Maverick (TV series)

Maverick is a comedy-western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC. The series starred James Garner as Bret Maverick, a wise-cracking gambler, and Jack Kelly as his brother Bart. (Toward the end of the series, Roger Moore had a recurring role as their English cousin Beau.)

Spin offs

The series had a number of spin-offs:

• Young Maverick (1979), a short-lived revival starring Charles Frank as Ben Maverick, another cousin
• Bret Maverick (1981-82), another revival starring Garner as an older-but-no-wiser Bret Maverick
• Maverick (1994), a movie starring Mel Gibson as Bret Maverick, with Garner in a significant supporting role

External link

• Museum of Broadcast Communications: Maverick
• Tim's TV Showcase: Maverick
• TV Tome - Maverick
• Making of "Maverick"
• Maverick Broke the Rules for Westerns on TV by Ed Robertson