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.
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.