Shane (1966) was a television series based upon the 1953 film, Shane, and was directed by Herschel Daugherty and Gary Nelson. David Carradine starred in the title role and Bert Freed played the villainous Ryker. The series was filmed as a continuing story and Freed began clean-shaven and grew his white beard out more with each episode, lending an extra touch of realism. Shane (1953) was the first bigscreen (Vista-vision) color western film ever produced. ... Herschel Daugherty (born October 27, 1910 in Indiana; died March 5, 1993 in Encinitas, California), was an American actor and director during the 1950s to mid 1970s. ... Gary Nelson, born in 1969, is a British man and convicted murderer. ... David Carradine in April, 2005 David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine on December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor. ... Bert Freed (November 3, 1919--August 2, 1994) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows between 1947 and 1985. ...