Ward Mastic

Ward Mastic is a minor character featured in the Rawhide series. He is a notorious murderer and gang leader. He was portrayed by Peter Mark Richman.

Biography
Mastic was likely born sometime around 1835 in the United States of America. His mother would go on to marry Justin Cardin, a wealthy rancher with whom Mastic had an antagonistic relationship. As an adult, Mastic turned to a life of crime and travelled far from his childhood home, earning a reputation as a murderer after having killed at least sixteen people. He eventually decided to return to Alabaster Plain to collect money he felt was owed to him from his step-father.

Appearances
Mastic only appears during the episode Incident at Alabaster Plain, during which he violently interrupts his step-sister's wedding party in order to beat and rob his step-father, later resulting in his death. Mastic is later killed in a gunfight with his new brother-in-law Buzz Travis, aided by Yates and Favor.