Hell on Wheels' Anson Mount tips cowboy hat to Calgary cuisine and hospitality

After five seasons of filming in and around Calgary, the TV show Hell on Wheels has come to an end.

And apparently, we treated the actor who played the role of Cullen Bohannon, very well.

"I'm from a small town in Tennessee and I really do appreciate an ease of life and a hospitality that goes with that, and Calgary has that in spades," said Anson Mount.

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He praised the city Wednesday morning on the Calgary Eyeopener and even tipped his hat to the city's gastronomic offerings.

"My goodness, the cuisine per capita rivals New Orleans as far as I'm concerned," said Mount.

Listen to his full interview below:

Calgary Eyeopener7:40Actor Anson Mount says farewell to Calgary

Anson Mount, one of the lead actors on the recently wrapped television drama "Hell on Wheels," talks about what it was like to film the show in southern Alberta.

Before officially signing off from Hell on Wheels, Mount wrote a thank you letter to Calgary on his Facebook page.

"I just thought it was deserved, the sense that I felt gratitude toward the city and wanted to express that."

With files from the Calgary Eyeopener