Wilford Brimley was honored on with a title card dedicated to his memory, but who was the celebrated character actor and did he ever appear on the show? Taking the TV world by storm, is Taylor Sheridan's wildly popular neo-Western series that follows the Dutton ranching family as they try to protect their land and legacy as it is attacked from all sides. With its modern-yet-timeless stories set against the backdrop of the American West, and its abundance of spinoffs have helped to put the genre back on the map for the first time in decades with a fresh take.

Tipping its hat to a true legend of the Western genre,