The Man From Blackhawk
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The Man From Blackhawk is a Western
television series starring Robert Rockwell
that aired on the ABC
television network
from October 9, 1959, until September 9, 1960. The Man From Blackhawk was created by Academy Award winning screenwriter
Stirling Silliphant
.
In The Man From Blackhawk, Rockwell played Sam Logan, an insurance investigator from the Blackhawk Insurance Company. Logan would scour the West investigating claims, verifying the accuracy of them and seeking to root out fraud and dishonesty. Unlike most of his Western counterparts, Logan dressed like a dude
with a suit and a drawstring tie instead of classic cowboy wear. Logan was also more inclined to use his fists than a gun. Apparently designed to take advantage of the popularity of private eye
television shows, The Man From Blackhawk was produced by Screen Gems
and lasted one season.
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 starring Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell was an American actor best known for playing the handsome, but awkward biology teacher Philip Boynton in the radio and television situation comedy Our Miss Brooks opposite Eve Arden....
that aired on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
from October 9, 1959, until September 9, 1960. The Man From Blackhawk was created by Academy Award winning screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Dale Silliphant was an American screenwriter and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, moved to Glendale, California as a child, graduated from Hoover High School, and was educated at the University of Southern California...
.
In The Man From Blackhawk, Rockwell played Sam Logan, an insurance investigator from the Blackhawk Insurance Company. Logan would scour the West investigating claims, verifying the accuracy of them and seeking to root out fraud and dishonesty. Unlike most of his Western counterparts, Logan dressed like a dude
Dude
A dude is an individual, typically male. The female equivalent, which is used less often, is "dudette" or "dudess". However, "dude" has evolved to become more unisex to encompass all genders, and this was true even in the 1950s....
with a suit and a drawstring tie instead of classic cowboy wear. Logan was also more inclined to use his fists than a gun. Apparently designed to take advantage of the popularity of private eye
Private investigator
A private investigator , private detective or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators often work for attorneys in civil cases. Many work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious claims...
television shows, The Man From Blackhawk was produced by Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
and lasted one season.
Guest stars
- Walter CoyWalter CoyWalter Darwin Coy was an American stage, radio, film, and, principally, television actor, originally from Great Falls, Montana. He was best known for narrating the NBC western anthology series, Frontier, which aired early Sunday evenings in the 1955-1956 season.-Career:Coy performed on Broadway...
as Captain John Goodhill in the episode "The Savage" (January 15, 1960) - Francis De SalesFrancis De Sales (actor)Francis A. De Sales was an American actor. He was known for his roles on two early television series: as police Lieutenant Bill Weigand on the CBS and then NBC drama Mr. and Mrs. North and as Sheriff Maddox in the syndicated western Two Faces West...
as a sheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
in the 1960 episode "Gold Is Where You Find It". - Gregg PalmerGregg PalmerGregg Palmer, originally Palmer Lee is an American actor, known primarily for his prolific work in television westerns...
as Gil Harrison in the 1960 episode "The Harpoon Story". - Judson PrattJudson PrattJudson Pratt was an American actor whose longest continuing work was in thirteen episodes of ABC's Walt Disney Presents and NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. A native of Hingham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Pratt appeared in numerous television westerns and drama series from...
, previously of the series Union PacificUnion Pacific (TV series)Union Pacific is a Western television series starring Jeff Morrow, Judson Pratt and Susan Cummings that aired in syndication from 1958 until 1959...
, and Ron HagerthyRon HagerthyRonald F. "Ron" Hagerthy is a former American actor known primarily for his guest-starring and supporting roles on television westerns. In 1952, he portrayed Clipper King in the modern western series, Sky King, with Kirby Grant in the title role of Clipper's uncle, Schuyler "Sky" King, pilot of...
, formerly of Sky KingSky KingSky King is a 1940s and 1950s American radio and television adventure series. The title character is Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King...
, appeared as Thomas Cash and Oliver Jergens, respectively, in the 1960 episode "The Drawing Account". - Robert F. SimonRobert F. SimonRobert F. Simon was an American character actor, often portraying military or authority figure roles. Though his face was recognized by audiences, he was mostly unknown by name...
as Sheriff Jim Claudious in "Diamond Cut Diamond"