Why was Burt Reynolds FIRED from his 1st TV series? Michael McGreevey remembers! Bill Mumy, too!

Being a "fly on the wall" is what it's like to be a child actor remembers Michael McGreevey. He ought to know, his resume reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood and his behind-the-scenes revelations are both eye opening and very, very funny. Among his credits are several feature films with the likes of Kurt Russell, Richard Widmark and his "screen brother," Bill Mumy. Find out about McGreevey's summer vacation marrying Sally Field witnessing Robert Mitchum's amazing memory in a look back at the all star western, THE WAY WEST (1967), correcting a mistake made by Walt Disney, discovering that he could cry on cue while working on his Emmy Award winning Father's series, BLACK SADDLE (1959), and watching young Burt Reynolds get fired for an incident in their TV series RIVERBOAT (1959-61). All this and Michael's old Disney co-star, Bill Mumy, joins in the memories and more when the talented actor/writer/producer McGreevey joins Rob Word and takes a look back for a special A WORD ON WESTERNS extended edit, from a September 18, 2018 interview at The Autry Museum. #westernfilm #interview #robertmitchum #kirk #kirkdouglas #filmhistory #film #hollywood #hollywoodactor #hollywoodmovies #michael #michaelmcgreevey #richardwidmark #classicwestern #characteractor #retro #robword #burt #burtreynolds #sally #tvwestern #thewaywest #talkshow #podcast #childstar #waltdisney #wordonwesterns #awordonwesterns #classicmovies #studio #universalstudios #johnmitchum #harrycarey #spinandmarty #cowboyhat #blacksaddle #screenwriters