The Big Valley The Profit and the Lost (Season 4, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Western

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The Big Valley

The Profit and the Lost (Season 4, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Western

Heath risks his life and saves a man who is a notorious hired gunman. The irony is the killer has a contract to kill Heath, put out by a local rancher with a grudge.

Director

Bernard McEveety

Writers

A.I. Bezzerides (creator) | Louis F. Edelman (creator) | Richard Wendley (written by)

Producer

Lou Morheim

Composer

Lalo Schifrin

Cinematographer

Charles Burke (as Chas E. Burke)

Editor

Sherman Todd (as Sherman A. Todd)

Casting Director

Harvey Clermont

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 2, 1968

Release date

Dec 2, 1968 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Long Jarrod Barkley Jarrod Barkley See fewer	The Stranger (1946)
Peter Breck Nick Barkley Nick Barkley See fewer	Shock Corridor (1963)
Lee Majors Heath Barkley Heath Barkley See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Linda Evans Audra Barkley Audra Barkley See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Barbara Stanwyck Victoria Barkley Victoria Barkley See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Robert Loggia Vern Hickson Vern Hickson See fewer	Big (1988)
Bert Freed Rance Kendell Rance Kendell See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Gordon De Vol Ned (as Gordon de Vol) Ned (as Gordon de Vol) See fewer	Harold and Maude (1971)
Jim Henaghan Paul Paul See fewer	The Christmas Kid (1967)
Bing Russell Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Mark Tapscott Bates Bates See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Napoleon Whiting Silas Silas See fewer	Giant (1956)
Danny Borzage Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Mister Roberts (1955)
Stephen Burnette Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Bill Coontz Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Convoy (1978)
Bobby Gilbert Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Rebel Set (1959)
Billy McCoy Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Big Jake (1971)
Max Wagner Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Invaders from Mars (1953)