in 1955 he was hired to star in the abc tv series "cheyenne", in which he played cowboy adventurer cheyenne bodie who, after the civil war, roamed the wild-west fighting bandits, cattle rustlers and native american rebels. the series aired between 1955 and 1963 over more than 108 episodes. it was very successful, despite clint's less-than-enthusiastic acceptance of the punishing demands of tv stardom.