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Season 3 – How the West Was Won: Full Cast & Crew Jan 1979 Western/History/Adventure/Drama
"How the West Was Won" is the story of rugged mountain man Zeb Macahan (played by a post-"Gunsmoke" James Arness), who is forced to care for his brother's four children after the outbreak of the Civil War interrupts the family's planned trek west. The children's widowed Aunt Molly travels from Boston to help Zeb care for his brood, which consists of eldest son Luke, a fugitive from justice after killing a man in self defense; sisters Laura and Jessie, and youngest son Josh. Location filming in Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Southern California give the production a distinctive look. TV-G Air Date: Jan 15, 1979 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
James Arness Zebulon Macahan Actor Fionnula Flanagan Molly Culhane Actor Bruce Boxleitner Luke Macahan Actor Kathryn Holcomb Laura Macahan Actor William Kirby Cullen Josh Macahan Actor Vicki Schreck Jessie Macahan Actor Fernando Lamas Guest Star Elyssa Davalos Guest Star Jeff East Guest Star Ken Swofford Guest Star Beulah Quo Guest Star Laura Campbell Guest Star Duane Loken Guest Star James Best Guest Star John Doucette Guest Star L.Q. Jones Guest Star Denver Pyle Guest Star Rosalind Chao Guest Star Mills Watson Guest Star George Di Cenzo Guest Star John Mantley Executive Producer, Writer John G. Stephens Producer Ron Bishop Writer Calvin Clements Sr. Writer Dick Nelson Writer Steve Hayes Writer Joseph Pevney Director Vincent McEveety Director Gunnar Hellström Director Barry Crane Director