Born on Lancer. Exact age unknown. Raised in the border towns, his mother died when he was an undisclosed age leaving him with the belief that his father had thrown them both out before he was the age of two. Became a gunfighter, Johnny Madrid. For approximately 5 years he hired out. In the first episode we see him facing a firing squad as a Pinkerton agent comes to the rescue and tells him his father wants to see him. He was evidently helping some villagers raise a revolution against the rurales in an undisclosed area of Mexico.
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Biography - Scott Lancer
24 years old, born in Carterville, California and raised in Boston by his grandfather, Harlan Garrett. Civil War veteran. Lieutenant in the Cavalry under General Sheridan. Spent time in POW camp. Attended Harvard University, major unknown. Once engaged to be married to a girl named Julie Dennison.
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Biography - Murdoch Lancer
Born in Inverness Scotland. Exact age unknown. Arrived in America and married Catherine Garrett less than a year after arriving. Moved to California with his wife who died in childbirth (Scott) while traveling east to Boston during a range war for safety. Remarried Maria (last name unknown) "a few years later". Second son born on Lancer - Johnny. Maria left with their son when the baby was under two years of age. Never remarried. Built a cattle empire in the San Joaquin Valley. 100,000 acres and 20,000 head of cattle.
Biography - Teresa O'Brien
Born on Lancer. Exact age unknown. Father, Paul O'Brien, was Murdoch's foreman. Killed during a range war. Teresa became Murdoch Lancer's ward. Mother, Angel Day, abandoned her as a baby to travel as an entertainer.
Biography - Jellifer B. Hoskins - Jelly
Exact age unknown. Place of birth unknown. Traveled extensively. Surrogate father to 8 boys of varying ages until he met the Lancers. The boys were adopted out and he remained at Lancer. One sister in Arizona.
ACTOR'S BIOGRAPHIES
JAMES STACY:
James Stacy was born Maurice William Elias on December 23rd, 1936 in Los Angeles. He tried a few occupations before deciding that acting was for him. He returned to L.A. as this was the best place to start his career. One of his first moves was to change his name. He used James from James Dean, one of his favorite actors, and Stacy from his niece. James originally wanted to play pro football and even though he was well built and fast, he wasn't heavy enough to withstand the constant physical punishment of the sport. A good friend, Robert Fuller, suggested he join him in acting classes and so James was on his way. His early appearances include Gunsmoke and Perry Mason. Ozzie Nelson liked his work and signed him up to play a college friend of his son Ricky. He appeared as Fred from 1958 to 1964 in Ozzie & Harriet. 1963 saw him appear in Summer Magic with Hailey Mills, Peter Brown and Burl Ives. It was during this time that he met and married actress Connie Stevens in a lavish Hollywood wedding in October 1963. Unfortunately, the marriage didn't last long and they divorced in 1966. James appeared in a number of movies during the 1950s including Sayonara and the 1958 musical South Pacific . Although none were outstanding, in that the roles were very small, they did put his face on the silver screen. 1965 saw him appear in a tv show pilot called And Baby Makes Three , but this didn't eventuate. Kim Darby became his second wife in 1968, but in 1969 this marriage was also ended in divorce. They have a daughter Heather. Also in the same year, James appeared in Flareup with Raquel Welch. 20th Century Fox began casting for a new TV western called Lancer in 1968. James was signed for the role of youngest son Johnny, along with Andrew Duggan as father Murdoch Lancer, Wayne Maunder as the oldest son Scott and Elizabeth Baur as Murdoch's ward Teresa O'Brien. Lancer was a well-written show which suffered an early demise in 1970 because it was launched when TV westerns were on the way out of favor with audiences. 51 color episodes were made. Notable guests who appeared were Pernell Roberts, Keenan Wynn, Rory Calhoun and Warren Oates to name but a few. In the early 1970's James landed roles in TV movies such as Heat of Anger, Ordeal and Paper Man and appeared in a variety of TV series shows the likes of Gunsmoke, Owen Marshall and Medical Center. Then, on the night of September 27, 1973 James' life was changed dramatically. While riding his motorcycle, with his girlfriend as passenger, James was struck by a car driven by a drunken driver. His girlfriend was killed and he received extensive injuries. His left arm and leg were torn off by the impact. James survived, but medical expenses had wiped out his savings. Friends and his ex-wives gathered and a benefit was held for him in 1974, which raised over $100,000.00. The 1975 movie Posse , was his first role after the accident. Kirk Douglas wrote the part of the newspaper editor especially for James. He followed this appearance with roles in Double Exposure and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Some TV appearances were Wiseguy, Cagney & Lacey, Hotel, Just a Little Inconvenience and Matters of The Heart. He was nominated twice for an Emmy. Just a Little Inconvenience in 1977 was the first and Cagney & Lacey in 1986 the second.
WAYNE MAUNDER:
Wayne Maunder was born in Four Falls, New Brunswick, Canada on December 19, 1937 and raised in Bangor, Maine. Major League Baseball attracted his early interest and even though he had several tryouts, he didn't succeed. He then switched to psychiatry when he was at Compton Junior College, in California, but decided on another change, this time to drama. A part in an amateur play fired this young and determined blue-eyed blond's desire to further acting and he headed off to New York and hopefully Broadway. Wayne studied at Stella Adler's Drama Group during the day and at night Grand Central Station saw him waiting tables, which is an occupation most theater actors seem to rely on in lean times. For the next two years he studied and acted, when he could, in stock companies. Hamlet and Othello and a stint in Much Ado About Nothing with the American Shakespeare Company on Long Island were some of his stage roles. He headed back to LA when a theatrical agent signed him up after watching him perform in The Knack. Wayne was 32 years old when he landed the lead role of Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the 20th Century Fox television production of Custer, which was later titled The Legend Of Custer for USA theatrical release. He grew a moustache and his blond hair long for the character. The 1967 produced series was full of stunts, action and believable stories, which captured the viewer, but unfortunately not enough to keep them because its run was to last only 17 episodes. Scott Lancer, the Boston educated oldest son of Murdoch Lancer was a role the Lancer producers thought ideal for him and Wayne was signed in 1968. This series was also made by the 20th Century Fox stable and Wayne was required for action scenes as well as horse riding. Gone were the long hair and moustache, but that didn't stop him from receiving generous amounts of fan mail and appearing in televison and teenager magazines at the time. During the 70's he appeared in a 1971 movie, The Seven Minutes and on television in Kung Fu (1972) and Chase (1973). In 1981, Porky's was his only reported role.
ANDREW DUGGAN:
Born: December 28, 1923 Died: May 15, 1988
Born in Indiana and raised in Texas, Andrew Duggan attended Indiana University on a speech and drama scholarship.He was starred there in Maxwell Anderson The Eve of St. Mark, which was being given a nonprofessional pre-Broadway try-out; on the basis of this performance, Duggan was cast in the professional Chicago company of the Anderson play. Before rehearsals could start, however, Duggan was drafted into the army. After wartime service, Duggan began his acting career all over again, working at his uncle's Indiana farm in-between Broadway and stock engagements. In Hollywood in the late 1950's, Duggan was co-starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Bourbon Street Beat and was featured in such films as The Bravados (1958), Seven Days in May (1964) and In Like Flint (1967). He also starred on the 1962 TV sitcom Room for One More and in the 1968 western Lancer as Murdoch Lancer. Because of his marked resemblance to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Duggan was frequently cast as generals and US Presidents. Andrew Duggan's last screen appearance was in The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover.
PAUL BRINEGAR:
Born: December 19, 1925 Died: March 27, 1995
Character actor of films and television, Paul Brinegar specialized in playing fiesty, grizzled cowboy sidekicks. Fans of the western series Rawhide may remember Brinegar for playing Wishbone, the grumbly old cook. He was also known for playing Lamar Pettybone on the early-80's TV series Matt Houston. Born and raised in New Mexico, he headed to California as a young man and made his feature film debut in Larceny (1948). From there, he launched a steady film career that slowed down considerably in the late 50's, after he began appearing on television but did not end until 1994, when Brinegar made his final screen appearance as a stagecoach driver in the 1994 film version of Maverick. He portrayed Jelly Hoskins on the TV western Lancer.
ELIZABETH BAUR:
Not much information on her. Born December 1, 1947
Return of Ironside, The (1993) (TV) .... Fran Belding "Ironside" (1967) TV Series .... Fran Belding (1971-1975) Boston Strangler, The (1968).... Harriet Fordin "Lancer" (1968) TV Series .... Teresa O'Brien "Remington Steele" (1982) "S.W.A.T." (1975) "Emergency!" (1972) "Nanny and the Professor" (1970) "Young Rebels, The" (1970) "Daniel Boone" (1964) "Batman" (1966/II)