toughs"). He...
appeared three times on John Payne's western series, TheRestlessGun as well as Wagon Train, and Have Gun – Will Travel. Twice he appeared on Tales of Wells...
television series, The Cisco Kid as Chief Sky Eagle. He guest starred on the NBC western series, TheRestlessGun, starring John Payne, and The Tall Man, with...
"The Goose-Drownder" (1959), and "The Cactus Switch" with Roger Moore (1961)), Pony Express, TheRestlessGun, The Fugitive, Bat Masterson and as Angela...
Mason, "The Case of theRestless Redhead," in the title role of Evelyn Bagby, the defendant. In 1958, she again appeared in the title role as defendant...
episode of TheRestlessGun. In 1957, he starred as incarcerated Steve Morgan in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Number Twenty-Two", and on the same...
(1957) as Mickey Hill The Lonely Man (1957) as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff TheRestlessGun (1957-59) as Jeb/Sheriff Jay (2 episodes: The Pawn and Rink) Jet...
finale of TheRestlessGun. He starred as Bobby Adams in the 1958 drama Courage of Black Beauty. He appeared as Tommy Peel in the 1958 episode "The Dealer"...
Gunsmoke, The Gale Storm Show, The West Point Story, The Millionaire, General Electric Theater hosted by Ronald Reagan, Wagon Train, TheRestlessGun with...
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