The Big Valley – Main Characters

The Big Valley (Main Character)

Appears in 98 (out of 112) episodes

Played by: Richard Long

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Season 1

• Was born two weeks early (My Son, My Son)
• Is about 4 years older than Nick (By Fires Unseen)
• Former law school classmate – Brett Schuyler (A Time to Kill)
• Has been a lawyer for at least nine years (Under a Dark Star)
• Full name: Jarrod Thomas Barkley (Under a Dark Star)
• Went to law school with Phil Archer (Into the Widow’s Web)

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Season 2

 

 

 

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Season 3

• Went to the same law school as Jim Scanlon (Time After Midnight)
• Served as Assistant District Attorney when he was younger (Time After Midnight)
• Acting District Attorney (Time After Midnight)
• Went to Law School with Nathan Springer (Fall of a Hero)

 

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Season 4

• Is the legal guardian of Laura Hayden (The Royal Road)

 

Nick Barkley →

The Big Valley (Main Character)

Appears in 99 (out of 112) episodes

Played by: Peter Breck

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Season 1

• Was with the 104th at Benton’s Crossing for 6 days during the Civil War (Forty Rifles)
• Has known Mariano Montoya since he was 10 years old (The Way to Kill a Killer)
• Got trapped in a mine shaft when he was 16 years old (Night of the Wolf)
• First visited Willow Springs when he was 18 years old (Night of the Wolf)

 

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Season 2

• It has been eight years since Nick has seen General Alderson (Court Martial)
• Was General Alderson’s aide during the Civil War (Court Martial)
• His rank in the army was lieutenant (Court Martial)

 

 

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Season 3

• Full name: Nicholas Jonathan Barkley (Ladykiller)

 

 

 

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Season 4

• The name of his horse is Coco (Hunter’s Moon)

 

← Jarrod Barkley

Heath Barkley →

The Big Valley (Main Character)

Appears in 96 (out of 112) episodes

Played by: Lee Majors

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Season 1

• Mother died one before the events in Palms of Glory
• Is 24 years old (Palms of Glory)
• Home Town: Strawberry (Palms of Glory)
• Mother’s name was Leah (Boots With My Father’s Name)
• Uncle: Matt Simmons – Leah’s brother (Boots With My Father’s Name)
• Aunt: Martha Simmons – Matt’s wife (Boots With My Father’s Name)
• Spent 7 months in Carterson Prison during the Civil War (The Guilt of Matt Bentell)
• Participated in the Lincoln County Wars (The Death Merchant)

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Season 2

• Mother’s name was Leah Thomson. She was born in 1830 and died in 1872 (The Lost Treasure)
• The name of his horse is Charger (The Stallion)

 

 

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Season 3

 

 

 

 

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Season 4

 

← Nick Barkley

Audra Barkley →

The Big Valley (Main Character)

Appears in 87 (out of 112) episodes

Played by: Linda Evans

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Season 1

• Childhood friend – Evan Miles (My Son, My Son)
• Is 19 years old (By Force and Violence)

 

 

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Season 2

 

 

 

 

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Season 3

 

 

 

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Season 4

 

← Heath Barkley

Victoria Barkley →

The Big Valley (Main Character)

Appears in 104 (out of 112) episodes

Played by: Miss Barbara Stanwyck

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Season 1

• Married to Tom Barkley for over 25 years (Boots With My Father’s Name)
• Has a sister that lives in Denver (The Death Merchant)
• Father died in a mine accident (Tunnel of Gold)

 

 

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Season 2

• Thirty years earlier her beau was David Wyncop (Image of Yesterday)

 

 

 

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Season 3

• Judge Lansbury took her to her first dance when they were both young (Fall of a Hero)

 

 

 

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Season 4

 

← Audra Barkley