Ike McSwain is one of the original young riders. He is bald and mute due to suffering Scarlet Fever as a child, but despite this, he is an excellent rider. He is renowned for his skill with animals in general; he has been shown successfully breaking a stallion and appears to be the favorite...

Dec 13, 1991 · It just so happened that Fine, a theater-trained actor with a good speaking voice and a full head of hair, was growing weary of the bald, non-speaking part of McSwain. So he easily became the most...

In 1989, Fine gained attention as the mute and bald Pony Express rider Ike McSwain, on ABC's Western series The Young Riders. [citation needed] Fine left the show early in the third and last season, when his character was killed trying to protect the girl that he loved.

The Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders (some of whom are young versions of legendary figures in Old West history) based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. [1]

The Young Riders (TV Series 1989–1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The riders included the future "Buffalo Bill" Cody and James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok, as well as Ike, a mute, Buck, a half-White/half-Kiowa scout and the Kid, a quiet Southerner.

The Young Riders: Created by Ed Spielman. With Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Ty Miller, Gregg Rainwater. The adventures of the riders of the Pony Express.

The Young Riders is an American western period drama that aired 3 seasons from 1989 to 1992. The show follows a group of young Pony Express riders as they navigate life, love and loss in the wild west.

As the mute Ike McSwain on The Young Riders, TRAVIS FINE uttered not a single word, communicating only through sign language his friend Buck taught him. Speech wasn't the only thing taken away from Travis.

Aug 14, 2021 · Why did they kill Ike on young riders? In the third season of “The Young Riders”, Ike was killed while protecting the life of the only girl he really loved. Ike fell in love with Emily Metcalfe after she moved to Rock Creek with her alcoholic, gambling father.