Black Bart

Synopsis

A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title). It featured Lou Gossett, Jr. as Bart and Steve Landesberg as his drunkard sidekick, a former Confederate officer named "Reb Jordan". The Humour was much more toned down than it's feature film predecessor Other cast members included Millie Slavin and Noble Willingham. Bergman is listed as the sole creator. CBS aired the pilot once on April 4, 1975 as a CBS Special Presentation. The pilot featured guest appearances by Gerrit Graham and Brooke Adams and was written by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis. Elias and Eutis later created and executive produced the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991).

Main Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Black Bart

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Steve Landesberg

Reb Jordan

Age : 74 | Popularity : 49%

Millie Slavin

Belle Buzzer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

Noble Willingham

Fern Malaga

Age : N/A | Popularity : 63%

Ruben Moreno

Moonwolf

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Theodore Lehmann

Mr. Swenson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Gerrit Graham

Curley

Age : N/A | Popularity : 40%

Brooke Adams

Jennifer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Butler
Camera	Director of Photography	Michael D. Margulies
Crew	Creator	Andrew Bergman
Editing	Editor	Neil Travis
Writing	Writer	Michael Elias Frank Shaw
Sound	Original Music Composer	Tom Scott
Production	Producer	Michael T. Elias Robert Butler
	Executive Producer	Mark Tuttle
Department	Role	Name

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