Maverick

Maverick was the story of Brett Maverick (James Garner) a card shark during the old west. The series started out as a straight forward story teller and then comedy was added later. Actually Brett Maverick was a mercenary who really helped justice but only if he could profit from it. He wasn't much of a marksman and if he could he would escape trouble by slipping away. Later, a brother Bart Maverick was added played by Jack Kelly. He was straight forward but still not likely to face danger or a fight. Fellow card sharks Dandy Jim Buckley  and Gentleman Jack Darby were associates of the brothers. There was also Samantha Crawford, a lovely female rogue who loved to challenge the Maverick brothers to see who could out-con the other.  A cousin was introduced played by Roger Moore named Beauregard (returned after being schooled in England.) Brother Brent, played by Robert Colbert, was added when James Garner left the show in 1960 over a dispute.