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
Riptide (Australian TV series) Riptide (Australian TV series) Riptide was an Australian adventure television series, starring Ty Hardin, which was first broadcast in 1969. The show featured a foreign lead actor and a foreign producer, similar in approach to "The Outsiders". Co-stars were Jonathan Sweet and Sue Costin, while guest roles featured Australian actors such as Tony Ward, Rowena Wallace, Michael Pate, Bill Hunter, Helen Morse, John Meillon, Norman Yemm, Chips Rafferty, and Jack Thompson. The series was filmed at Australian locations. The protagonist Moss Andrews (played by Ty Hardin, who had previously appeared in "Bronco") is a once successful US-American businessman who took