Other than The Bike, the other most memorable icon from TCB is the opening aerial shot of that fog shrouded bridge beckoning to the distance. The bridge is the Bixby Bridge or Bixby Creek Bridge if you will, on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Big Sur. A TCB fan can't cross it without getting a chill. It's an engineering and esthetic marvel, built during the Great Depression for a whopping $200,000.
Click the movie button on the right for a brief video of this amazing structure.
THE THUMBNAIL IMAGES BELOW WILL PROBABLY APPEAR FUZZY. THEY ARE CAPTURED VIDEO IMAGES, NOT PRINTS, HENCE THE POOR RESOLUTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR SET CLICKING ON THE IMAGE WILL GIVE YOU A LARGER PICTURE IN A NEW WINDOW.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS
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Sissy bar overkill?
It's actually the first image of THE BIKE that appears on film. It's from the opening suicide scene on the bridge. About three foot was chopped from the sissy bar in all subsequent scenes.
JACK KLUGMAN - EPISODE #1 THE RUNNER
Keenan Wynn on his Rudge Ulster with the bronze head - Episode #2 THE OLD MOTORCYCLE FIASCO
Carol Rosen&Charlotte Stewart - Episode #3 A FAMINE WHERE ABUNDANCE LIES - Menange a Bronson?
Episode Detail: The Runner - Then Came Bronson
At a camp for disturbed children, Bronson tries to reach a boy (Mark Lester) who heeds no one and constantly runs away. Hanrahan: Jack Klugman. Bronson: Michael Parks. Maggie: Arlene Kaiser. Clayton: Steven Vinovich. Claire: Penny Marshall.
Episode Detail: The Old Motorcycle Fiasco - Then Came Bronson
Keenan Wynn appears as an aging motorcycle buff who hauls his 20-year-old machine out of hiding when he meets Bronson (Michae1 Parks). Nora: Martine Bartlett.
Episode Detail: A Famine Where Abundance Grows - Then Came Bronson
Jim Bronson (Michael Parks) has his problems when he goes to work for a young widow: both the woman and her daughter are attracted to him. Monica: Carol Rossen. Lori: Charlotte Stewart.
Elsa Lanchester - Episode #4 THE CIRCLE OF TIME
Dabney Coleman - Episode #4
Fernando Lamas - Episode #5 WHERE WILL THE TRUMPETS BE?
Episode Detail: The Circle of Time - Then Came Bronson
Elderly Hattie Calder (Elsa Lanchester) stops Bronson with her cooking and a poignant request---to make sure she is buried next to her husband. Michael Parks (Bronson) sings "I Think of You." Abner: Woodrow Chambliss.
Episode Detail: Where Will the Trumpets Be? - Then Came Bronson
Miguel Cordoba (Fernando Lamas) offers to coach Bronson in the art of bullfighting in exchange for motorcycle lessons. Bronson: Michael Parks. Morgana: Jessica Walter. Bella: Lane Bradbury.
Fernando Lamas & Jessica Walters - Episode #5
Bruce Dern - Episode #6 AMID SPLINTERS OF THE THUNDERBOLT
James "Beam me up Scotty" Doohan - Episode #6
Episode Detail: Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt - Then Came Bronson
A guilt-ridden ex-priest (Bruce Dern) must learn to accept a new faith---his love for the woman who will bear his child. Bronson: Michael Parks. Mary: Zohra Lampert. Wilson: James Doohan.
Bob Steele - Episode #7 THE 3:13 ARRIVES AT NOON
Gabriel Dell&Diane Ladd - Episode #8 OLD TIGERS NEVER DIE-THEY JUST RUN AWAY
Flora Plumb - Episode #9 YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A DEMOLITION DERBY IN MY HEART
Episode Detail: The 3:13 Arrives at Noon - Then Came Bronson
A Colorado town's leading citizen (Larry Gates) fearfully awaits the return of an ex-con---whom he turned in for bank robbery 35 years ago. Bronson: Michael Parks. Charlene: Gloria Grahame. Sheriff: Royal Dano. Earl: Garry Walberg. Clay: Bob Steel.
Episode Detail: Old Tigers Never Die; They Just Run Away - Then Came Bronson
"Old Tigers Never Die; They Just Run Away," a drama with puzzling characters and a hilltop motorcycle climb, filmed at Flattop Mesa, Colo. Bronson: Michael Parks. Oliver: Will Geer. Valerie: Diane Ladd. Russ: Gabriel Dell. Lorene: Jean Marie.
Episode Detail: Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart - Then Came Bronson
“Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart,” or how not to get involved when your girlfriend tries to shake her protective big brother. Bronson: Michael Parks. Leona: Flora Plumb. Darryl: Tim McIntire. Billy: Alan Vint. Bear: David Huddleston.
Steve Inhat&Patricia Quinn - Episode #10 TWO PERCENT OF NOTHING
Louise Nettleton - Episode#11 ALL THE WORLD AND GOD
Robert Hooks - Episode #12 A LONG TRIP TO YESTERDAY
Episode Detail: Two Per Cent of Nothing - Then Came Bronson
In the Arizona desert, Bronson encounters oil wildcatter Royce MacLeod (Steve Ihnat), who must bring in a gusher to avoid foreclosure. Filmed on location. Bronson: Michael Parks. Pat: Patricia Quinn. Warren: Zalman King. Keller: Percy Rodrigues.
Episode Detail: All the World and God - Then Came Bronson
A nurse (Lois Nettleton) is torn between two desires: she wants desperately to leave the hill country, but she can't bear to leave those who need her. Bronson: Michael Parks. Lansing: Rex Holman. Lucy: Josephine Hutchinson. Ryan: Charles Seel. Leuty: Lincoln Kilpatrick. Paul: Walker Edmiston.
Episode Detail: A Long Trip to Yesterday - Then Came Bronson
“A Long Trip to Yesterday.” In Arizona, Bronson (Michael Parks) encounters a fellow cyclist---black, nervous and bristling with activity. Henry: Robert Hooks. Johnnie: Florence St. Peter. Wallace: Slim Gaillard.
Kurt Russell - Episode #13 THE SPITBALL KID
Robert Loggia - Episode #14 AGAINST A BLANK COLD WALL
Renne Jarrett - Episode #15 SYBIL
Episode Detail: The Spitball Kid - Then Came Bronson
“The Spitball Kid” could make the big leagues---if he didn't telegraph every pitch. Filmed in Arizona. Don Drysdale appears as a Dodger scout. Bronson: Michael Parks. Lovering: Kurt Russell. Mickel: Davis Sheiner. Viola: Stephanie Mann. Vito: Robert Stiles.
Episode Detail: Against a Cold, Blank Wall - Then Came Bronson
Kiowa Indian Tony Wade (Robert Loggia), on a journey of self-discovery, leads his family into the remote wilderness. Bronson: Michael Parks. Linda: Pilar Seurat.
Episode Detail: Sybil - Then Came Bronson
In remote Arizona, Bronson (Michae1 Parks) encounters Sybil, a self-proclaimed witch. Sybil: Renne Jarrett. Hermes: Michael Lipton. Mary: Amzie Strickland. Mme. Vanya: Marjorie Eaton. Father Al: Joseph Raymond.
Michael Burns - Episode #16 A PICKIN' AN' A SINGIN'
Jay Novello - Episode #17 THE GLEAM OF THE EAGLE MIND
Heidi Vaughn - Episode #18 THAT UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
Episode Detail: Pickin' an' a Singin' - Then Came Bronson
In Arizona, Bronson is drawn into a deceptive friendship with his partner in a roadhouse music contest. Billy: Michael Burns. Bronson: Michael Parks. Dell: Skip Homeier. Betty: Jana Taylor. Parks sings "Big `T' Water" and "Mountain High."
Episode Detail: The Gleam of the Eagle Mind - Then Came Bronson
Explosive complications arise when whimsical artist Juan Logario (Jay Novello) paints a giant nude on a farmer's barn. Bronson: Michael Parks. Sid: John Casper.
Episode Detail: That Undiscovered Country - Then Came Bronson
Near Reno, Bronson upsets the romance of a young Amish couple. Bronson: Michael Parks. Harold: Jack Jenkins. Dorothy: Heidi Vaughn. Jan: Bebe Kelly. Mueller: Rance Howard.
Episoce #19 - LUCKY DAY
Eddie Little Sky - Episode #20 MATING DANCE FOR TENDER GRASS
Episode #20 - This episode also features Buffy Saint Marie singing.
Episode Detail: Lucky Day - Then Came Bronson
A hot streak in gambling is a complex experience, as Bronson learns while visiting his cousin. Bronson: Michael Parks. Eve: Lynn Marta. Len: Barry Brown.
Episode Detail: Mating Dance for Tender Grass - Then Came Bronson
Three Indian braves challenge Bronson (Michaek Parks) to a crosscountry bike race. Tender Grass: Buffy Sainte-Marie. Boise Idaho: Eddie Little Sky. Spare Parts No. 1: Ivan Naranjo. Spare Parts No. 2: Kahana.
Stewart Whitmore - Episode #21 THE MOUNTAIN
Veronica Cartwright, John Colicos,&Jean Allison - Episode #22 STILL WATERS
Gary Clarke - Episode #23 THE FOREST PRIMEVAL This is the one with the famous "Bronson Rock" that every biker wishes he had.
Episode Detail: The Mountain - Then Came Bronson
A mountain-climbing challenge results in an exchange of ideas between Bronson and novelist Wilson Ford (James Whitmore). Bronson: Michael Parks.
Episode Detail: Still Waters - Then Came Bronson
A newspaperman crusading against water pollution faces the town's wrath---and the loss of his daughter's respect if he stops. Bronson: Michael Parks. Harve: John Colicos. June: Jean Allison. Petey: Veronica Cartwright.
Episode Detail: The Forest Primeval - Then Came Bronson
Bronson becomes hopelessly lost in a dense forest. Of special interest: scenes of motorcycle maneuvering on rough terrain. Bronson: Michael Parks. Ranger: Gary Clarke. Filmed in Northern California.
David Burns - Episode #24 THE NINETY-NINE MILE CIRCLE
Gerald O'Laughlin, Bob Random, Beverly Garland - Episode #25 THE MARY R
Morgan Woodward - Episode #26 WHAT'S AN ARK WITHOUT CENTAURS?
Episode Detail: The Circle of Time - Then Came Bronson
Elderly Hattie Calder (Elsa Lanchester) stops Bronson with her cooking and a poignant request---to make sure she is buried next to her husband. Michael Parks (Bronson) sings "I Think of You." Abner: Woodrow Chambliss.
Episode Detail: The Mary R - Then Came Bronson
At a fishing village, Bronson (Michael Parks) walks into a family crisis involving his widowed uncle and the man's anxiety-ridden son. Carl: Bob Random. Herman: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Beth: Beverly Garland. Hank: Gene Evans
Episode Detail: What's an Ark Without Centaurs? - Then Came Bronson
Wealthy, domineering Gus Samos and his daughter Vhea (Anjanette Comer) both use Bronson (Michael Parks) in their battle for understanding---and freedom.
