Buck Cross

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Buck Cross is a central character in the Western TV series "The Young Riders," portrayed as a skilled, introspective Pony Express rider of mixed Native American and white heritage who often struggles with issues of identity and prejudice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
alignment protagonist
appearsIn The Young Riders NERFINISHED
associatedWith Pony Express NERFINISHED
Sweetwater station NERFINISHED
characterTrait courageous
introspective
loyal
quiet
skilled rider
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy producers of The Young Riders
createdFor The Young Riders NERFINISHED
ethnicity Native American descent
white descent
firstAppearanceWork The Young Riders season 1 NERFINISHED
gender male
hairColor black
hasCloseRelationshipWith Cody NERFINISHED
Ike McSwain NERFINISHED
Kid
Lou McCloud NERFINISHED
Noah Dixon NERFINISHED
heritage mixed Native American and white
languageSpoken English
Native American language (fictionalized/unspecified in series)
medium television
memberOf Pony Express rider group in The Young Riders
narrativeRole main cast member in The Young Riders
networkOfOriginalBroadcast ABC NERFINISHED
notableFor representation of a mixed-heritage character in a Western TV series
occupation Pony Express rider
portrayedBy Gregg Rainwater NERFINISHED
setInUniverse American Old West NERFINISHED
strugglesWith identity
prejudice
themeInStoryline belonging
cultural identity
racial discrimination
timePeriodOfFictionalExistence 1860s

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The Young Riders character Buck Cross