Since the early days, lawmen have given the Western genre some of its most intriguing characters, from movies like High Noon and Rio Bravo to Tombstone. Often depicted as men forced to stand against ...

Adam Cartwright in Bonanza, Raylan Givens in Justified, Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke, and more make up our list of the best ...

One legend of the Old West involves a Mexican-American lawman who grew up in Topeka. The lawman once fought off dozens of ...

When visiting the National Western Stock Show, make sure your first stop is the booth selling replicas of Old West lawmen’s badges. Wearing one commands respect…and apparently demands free items. At ...

Russell Crowe wearing a cowboy hat and standing outside an old western building in 3:10 to Yuma. Image via Lionsgate It's true that Westerns don't automatically pull everyone in. For many, tales of ...

Hardin D. Gunnels was what they used to call a “hard case,” the kind of Western lawman who lived by his own code and occasionally strayed over the line. But he got results, and that was generally good ...

CODY - In the Old West, lawmen and outlaws were often inexorably linked in a strange, symbiotic relationship with the mention of one not really complete without the mention of the other. Storyteller ...

Step back in time with this captivating collection of photographs revealing the raw, unfiltered essence of the American Old West. Forget Hollywood myths—these images capture the dusty saloons of ...

TORONTO (AP) -- Viggo Mortensen follows a classic cowboy code in the new movie Western "Appaloosa": Speak softly and carry a big honkin' gun. As an Old West lawman, Mortensen packs a booming ...