hɪz fˈɜːst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈɪɹiz æz ðə lˈiːd wʌz klˈɑːndaɪk, ɐ hˈæfˈaʊɚ wˈɛstɚn ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ sˈɪɹiz sˈɛt ɪn skˈæɡweɪ, ɐlˈæskə, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɡˈoʊld ɹˈʌʃ.
His first television series as the lead was Klondike, a half-hour western adventure series set in Skagway, Alaska, during the 1897-1899 gold rush.