Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger
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Genre	Action Crime Police procedural
Created by	Albert S. Ruddy Leslie Greif Paul Haggis Christopher Canaan
Starring	Chuck Norris Clarence Gilyard Sheree J. Wilson Noble Willingham Nia Peeples Judson Mills Floyd Westerman Jimmy Wlcek Marco Sanchez
Theme music composer	Tirk Wilder (Seasons 1, 2–8) Jerrold Immel (Season 2, last used on "Tiger's Eye")
Opening theme	"Eyes of the Ranger" Performed by Chuck Norris (Mid-Seasons 2–8) on DVD (Mid-Seasons 3 (Ep. 12)–8)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	200 (not including TV movie) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chuck Norris Andre Morgan Aaron Norris Gordon T. Dawson Michel Vandewalle Tom Blomquist John Ashley Frank Lupo Leonard Katzman
Producer(s)	Calvin Clements Jr. Bob Gookin Bruce Cervi John Lansing Rick Husky Garry A. Brown
Camera setup	Single-camera Super 16mm
Running time	43 minutes
Production company(s)	Cannon Television (1993) Top Kick Productions (1993–1998) (seasons 1-5) Norris Brothers Entertainment (1998–2001) (seasons 6-8) The Ruddy/Greif Company Columbia Pictures Television CBS Productions
Distributor	CBS Media Ventures
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Dolby Surround 2.0
Original release	Pilot April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21) – May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01) Original September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) – May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
Chronology
Related shows	Sons of Thunder Walker
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade, with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25, 1993, to May 19, 2001, and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28, 2001. It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and spawned a 2005 television film entitled Trial by Fire. The film ended on a cliffhanger, which was never resolved. DVD sets of all seasons have been released (with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season). At various times since 1997, reruns of the show have aired, in syndication, on the USA Network and Action in Canada. Reruns are currently seen on CBS Action, WGN America, CMT, INSP, getTV, Pluto TV, TV Land, and Grit, 10 Bold, being part of Network Ten in Australia and now also airing on Charge!

The series was noted for its moralistic style. The characters refrained from the use of drugs, and they participated in community service. Martial arts were displayed prominently as the primary tool of law enforcement and occasionally as a tool for Walker and company to reach out to the community.

Premise

The show was initially developed by executive producer Allison Moore and supervising producer J. Michael Straczynski when the series was still being produced by Cannon Television. While Straczynski had to depart to get his new series Babylon 5 on the air, executive producer David Moessinger remained to finish developing the series. The show is centered on Sergeant Cordell Walker (Norris), a Dallas–Fort Worth–based member of the Texas Rangers, a state-level bureau of investigation. Walker was raised by his paternal uncle, an American Indian named Ray Firewalker (Floyd Red Crow Westerman, pilot episode, season 1; Apesanahkwat, season 2). The surname being, possibly, a nod to the 1986 Norris film, Firewalker. Cordell, prior to joining the Rangers, served in the Marines' elite recon unit during the Vietnam War. Both Cordell and Uncle Ray share the values characteristic of Wild West sheriffs.

His partner and best friend is James "Jimmy" Trivette (Clarence Gilyard), a former Dallas Cowboys player, "Go Long Trivette", who takes a more modern approach. Walker's young partner grew up in Baltimore and used football as his ticket to college education. He was dropped from the team after he tore up his shoulder in a major game, which led to his career in the Rangers (often making references to watching the Lone Ranger and how C.D. Parker mentored him as a rookie officer). Trivette also works inside the office using computers and cellular phones to collate information of the people who have been taken into custody.

Walker also works closely with (and shares a mutual attraction to) Alexandra "Alex" Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), a Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney, who on occasion puts up a frown if Walker does not obtain results in time. He also gets advice on cases from C.D. Parker (Gailard Sartain, pilot season; Noble Willingham, seasons 1–7), a veteran Ranger (later inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame) who worked with Walker (and is the only character on the show to address Walker by his first name Cordell on a regular basis) until retiring to operate a small restaurant and bar called "CD's Bar and Grill", a restaurant widely known in the series for its chili. In season 7, two rookie Texas Rangers, Sydney Cooke (Nia Peeples), and Francis Gage (Judson Mills), are assigned under Walker and Trivette's command.

The series was well known during its run for its product placement deal with Chrysler, especially its Dodge division. After Walker used a GMC Sierra during the first season, he switched to the Dodge Ram (which at the start of the second season was completely redesigned for 1994), which would be advertised during commercial breaks. Other members of the cast often used other Chrysler vehicles, while villains would drive vehicles from General Motors or Ford Motor Company. This was not unlike The Andy Griffith Show, which exclusively used Ford vehicles due to a sponsorship deal with Andy Griffith. Coincidentally, the show ended just as Dodge was getting ready to redesign the Ram again for the 2002 model year. However the 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 was used in the movie Trial by Fire, driven by Walker.

Episodes

Main article: List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	4	April 21, 1993	May 1, 1993
	2	24	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)	May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)
	3	25	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)
	4	26	September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
	5	27	September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
	6	25	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
	7	23	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
	8	25	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
	9	24	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Walker Texas Ranger characters

Name	Portrayed by	Occupation	Seasons
			Pilot	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Cordell Walker	Chuck Norris	Texas Ranger	Main
James Trivette	Clarence Gilyard	Texas Ranger	Main
Alexandra Cahill	Sheree J. Wilson	Assistant District Attorney	Main
CD Parker	Gailard Sartain	former Texas Ranger, bar owner	Main
	Noble Willingham			Main
Raymond Firewalker	Floyd Westerman	Walker's uncle	Main
	Apesanahkwat				Guest
Trent Malloy	Jimmy Wlcek	karate instructor, private detective					Recurring		Main
Carlos Sandoval	Marco Sanchez	police detective					Recurring		Main
Francis Gage	Judson Mills	Texas Ranger								Main
Sydney Cooke	Nia Peeples	Texas Ranger								Main

Main characters

• Chuck Norris as Texas Ranger Sergeant Cordell Walker, a former Marine and a modern-day Ranger who believes in the Code of the Old West. He is a decorated Vietnam vet and a martial arts expert. He is the show's main protagonist. Appeared in all episodes.
• Clarence Gilyard as Texas Ranger Sergeant James "Jimmy" Trivette, Walker's partner and best friend. A former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Appeared in all but two episodes.
• Sheree J. Wilson as Tarrant County Assistant D.A. Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, whom Walker dates for a few seasons and finally marries. Appeared in all but five episodes.
• Noble Willingham (Gailard Sartain, pilot) as retired Texas Ranger Captain C.D. Parker, Walker's buddy and ex-partner who owns a bar-restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, and is the only one to address Walker by his first name Cordell regularly. C.D. regularly came out of retirement to assist Walker and Trivette. Appeared in 155 episodes.
• Nia Peeples as Texas Ranger Sydney "Syd" Cooke, a rookie Ranger who joins Walker in seasons 7 & 8. Appeared in 47 episodes.
• Judson Mills as Texas Ranger Francis Gage, another rookie Ranger who joins Walker in seasons 7 & 8. Appeared in 46 episodes.
• Floyd Westerman (Apesanahkwat, season 2) as Walker's paternal uncle Ray Firewalker (also known as Uncle Ray), who raised Cordell after his parents – John and Elizabeth Firewalker – were murdered. Ray disappeared at the end of season 2 and is revealed to have died a few seasons later. Appeared in 14 episodes.

Supporting characters

• Marco Sanchez as Detective Carlos Sandoval, a detective for Dallas PD. Best friend of Trent Malloy. Often teamed up with Walker and Trivette in cases. Appeared in 16 episodes.
• Jimmy Wlcek as Trent Malloy, son of a pastor and former martial arts student of Walker. Black belt in Karate and runs both his own Dojo and Protection Agency. Often teamed up with Walker and Trivette in cases. Appeared in 13 episodes.
• Cynthia Dorn as M.E. Mary Williams, a medical examiner in most of the murder cases that occurred on the show.
• Vanessa Paul as Josie Martin. Ran 'H.O.P.E.' center created by Alex after a near-death experience. One of Alex's bridesmaids at Alex and Walker's wedding. Did not play a major role in her appearances.
• Frank Salsedo as White Eagle, the spiritual leader of the Cherokee reservation Walker grew up on. Debuted during season 3.
• Rod Taylor as Gordon Cahill, the once-estranged father of Alex. Also an Attorney.
• Eloy Casados as Sheriff Sam Coyote, the sheriff of the Cherokee reservation and a very good friend of Walker.
• James Drury as Texas Ranger Captain Tom Price. He only appeared during the pilot season.
• Peter Onorati as Sergeant Vincent Rosetti, a New York Police Sergeant with a strong New York accent and a little arrogance.
• Terry Kiser as Charlie Brooks, a clumsy and fast-talking informant for Walker and Trivette.
• Robert Fuller as Ranger Wade Harper, a retired El Paso Texas Ranger who came on board to work for Walker and Trivette.
• Julia Nickson as Dr. Susan Lee

Reception

Nielsen ratings

The show was quite successful in the ratings throughout its run, ranking among the Top 25 shows from 1995 until 1999, and ranking in the Top 20 in both the 1995–1996 and 1998–1999 seasons.

• 1993–1994: 11.7 rating, No. 41
• 1994–1995: 11.2 rating, No. 41
• 1995–1996: 12.3 rating, No. 18
• 1996–1997: 11.0 rating, No. 24
• 1997–1998: 14.4 million viewers, No. 21
• 1998–1999: 14.4 million viewers, No. 15
• 1999–2000: 12.2 million viewers, No. 34
• 2000–2001: 10.3 million viewers, No. 62

Critical reception

In October 1993, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a C+.

Critic "Average Joe" Queenan thoroughly roasted the series, particularly over targeting a wider audience than suited for its late-night timeslot. He called the show "...so corny and predictable that it appears to be in slow-motion even when it's not...With plotlines that were old when George Burns was young, acting that makes William Shatner look like Marlon Brando, and dialogue that could stop The Dukes of Hazzard dead in its tracks...I'm not sure they're even using a DP on this show; it seems that they just mount a camera on a tripod and tell Chuck Norris to start kicking people's faces in for a solid hour, which he seems more than willing to do.

Recognition

On December 2, 2010, Rick Perry the 47th Governor of Texas named the Norris brothers Honorary Texas Ranger Captains for their work on the series. In his speech he said that "together, they helped elevate our Texas Rangers to truly mythical status."

Home media

Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS Home Entertainment have both released all seasons on DVD in Region 1. The Complete 1st Season contains the three pilot episodes and the first full season being labeled as just the first season. This has confused some fans, as the episodes are wrongly numbered. Seasons 1–6 have been released in regions 2–4.

On May 12, 2015, CBS DVD released Walker, Texas Ranger – The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1.

DVD name	Eps	Release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
The Complete 1st Season	26	June 13, 2006	October 2, 2006	October 12, 2006
The Complete 2nd Season	24	January 23, 2007	March 8, 2007	April 12, 2007
The Complete 3rd Season	26	June 12, 2007	December 4, 2007	January 10, 2008
The Complete 4th Season	26	February 19. 2008	May 28, 2008	July 31, 2008
The Complete 5th Season	25	July 1, 2008	October 21, 2008	October 2, 2008
The Complete 6th Season	23	January 13, 2009	February 19, 2009	March 5, 2009
The Complete 7th Season	25	March 9, 2010	N/A	March 3, 2011
The Complete Final Season	24	June 14, 2005	N/A	March 3, 2011
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	1	N/A	January 2, 2007	March 5, 2014

Spin-offs and merchandise

Television films

Main article: Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

CBS broadcast the television film Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire, produced by Paramount Network Television (now CBS Studios), on October 16, 2005. Chuck Norris, Sheree J. Wilson and Judson Mills reprised their roles, and Clarence Gilyard shot a cameo for the film but was not featured due to the filming's conflict with a long-planned family vacation. To fill the void, Judson Mills, who was not in the original script, returned to reprise the role of Francis Gage. Nia Peeples, who played the role of Sydney Cooke for seasons 7 and 8, was also not featured in Walker's return to prime-time television. The explanation given was that producers decided not to follow much of the original Walker Texas Ranger series, as to give the film a fresh look. Even the show's original opening credits with the theme "Eyes of a Ranger" performed by Chuck Norris, was absent from the TV movie.

Although the return of Walker Texas Ranger did not garner the ratings CBS had hoped for, indications were that CBS was green-lighting future Walker Texas Ranger "movie of the week" projects. But as of spring 2006, both CBS and the Norris camp have been silent as to the future of the franchise, leaving many to wonder if it will return. Trial by Fire ended with Sheree J. Wilson's character the victim of a courthouse shooting, leaving many viewers to believe that there would be a follow-up movie.

When they announced their fall 2006 prime-time schedule, CBS said that they would no longer be producing "Sunday Night Movie of the Week" projects, which severely impaired any hopes of Walker's return to television in the foreseeable future. On May 15, 2007, CBS announced its fall line-up, but this did not include the return of the "Sunday Night Movie of the Week". In June 2018, cast members Clarence Gilyard and Sheree J. Wilson expressed interest in reprising their roles in a potential revival of the series, particularly to address the cliffhanger at the end of the post-series film.

Spin-off

Main article: Sons of Thunder (TV series)

Most episodes were based on true stories. A short-lived series, Sons of Thunder, featured recurring character Carlos Sandoval, who resigns from his post with the Dallas police and teams up with childhood friend Trent Malloy (a protégé of Walker's), to start a private investigation firm.

Reboot

Main article: Walker (TV series)

In September 2019, it was announced that a reboot of the series titled Walker was in development at CBS Television Studios from writer Anna Fricke, with Texas native Jared Padalecki attached to star. Fricke and Padalecki are also set to executive produce the project alongside Dan Lin and Lindsey Libertore from their production company Rideback, as well as Dan Spilo of Industry Entertainment. The CW, home of Padalecki's long-running series Supernatural, emerged as a leading contender to air the series in addition to CBS, which aired the original series. Like the original, the reboot, in which Walker would get a female partner, will explore morality, family, and rediscovering our lost common ground. The logline reads:

"At the center of the series is Cordell Walker (Padalecki), a man finding his way back to his family while investigating crime in the state's most elite unit. Our broken widower and father of two returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years for a high profile case – only to discover that there's even more work to be done at home. In a nod to the original series, Walker and his new partner — one of the only women in Texas Rangers' history — are the modern day heroes our world needs, following their own moral code to fight for what's right, regardless of the rules."

In October, it was announced that Walker would air on The CW. On January 14, 2020, it was announced that The CW had issued the reboot with a series order.

In February 2020, it was announced that Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Mitch Pileggi, Molly Hagan and Coby Bell were cast as Micki, Walker's female partner, Liam Walker, Walker's younger brother, Bonham Walker, Walker’s father, Abeline Walker, Walker’s mother and Captain Larry James, a Texas Ranger Captain. In March 2020, Jeff Pierre, Violet Brinson and Kale Culley were cast as Trey Barnett, an Army medic and Micki's boyfriend and Stella and August, Walker's teenage kids.

It premiered on January 21, 2021.

Novels

Three Walker, Texas Ranger books, written by James Reasoner, were published by Berkley Publishing Group in 1999. The books are now out of print.

• Walker, Texas Ranger (1998, ISBN 0-425-16815-8)
• Hell's Half Acre (1999, ISBN 0-425-16972-3)
• Siege on the Belle (1999, ISBN 0-425-17112-4)

In other media

The show has garnered a particular cult appreciation among Conan O'Brien fans, from one of his most popular segments called the "Walker Texas Ranger Lever". He explained since NBC had recently purchased Universal, he could now show clips from Walker Texas Ranger without having to pay any money. The joke was that he would pull a giant red lever, causing a random and comically awkward scene to play. Random scenes included Walker jumping out of a plane and punching a woman in the face, or being shot in the back while proposing, or Haley Joel Osment playing a boy who is first meeting the rest of Walker's friends, and suddenly interjects "Walker told me I have AIDS". Conan would go on to riff at the bizarre nature of the scene out of context. He did this primarily on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, which prompted the show's star, Chuck Norris in character as Walker, to make a surprise guest appearance by acting out a skit in parody of the action scenes from Walker, Texas Ranger.

Notable guest stars

Actor	Character	Episode title	Year
Marshall R. Teague	Orson Wade	"One Riot, One Ranger"	1993
	Harper Ridland	"Payback"	1994
	Randy Shrader	"Codename: Dragonfly"	1996
	Rudd Kilgore	"Last of a Breed: Part 1" "Last of a Breed: Part 2"	1997
	Lieutenant Tracton	"Fight or Die"	1999
	Emile Lavocat/Mills "Moon" Lavocat	"The Final Showdown"	2001
Richard Norton	Rollins	"Storm Warning"	1993
	Mercenary #1	"Standoff"	1995
	Simms	"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	1999
	Tom Munger	"Fight or Die"
	Thug (uncredited)	"Wedding Bells: Part 1"	2000
	Frank Scanlon	"The Avenging Angel"
	Jonas Graves/ 'flashbacks', Long-Haired Desperado	"The Final Showdown: Part 1" "The Final Showdown: Part 2"	2001
Luis Guzmán	Gomez	"Storm Warning"	1993
Judith Hoag	Lainie Flanders	"Family Matters"
Brian Thompson	Leo Cale
M.C. Gainey	Tingley	"She'll Do to Ride the River With"
	Craig	"The Bachelor Party"	2000
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	Merilee Summers	"Right Man Wrong Time"	1994
Giovanni Ribisi	Tony Kingston	"Something in the Shadows: Part 1" "Something in the Shadows: Part 2"
Tom Virtue	Peter Needham
Jeff Kober	Kurt Nypo
	Russell Stafford	99th Ranger	1997
Tobey Maguire	Duane Parsons	"The Prodigal Son"	1994
Carli Coleman	Georgia Douglas	"Silk Dreams"
James Morrison	Ned Travis	"Mustangs"
Danica McKellar	Laurie Maston	"Stolen Lullaby"
Ray Wise	Garrett Carlson
August Schellenberg	Billy Gray Wolf	"Rainbow Warrior"
		"On Sacred Ground"	1995
Doris Roberts	Elaine Portugal	"The Big Bingo Bamboozle"
William Smith	Silas Quint	"Final Justice"
Dirk Benedict	Blair	"Case Closed"
Robin Sachs	Philippe Brouchard	"Standoff"
Marshall Colt	Lt. Lee Corbin (his last acting role)	"Whitewater: Part 1"
Andrew Divoff	Carlos Darius	"Deep Cover"
	Rudy Mendoza	"Everyday Heroes"	1998
	Alberto Cardoza	"Winds of Change"	2000
Alex Cord	Larry Curtis	"The Guardians"	1995
Carlos Machado	Himself	"Rodeo"	1996
	Officer No. 1	"Sons of Thunder"	1997
	Orderly	"Forgotten People"
	Rodgers	"Fight or Die"	1999
Clifton Collins Jr.	Fito	"El Coyote: Part 1" "El Coyote: Part 2"	1996
Anthony Zerbe	Joey Galloway	"Break In"
William Lucking	Capt. Shankley	"Break In"
Robert Englund	Lyle Eckert	"Deadline"
Richard Chaves	Special Agent Samuel Mills	"Deadline"
Keith Szarabajka	Hendricks	"Redemption"
Burt Young	Jack Belmont	"Lucky"
		"Small Blessings"	1997
Tammy Lauren	Roberta "Bobby" Hunt	"99th Ranger"
		"A Father's Image"
Max Martini	Luke	"A Silent Cry"	1996
Rod Taylor	Gordon Cahill	"Redemption"
		"Texas vs. Cahill"	1997
		"Wedding Bells: Part 1" "Wedding Bells: Part 2"	2000
Terry Kiser	Charlie Brooks	"Mayday" "Last Hope" "Iceman"	1997
	Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert	"Iceman"
Marco Sanchez	Detective Carlos Sandoval	"Sons of Thunder"-"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	1997–1999
James Wlcek	Trent Malloy
Mila Kunis	Pepper	"Last Hope"	1997
John Amos	Pastor Roscoe Jones	"Sons of Thunder"
James Pickens Jr.	Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish	"The Fighting Mclains"
Stephen Quadros	Corporal John Wesley 'JW' Mclain	"The Fighting Mclains"
Haley Joel Osment	Lucas Simms	"Lucas: Part 1" "Lucas: Part 2"
Mackenzie Phillips	Ellen Simms
Gwen Verdon	Maisie Whitman	"Forgotten People"
		"Mind Games"	1999
David Gallagher	Chad Morgan	"Brainchild"	1997
Paul Gleason	Dr. Harold Payton
Randolph Mantooth	James Lee Crown	"Rainbow's End"
Dan Lauria	Salvatore Matacio	"A Father's Image"
Kyla Pratt	Kyla Jarvis	"The Neighborhood"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	Cody "The Crusader" Conway	"The Crusader"	1998
Randy Tallman	TBD
Paul Winfield	Pastor Roscoe Jones	"The Soul of Winter"
Collin Raye	Himself
Danny Trejo	Joe Lopez	"Circle of Life"
	Jose Rodriguez	"Rise to the Occasion"	1999
Lila McCann	Kelly Wyman	"Eyes of a Ranger"	1998
Michael Peterson	Himself
Tobin Bell	Karl Storm	"The Wedding: Part 1" "The Wedding: Part 2"
RuPaul	Bob	"Royal Heist"
Dean Norris	Deke Powell	"War Cry"
Mike Connors	Judge Arthur McSpadden	"Code of the West"
Camilla Belle	Cindy Morgan	"Code of the West"
Lee Majors	Sheriff Bell	"On the Border"
Mitch Pileggi	Paul Grady	"Money Talks"
Deion Sanders	Himself	"Rise to the Occasion"	1999
		"Special Witness"
Gary Busey	Donovan Riggs	"Special Witness"
James Remar	Keith Bolt	"The Principal"
Judy Herrera	Rachel Falcon	"Team Cherokee: Part 1" "Team Cherokee: Part 2"
Michael Greyeyes	Brian Falcon
Robert Mirabal	Tall Bear
John Schneider	Jacob Crossland	"Jacob's Ladder"
Rex Linn	Leland Stahl/Lester Stahl	"Way of the Warrior"
Randy Savage	Whitelaw Lundren	"Fight or Die"
Frank Shamrock	Dirk 'The Hammer' Savage
Lane Smith	Reverend Thornton Powers	"Power Angels"
Scott Weinger	Bradley Roberts	"Full Recovery"
Joe Penny	Sonny Tantero	"Suspicious Minds"
Dwight Schultz	Lloyd Allen	"Safe House"
Frank Stallone	B.J. Ronson, Frank Bishop	"Tall Cotton"
		"Saturday Night"	2001
Tammy Townsend	Erika Carter	"Justice Delayed"	2000
		"The Final Showdown"	2001
David Keith	Cliff Eagleton	"The Day of Cleansing"	2000
Sammo Hung	Sammo Law
Deron McBee	Luke Warley	"Black Dragons"
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Master Ko
Mako	Edward Song
Byron Mann	P.K. Song
Tzi Ma	General Nimh	"The General's Return"
Christopher B. Duncan	Defense Attorney Lime	"The Bachelor Party"
Joan Jett	Dierdre Harris	"Wedding Bells: Part 1"
Mark Cuban	Groomsmen	"Wedding Bells: Part 1" "Wedding Bells: Part 2"
Tom Bosley	Minister
Ernest Borgnine	Eddie Ryan	"The Avenging Angel"
Michael Ironside	The Chairman	"Winds of Change" "Lazarus" "Turning Point" "Retribution"
T.J. Thyne	Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen
Dionne Warwick	Dionne Berry	"Faith"
Barbara Mandrell	Nicole Foley	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	Jake Horbart	"Child of Hope"
Robert Fuller	Ranger Wade Harper	"Matter of Principle"
		"The Final Show/Down"	2001
Hulk Hogan	Boomer Knight	"Division Street"
Francis Capra	Ace
Ryan Bittle	Harley	"Reel Rangers"
Laura Bailey	Roberta	"Saturday Night"
Mercedes McNab	Heather Preston	"6 Hours"
Josh Holloway	Ben Wiley	"Medieval Crimes"
Sting	Grangus	"Unsafe Speed"
Carlos Bernard	Raoul 'Skull' Hidalgo	"Without a Sound"
Mitchel Musso	Josh Whitley	"Trial by Fire"	2005
Selena Gomez	Julie

Companies

The series began with Cannon Television, but after Cannon folded, CBS assumed production responsibilities and is currently the full owner for this series. Other companies as listed below have also been involved with the series production and/or distribution.

Production companies
Amadea Film Productions	TBD
Cannon Television	(1993)
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)	TBD
Columbia Pictures Television	(1993–2001)
Columbia TriStar Television	(2001)
The Ruddy-Greif Company	(1993–2001)
Top Kick Productions	(1993–1998)
Norris Brothers Entertainment	(1998–2005)
CBS Productions	(1995–2001)
CBS Entertainment Productions	(1993–1995)
CBS Broadcast International	(1993–2008)
Distributors
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution	(1997–2001)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television	(2001–2002)
Mediaset, Canale 5	(1996) - Italy, TV (First TV)
Mediaset, Italia 1	(1997-2003) - Italy, TV (First TV)
Mediaset, Rete 4	(2002-2013) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Duel TV	(2003-2006) - Italy, TV (Reply)
FX	(2006-2011) - Italy, TV (Reply)
AXN	(2009–present) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Mediaset, Iris	(2015–present) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Paramount Home Entertainment	(2006-TBD), Germany, DVD
Paramount Home Entertainment	(2008, US, DVD, season 5)
Sony Pictures Television	(2002–2019, US only)
CBS Television Distribution	(2008–present, DVDs and international; US and worldwide since 2019)
TF1	2004, France, TV
TV2	(2000–2006), Hungary, TV
UFA Film- und Fernseh GmbH	1993, Germany, all media

See also

• Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
• Diagnosis: Murder – A show starring Dick Van Dyke that also ran for eight seasons between 1993 and 2001.

External links

• Walker, Texas Ranger at IMDb
• Official Website
• Sony Pictures Television website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 9, 2010)
• Spike TV acquires rights to Walker Texas Ranger
• INSP Network acquires syndication rights to Walker Texas Ranger
• Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from Walker, Texas Ranger