<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHaving been raised by the Cheyenne tribe after the death of his parents, Bodie is depicted as a loner constantly on the move from one town to the next, skilled as a tracker and occasional army scout but mainly proficient in punching out the lights of the bad guys at the first hint of trouble, something which generally occurred at least once in each episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a number of the fight sequences Mr. Walker was usually required to shed his upper clothing in order to display his beefcake physique, which must have set hearts fluttering amongst his many female fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCheyenne\u201d attracted some great acting talent throughout its run, with James Garner and L.Q. Jones (as short-lived side-kick Smitty) appearing in the very first episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other episodes featured guest spots from the likes of Dennis Hopper, Angie Dickinson, Slim Pickens, Claude Akins and Ellen Burstyn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whilst the series doesn\u2019t appear to have attracted big name or soon-to-be-famous directors the writing credits include the likes of Alan LeMay, Richard Matheson and Dan Reisner along with uncredited contributions from Jules Furthman and William Faulkner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The calibre of the writing talent goes some way to justifying the reputation of the show when it came to the quality of the scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clint took a hiatus from the series in 1957 when he and Warner Bros engaged in a contractual dispute over the actor earning income outside of the show, in turn giving Ty Hardin the opportunity to appear as Cheyenne\u2019s country cousin Bronco Laine during Walker\u2019s absence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well as introducing \u201cBronco\u201d to TV, Warner\u2019s also decided to screen the pilot episode of \u201cThe Dakotas\u201d at the end of season six of \u201cCheyenne\u201d in 1962, the show then debuting in its own right in January of the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walker actually returned again to the part of Bodie quite a few years after the final episode of the original series hit the airwaves. First off was a guest appearance in \u201cThe Gambler Returns\u201d, the fourth in the five TV movies in which singer Kenny Rogers played Bradie Hawks, a character based upon his hit single \u201cThe Gambler\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The TV movie also featured a few of Clint\u2019s TV Western contemporaries including Chuck Connors, Hugh O\u2019Brien and Gene Barry. David Carradine, as Caine from the \u201cKung Fu\u201d TV show, put in an appearance as well, Walker going on to reprise the character of Cheyenne one final time in a \u201cKung Fu\u201d episode entitled \u201cThe Gunfighters\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCheyenne\u201d is fondly remembered for its wistful theme tune composed by William Lava with lyrics by Stan Jones, who also provided the words to the song played over the opening credits to \u201cThe Searchers\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n