Rawhide was set around a group of cattle rustlers in the old west who faced many dangers along their way. The series ran from 1959 to 1966 and starred Eric Fleming as Gil Favor (1959-1965), Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates (1959-1966), Sheb Wooley as Pete Nolan (1959-1965), Paul Brinegar as Wishbone (1959-1966), and Steve Raines as Jim Quince (1959-1966). Clint Eastwood got his first starring roll in Rawhide as Rowdy Yates and it was the breakthrough for his career.