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KENNY ROGERS AS THE GAMBLER - Inspired by his popular country western song entitled "The Gambler," Kenny Rogers starred as a veteran frontier cardsharp who helped out a fledgling gambler (Bruce Boxleitner) with a knack for getting into trouble. This successful made-for-TV movie spawned Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, Part II- The Adventure Continues (1983), featuring the fastest female gun in the West (Linda Evans); Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, Part III-The Legend Continues (1987) where the Gambler interacted with such historical notables as Sitting Bull (George American Horse) and Buffalo Bill (Jeffrey Jones); The Luck of the Draw-The Gambler Returns (1991) which featured the biggest card game in history and cameos from such classic TV western characters as Lucas McCain, a.k.a. "The Rifleman" (Chuck Connors), Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), Bat Masterson (Gene Barry), and Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly); and The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps (1994) with Kenny Rogers returning as cardsharp Brady Hawkes who searches for his 19-year-old son who quit a New England prep school to join the Hole in the Wall Gang. (120 Minutes) 

KENTUCKY JONES/NBC/1964-65 - Contemporary comedy/drama set on a forty acre ranch in southern California starring Dennis Weaver as Kenneth Yarborough Jones, a widower veterinarian left with the responsibility of raising a newly adopted Chinese boy, Ike Wong (Ricky Der). (30 Minutes) 

KIT CARSON  See - "The Adventures of Kit Carson"

KLONDIKE/NBC/1960-61 - Northern adventures in Skagway, Alaska during the Gold Rush years of 1897-99. Ralph Taeger starred as Mike Halliday, a miner at odds with Jeff Durain (James Coburn), the owner of a gambling hall/hotel where many of the miners lost their hard earned money. (30 Minutes) 

KUNG FU/ABC/1972-75 - David Carradine starred as Shaolin priest Kwai Chang Caine, an Oriental/American raised in a Chinese monastery who later fled to America when he killed the Royal Chinese nephew in defense of a blind monk. While in America, he searched for his family roots. Along the way he was confronted by many who wanted the $10,000 reward for his capture. His only defense: Kung Fu. (60 Minutes) 

 
 

 

 
 
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