I love watching his interviews! He asks a question that you'd want to ask and then he just lets them answer! Wadda conception! Love them ❤️ thank Mr. Rob!
So fantastic to hear this man talk about Richard Widmark who was one of my favourites and who is now all but forgotten. They don’t make them like that anymore.
This is one of those interviews where I would like to hang around, crack open a few beers, and listen to more stories that are shared--probably after the camera stops rolling. Thanks, Rob, for bringing us another fun time on a Sunday morning.
What a wonderful interview. So many times child actors have trouble moving into adulthood, it’s great to see two from my youth who transitioned so well.
Wow! I loved the pure honesty of this guy. He shared an insiders’ look at some actors that was captivating! I think he needs to write a book. Thank you Rob!
Darren McGavin's performance in Christmas Story is pure comic genius. Loved that movie. A holiday classic from an underrated literary genius, Jean Shepherd who drew on his own personal experience of growing up in small town Indiana in the 40's.
Can you believe JACK NICHOLSON almost played the father??? He was doing TERMS OF ENDEARMENT or else he would have. The director respects him but was glad to have Darren McGavin.
This episode warmed my heart so many times in those too short 23 minutes! Michael McGreevey was a such a great guest! The captivating annectdotes kept coming one after the other. And when the added bonus guest Bill Mumy joins in for all the great Walt Disney stories! Those kids were so lucky to be part of the Disney family back when Uncle Walt was still there, and made sure everything was running smoothly, and that every kid on his tv shows and movies were doing okay and "having fun". I was not born yet, but it made me wish I could have been there during those days of the Mouseketeers, Spin & Marty, and all those great Disneyland western series. Thank you for another wonderful show Rob!
I loved this interview. Such great stories and actors that I watched as a child. Thank you so much Rob for letting me relive some of my childhood. Love your channel.
I wrote to Burt Reynolds about 25 years ago and he sent me a photo back from "Smokey and the Bandit" that he autographed for me. He was a very talented actor that could play so many different parts.
Michael McGreevey and Billy Mumy seem to really have a good perspective on Hollywood and their careers. They "know the deal" and are very down to Earth.
Now, if they can just get the Schultz twins, Keith and Kevin (who starred as pre-teens and teens) in the TV Western series, The Monroes (mid-late 1960's) to reflect on their time in Hollywood and that series, which also starred a young Barbara Hershey and Michael Anderson Jr. I had such a huge crush on them back then!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Matthew Adam Garber (25 March 1956 - 13 June 1977) was a British child actor who played Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. He appeared in only two other films, The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, all three times appearing alongside actress Karen Dotrice. All three appearances were in movies by Walt Disney Pictures. Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.
Eddie Little Sky was a great Native American actor much overlooked today. I met him in Jamestown once and he and his wife Dawn were so kind and down to earth.
Cool, Tom. He would have been a good guest for us, too. I listened to your TV Western Stars in Spaghetti Westerns podcast while hiking this morning. Lots of fun.
Richard Widmark was fantastic in westerns, in fact all the one's mentioned were great in westerns. WESTERNS were my Dad and I's favourite shows. I still watch every one that I can find 😍💖🙏oxoxox oxoxox oxoxox I pray you Rob live to be ancient 🙏 😂
Burt Reynolds was offered the part of Han Solo the same year he did Smokey and the Bandit....Just imagine a black millennium Falcon with a gold fire bird painted on the hood...I think it would of been pretty nifty myself.
Growing up as a kid around Billy's age, I really enjoyed and envied Michael and Billy, as their careers progressed. It was just a great time to be a kid, and watch their movies and shows.
Loved these tales! Both McGreevy and Mumy and all the other child actors, it's almost like they grew up with me. Hadn't heard the Burt Reynolds Gaven McCloud story and I thought it most interesting. Great episode.
"Gaven McCloud" ????!!!! How did you come up with THAT?? Gavin MacLeod was the captain of "The Love Boat," not the "Riverboat." Darren McGavin was the captain of the "Riverboat," not "The Love Boat." Burt Reynolds did not throw Gavin MacLeod off of "The Love Boat ." "McCloud" was another series entirely starring Dennis Weaver as a cowboy cop out of place in New York.
I love these interviews so much. I bet these great actors have unending stories they can tell. I look forward to more interviews every week. Keep them coming.
A great episode. Darrian and burt are two of my favorite actors. Sally field still looks great. A great way to start a sunday. Westerns are my favorite movies. Have a nice day Rob. Billy mummy is also one of my favorite actors.
@@garyschultz7768 THEY took over in 1984 and immediately proposed the first Diz-Nee released R-rated film 2 years later. THEY own almost all media and entertainment outlets and much more.
How LOYAL is your A Word on Westerns following? 795 LIKES and three dissenters! Amazing appreciation and enjoyment for your program efforts Rob! Keep it up Sir.
I saw that thumbnail and thought: “that’s the kid from that Twilight Zone episode!” I was a bit disappointed to find out he wasn’t…but then found out the two actors had a connection! As brothers in another production! And then you brought out Bill Mumy! I’m just plain tickled by this episode.
I always look forward to these great stories keep up the great work it's great to watch and listen I used to watch these guys when I was a kid Robert Mitchum was one of my favorite actors
Rob,,, I can't express the joy you bring me from these interviews. As a kid I knew who ALL the Best Child Actors were. I've never seen Michael interviewed (or another Great Fave was Kevin Corcoran. I wanted to be Moochie in the worst way.) Thank you so very much for your XLNT work.
Wow wow what a show 🤠 burt Reynolds just such a wonderfull actor i love smokey and the bandit and city heat Clint and burt was cc stars and he Was in perry mason series so he Was awsome thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns thanks Hope you Are All well and safe
So so enjoyable to watch. Apart from seeing Mr Disney only in picture format, it is a blessing to see him as a human being through actors actor's eyes. How unforgettable was Billy in Lost in Space also. Thank you so much and kind regards from Adelaide, South. Australia
Keep 'em coming! I absolutely love your guests and the backstory behind the movies and television shows. Michael Mcgreevey continues the tradition of interesting guests. And it is always good to hear Billy Mumy going back in time.
Another great one. I like the way you steer them into interesting areas then let them talk. That first guy was dropping nuggets about those famous actors one right after the other.
I used to go junior high school with Brandon Cruze who was on Courtship of Eddys father. I faked sick and went to the nurses office. I sat on a bench next Brandon who had a cast on his arm. We didn't talk. I loved that show and bill Bixby
That was a really interesting interview. I just saw "The Way West" a few weeks ago. I believe that Mitchum story of under acting because you looked forward to seeing Mitchum to underplay Douglas' over the top performing. Richard Widmark was great too and Sally Field was so sexy in that film.
Pretty dang cool. I honestly didn't recognize either one of them until I saw them in their roles . Then they were suddenly good friends and fond memories. Thanks Rob . Do one on the Red head Mumy ? Said he had done some westerns too. Thanks again Rob a great escape from the world
Thanks so much for these Shows Rob, as a Big fan of westerns, you bring us stars that can tell us the stories Behind the scenes. Thank You So much for giving us a Quality show, Most are gone now!
Thanks, Thomas. I'm producing these shows as fast as I can. Although, the virus certainly has limited our ability. I've got a couple of Zooms lined up but I really miss the live performance and audience support we normally get.
This is a very enjoyable interview, Rob. Stories about Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark, Robert Mitchum, Burt Reynolds, Walt Disney (Uncle Walt 😁), and others; what a treat! Thank you, Rob, and take care, amigo.
Rob, this interview was a great example of what you do so well. Insightful questions and guests who have so many interesting stores to share. As viewers and fans, we learn so many fascinating tales of back stage drama. They bring back to life in a way favorite people that we watched so many years ago. Always enjoy watching your interviews. And it struck me today that i need to share more of your work with others. I encourage all of your subscribers to do the same. Hopefully, we can contribute to achieve your goal and ours of keeping Westerns alive.
This gives me an excuse to praise Richard Widmark. A true pro who made it look like acting came naturally. I still haven't gotten over Rob's _November Noir_ series and recently re-watched _Pickup on South Street_ for the first time in many years. What a knockout, literally and figuratively.
Very, very interesting interview! I just got into Western TV Shows lately.. I grew up hating the heck out of them throughout the 70s and beyond because I guess my generation wasn't as much part of the time when Westerns were all over the place like the 50s and the 60s.. We were more submersed in Detective Shows and Comedies.. With all of the garbage going on I actually sat through The Rifleman a couple times, which was an accomplishment for me, and got hooked on the genre!! Now I love Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman and even Wagon Train.. They're all on MeTV.. Thanks for this great interview!!
Even though much of this footage was in previous episodes, it was recut and presented in a way that made it fresh and new. As always a Word On Westerns makes Sunday mornings a little better.
Thanks, Jim. Since our last live show was over a year ago, I’m looking at some of our old shorter show and digging for unused footage. Glad you enjoyed my “enhanced” episode. More to come.
Oh my goodness! Did he mention “Tombstone Territory”!? That’s my favorite TV Western & no one ever talks about it. I had no idea his father wrote some episodes. Very cool! I would love a “Tombstone Territory” episode whenever you’re up & running again, Rob! I can’t wait to hear some stories about Pat Conway/Richard Eastham. Has Jan Shepard ever mentioned being on it? She was fantastic as usual! Thanks again for another great episode! ❤️
Hi, MsCG. Good idea. It is such a fabulous western series. I just hung up with Jan Shepard checking up on her and her thoughts about TOMBSTONE TERRITORY. She didn't remember much about it (which is unusual) but did ask about Pat Conway who she enjoyed working with. Jan's credit list is amazing. She's been taking care of her husband Ray Boyle/Dirk London (of TV's WYATT EARP) and still has lots of stories to share with us when we're able to resume production.
@@AWordonWesterns thank you for asking her! She is a legend & so talented. I hope she is still doing well. I know her husband recently passed. Very sad. I hope you can still do a Tombstone Territory episode some time in the future. I know a few guest stars are still with us like Angie Dickinson, Jan, Jack Hogan, Joyce Meadows, Jack Grinnage, Kathleen Nolan, Dyan Cannon, James Hong, Norma Moore, Jean Allison, Michael Forest & Scotty Morrow. Thanks for keeping these westerns alive, Rob! We appreciate you!
My Uncle Dale went to high school with Darren McGavin in Galt, Calif. My junior year in high school I started working weekends at Pollardville Ghost Town, a tourist attraction between Lodi & Stockton, Calif., as a cowboy/gunslinger/stunt-teen in the old west shows/gunfights we put on every hour on Main St.. Couldn't really call it work. It was way too much fun getting shot off the hotel balcony, stagecoach , or horse...plus getting paid a whopping $1.25 an hour. Absolutely instilled my deep love of westerns I still have to this day. Worked at the Ghost Town til joining the military in 1970. Earlier in 1970 landed a night job as food server & dishwasher on the set of the Moonshine War directed by Robert Altman (M*A*S*H the movie). Met Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, Patrick McGoohan, Will Geer (Grandpa Walton), and Lee Hazelwood in his first movie. Lee had several hit songs out with Nancy Sinatra (Some Velvet Mornin, Jackson ect). Great guy, but here he is a millionaire with hit records and he kept bumming cigarettes off me. He smoked like a chimney, we smoked the same brand, and every time he ran out of smokes he'd come looking for me...an 18 year old dish washer. Got to the point I tried to avoid the mooch.
Thanks Rob for another truly wonderful video. It is great to see these talents recalling all these terrific stories. I always look forward to your videos. Please keep them coming!
What an amazing episode. SO interesting. Such a great idea interviewing some of the child actors. They see and hear everything. I remember talking with Sherry Jackson a few years ago. As a child she had been in a lot of the westerns I grew up with. Fascinating!
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I love watching his interviews! He asks a question that you'd want to ask and then he just lets them answer! Wadda conception! Love them ❤️ thank Mr. Rob!
Thank you, Christine. You sure make me glad I'm doing this.
So fantastic to hear this man talk about Richard Widmark who was one of my favourites and who is now all but forgotten. They don’t make them like that anymore.
This is one of those interviews where I would like to hang around, crack open a few beers, and listen to more stories that are shared--probably after the camera stops rolling. Thanks, Rob, for bringing us another fun time on a Sunday morning.
Correct. It’s just one long party, Sue.
I don’t even drink,but I could get one down,at least.🍺
I love westerns! When I start I can't stop. Clean, decent, funny entertainment. Thank you Rob
What a wonderful interview. So many times child actors have trouble moving into adulthood, it’s great to see two from my youth who transitioned so well.
Wow! I loved the pure honesty of this guy. He shared an insiders’ look at some actors that was captivating! I think he needs to write a book.
Thank you Rob!
Yes, he should! Thanks, Jimmie.
Nice to see him interviewed, he’s one of my favorites. Great memories, he worked with so many big stars.
Darren McGavin's performance in Christmas Story is pure comic genius. Loved that movie. A holiday classic from an underrated literary genius, Jean Shepherd who drew on his own personal experience of growing up in small town Indiana in the 40's.
A classic! I hang up my 1 sheet every Christmas.
I love that show
Can you believe JACK NICHOLSON almost played the father??? He was doing TERMS OF ENDEARMENT or else he would have. The director respects him but was glad to have Darren McGavin.
@@mem1701movies Never heard that one before. But agree, no one could have equaled McGavin in that part. Not even the great Nicholson.
His performance on a new show in the mid 1970s called the Night Stalker. It influenced so many shows to come, especially the X Files.
Keep the shows coming as I look forward to them every Wednesday and Sundays
Thanks, Tom.
Increasingly, this is becoming one of the last places where one can simply see nice people.For that alone it should be celebrated.
Thanks, Doug.
This episode warmed my heart so many times in those too short 23 minutes! Michael McGreevey was a such a great guest! The captivating annectdotes kept coming one after the other. And when the added bonus guest Bill Mumy joins in for all the great Walt Disney stories! Those kids were so lucky to be part of the Disney family back when Uncle Walt was still there, and made sure everything was running smoothly, and that every kid on his tv shows and movies were doing okay and "having fun". I was not born yet, but it made me wish I could have been there during those days of the Mouseketeers, Spin & Marty, and all those great Disneyland western series. Thank you for another wonderful show Rob!
This interview kept my interest the entire time. Great work getting these guests.
Until you see these one realizes how many great people were in the business back in the day.
They just keep getting better,
Thanks, Lee
This was the best episode I have watched, loved the stories these guys shared.
I loved this interview. Such great stories and actors that I watched as a child. Thank you so much Rob for letting me relive some of my childhood. Love your channel.
Thanks, Deb.
Great episode ! This may be my favorite of all the WORD ON WESTERNS.
Always wondered why Burt left Riverboat now I know.
This just became one of my favorite episodes! Really good work.
Thanks, Jim.
I wrote to Burt Reynolds about 25 years ago and he sent me a photo back from "Smokey and the Bandit" that he autographed for me. He was a very talented actor that could play so many different parts.
Very cool
Michael McGreevey and Billy Mumy seem to really have a good perspective on Hollywood and their careers. They "know the deal" and are very down to Earth.
Now, if they can just get the Schultz twins, Keith and Kevin (who starred as pre-teens and teens) in the TV Western series, The Monroes (mid-late 1960's) to reflect on their time in Hollywood and that series, which also starred a young Barbara Hershey and Michael Anderson Jr. I had such a huge crush on them back then!
Wow another great show 👏 I could have listened to Bill & Michael's recollections and antidotes for hours on end, fantastic 👏
Glad you enjoyed it, Vince. So did I!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Matthew Adam Garber (25 March 1956 - 13 June 1977) was a British child actor who played Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. He appeared in only two other films, The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, all three times appearing alongside actress Karen Dotrice. All three appearances were in movies by Walt Disney Pictures.
Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.
Thanks, B. That’s very sad to learn though.
@@AWordonWesterns Yes, very sad, at my world view age of 70, he was a child.
So love this channel and hearing these incredible back stories by such wonderful actors of my past....thank you so much Mr. Word!...👍
The previous poster said it perfectly: "Great show today, Rob."
Thank You Rob & crew!!! Continued Excellence that always leaves a happy smile!!!
Eddie Little Sky was a great Native American actor much overlooked today. I met him in Jamestown once and he and his wife Dawn were so kind and down to earth.
Cool, Tom. He would have been a good guest for us, too. I listened to your TV Western Stars in Spaghetti Westerns podcast while hiking this morning. Lots of fun.
Rob, this episode was great. The shows get better and better. Those inside stories are priceless. Thanks
Richard Widmark was fantastic in westerns, in fact all the one's mentioned were great in westerns. WESTERNS were my Dad and I's favourite shows. I still watch every one that I can find 😍💖🙏oxoxox oxoxox oxoxox I pray you Rob live to be ancient 🙏 😂
Thanks, Leona. I am ancient.
@@AWordonWesterns Ohhh no, you can't be lol 😍😀🙏oxoxox oxo
Burt Reynolds was offered the part of Han Solo the same year he did Smokey and the Bandit....Just imagine a black millennium Falcon with a gold fire bird painted on the hood...I think it would of been pretty nifty myself.
wow what a great interview...thanks for not interrupting !!!!!!!
A wonderful extended segment, Rob, with lots of great stories from Michael and Billy! Always a new gulch to explore, and a renewed passion to indulge.
Growing up as a kid around Billy's age, I really enjoyed and envied Michael and Billy, as their careers progressed. It was just a great time to be a kid, and watch their movies and shows.
Loved these tales! Both McGreevy and Mumy and all the other child actors, it's almost like they grew up with me. Hadn't heard the Burt Reynolds Gaven McCloud story and I thought it most interesting. Great episode.
"Gaven McCloud" ????!!!! How did you come up with THAT?? Gavin MacLeod was the captain of "The Love Boat," not the "Riverboat." Darren McGavin was the captain of the "Riverboat," not "The Love Boat." Burt Reynolds did not throw Gavin MacLeod off of "The Love Boat ." "McCloud" was another series entirely starring Dennis Weaver as a cowboy cop out of place in New York.
I love these interviews so much. I bet these great actors have unending stories they can tell. I look forward to more interviews every week. Keep them coming.
Thanks, Wayne. See you next time.
A great episode. Darrian and burt are two of my favorite actors. Sally field still looks great. A great way to start a sunday. Westerns are my favorite movies. Have a nice day Rob. Billy mummy is also one of my favorite actors.
Thanks, Wayne
I’m a senior and your broadcast are right in my wheelhouse.....wonderful memories!
Thanks, Vernon.
Great show today Rob. Walt Disney must be turning in his grave if he knows what they did to Disney Studios and what they stand for today.
One of the things I liked about the early Disney shows was watching Walt at the start of each show.
So true !!! Now a bunch of sick, communist , anti-American propaganda trash !!!!!
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maybe pedophiles too ?
@@garyschultz7768 THEY took over in 1984 and immediately proposed the first Diz-Nee released R-rated film 2 years later. THEY own almost all media and entertainment outlets and much more.
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Thanks Rob always interesting interviews, it will be great when this horrible pandemic ends so you can resume these interviews.
YESSSS!!!!
How LOYAL is your A Word on Westerns following? 795 LIKES and three dissenters! Amazing appreciation and enjoyment for your program efforts Rob! Keep it up Sir.
Thanks for noticing, Bob.
These shows are pure gold, thank you so much for your efforts!
Thanks, DC. Glad you like them!
I saw that thumbnail and thought: “that’s the kid from that Twilight Zone episode!” I was a bit disappointed to find out he wasn’t…but then found out the two actors had a connection! As brothers in another production! And then you brought out Bill Mumy! I’m just plain tickled by this episode.
Thanks, Pb. Pretty cool, huh?
@@AWordonWesterns
Definitely!
I always look forward to these great stories keep up the great work it's great to watch and listen I used to watch these guys when I was a kid Robert Mitchum was one of my favorite actors
Nice show Rob. Takes me back a lot of years to a simpler time of life. Thanks.
This is a great follow-up! The guests are so great and just sharing lots of good info!! WOW on never disappoints, thanks Rob.😊👍
Love the old school story telling. Living history being recorded. Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank You Rob I look forward to ever show.
So many great memories.
Thanks, Edith.
Great stories and memories of all the great actors and also the interactions of the great directors and walt Disney. Some really great productions.
Rob,,, I can't express the joy you bring me from these interviews. As a kid I knew who ALL the Best Child Actors were. I've never seen Michael interviewed (or another Great Fave was Kevin Corcoran. I wanted to be Moochie in the worst way.) Thank you so very much for your XLNT work.
Thanks, Rick.
I’m 79 yrs old , and enjoyed every minted of your show 👍👍 . You & guests brought back a lot of wonderful memories , Keep them coming......👏👏👏👏👏
Wow wow what a show 🤠 burt Reynolds just such a wonderfull actor i love smokey and the bandit and city heat Clint and burt was cc stars and he Was in perry mason series so he Was awsome thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns thanks Hope you Are All well and safe
Rob's interviews are amazing. I'm not really a big Western fan, but he is so well prepared and lets his guests talk that I get into it.
Thanks, Mike. Glad you enjoy them
Really enjoyed today's show. Word on westerns always good.
So so enjoyable to watch. Apart from seeing Mr Disney only in picture format, it is a blessing to see him as a human being through actors actor's eyes.
How unforgettable was Billy in Lost in Space also.
Thank you so much and kind regards from Adelaide, South. Australia
Thanks, Sammy.
Keep 'em coming! I absolutely love your guests and the backstory behind the movies and television shows. Michael Mcgreevey continues the tradition of interesting guests. And it is always good to hear Billy Mumy going back in time.
Just caught up with this wonderful and interesting interview. Thank you for keeping these movies, actors, and directors alive.
Thanks a lot, Joan. Glad you're enjoying them.
What a wonderful, fun interview. Im so grateful to view it
Thanks, Sherri.
Another great one. I like the way you steer them into interesting areas then let them talk. That first guy was dropping nuggets about those famous actors one right after the other.
So enjoyable. More valuable than maybe you know at a time when the world looks mad. Thank you, Rob.
Thanks, Ian. Let's all get....HAPPY!
Always love Mike's stories.
I used to go junior high school with Brandon Cruze who was on Courtship of Eddys father. I faked sick and went to the nurses office. I sat on a bench next Brandon who had a cast on his arm. We didn't talk. I loved that show and bill Bixby
Fantastic interview! Thanks Rob. Very enjoyable.
Thank you for another great interview!
That was a really interesting interview. I just saw "The Way West" a few weeks ago. I believe that Mitchum story of under acting because you looked forward to seeing Mitchum to underplay Douglas' over the top performing. Richard Widmark was great too and Sally Field was so sexy in that film.
Awesome. The longer the show the better.
Pretty dang cool. I honestly didn't recognize either one of them until I saw them in their roles . Then they were suddenly good friends and fond memories. Thanks Rob . Do one on the Red head Mumy ? Said he had done some westerns too. Thanks again Rob a great escape from the world
Wonderful, honest, storytelling. Love this, Rob.
He's a gifted storyteller, Rupe. As are you!
Thanks so much for these Shows Rob, as a Big fan of westerns, you bring us stars that can tell us the stories Behind the scenes. Thank You So much for giving us a Quality show, Most are gone now!
Thanks, Thomas. I'm producing these shows as fast as I can. Although, the virus certainly has limited our ability. I've got a couple of Zooms lined up but I really miss the live performance and audience support we normally get.
@@AWordonWesterns Know what you mean, but keep up the Great work & Please Stay on the Air, or Network, lol!
Excellent show. Humor was great.
Loved all of BR’s movies and TV appearances. Underrated actor.
Even Stroker Ace and Cannonball Run 2????
You are the best at what you do!
Thank you, so much would be lost with out you!! Craig Miller
Wow, thank you, Craig!
I loved it.....great stories
This is a very enjoyable interview, Rob. Stories about Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark, Robert Mitchum, Burt Reynolds, Walt Disney (Uncle Walt 😁), and others; what a treat! Thank you, Rob, and take care, amigo.
Thanks, Mamba.
Rob, this interview was a great example of what you do so well. Insightful questions and guests who have so many interesting stores to share. As viewers and fans, we learn so many fascinating tales of back stage drama. They bring back to life in a way favorite people that we watched so many years ago.
Always enjoy watching your interviews. And it struck me today that i need to share more of your work with others. I encourage all of your subscribers to do the same. Hopefully, we can contribute to achieve your goal and ours of keeping Westerns alive.
Great interview with a super nice guy, Mike McGreevy. Thanks Rob
That would have been awesome to grow up doing movies as a child actor with all those legends.
Another great video Rob. Some of the best stories of what it was like as a child actor back in the day.
Thanks, DP. I, too, love hearing their stories and then dig out the videos to watch.
I loved this interview Rob, thanks so much for doing these!
Glad you're enjoying them, Barry. Thanks.
michael mcgreevey such cool awesome energy, what a wonderful soul!
Thanks, rj. Couldn't agree more!
@@AWordonWesterns love your shows, movies & interviews & remembering a lot of cool people. thanks for your channel. have great day.
Loved this way back Rob. It was great to see the two of them together after all the years.
Thanks, Norm. It was exciting to get them up on stage together. The audience went...WILD!
Another great glimpse into a wonderful era !
Thanks, James. Glad you enjoyed it
This gives me an excuse to praise Richard Widmark. A true pro who made it look like acting came naturally. I still haven't gotten over Rob's _November Noir_ series and recently re-watched _Pickup on South Street_ for the first time in many years. What a knockout, literally and figuratively.
Thanks, Dale. Widmark was so very good. PICKUP, LAST WAGON and RUN FOR THE SUN are among my Widmark favorites.
I agree with you completely re: Richard Widmark.
Very, very interesting interview! I just got into Western TV Shows lately.. I grew up hating the heck out of them throughout the 70s and beyond because I guess my generation wasn't as much part of the time when Westerns were all over the place like the 50s and the 60s.. We were more submersed in Detective Shows and Comedies.. With all of the garbage going on I actually sat through The Rifleman a couple times, which was an accomplishment for me, and got hooked on the genre!! Now I love Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman and even Wagon Train.. They're all on MeTV.. Thanks for this great interview!!
Talking about all my favorite actors, this AWOW was not long enough!!
Good to see they both had happy memories of Hollywood.
Great to see Michael. Thanks for this.
Glad you enjoyed it, Randy.
Rob, great episode, Michael & Billy were awesome!💫
Thanks, Larry.
Thank you Rob, I really enjoyed this one.
It's good to see the kids, now men, who I watched when I was a kid who aspired to be actor.
This is my favorite video so far. I'm a huge McGreevey fan!
Even though much of this footage was in previous episodes, it was recut and presented in a way that made it fresh and new. As always a Word On Westerns makes Sunday mornings a little better.
Thanks, Jim. Since our last live show was over a year ago, I’m looking at some of our old shorter show and digging for unused footage. Glad you enjoyed my “enhanced” episode. More to come.
Thank you for your interviews.
Glad you like them, Les. Thank you.
@@AWordonWesterns Like is an understatement
Wow!! This was such a great interview on both parts,very entertaining
Thanks, Frank.
Lots of fun stories. Never knew the real story behind Burt leaving. Thanks.
Oh my goodness! Did he mention “Tombstone Territory”!? That’s my favorite TV Western & no one ever talks about it. I had no idea his father wrote some episodes. Very cool!
I would love a “Tombstone Territory” episode whenever you’re up & running again, Rob! I can’t wait to hear some stories about Pat Conway/Richard Eastham.
Has Jan Shepard ever mentioned being on it? She was fantastic as usual! Thanks again for another great episode! ❤️
Hi, MsCG. Good idea. It is such a fabulous western series. I just hung up with Jan Shepard checking up on her and her thoughts about TOMBSTONE TERRITORY. She didn't remember much about it (which is unusual) but did ask about Pat Conway who she enjoyed working with. Jan's credit list is amazing. She's been taking care of her husband Ray Boyle/Dirk London (of TV's WYATT EARP) and still has lots of stories to share with us when we're able to resume production.
@@AWordonWesterns thank you for asking her! She is a legend & so talented. I hope she is still doing well. I know her husband recently passed. Very sad.
I hope you can still do a Tombstone Territory episode some time in the future. I know a few guest stars are still with us like Angie Dickinson, Jan, Jack Hogan, Joyce Meadows, Jack Grinnage, Kathleen Nolan, Dyan Cannon, James Hong, Norma Moore, Jean Allison, Michael Forest & Scotty Morrow.
Thanks for keeping these westerns alive, Rob! We appreciate you!
Great episode. Really enjoyed it.
Great stuff. Love hearing their stories.
Thanks, alan. Glad you enjoy them.
Your channel is a breath of fresh air
Thanks, Pat.
My Uncle Dale went to high school with Darren McGavin in Galt, Calif. My junior year in high school I started working weekends at Pollardville Ghost Town, a tourist attraction between Lodi & Stockton, Calif., as a cowboy/gunslinger/stunt-teen in the old west shows/gunfights we put on every hour on Main St.. Couldn't really call it work. It was way too much fun getting shot off the hotel balcony, stagecoach , or horse...plus getting paid a whopping $1.25 an hour. Absolutely instilled my deep love of westerns I still have to this day. Worked at the Ghost Town til joining the military in 1970. Earlier in 1970 landed a night job as food server & dishwasher on the set of the Moonshine War directed by Robert Altman (M*A*S*H the movie). Met Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, Patrick McGoohan, Will Geer (Grandpa Walton), and Lee Hazelwood in his first movie. Lee had several hit songs out with Nancy Sinatra (Some Velvet Mornin, Jackson ect). Great guy, but here he is a millionaire with hit records and he kept bumming cigarettes off me. He smoked like a chimney, we smoked the same brand, and every time he ran out of smokes he'd come looking for me...an 18 year old dish washer. Got to the point I tried to avoid the mooch.
Thanks, Chucker. What a fun summer gig. Big bucks!
@@AWordonWesterns: Thank YOU sir. I watch your videos religiously. The nostalgia is wonderful for my old soul.
😷 Rob, this was a great interview 👍
Thanks Rob for another truly wonderful video. It is great to see these talents recalling all these terrific stories. I always look forward to your videos. Please keep them coming!
Thanks John.
Disney stories in this episode are great. The Way West is unique because of several suspenseful, bizarre and surprising scenes.
Another fantastic interview. Thank You !
What an amazing episode. SO interesting. Such a great idea interviewing some of the child actors. They see and hear everything. I remember talking with Sherry Jackson a few years ago. As a child she had been in a lot of the westerns I grew up with. Fascinating!
Thanks, Kent. Check out our two AWOW episodes with Sherry. She, too, had some amazing memories.