Roy Rogers, often referred to as the "King of the Cowboys," was one of the most popular Western stars of the 1940s and '50s.

Western legends John Wayne and Roy Rogers only made one movie together with a 1940 Civil War classic called Dark Command.

Westerns have been riding tall on television since the medium's very beginning. Long before superheroes, police procedurals or reality shows took over primetime, Americans were glued to their sets ...