Ty Hardin various Warner productions. When Clint Walker walked out on his ABC series "Cheyenne" in 1958 during a contract dispute with Warner Bros., Hardin got his big break. Warner bought out Hardin's contract from Paramount Studios and installed him into "Cheyenne" for the remainder of the season, as the country cousin "Bronco Layne". Walker and Warner Bros. came to terms after the season ended, but Hardin had made such a big hit on the show that Jack L. Warner gave him his own series, "Bronco", under the Cheyenne title. "Bronco" alternated weeks with "Sugarfoot", starring Will Hutchins, and "Cheyenne" for four
Ty Hardin years. The series ran from 1958-62. Hardin guest starred on other Warners shows such as "Maverick" and "77 Sunset Strip". Warners cast Hardin in some films such as "Merrill's Marauders" (1962), where he was second billed to Jeff Chandler; "The Chapman Report" (1962); the spring break film "Palm Springs Weekend" (1963); "PT 109"; and "Wall of Noise" (1963). When his contract expired, Hardin did "Guys and Dolls" in stock. He then left Hollywood to seek opportunity overseas as his series aired all over the world. Like many other American actors, Hardin traveled to Europe, where he made several spaghetti Westerns,