Cast
- Main cast
- Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, a rancher, Union Army veteran of the American Civil War and widowed father
- Johnny Crawford as Mark McCain, Lucas' son
- Paul Fix as Micah Torrance, marshal of North Fork
- Recurring cast
- Bill Quinn as Sweeney, the bartender
- Patricia Blair as Lou Mallory
- Joe Higgins as Nils Swenson
- Harlan Warde as John Hamilton
- Joan Taylor as Milly Scott
- Hope Summers as Hattie Denton
- John Harmon as Eddie Halstead
Seven actors played the town doctor during the series (usually known as "Doc Burrage"): Edgar Buchanan, Fay Roope, Rhys Williams, Jack Kruschen, Robert Burton, Ralph Moody and Bert Stevens.
- Guest stars
More than 500 actors made guest appearances in more than 970 credited roles during the five-year run of the series. Guest stars included veteran actors John Carradine, Lon Chaney, Jr., Ellen Corby, John Dehner, and Agnes Moorehead. Several then-newcomers also appeared in the series, including Mark Goddard, Dennis Hopper, Michael Landon, Harry Dean Stanton, and Robert Vaughn. Notable people in other fields also made cameo appearances such as singer Sammy Davis, Jr., future baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, comedian Buddy Hackett and writer, director and producer Paul Mazursky.
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