Daniel Boone For Want of a Hero (Season 5, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Adventure, Western

Daniel Boone

For Want of a Hero (Season 5, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Adventure, Western

On their way back home Daniel and his family plan to stop at a fort for the night. When they arrive they find it has been destroyed by Indians with only a few survivors. The surviving soldiers seem to be hiding some kind of secret.

Director

Lee Philips

Writers

Stanley Adams (written by) | George F. Slavin (written by)

Producer

Barney Rosenzweig

Cinematographer

Jack Swain

Editor

Harry Coswick

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 6, 1969

Release date

Mar 6, 1969 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Fess Parker Daniel Boone Daniel Boone See fewer	The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Patricia Blair Rebecca Boone Rebecca Boone See fewer	Daniel Boone (1964)
Darby Hinton Israel Boone Israel Boone See fewer	Daniel Boone (1964)
Richard Anderson Sergeant Rafferty Sergeant Rafferty See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Arch Johnson Hanks Hanks See fewer	The Sting (1973)
Robert Doyle Michael Rafferty Michael Rafferty See fewer	Alligator (1980)
Harry Dean Stanton Crane Crane See fewer	Lucky (I) (2017)
Zalman King Evans Evans See fewer	9½ Weeks (1986)