The Cowboys The Avengers (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Western

The Cowboys

The Avengers (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Western

Nightlinger's past in Mississippi puts his life in danger. His testimony put a man in prison for barn burning and now freed, the man comes to get revenge. The boys vow to protect their friend.

Director

William F. Claxton

Writers

William Dale Jennings (novel) | Ellis Marcus

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Updated Mar 6, 1974

Release date

Mar 6, 1974 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Moses Gunn Jebediah Nightlinger Jebediah Nightlinger See fewer	Shaft (1971)
Diana Douglas Annie Andersen Annie Andersen See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Jim Davis Marshal Bill Winter Marshal Bill Winter See fewer	Big Jake (1971)
A Martinez Cimarron Cimarron See fewer	Longmire (2012)
Robert Carradine Slim Slim See fewer	Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Sean Kelly Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	The Cowboys (1972)
Kerry MacLane Homer Homer See fewer	Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Clint Howard Steve Steve See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Mitch Brown Hardy Hardy See fewer	Santa Barbara (1984)
Clay O'Brien Weedy Weedy See fewer	The Cowboys (1972)
John Harmon Nedrick Nedrick See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Gregory Walcott Culpepper Culpepper See fewer	Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)