Rawhide Television Series
In 1958, the 6 foot 3 1/2 inch Fleming landed the starring role as trail boss Gil Favor in Rawhide (half an inch taller than his co-star Clint Eastwood). Set in the 1860s, Rawhide portrayed the challenges faced by the men of the cattle drive from San Antonio, Texas, to Sedalia, Missouri. Producer Charles Marquis Warren called on the diary written in 1866 by trail boss George C. Duffield to shape the character of Favor: a savvy, strong and fair leader who persevered and got the job done. The top rated western, with costars Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, and Paul Brinegar, ran from 1959 to 1966. Fleming and Eastwood more or less rotated in playing the lead from week to week in the episodes but Fleming was always billed over Eastwood.
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