Mariette Hartley is a very versatile actress. She won an Emmy for The Incredible Hulk, appeared in one of the most memorable late episodes of Star Trek, starred opposite James Garner in those famous Polaroid commercials, and turned up in everything from Peyton Place to M*A*S*H.
But since Hartley turns 86 on June 21, it is a good time to look back at a part of her career that sometimes gets overshadowed. Before many viewers knew her from sci-fi, sitcoms, commercials, or TV movies, Hartley spent plenty of time in the world of classic TV Westerns. Her early film work also included Sam Peckinpah‘s Ride the High Country, so it makes sense that television kept calling when a Western needed a strong guest star.