Man vs. History Billy the Kid's Great Escape (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 41 min | History

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Man vs. History

Billy the Kid's Great Escape (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 41 min | History

In search of the truth, Bil Lepp puts Billy the Kid's famous escape to the test and attempts Annie Oakley's most difficult shot while also investigating the validity of the Tombstone Thunderbird.

Editors

Brian Hartough | Ezra Paek

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Updated Jul 20, 2021

Release date

Jul 20, 2021 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Bil Lepp Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Meadow Bridge (2017)
Mark Lee Gardner Self - Historian / Author / Musician Self - Historian / Author / Musician See fewer	Expedition Unknown (2015)
Bob Boze Bell Self - Executive Editor, True West Magazine Self - Executive Editor, True West Magazine See fewer	Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War (2024)
Andy Morris Self - Traditional Blacksmith Self - Traditional Blacksmith See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Lanny Barnes Self - Olympic Biathlete / Pro Shooter Self - Olympic Biathlete / Pro Shooter See fewer	ATSN TV: American Trigger Sports Network Television (2011)
Daniel A. Edwards Self - Author (as Dan Edwards) Self - Author (as Dan Edwards) See fewer	Billy the Kid: The Silver City Photo (2023)
Steve Sederwall Self - Cold West Detective Agency (as Steven M. Sederwall) Self - Cold West Detective Agency (as Steven M. Sederwall) See fewer	Digging Billy (2022)
Shotgun John Collins Self - 1890's American Gunfighter (archive footage) Self - 1890's American Gunfighter (archive footage) See fewer
Sam Corbett Self - Alleged Co-Conspirator of Billy the Kid (archive footage) Self - Alleged Co-Conspirator of Billy the Kid (archive footage) See fewer
Pat Garrett Self - Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico (archive footage) Self - Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico (archive footage) See fewer
Godfrey Gauss Self - Witnessed Billy the Kid Escape the Lincoln County Jail (archive footage) Self - Witnessed Billy the Kid Escape the Lincoln County Jail (archive footage) See fewer
Billy the Kid Self - 1890's American Outlaw (archive footage) Self - 1890's American Outlaw (archive footage) See fewer
Annie Oakley Self - Professional Sharpshooter (archive footage) Self - Professional Sharpshooter (archive footage) See fewer	Actors' Fund Field Day (1910)
Bass Reeves Self - Black Deputy U.S. Marshal (archive footage) Self - Black Deputy U.S. Marshal (archive footage) See fewer
Brushy Bill Roberts Self - Claimed to be Billy the Kid (archive footage) Self - Claimed to be Billy the Kid (archive footage) See fewer
Adolf Topperwein Self - Exhibition Shooter (archive footage) (as Ad Topperwein) Self - Exhibition Shooter (archive footage) (as Ad Topperwein) See fewer	Pathé's Weekly, No. 14 (1914)