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Maverick (television program) - Definition and Overview

Maverick is a comedy-western television series that ran from 1957 to 1962 on ABC. The series starred James Garner as Bret Maverick, a wise-cracking gambler, and Jack Kelly as his brother Bart. (Toward the end of the series, Roger Moore had a recurring role as their English cousin Beau.)

The series was created by Roy Huggins.

Spin offs

The series had a number of spin-offs:

  • Young Maverick (1979), a short-lived revival starring Charles Frank as Ben Maverick, another cousin
  • Bret Maverick (1981-82), another revival starring Garner as an older-but-no-wiser Bret Maverick
  • Maverick (1994), a movie starring Mel Gibson as Bret Maverick, with Garner in a significant supporting role

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