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
Bud Hardin Bud Hardin William Edgar "Bud" Hardin (June 14, 1922 – July 28, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. Although he played professionally for 13 seasons (1942; 1946–1957), Hardin appeared in only three Major League games as a shortstop, second baseman and pinch hitter for the Chicago Cubs. The native of Shelby, North Carolina, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He served in the United States Army during World War II. Hardin made the Cubs' early season roster in 1952 as a 29-year-old rookie after being selected in the 1951 Rule 5 draft out of the St.