| The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Brolin | Wild Bill Hickok | 68 |
| Yvonne Suhor | Louise McCloud | 68 |
| Stephen Baldwin | Buffalo Bill Cody | 68 |
| Anthony Zerbe | Teaspoon Hunter | 68 |
| Travis Fine | Ike McSwain | 68 |
| Ty Miller | The Kid | 68 |
| Don Franklin | Noah Dixon | 44 |
| Melissa Leo | Emma Shannon | 24 |
| Brett Cullen | Marshal Sam Cain | 24 |
| Christopher Pettiet | Jesse James | 22 |
| Don Collier | William Tompkins, Shop Keeper | 22 |
| Clare Wren | Rachel Dunne | 22 |
| Jamie Walters | Frank James | 3 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | |
| Michael J. Pollard | 1 | |
| Megan Gallivan | Camille | 1 |
| Alice Adair | Kathleen Devlin | 1 |
| Don Collier | 1 | |
| Gregor Hesse | Daniel Tobin | 1 |
| Jennifer Hetrick | 1 | |
| Amy O'Neill | Jennifer Tompkins / Eagle Feather | 1 |