The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

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1977-09-21

The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.

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The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.

First Aired

1977-09-21

Last Aired

1977-10-26

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Director

Status

Ended

Genres

Western

Language

English

Network

NBC

Production

Universal Television

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    Charles Napier

    Charles Napier
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    Andrew Stevens

    Andrew Stevens
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    Darleen Carr

    Darleen Carr
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    Rod Taylor

    Rod Taylor
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    Tony Becker

    Tony Becker
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    Stella Stevens

    Stella Stevens