Premiering on Oct. 5, 1958, and leaving the air on Oct. 2, 1962, “Lawman” had a healthy run of four years on ABC. John Russell, Peggie Castle and Peter Brown have all passed away.

Gentle lawman's desert art reflects timelessness. By Helen Read. June 9, 2012 — 3.00am. ... but herald an extra torsion and free-wheeling joy as his standing and loving character naturally ...

Bass Reeves is having a cultural moment. Not bad for a legendary Black lawman who has been dead for more than a century and was largely absent from history books for much of that time.

Reeves, featured in the new Paramount+ series “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” was a former slave and one of the first Black U.S. deputy marshals west of the Mississippi.