Scripted series · CBS
Walker, Texas Ranger
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Chuck Norris
Cordell Walker
202 eps
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Jimmy Trivette
202 eps
Sheree J. Wilson
Alex Cahill
202 eps
Noble Willingham
C.D. Parker
178 eps
Judson Mills
Francis Gage
49 eps
Nia Peeples
Sydney Cooke
49 eps
Shane Meier
Tommy Malloy
4 eps
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Ernesto Lopez
3 eps
James Drury
Captain Tom Price
3 eps
Jeep Swenson
Sammy
3 eps
Tammy Townsend
Erika Carter
3 eps
Julia Nickson
Susan Lee
3 eps
Lisa Rotondi
Buzz Lee
4 eps
Matt Clark
Cooper's Friend
3 eps
Byron Chief-Moon
Joseph Ironhorse
3 eps
Marla Adams
Betsy Harper
3 eps
Mark Cuban
Mark Smith
3 eps
Rod Taylor
Gordon Cahill
4 eps
Tyrees Allen
Mark Preston
3 eps
Terry Kiser
Charlie Brooks
3 eps
Dennis Letts
Ethan
3 eps
Michael Ironside
Nolan Pierce
4 eps
David Labiosa
Detective Sal Ochoa
3 eps
Gary Carter
Elwood Trask
4 eps
Ned Romero
Judge Henry Fivekills
3 eps
Larry Manetti
Shelby
3 eps
Lou Perryman
Eugene Whitney
3 eps
John Beck
Jake Foley
3 eps
William Sanderson
Mayor
3 eps
Leon Rippy
Chastain
4 eps
Mary Chris Wall
Claudia Carlson
3 eps
Robert Fuller
Wade Harper
4 eps
Norman Bennett
Abel Buchanon
3 eps
Stephen McHattie
Thomas Openshaw
3 eps
Andrew Divoff
Carlos Darius
3 eps
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Dollarhide
3 eps
Howard Jackson
Martin
4 eps
Patrick St. Esprit
Brad Furnell
5 eps
T.J. Thyne
Wallace Slausen
4 eps
Jeff Kober
Kurt Nypo
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Walker, Texas Ranger actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Walker, Texas Ranger reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 202 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20051 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
19933 episodes
5.3IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199424 episodes
5.5IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199425 episodes
3.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199526 episodes
4.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199627 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199725 episodes
3.3IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
199823 episodes
2.0IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
199925 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200024 episodes
5.8IMDb
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Trial by Fire
S09E23
The Final Show/Down (1)
S09E24
The Final Show/Down (2)
S09E21
Blood Diamonds
S09E19
Unsafe Speed
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Paul Haggis
Creator
Albert S. Ruddy
Showrunner
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Rick Husky
Writer
Lawrence Hertzog
Writer
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Rob Wright
Writer
Leigh Chapman
Writer
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Charles Holland
Writer
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Nicholas Corea
Writer
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Leonard Katzman
Writer
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Tom Blomquist
Writer
Chris Bunch
Writer
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Julie Friedgen
Writer
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Luciano Comici
Writer
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Frank Lupo
Writer
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Allan Cole
Writer
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Larry Brody
Writer
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Elizabeth Comici
Writer
J. Michael Straczynski
Writer
Steven L. Sears
Writer
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Babs Greyhosky
Writer
Chuck Norris
Writer
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David Bennett Carren
Writer
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J. Larry Carroll
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom BlomquistProducer
- Frank LupoProducer
- John AshleyProducer
- Chuck NorrisProducer
Writing
- Rick HuskyWriter
- Lawrence HertzogWriter
- Rob WrightWriter
- Leigh ChapmanWriter
- Charles HollandWriter
- Nicholas CoreaWriter
Direction
- Chuck BowmanDirector
- Michael PreeceDirector
- Christian I. Nyby IIDirector
- Michael VejarDirector
- Andrew StevensDirector
- Karl KasesDirector
Recognition
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series2000
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Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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