Why did Robert Fuller leave wagon train?

Why did Robert Fuller leave wagon train?

In 1962, Robert Horton left the popular western Wagon Train after its fifth season. He wished to work more in musical theater. His character of Flint McCullough, the tough hero and scout of the slow moving caravan traveling from Missouri to California, was eventually replaced by another scout, Cooper Smith.

When did Robert Fuller join wagon train?

For the true Robert Fuller fans you probably already know this but for others it’s cool! Inspired by the 1950 John Ford movie “Wagon Master”, Wagon Train debuted Wednesday night, September 18, 1957, on the NBC Television Network. Robert Fuller first appeared on Wagon Train during Season 2 in two guest starring roles.

Was Robert Fuller a smoker?

Like his best friends Julie London, Bobby Troup and James Drury, he used to be a heavy smoker until his first wife, Patricia Lyons, was diagnosed with cancer in 1984. From then on, he quit. With the death of John Smith, on January 25, 1995, Fuller and Robert Crawford, Jr.

Is anyone from Wagon Train still alive?

Robert Horton, known for his role as scout Flint McCullough in the Emmy-nominated series “Wagon Train,” died March 9 in Los Angeles, his niece Joan Evans told the New York Times. He was 91.

Are the stories on Wagon Train true?

Mr. Horton threw himself into the “Wagon Train” role. He studied the frontier era, drove the actual route the fictional wagon train took, and invented a back story for his character. He did most of his own horseback riding on the show.

Who was Robert Fuller’s first wife?

Patricia Lee Lyon
Robert Fuller (actor)

Robert Fuller
Years active	1952–2001
Spouse(s)	Patricia Lee Lyon ​ ​ ( m. 1962; div. 1984)​ Jennifer Savidge ​ ( m. 2001)​
Children	3
Website	The Official Robert Fuller Website

What happened to child actor Dennis Holmes?

OMAHA — Dennis Joe Holmes, 69, formerly of Kearney, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Omaha from complications of cancer treatment.