Henry Fonda plays a gunslinging marshal who deputizes a shopkeeper who'd rather sell flour than fire bullets.
Season 2 • Episode 37
LatestA deathbed confession frees Albee Beckett, who embarks on a campaign of terror against the people who convicted him. Beckett: Russell Johnson. Rufus: Jason Robards Sr. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Mary: Tracey Roberts. Tanby: Jerry LaZarre. Briggs: Roy Wright.
The Deputy is an American western series that aired on NBC from September 1959, to July 1961. The series stars Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord, a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun.
Acting
Henry Fonda lends effortless gravitas to every scene he's in.
Writing
Norman Lear's early work shows surprising moral complexity for 1959.
Creators
Norman Lear, Roland Kibbee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henry Fonda only appeared in about half the episodes despite top billing; the network used his name to sell a rotating anthology format. FREE
This was Norman Lear's first created series, predating his sitcom revolution by over a decade—proof he understood television long before he reshaped it. FREE
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