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TV series · 1958

The Rifleman

First aired 30 September 1958 Action & Adventure / Western / Family TMDB ↗

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.

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Chuck Connors
as Lucas McCain
37
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Frank Hagney
as Nils Swenson
74
Vladimir Sokoloff
68
James Barton
67
William Fawcett
as Pyrite Rand
64
William Fawcett
as Mr. Newman
64
Earle Hodgins
64
Robert Burton
63
Morris Ankrum
62
Charles Seel
as Willard (uncredited)
61
Rhys Williams
60
Russell Collins
as Charlie Willard
60
George Macready
59
Akim Tamiroff
58
Paul Fix
as Micah Torrance
57
Ray Teal
56
Edgar Buchanan
55
Edgar Buchanan
as Grandpa Fogarty
55
Edgar Buchanan
as Doc J. Burrage
55
Richard Alexander
55
Chubby Johnson
55
Chubby Johnson
as Walt Avery
55
Lillian Bronson
as Elizabeth Favor
55
Martin Kosleck
54
John Harmon
as Hotel Clerk
53
John Dierkes
as Nel Svenson
53
John Abbott
53
Thomas Gomez
53
John Hoyt
52
John Hoyt
as Gus Fremont
52
Clancy Cooper
as Caleich
52
Walter Sande
52
Kent Taylor
51
Frank Wilcox
51
Frank Sully
50
Steve Pendleton
as Ben Johnson
50
Karl Swenson
as Chris Manse
50
Dan White
50
Dick Rich
as Line Boss
49
Stuart Randall
as Curge
49
Stuart Randall
as Marshal Dixon
49
Alan Baxter
49
Arthur Space
49
Whit Bissell
48
Douglas Spencer
48
Arthur Hunnicutt
48
Arnold Moss
48
Herbert Rudley
48
Herbert Rudley
as Gorman
48
Harry Hickox
as Mason
47
Bill Quinn
as Frank Sweeney
46
Jeff York
46
Stefan Schnabel
46
Charles Watts
45
Berry Kroeger
45
Kevin McCarthy
as Winslow Quince
44
Kevin McCarthy
as Mark Twain
44
Alexander Scourby
as Byron Claremont
44
Henry Rowland
44
Gerald Mohr
44
Parley Baer
44
Douglas Kennedy
43
Lyle Bettger
43
John Larch
43
Peter Whitney
42
Dick Wilson
42
Dabbs Greer
as Farley
41
Jan Murray
41
Baynes Barron
as Kirk
41
Baynes Barron
as Gustav Kelso
41
Lin McCarthy
40
Harlan Warde
as Hamilton
40
Harlan Warde
as John Hamilton
40
Vito Scotti
40
Dal McKennon
as Judge Moze
39
Dal McKennon
as Judge Hopkins
39
Mort Mills
39
Keith Andes
38
Michael Pate
38
Michael Pate
as Brad Davis
38
Michael Fox
37
Michael Ansara
as Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart
36
Mike Kellin
36
Don Megowan
36
William Phipps
as Asa Manning
36
Leo Gordon
as Abe Jordan
35
Leo Gordon
as Stack Wade
35
Chris Alcaide
34
William Bryant
as Sandy Dixon
34
Sean McClory
34
Buddy Hackett
34
Dennis Cross
as Ned Dunnell
33
Joe Higgins
as Nils Swenson
33
Kay E. Kuter
33
Philip Carey
as Dr. Simon Battle
33
Harry Dean Stanton
32
James Best
32
Sammy Davis Jr.
32
John Milford
31
Richard Devon
as Walt Ryerson
31
Adam West
30
Marian Seldes
as Hazel / The Vision
30
Gregory Walcott
30
Gregory Walcott
as Blade Kelby
30
Don Dubbins
30
Lance Fuller
as Earl Battle
29
Perry Lopez
as Manolo Argentez
29
Rhodes Reason
28
Diane Brewster
27
Paul Mantee
27
Skip Homeier
27
Paul Richards
24
Paul Carr
24
Denny Miller
as Reuben Miles
24
James Franciscus
24
John Davis Chandler
as Brooks
23
Diana Millay
23
Joanna Moore
23
Richard Kiel
19
Robert Crawford Jr.
as Bobby
14
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