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"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 14 -- When Hugh Blaine bets $50,000 that all four hooves of a harness racehorse are off the ground at the same time he agrees to pay Bat ten percent of the bet to supply the proof.

"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 23 -- Bat travels to Yuma to give away the bride at a wedding but discovers the girl's fiance has been murdered. He joins the posse sent to bring the suspected killer, the Yaqui Kid, to justice.

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Date of Birth:

2 September 1917, American Fork, Utah, USA more

Date of Death:

27 August 1997, Santa Rosa, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Sam Peeples began his writing career with Western novels but later became... more

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Alternate Names:

Sam Peeples

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV)	(writer)	1982	-	4.8 (68)

2.	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)	(story) (uncredited)	1982	$97M	7.8 (33,528)
	AKAs: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (new title) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Edition (USA: director's cut)
3.	"Flash Gordon" (1979)	(7 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	7.5 (120)
	AKAs: The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (USA: promotional title) 7 TV episodes: Chapter Twelve: Tournament of Death (1979) (writer) (as Sam Peeples) Chapter Eleven: King Flash (1979) (writer) (as Sam Peeples) Chapter Ten: Blue Magic (1979) (writer) (as Sam Peeples) Chapter Five: The Beast Men's Prey (1979) (writer) (as Sam Peeples) Chapter Four: To Save Earth (1979) (writer) (as Sam Peeples) 2 episodes not shown.
4.	"Jason of Star Command" (1978)	(9 episodes, 1978-1979)	1979	-	7.6 (76)
	9 TV episodes: The Power of the Star Disk (1979) (written by) Secret of the Ancients (1979) (written by) Beyond the Stars! (1979) (written by) Planet of the Lost (1978) (written by) Wiki to the Rescue (1978) (written by) 4 episodes not shown.
5.	A Real American Hero (1978) (TV)	(written by)	1978	-	6.0 (95)
	AKAs: Hard Stick
6.	"Space Academy" (1977)	(5 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	8.1 (57)
	5 TV episodes: Star Legend (1977) (writer) Space Hookey (1977) (writer) The Phantom Planet (1977) (writer) The Rocks of Janus (1977) (writer) Castaways in Time and Space (1977) (writer)
7.	Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)	(screenplay)	1977	-	4.9 (266)
	AKAs: The Man in the Back Seat Walking Tall: The Final Chapter (USA: alternative title)
8.	Spectre (1977) (TV)	(writer)	1977	-	5.7 (209)

9.	"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977)	(4 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	7.3 (164)
	4 TV episodes: The Rivals (1977) (writer) The Tenderfoot (1977) (writer) The Redemption of Ben (1977) (writer) Adam's Ark (1977) (writer)
10.	"Star Trek" (1973)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.5 (791)
	AKAs: Star Trek: TAS (USA: promotional abbreviation) Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (USA: alternative title) Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series-The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA: DVD box title) The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA: video box title) 1 TV episode: Beyond the Farthest Star (1973) (written by)
11.	"Bonanza" (1959)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.3 (1,147)
	AKAs: Ponderosa (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: The Saddle Stiff (1972) (writer)
12.	"Lancer" (1968)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	6.1 (46)
	1 TV episode: The High Riders (1968) (creator) (story)
13.	The Legend of Custer (1968)	(creator) (written by)	1968	-	4.7 (32)

14.	"Custer" (1967)	(3 episodes, 1967)	1967	-	7.1 (22)
	AKAs: The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title) 3 TV episodes: Under Fire (1967) (writer) To the Death (1967) (writer) Sabers in the Sun (1967) (writer)
15.	"The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	6.9 (93)
	1 TV episode: The Mata Hari Affair (1966) (writer)
16.	"Star Trek" (1966)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	8.6 (8,329)
	AKAs: Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation) Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title) 1 TV episode: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966) (written by)
17.	"The Legend of Jesse James" (1965)	(34 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	6.3 (17)
	34 TV episodes: A Burying for Rosey (1966) (creator) Wanted: Dead and Only (1966) (creator) A Field of Wild Flowers (1966) (creator) Dark Side of the Moon (1966) (creator) The Hunted and the Hunters (1966) (creator) 29 episodes not shown.
18.	"A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965)	(2 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	7.7 (32)
	2 TV episodes: The Last Diablo (1966) (writer) The Locket (1965) (writer)
19.	"Burke's Law" (1963)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.7 (142)
	AKAs: Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: A Very Important Russian Is Missing (1965) (writer)
20.	"The Rogues" (1964)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.4 (77)
	1 TV episode: Our Men in Marawat (1965) (writer)
21.	Advance to the Rear (1964)	(writer)	1964	-	5.9 (256)
	AKAs: Company of Cowards? (UK)
22.	"Frontier Circus" (1961)	(2 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	5.9 (13)
	2 TV episodes: The Shaggy Kings (1961) (writer) The Depths of Fear (1961) (writer)
23.	"The Tall Man" (1960)	(2 episodes, 1960-1961)	1961	-	7.2 (22)
	2 TV episodes: A Gun Is for Killing (1961) (writer) Bad Company (1960) (written by)
24.	"Overland Trail" (1960)	(7 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.1 (8)
	AKAs: Overland Stage 7 TV episodes: The Most Dangerous Gentleman (1960) (writer) First Stage to Denver (1960) (writer) Vigilantes of Montana (1960) (writer) Daughter of the Sioux (1960) (writer) Westbound Stage (1960) (writer) 2 episodes not shown.
25.	"Bat Masterson" (1958)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	7.6 (144)
	2 TV episodes: The Snare (1960) (written by) A Picture of Death (1960) (written by)
26.	"Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.7 (350)
	1 TV episode: Fight at Adobe Wells (1960) (story) (teleplay)
27.	"Laramie" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.0 (88)
	1 TV episode: Trail Drive (1960) (writer)
28.	"The Texan" (1958)	(2 episodes, 1958-1960)	1960	-	7.1 (36)
	2 TV episodes: The Taming of Rio Nada (1960) (written by) The Troubled Town (1958) (writer)
29.	"This Man Dawson" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	-
	2 TV episodes: The Big Shot (1960) (written by) The Hard Way (1959) (writer)
30.	"Riverboat" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.9 (35)
	1 TV episode: Guns for Empire (1959) (writer)
31.	"Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	8.1 (95)
	2 TV episodes: End of a Legend (1959) (writer) The Happy Tree (1958) (writer)
32.	"The Rough Riders" (1958)	(17 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	7.9 (18)
	17 TV episodes: The Last Rebel (1959) (written by) The Wagon Raiders (1959) (written by) The Highgraders (1959) (written by) Deadfall (1959) (written by) Forty-Five Calibre Law (1959) (written by) 12 episodes not shown.
33.	"Rawhide" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.2 (408)
	1 TV episode: Incident of the Dog Days (1959) (writer)
34.	"Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958)	(3 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	8.2 (200)
	3 TV episodes: Bounty for a Bride (1959) (writer) Rawhide Breed (1958) (written by) The Bounty (1958) (writer)
35.	"Zane Grey Theater" (1956)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	6.8 (53)
	AKAs: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) The Westerners (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Medal for Valor (1958) (writer)
36.	"The Rifleman" (1958)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.1 (408)
	1 TV episode: The Angry Gun (1958) (written by)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	A Real American Hero (1978) (TV)	(producer)	1978	-	6.0 (95)
	AKAs: Hard Stick
2.	"The Tall Man" (1960)	producer (2 episodes, 1960-1961)	1961	-	7.2 (22)
	2 TV episodes: The Last Resource (1961) (producer) Bad Company (1960) (producer)
3.	"Overland Trail" (1960)	producer (unknown episodes)	1960	-	8.1 (8)
	AKAs: Overland Stage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)	(additional writing material) (uncredited)	1982	$97M	7.8 (33,528)
	AKAs: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (new title) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Edition (USA: director's cut)
2.	The Legend of Custer (1968)	(executive consultant)	1968	-	4.7 (32)

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