Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Martin Poster

Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.

EP 2

Fatal Memory

While on the trail of an Army deserter, Josh is surprised to find fake wanted posters for Colonel Sykes; the Army Comman

EP 3

The Bounty

A vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.

EP 4

Dead End

After being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained f

EP 5

Passing of Shawnee Bill

After a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.

EP 6

The Giveaway Gun

Josh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.

EP 7

Ransom for a Nun

Mother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.

EP 8

Miracle at Pot Hole

Josh hands over a criminal to Sheriff Wilson and finds out the sheriff is a crook. He begins to doubt the guilt of his s

EP 9

The Fourth Headstone

Josh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.

EP 10

Til Death Do Us Part

Beautiful Stacy Torrance is wanted for the murder of her husband, but when Josh finds her husband still alive he tries t

EP 11

The Favor

Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.

EP 12

Ricochet

Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.

EP 13

Sheriff of Red Rock

The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three

EP 14

Die by the Gun

Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican bo

EP 15

Rawhide Breed

The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead

EP 16

Eight Cent Reward

A poor family with not much and hopes destroyed by storms and rustlers who want their land. Josh tries to help and right

EP 17

Drop to Drink

After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a $20,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find hi

EP 18

Rope Law

Josh returns with his prisoner Brace Logan and a lynch mob overtakes him. A little too late the townspeople realize that

EP 19

Six-Up to Bannach

Josh is on his way to Bannach to prevent the execution of an innocent man and he must travel by stagecoach one that is c

EP 20

The Spur

Josh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.

EP 21

Reunion for Revenge

Intent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.

EP 22

Competition

Josh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.

EP 23

Call Your Shot

Josh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.

EP 24

Secret Ballot

Randall's old war buddy Ned Easter is running for mayor in a town governed by corrupt mayor Barney Pax and his brother S

EP 25

The Corner

Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.

EP 26

Eager Man

Fugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hu

EP 27

The Legend

Josh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old tre

EP 28

Railroaded

Josh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.

EP 29

Double Fee

An Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.

EP 30

The Kovack Affair

Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.

EP 31

Bounty for a Bride

A man hires Josh Randall to persuade his daughter to come back home. The girl, who was kidnapped by Indians years before

EP 32

Crossroads

Josh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.

EP 33

Angels of Vengeance

Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.

EP 34

Littlest Client

Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.

EP 35

The Conquerers

A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.

EP 36

Amos Carter

Josh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.

EP 1

Montana Kid

A kid is the key for Josh to find Johnny Deuce who cheated during a poker game and took a lot of money off Josh. Now J

EP 2

The Healing Woman

Tom takes his very ill son away from medical help and takes him to a witch a so called healer jeopardizing his sons full

EP 3

The Matchmaker

Josh reluctantly plays matchmaker and enlists the aid of Amy Williams to teach Charlie the proper way to behave and act

EP 4

Breakout

Prison officials allow Randall to help Tom Dunn escape in order to retrieve the missing fifty thousand dollars Dunn had

EP 5

Estralita

While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched by a group of vigilanties. The victim

EP 6

The Hostage

Josh delivers Jumbo Kane, a highly dangerous and already sentenced to death man. Soon after he has handed him over to th

EP 7

The Empty Cell

Josh delivers a prisoner to the sheriff, in the morning Josh realizes that there was an impostor and that the prisoner h

EP 8

Bad Gun

After selling a customer a defective gun, Josh is hired to retrieve the dangerous weapon.

EP 9

The Tyrant

Recruited by the army, Josh seeks the horses and the deserter who stole them. And he finds both the horses and the man -

EP 10

Reckless

Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find Tony Egan who killed his son, but was ru

EP 11

Desert Seed

Josh manages to track down Juan Gomez in the desert near the Mexican border where he's living now with his family. His n

EP 12

Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse

Josh delivers Dan Murdock, wanted for multiple murders, in Mesa City. Josh learns that the local sheriff is the brother

EP 13

No Trail Back

Joe Hooker, after raiding a bank on behalf of his brother Ben, is bitten by a dog with rabies. Upon learning this, the s

EP 14

Man on Horseback

Charley Red Cloud is blamed for the murder of Will Bascomb. Bascomb's brother, Merv places a high bounty on Red Cloud.

EP 15

Chain Gang

After being arrested for a minor offence, Josh is put on the chain gang and put to work on the local mine.

EP 16

Vanishing Act

On the trail of bank robber Bart McCready, Josh discovers that he is posing as an escape artist named ""The Great Bartol

EP 17

Mental Lapse

An amnesia victim has posters up asking for help finding information about himself.

EP 18

Angela

Angela Pryor is seeking revenge against the man who murderer her father during a burglary. Josh is also after the same m

EP 19

The Monster

Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to scare away the whole town so he can rob the town blind.

EP 20

The Most Beautiful Woman

John Garth comes to town looking for his darling Lil, he feels something terrible has happened. There was a fire in the

EP 21

Jason

Josh caught 'Doc' Phillips, the partner of Clell Fennon, and now wants to use him as a bait to get Fennon - worth $5.000

EP 22

The Partners

Josh gets arrested - for horse theft. Then he finds out it was Jason who wants him behind bars because Jason wants to go

EP 23

Tolliver Bender

Josh needs Tolliver's testimony in a nearby town unfortunately Amos McKenna wants to hang Tolliver and will only allow h

EP 24

A House Divided

Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father wrongly accused of murder. The real killer

EP 25

Triple Vice

Josh and Jason go to Mexico Al Hemp's brother Billy. Al took the blame for Billy's crime and ends up waiting for his bro

EP 26

Black Belt

Josh goes after a Korean named Sammy Wong wanted for murder. His hands are his deadly weapon, being the karate expert th

EP 27

The Pariah

The good townspeople hire gunmen to kill Randy Holleran who is responsible for several deaths and trouble in the town. J

EP 28

Vendetta

Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer re-instates the wanted man and refuse

EP 29

Death Divided by Three

Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in Arizona. The outlaw's wife is also seeking her husba

EP 30

The Inheritance

Clint Davis a blind and dying rancher hires Josh to find his renegade son.

EP 31

Prison Trail

Josh and Jason are delivering four criminals unaware that a stranger is following them to seek revenge on those criminal

EP 32

Pay-Off at Pinto

Bank of Pinto having been robbed hires Josh to go to Santa Fe to replenish the funds.

EP 1

The Trial

Daniel Trenner is wanted for court martial because of his cowardice several men is his platoon lost their lives. Josh is

EP 2

The Cure

Emily Kendrick hires Josh to keep her beloved Harry from drinking himself to death, she has matrimony on her mind and wi

EP 3

Journey for Josh

Josh is delivering a female prisoner and becomes smitten with her, unknown to him is her accomplice, who is following th

EP 4

The Looters

Josh is on his way to River City to pick up three prisoners, when an unexpected tornado destroys the jail, killing the s

EP 5

The Twain Shall Meet

Josh allows an Eastern newspaper reporter to go with him on a manhunt for a story.

EP 6

The Showdown

Johnny Haywood, a childhood friend of Josh's claims to be innocent of the crime he is accused of. When he escapes, Josh

EP 7

Surprise Witness

Josh captures a notorious killer but no one wants to testify against him, until a surprise witness come forward, his mot

EP 8

To the Victor

Josh is hired by the men of the town to try and persuade the ladies to return to their homes after rebelling against the

EP 9

Criss-Cross

When Josh brings in the wrong man mistakenly and after his release he finds the real criminal notifying Josh of the mans

EP 10

The Medicine Man

Josh and a phony medicine man help out a man who was framed and falsely accused of the theft of a huge sum of money.

EP 11

One Mother Too Many

Josh is hired by Beth a widow, to find her runaway son, who is currently in the care of her vindictive mother-in-law.

EP 12

The Choice

Jane Koster asks Josh's help with her husband, Frank who is also a bounty hunter. He is out looking for Stacy Lenz with

EP 13

Three for One

Josh with prisoner Tom Fellows in tow, stops in the town of Center City overnight, unaware that one of Tom's cohorts is

EP 14

Witch Woman

Esperanza is not in love with the notorious Guerra and loves another but is too frightened to tell him because he kills

EP 15

Baa-Baa

Josh is hired to find Baa-Baa a beloved pet of Mrs. Goode's. Her husband is desperate to find Baa-Baa as he is in the do

EP 16

The Last Retreat

Sarah Lawton's identification led to killer Clem Robinson's conviction. Now Clem has escaped from prison, and Josh is hi

EP 17

Bounty on Josh

Josh is asked to meet a client at the hotel, at his arrival he is shot. Josh tries to figure out who is behind the shoot

EP 18

Hero in the Dust

Josh is hired by Harry Weaver to find his twin brother Pete. Pete is using his resemblence to his brother to get away wi

EP 19

Epitaph

Josh has to find his friend a Sheriff guilty of robbing a bank for a woman. Several other bounty hunters are out lookin

EP 20

The Voice of Silence

Josh is hired by Frank Hagen to protect his deaf-mute daughter Carol Hagen while he's away on business. During Josh's st

EP 21

El Gato

A timid photographer named Archie Warner comes west with hopes of being the first to shoot a photo of a famous Mexican b

EP 22

Detour

Martin Fairweather has two lovely daughters which are the objects of a young man's affection. Papa doesn't want to lose

EP 23

Monday Morning

Overridden with guilt Charlie Glover hires Josh to help him return the money he stole from his employer. Complications a

EP 24

The Long Search

Yoshika Nakamura comes west to find a man named Bill Timmons who promised to marry her when he visited Japan. Yoshika hi

EP 25

Dead Reckoning

Paul Decker is wanted for murder. His wife asks Josh to find her husband and bring him back alive before the Taggert bro

EP 26

Barney's Bounty

Josh stops at his friend Barney's to get horses for his two prisoners, they manager to escape, leaving Josh and Barney t

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