September 23, 1970: The Best Man If another TV pilot he had acted in had sold, he would never … His grandfather traveled west by wagon train from Missouri as a teen in the 1880s. Near the end of the book, Trampas is killed by the Virginian. The Virginian. Their families came and passed with them, and many of them left no explanation as to their leaving. Each episode ran 75 minutes long (excluding commercial breaks, 90 minutes with breaks) and was shot in 8 days. The Virginian was renamed The Men from Shiloh for its final season. Like in the novel, the lead character was never given a name other than the Virginian. as Judge Henry Garth (1962-66)(seasons 1 - 4) The Virginian and Trampas are not friends. Long-running TV Western set in the 1890s featuring the Shiloh Ranch in the Wyoming town of Medicine Bow. When it came to inspiration for developing the character of The Virginian, Drury turned to his ancestry. See also The Sunk Creek Ranch James Drury used that to his advantage in creating a mysterious air surrounding the Shiloh ranch foreman. A total of five ranch owners owned the ranch from 1962-1971. The Shiloh Ranch is the ranch which The Virginian and Trampas work. The Virginian, later called The Men From Shiloh in its final year, is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. The name comes from The American Civil War battle site, Shiloh Hill. The producers rather chose to let the viewers imagine what might have been the destiny - or fate of the characters. The Virginian Regular Cast & Characters. Shiloh Ranch is visible in the lower left. Only this time he was dressed in attire more suited to his role as foreman of Shiloh Ranch. Over the series run, it is owned and managed by 4 more men. James Drury . It aired on NBC in color and starred James Drury and Doug McClure. as Trampas (1962-71) (all 9 seasons) Top Shiloh Ranch hand entry 1.01 Lee J. Cobb . The iconic Shiloh Ranch set was built in 1962, specifically for "The Virginian" TV series. The Virginian . When the Virginian is promoted to foreman, he moves out of the bunkhouse to his own home on the ranch. The Virginian Medicine Bow sets were centered around New Denver Street and Laramie Street. In the book, the ranch, which is actually named "Sunk Creek", is two hundred seventy miles from Medicine Bow. On September 16, 1962 James Drury made his second appearance as the Virginian. Granger plays Alan MacKenzie, a former British Army colonel. See more »