The Rounders (TV series)

The Rounders
Directed by	Allen Reisner
Starring	Ron Hayes Patrick Wayne Chill Wills Walker Edmiston Strother Martin James Brown Jason Wingreen
Theme music composer	Jeff Alexander
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Original release	September 6, 1966 – January 3, 1967

The Rounders was a 17-episode western-style situation comedy about two cowboys on the fictitious J.L. Ranch in Texas. It starred Ron Hayes as Ben Jones and Patrick Wayne, a son of John Wayne, as Howdy Lewis. The M-G-M television series aired on ABC from September 6, 1966, to January 3, 1967. The program was loosely based on a 1965 film of the same name, The Rounders, starring Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda, set near Sedona, Arizona, rather than Texas.

Chill Wills, a native Texan and formerly of CBS's Frontier Circus, appeared as the shady ranch owner, Jim Ed Love. Janis Hansen co-starred as Ben's girlfriend, Sally, and Bobbi Jordan played Howdy's girlfriend, Ada. Jason Wingreen appeared as Shorty Dawes, and Walker Edmiston as Regan. Character actors Strother Martin and J. Pat O'Malley appeared as "Cousin Fletch" and "Vince", respectively. James Brown, formerly the lieutenant on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, played "Luke".