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
Melora Hardin J. Fox being cast, Hardin was deemed too tall to star alongside him. She was later replaced by Claudia Wells. Hardin starred in the 2000–2001 series "", and 2004-2009 she played the recurring role of Trudy Monk, the title character's deceased wife, on the USA Network series "Monk". She appeared on the series "NCIS" as former Petty Officer Erin Toner in the episode "The Curse". In 2005, Hardin portrayed Linda Evans in "", a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera "Dynasty". Hardin played former corporate manager Jan