For the NBC

NBC

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 program similarly named, see Frontier (1955 TV series)

Frontier (1955 TV series)

This program should not be confused with Frontiers , the British program Frontier , Frontier Justice , Frontier Circus, or Frontier Doctor....

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Frontier Circus is a short-lived Western

Western (genre)

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 television series

Television program

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 about a traveling circus

Circus

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 roaming the American West in the 1880s

1880s

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. The show aired on the CBS television network

Television network

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 from October 5, 1961, until September 6, 1962 and was filmed by Revue Productions.

The show featured such veteran Western television

Television

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 and movie

Film

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 performer

Actor

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s as , Chill Wills

Chill Wills

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 as character "Colonel Kasey Thompson," John Derek

John Derek

John Derek was an American actor, director and photographer.-Career:His matinee-idol good looks quickly got him supporting roles, most notably as Broderick Crawford's son in All the King's Men , but he also enjoyed leads such as "Nick Romano" in Knock on Any Door opposite Humphrey Bogart John...

 as character "Ben Travis," Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

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 as character "Scout Tony Gentry," and J. Pat O'Malley

J. Pat O'Malley

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 as character "Duffy," Characters Thompson and Travis were the owners of the Thompson/Travis Frontier circus. The circus ran into lots of difficulties and troubled characters during its short run.

Adam Kennedy

Adam Kennedy (actor)

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 and Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

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 guest starred as Sam Hagen and Jess Bailey, respectively, in the episode "Stopover in Paradise." George Macready

George Macready

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 appeared as John Duncan in "The Good Fight." Barbara Stuart

Barbara Stuart

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 appeared as Melda in the 1961 episode "Karina." John M. Pickard

John Pickard (American actor)

John M. Pickard was an American actor who appeared primarily in television Westerns.-Early life and career:...

 guest starred as Deputy Murdoch in "Incident at Pawnee Gun."

The difference between its plot and the plot of most standard Westerns may have led to its short run. Frontier Circus has not been syndicated

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 in the US since its cancellation.

Frontier Circus ran opposite two ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 sitcoms, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

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 and The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

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 and another western series, The Outlaws

The Outlaws (1960 TV series)

Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma Territory about Stillwater. The program aired 50 one-hour episodes from September 29, 1960, to May 10, 1962. The first season was shot in black-and-white,...

 on NBC

NBC

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, starring Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

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 and Don Collier

Don Collier

Donald Collier is an American radio personality and a former actor, particularly known for his role in television westerns during the 1960s. He played U.S. Marshal Will Foreman in the 1960-1962 NBC series Outlaws, with Barton MacLane , Jock Gaynor , and Bruce Yarnell...

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Episode guide

Ep #	Title	Airdate
1	"The Depths of Fear"	October 5, 1961
2	"The Smallest Target"	October 12, 1961
3	"Lippizan"	October 19, 1961
4	"Dr. Sam"	October 26, 1961
5	"The Hunter and the Hunted"	November 2, 1961
6	"Karina"	November 9, 1961
7	"Journey from Hannibal"	November 16, 1961
8	"Winter Quarters"	November 23, 1961
9	"The Patriarch of Purgatory"	November 30, 1961
10	"The Shaggy Kings"	December 7, 1961
11	"Coals of Fire"	January 4, 1962
12	"The Balloon Girl"	January 11, 1962
13	"Mr. Grady Regrets"	January 25, 1962
14	"Quick Shuffle"	February 1, 1962
15	"The Courtship"	February 19, 1962
16	"Stopover in Paradise"	February 22, 1962
17	"Calamity Circus"	March 8, 1962
18	"The Inheritance"	March 15, 1962
19	"Naomi Champagne"	March 29, 1962
20	"Mighty Like Rogues"	April 5, 1962
21	"Never Won Fair Lady"	April 12, 1962
22	"The Good Fight"	April 19, 1962
23	"The Clan MacDuff"	April 26, 1962
24	"The Race"	May 3, 1962
25	"The Daring Durandos"	May 17, 1962
26	"Incident at Pawnee Gun"	September 6, 1962