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Empire

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Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)

Created by
Kathleen Hite
Seasons
1
Episodes
32
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Sep 25, 1962
Networks
NBC
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Empire

  • Portrait of Richard Egan

    Richard Egan

    Jim Redigo

  • Portrait of Ryan O'Neal

    Ryan O'Neal

    Tal Garrett

  • Portrait of Anne Seymour

    Anne Seymour

    Lucia Garrett

  • Portrait of Terry Moore

    Terry Moore

    Connie Garrett

  • Portrait of Charles Bronson

    Charles Bronson

    Paul Moreno

Seasons

  • Season 1

    Sep 25, 1962

    32 episodes

    Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)

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