Sheriff of Cochise/ renamed U.S. Marshal 1956–1958

Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1958), renamed U.S. Marshal (1957–1960), is a syndicated western-themed crime drama set in Arizona and starring John Bromfield (1922–2005) as law enforcement officer Frank Morgan. In the first two seasons, Morgan was sheriff of Cochise County. In the third season, Desilu Studios boss Desi Arnaz, Sr., retitled the series so that Morgan would work all over Arizona as a U.S. Marshal and be involved in a greater number of cases. The first season episodes were also released under the alternative title of Man from Cochise.

Stan Jones (1914–1963), author of the classic western song "Ghost Riders in the Sky", created the series and played Bromfield's top deputy, Harry Olson, in twenty-four episodes of the program. In the first season, Frank Ferguson of the My Friend Flicka series appeared twice as Henry Murdock; Roy Engel (1913–1980), John Doucette (1921–1994), James Griffith (1916–1993), and Forrest Lewis (1899–1977) also appeared as deputies.

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