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 Pickup Ty Pickup Clarence William "Ty" Pickup (October 29, 1897 – August 2, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918. Pickup was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1897. He started his professional baseball career in 1918. That season, he played in his first and only Major League Baseball game on April 30 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Pickup singled in his only at bat and played one inning in right field. He also appeared in 49 games for the Eastern League's New London Planters in 1918 and had a batting average of