The Magnificent Seven

Vin Tanner

Chris Larabee

John "J.D." Dunne

Buck Wilmington

Josiah Sanchez

Ezra Standish

Nathan Jackson

Mary Travis

Outlaw (15 episodes, 1998-2000)

Towns-person (10 episodes, 1999-2000)

Robert Vaughn plays Judge Oren Travis in the series. He appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Lee.

In this series, the main character, played by Michael Biehn is named 'Chris Larabee' where, in the original 1960 movie, Yul Brenner played 'Chris Larabee Adams'. Eric Close played Steve McQueen's original role of 'Vin Tanner'. Most of the other characters are based upon roles from the movies "Return of the Seven" 1966, and "Guns of the Magnificent Seven" 1969.

An Internet fan campaign was partly responsible for CBS' decision to renew this series. A team of fans organized and coordinated their efforts through a Web site, recruiting the internet fandom in e-mailing CBS executives and affiliates and raising $5,000 of their own money for ads in Variety and USA Today thanking the producers, the cast, and the extended crew members. Patti Kleckner, a Chicago-based fan, who was part of the team who organized the campaign, offered her services as a contact on behalf of the effort. She was offered a free trip to California by executive producer John Watson to make her television debut with a walk-on part in the "New Law" episode which started the second season.

Ezra Standish: Whoa!

Chris: I was thinkin' about whiskey, a room, a bed, more whiskey.

Josiah: Now that there's divine intervention. Me, I was gonna shoot your hand off.