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"The Rifleman" (1958)TV series 1958-1963

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Overview

Director:
Otto Lang
Writer:
John Wilder (writer)
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 more
Release Date:
30 September 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Western more
Plot:
Lucas McCain can fire a round with his specially modified Winchester in three-tenths of a second. That... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more
User Comments:
A "bad guy" playing a "good guy" more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 162)
Chuck Connors ... Lucas McCain / ... (168 episodes, 1958-1963)

Johnny Crawford ... Mark McCain (168 episodes, 1958-1963)
Paul Fix ... Marshal Micah Torrance / ... (148 episodes, 1958-1963)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (169 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp
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Trivia:
Chuck Connors is said to have fired 12 shots with the rifle in the opening credits. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A "bad guy" playing a "good guy", 9 April 1999
Author: dinky-4 from Minneapolis

I think much of the success of "The Rifleman" TV series was due to the casting of Chuck Connors as the "hero." We quickly grew used to him in this part but at the time the series started, he was probably regarded by many casting directors as a "bad guy" -- such as the part he played in "The Big Country." There was something mean and menacing about him. But by casting him as the boy's father in "The Rifleman," the show used Connors' toughness to counteract the sentimentality that might otherwise have enveloped this series. (Can you imagine how syrupy "The Rifleman" would have been had Doug McClure played the lead?)

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