These proved that the genre could be smart, layered, morally complex and character-driven, functioning as elite prestige TV ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although his career was shorter than most, Clint Walker was a major Western TV star, having booked his breakout role in Cheyenne.

'Justified' is a Western TV show with six seasons that stars Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins as Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder.

Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon as Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Joe Cartwright, riding horses and looking at the sky in Bonanza. Image via NBC When it comes to classic television ...

Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger with his horse Silver in the background on 'The Lone Ranger' Image via ABC If you're anything like this author, then you probably love a good, old-fashioned horse ...