The Lazarus Man was a Western

Western (genre)

The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...

 television series produced by Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros...

 which first aired on January 20, 1996, and ended on November 9, 1996.

Production

Starring Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Robert Urich was an American actor. He played the starring roles in the television series Vega$ and Spenser: For Hire...

 as the title character, The Lazarus Man debuted on Turner Network Television

Turner Network Television

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 and ran for 22 episodes before being cancelled due to Urich's being diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma.

Opening narration

Plot

The setting for the series is Texas following the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. An amnesiac

Amnesiac

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 claws his way out of a shallow grave wearing a Confederate uniform and carrying a U.S. Army revolver

Colt M1861 Navy

The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one...

. He is haunted by the memory of being attacked by a man wearing a derby. Calling himself Lazarus

Lazarus of Bethany

Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days, is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death...

 after the man resurrected by Jesus (John 11:41-44), he sets out to discover his true identity and the reason why he was buried alive.

Near the end of the series, Lazarus is revealed to be James Cathcart, a captain in the US Army and a member of President Abraham Lincoln's

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...

 personal bodyguard detail. The memory that plagues him is from the night of April 14, 1865, when Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre

Ford's Theatre

Ford's Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s. It is also the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865...

. Cathcart, realizing that the President was in danger, ran to stop the assassin, but was attacked by his superior, the treasonous Major Talley, who wanted to see Lincoln dead.

Episodes

Year	Episode Title	Aired	Plot
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	1. "Awakening" (Part 1)	January 20, 1996	After awaking in a grave with no memory, Lazarus tries to piece his life together.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	2. "Awakening" (Part 2)	January 27, 1996	After awaking in a grave with no memory, Lazarus tries to piece his life together.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	3. "The Palace of Dreams"	February 3, 1996	Lazarus meets an eccentric card shark (Carl Lumbly) with a mysterious grudge.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	4. "Purgatory"	February 10, 1996	Lazarus recognizes a Confederate veteran (Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.... ) once under his command.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	5. "The Conspirator"	February 17, 1996	A Federal agent (Tom Mason Tom Mason (actor) Tom Mason is an American actor born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his television career in 1977, portraying Rex Stout's fictional detective Archie Goodwin in the ABC-TV movie Nero Wolfe... ) with a vendetta against Lazarus has him arrested and sentenced to death.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	6. "The Boy General"	February 24, 1996	Custer (Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield is a British film, stage, and television actor who is based in the United States, known for his roles as Michael Carrington in Grease 2 and as Miles Colby in The Colbys and its parent show Dynasty . He has more than 70 film, stage and television credits. He starred in Ronald F... ) hires Lazarus to sniff out threats against him from his troops.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	7. "The Cattle Drive"	March 2, 1996	Lazarus must fend off enemies who emerge from the hazy past.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	8. "Panorama"	March 9, 1996	Gunslingers line up to challenge "the man who can't be killed".
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	9. "The Wallpaper Prison"	March 16, 1996	Lazarus finds a kindred spirit in a forlorn prostitute (Kate Hodge Kate Hodge Kate Hodge is an American actress and film producer.-Career:Born in Berkeley, California, Hodge's first starring role was as Michelle, the heroine of the 1990 horror film Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III... ).
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	10. "The Catamount"	March 30, 1996	A malicious cavalry officer (Nicolas Surovy) plans to mete out "justice".
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	11. "Among The Dead"	April 20, 1996	Lazarus takes refuge in an eerily quiet town with a troubled woman (Jennifer Nash).
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	12. "The Journal"	April 27, 1996	A prospector is murdered after striking it rich, and Lazarus runs into a coverup.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	13. "Jehovah and Son, Inc."	May 4, 1996	An unbalanced man (Armin Shimerman Armin Shimerman Armin Shimerman is an American actor. Shimerman is best known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew... ) shoots a senator with Lazarus's gun.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	14. "The Rescue"	May 11, 1996	A Comanche battles the militia over a white woman (Kellie Overbey), raised by his tribe.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	15. "Killer"	May 18, 1996	Lazarus takes a liking to a fellow Civil War vet-turned-bounty hunter, and becomes his partner.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	16. "The Hold-Up"	October 12, 1996	When the mining-company payroll is taken during a stagecoach robbery, Lazarus is blamed.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	17. "The Penance"	October 19, 1996	Lazarus tries to protect a pacifist sect of farmers from the wrath of cattlemen.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	18. "The Sheriff"	October 26, 1996	A young gunslinger returns to punish his hometown.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	19. "Shadow"	November 2, 1996	Lazarus reunites with his long-lost wife.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	20. "Quality of the Enemy"	November 9, 1996	A cynical bounty hunter, contemptuous of the human race befriends Lazarus.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	21. Unentitled Episode	Unaired	After undergoing hypnosis, Lazarus remembers that he used to be Army Intelligence officer.
1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...	22. Unentitled Episode	Unaired	The Major sets a trap using Lazarus' wife as bait.