And for your week-end viewing pleasure ....


Here's a 9 minute videoclip of Johnny Crawford (a.k.a. Mark McCain on The Rifleman) starring in a TRACKDOWN episode with Bob called "The Boy" (1958).


Johnny (guess it's John now) worked with our man Culp several times on Trackdown, The Rifleman, and Mr. Novak.



Little Johnny Crawford has apparently grown up. He's now 62!!! (but still looks as cute as ever).






And that infamous Rifleman Comic Cover

TRACKDOWN - The Boy

Not the greatest quality videoclip, but we are grateful for what we can get.




And the direct link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BKRSfYzmjo


And here's a fun site with semi-current (and not so current photos) of older western stars

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/stars-today.htm


Enjoy!



As always,

Tatia



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And another one - a full movie this time ...


GLADIATOR (1986)









Bob plays yet another grumpy police lieutenant in one of his many "cop" roles ...






This one comes in 15 parts - and stars Ken Wahl (Wiseguy) and Nancy Allen (Robocop).


Here's an IMDB synopsis:
"A homicidal maniac is on the loose, killing motorists at random in his "death car" - after losing his brother to the twisted assassin "Skull," Rick Benton becomes a vigilante, and takes it upon himself to hunt down the reckless drivers that fill the streets at night. Being a master mechanic, Rick spends his time converting his pickup truck into an armed and dangerous vehicle - with speed to take on the fastest car, and strength to make sure in a one-on-one situation, he will be the only survivor. The cops soon find out about the vigilante known only as the "Gladiator" and do all they can to catch him before his citizen's arrests go one step too far - but will they find the Gladiator before the Gladiator finds Skull? When the two finally meet, it's a duel to the death and maybe an end to Rick's career as the vigilante."

You get the idea!! Not one of my favorites, folks - but happy to pass it along so you can add another notch to your Classic Culp Viewing Experiences.


This link lists all 15 parts -

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Banner1979&view=videos&query=gladiator


and this link will take you to Part 1 -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CL6JNPcfBQ


Bob is in and out in this Movie of the Week, but you can see him in action at the beginning of Part 9.
Don't worry about coming in at the middle - it honestly makes no difference. Enjoy!


The Gladiator Part 9 (1986)




And the direct link for Part 9:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0gjbrBzxkI


Hope this keeps you out of mischief for an hour or so.


As always,

Tatia



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Gladiator is actually made by a noted director, Abel Ferrara, who later did BAD LIEUTENANT, KING OF NEW YORK, BODY SNATCHERS and other stuff. I doubt Culp knew who he was at the time, and indeed, Culp just kinda walks through the grumpy detective part. I sat through the whole thing, but as a tv film it was a too neutered arena for Ferrara, who usually works in hard-R territory. Definitely Culp fans can skip around, but this is more BREAKING POINT territory than HANNIE CAULDER territory...