<P> Several episodes in 1960 included a sidekick named Jason Nichols ( Wright King ) , a deputy sheriff turned bounty hunter . He and Randall worked well together on - screen , sharing a chemistry audiences enjoyed . By the start of the third season , Nichols had been dropped . The episode called `` The Partners '' , where Nichols killed three men that Randall felt could have been taken alive , is often considered the episode that broke up the partnership , although that was actually only the second episode with Wright King and long before the last episode he appeared in . </P>
<P> Several episodes in 1960 included a sidekick named Jason Nichols ( Wright King ) , a deputy sheriff turned bounty hunter . He and Randall worked well together on - screen , sharing a chemistry audiences enjoyed . By the start of the third season , Nichols had been dropped . The episode called `` The Partners '' , where Nichols killed three men that Randall felt could have been taken alive , is often considered the episode that broke up the partnership , although that was actually only the second episode with Wright King and long before the last episode he appeared in . </P>
who played jason on wanted dead or alive
who played jason on wanted dead or alive
Wright King
Wright King