Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real - life marshal / gambler / dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half - hour black - and - white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions. Bat is a nickname for Masterson 's first name, Bartholemew.
who played bat masterson on the tv show
Gene Barry