Gentle Ben The Opportunist (Season 1, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Gentle Ben

The Opportunist (Season 1, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Tom has his hands full when he encounters those two crafty swamp rats Reed and Chet. They make a dishonest living capturing wild animals and selling them outside the reserve's boundaries.

Director

R.G. Springsteen

Writer

Rance Howard (written by)

Producers

Ralph Helfer | George Sherman

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 7, 1968

Release date

Jan 7, 1968 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Weaver Tom Wedloe Tom Wedloe See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Clint Howard Mark Wedloe Mark Wedloe See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Beth Brickell Ellen Wedloe Ellen Wedloe See fewer	Gentle Ben (1967)
Strother Martin Reed Olmstock Reed Olmstock See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Rance Howard Henry Boomhauer Henry Boomhauer See fewer	Nebraska (2013)
Frank Schuller Chet Tunnison Chet Tunnison See fewer	Caddyshack (1980)
Charles G. Martin Sheriff Wes Harper Sheriff Wes Harper See fewer	The Beguiled (1971)
Peter Van Zyl Kid Kid See fewer	It's Complicated (2009)
Bruno the Bear Gentle Ben (uncredited) Gentle Ben (uncredited) See fewer	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)