Clint Walker

 Longtime Nevada County resident Clint Walker starred in the iconic television western Cheyenne from 1955-1963.

This was the golden era of TV westerns, with dozens of similar shows airing around the same time. Like their big screen counterparts, TV cowboys were usually handsome, brave, resourceful and, of course, good with a gun.

Clint Walker in the role of Cheyenne Bodie helped teach, if only in a small way, a generation of young American males that being a man wasn’t just about being tough.

It was also about sticking to your word, lending a helping hand when needed, and practicing that most ancient of all western codes: whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.