Overview
Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 43 | February 24, 2006 (81) | |
 | 21 | 78 | |
 | 53 | March 1, 1984 (69) | |
 | 72 | May 27, 1976 (80) | |
 | 65 | May 13, 1967 (64) | |
 | 44 | March 30, 1999 (75) | |
 | 50 | November 3, 2009 (92) | |
 | 36 | November 24, 2005 (73) | |
 | 35 | November 16, 2020 (88) | |
 | 49 | April 26, 1981 (62) |