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Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria
Barkley
Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley
Peter Breck as Nick Barkley
Lee Majors as Heath Barkley
Linda Evans as Audra Barkley
Napoleon Whiting as Silas
Charles Briles as Eugene Barkley (1965-1966)
James Gavin as Sheriff (1966-67)
Douglas Kennedy as Sheriff Fred Madden (1967-69)
Horses:Misty Girl is Victoria's, Coco is Nick's
Around 1878 widow Victoria Barkley (Barbara Stanwyck)
ran her huge spread in California's San Joaquin
Valley near Stockton with the help of her four sons.
(A youngest son, Eugene, was seen in early
episodes.)
Jarrod (Richard Long), the eldest, was a lawyer and
Nick (Peter Breck) ran the ranch and was good with
horses. Audra (Linda Evans) was the pretty,
unmarried daughter.
Heath (Lee Majors) was Victoria's late husband Tom's
illegitimate son. While away on business, Tom had
been nursed back to health by Leah Simmons. He left
to return to his family and Leah never told him she
was pregnant. Eventually a grown Heath seeks to
discover his roots and finds the Barkley Ranch.
Victoria welcomes him as one of her own.
My only problem with the show was that every 5 or 6
episodes, Heath would get in a snit and threaten to
leave. Then Big Mama Victoria would do her "you're a
Barkley" routine and he'd stay. Time came when I
wanted to shout - so go already!
Of note, this was Lee Majors' first acting job after
only six weeks of drama school!
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