The Rifleman (1958)

09/30/1958 (US) • 30m

Action & Adventure, Western, Family

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

168 Episodes

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

168 Episodes

Paul Fix

Micah Torrance

168 Episodes


Last Season

Season 5

1962 | 26 Episodes

Season 5 of The Rifleman premiered on October 1, 1962.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

widower

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