Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

Overview

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion was a half-hour black-and-white television series about the French Foreign Legion starring Buster Crabbe in the title role. Crabbe's real-life son Cullen Crabbe played the Legion mascot, with cowboy sidekick Fuzzy Knight playing himself as Legion comedy relief. The series premiered on NBC on 13 February 1955 and ended its first run with the 65th episode shown on 7 December 1957. It was shown for many years in syndication on American television under the title Foreign Legionnaire.

Cast

Fuzzy Knight

Pvt. Fuzzy Knight

Buster Crabbe

Capt. Michael Gallant

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Cullen Crabbe

Cuffy Sanders