The Rifleman
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- The Rifleman
- Release
- September 30, 1958
- Screen Time
- 5 seasons · 30min/ep
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- Sam Peckinpah
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Chuck Connors
Lucas McCain
168 eps.
Johnny Crawford
Mark McCain
168 eps.
Paul Fix
Micah Torrance / Micah
168 eps.
Joe Higgins
Henry Schneider (uncredited) / Nils Swenson (uncredited) / Bartender / Nils Swenson / Rafe (uncredited) / Korman (uncredited) / Scotty
18 eps.
Bill Quinn
Frank Sweeney / Sweeney
16 eps.
John Milford
11 eps.
Harlan Warde
John Hamilton / Hamilton
11 eps.
Chris Alcaide
10 eps.
John Anderson
Owny Kincaid / Samuel Gibbs
9 eps.
Peter Whitney
9 eps.
Dabbs Greer
Bert Taylor / Jack Scully / Farley / Marcus Trimble
9 eps.
John Harmon
Hotel Clerk / Eddie Halstead
8 eps.
