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Chuck Connors starred as TV's Rifleman. This was one of television's first real western drama. This show had realistic storylines and great actors. The premise of the show had Lucas McCain raising his son Mark alone, Lucas' wife having passed on. McCain was the fastest gun around, but he didn't use pistols, he used a rifle which he could fire faster than any else could shoot a pistol.

The Rifleman used a model 1892 Winchester carbine fitted with a large loop lever that enabled it to be spun and cocked.

FIRST TELECAST: September 30, 1958
LAST TELECAST: July 1, 1963

NO. OF EPISODES: 168
EPISODE GUIDE
BROADCAST HISTORY:
Sep 1958--Sep 1960, ABC Tue 9:00-9:30
Sep 1960--Sep 1961, ABC Tue 8:00-8:30
Oct 1961--Jul 1963, ABC Mon 8:30-9:00

CAST:

Lucas McCain.......................Chuck Connors
Mark McCain......................Johnny Crawford
Marshall Micah Torrance................Paul Fix
Miss Milly Scott (1960-1962).....Joan Taylor
Lou Mallory (1962-1963)..........Patricia Blair
Sweeney, the Bartender..................Bill Quinn
Hattie Denton........................Hope Summers

Chuck connors Facts

Chuck Connors (Kevin Joseph Connors) was born 10 April 1921.

Chuck Connors played for the Boston Celtics in 1946 and was the first basketball player to break a backboard in professional basketball history.

He played 1st base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949

The Cubs acquired him in 1951 and sent him to Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League where he hit .321.

1B 1949, 51 Dodgers, Cubs

	Games	Average	HR	RBI
Career	`67`	`.238`	`2`	`18`

A bit part in the Spencer Tracy - Katharine Hepburn movie "Pat and Mike" after the 1952 season convinced him to make acting his fulltime profession.

. In 1957 he landed the lead in the TV western series "The Rifleman," which aired through 1962. His second western series, "Branded," aired 1964-65 which although had a short run was in the top ten and top twenty toward the end of the series.

He achieved critical acclaim in the role of a slave owner in the television mini-series "Roots" (1977)

In 1987 he played a bad guy who turns into a werewolf on the Fox network.

Chuck Connors died on 10 November 1992, in Los Angeles, of Lung Cancer.