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Quint Asper. He made his first appearance in the series in 1962 and left in 1965. Quint was a transitional character that helped ease the audience into accepting the loss of Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver) and win acceptance for Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis). All three characters appeared in the 63/64 season, the trio appeared together in the episode Prairie Wolfer in 1964. He guest-starred in several western series. In 1959 he appeared in one episode of Pony Express. He played Adam in The Good Samaritan. He played Tad Stuart in The Stranger, an episode of Johnny Ringo in 1960. In 1961, he appeared as Bench Taylor in the Zane Gray Theatre episode Man From Everywhere. He appeared in the Chuck Connors western series Branded in 1965. He played an Indian named Red Hand in the episode Now Join the Human Race. In 1966, Burt starred in the spaghetti western Navajo Joe for Sergio Carbucci. A story circulated that Burt wanted to back out of the project, when he arrived at the location and Carbucci drove him several miles away and kicked him out of the vehicle and made him walk until he relented and agreed to film the picture. He made two westerns in 1969. 100 Rifles, directed STORY HAS IT THAT IN 1966, BURT WANTED TO BACK OUT OF THE FILM NAVAJO JOE. WHEN HE ARRIVED ON SET, THOUGH, DIRECTOR SERGIO CARBUCCI DROVE HIM OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, KICKED HIM OUT OF THE CAR, AND MADE HIM WALK UNTIL HE AGREED TO DO THE PICTURE.
