Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
| Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion | |
|---|---|
Buster Crabbe with real life son Cullen | |
| Also known as | "Foreign Legionnaire" |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Directed by | Lester Fuller |
| Starring | Buster Crabbe Fuzzy Knight Cullen Crabbe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Agadir, Morocco |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 13 February 1955 – 7 December 1957 |
Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion is an American half-hour black-and-white television series about the French Foreign Legion starring Buster Crabbe in the title role. Crabbe's real-life son Cullen Crabbe played the Legion mascot, with cowboy sidekick Fuzzy Knight playing himself as Legion comedy relief. The series premiered on NBC on 13 February 1955 and ended its first run with the 65th episode shown on 7 December 1957. It was shown for many years in syndication on American television under the title Foreign Legionnaire.