A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered firearm makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s. Starring Steve McQueen. Josh Randall is a Confederate veteran and bounty hunter with a gentle heart. He regularly gives his earnings to the less fortunate and assists his convicts if they have been incorrectly accused. Official trailer Although Randall is a bounty hunter, he doesn\'t pursue and arrest only men on wanted posters. He also deals with family feuds, frees unfairly captive or punished men, helps an amnesia victim recover his recollection, and goes on searches for missing husbands, sons, fathers, a fiancée, a suitor, a daughter who had been taken many years earlier by Indians, an Army deserter, a pet sheep, and also Santa Claus. This diversity, as well as his hunt for justice and not just money, helped give the show attraction and popularity.