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The Rifleman is an American Western television series that starred Chuck Connors as homesteader Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. The series was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory and was filmed in black-and-white with a half hour running time. The Rifleman aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star ...
Disney started out with 24 original Mouseketeers, although at the end of the first season, the studio reduced the number down to 12 where Crawford was cut. [5] Crawford's first important break as an actor followed with the title role in a Lux Video Theatre production of "Little Boy Lost", a live broadcast on March 15, 1956.
The Rifleman is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory .
The Rifleman was an immediate hit, ranking No. 4 in the Nielsen ratings in 1958–59, behind three other Westerns – Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and Have Gun – Will Travel. Johnny Crawford , an unfamiliar actor at the time, former Mousketeer , baseball fan and Western buff, beat 40 other young stars to play the role of Lucas's son, Mark.
He was then cast as George Taggart, "a former gunfighter who has become a U.S. marshal", in the 1963–1964 NBC/WB series Temple Houston. [ 19 ] In 1966 Jack Elam was cast in his first comedic role by Paramount Pictures , playing Hank in the Western film The Night of the Grizzly starring Clint Walker . [ 20 ]
McClory began his career on stage, specializing in comedy at the Abbey Theatre. [1] On Broadway, McClory portrayed Rory Commons in The King of Friday's Men (1951). [4] His acting in regional theater included Dial "M" for Murder (1955) at the Sombrero Playhouse in Arizona [5] and Shadow of a Gunman (1984) with the California Artists Repertory Theatre. [6]
Ian McElhinney (born 30 June 1948) is a Northern Irish actor and director. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than forty years; notable appearances include Taggart, Hornblower, Cold Feet, and The Tudors.
Greer appeared in three episodes of Adventures of Superman, including the inaugural entry, "Superman on Earth" (1952), [4] in which he was cast as the first person to be saved by Superman. He was the major guest star as a man framed for murder in "Five Minutes to Doom" (1954) and as an eccentric millionaire in "The Superman Silver Mine" (1958).