The Rifleman (1958)


The Rifleman
Release Date30 September 1958
GenreFamily, Western
CountryUSA
Filming Locations20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White

The Rifleman is an American Western television program that starred Chuck Connors as homesteader 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, filmed in black-and-white, ran on ABC, from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963, a production of Four Star Television. It was also one of the first primetime series ever to have a widowed parent raise a child.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Lucas McCain

Mark McCain

Marshal Micah Torrance

Sweeney the bartender

Joe Benson
Townsman 

Lou Mallory

Joe Higgins
Nils Swenson

Whitey Hughes
Townsman 

Harlan Warde
John Hamilton

Milly Scott

Archie Butler
Townsman 

Hattie Denton

John Harmon
Eddie Halstead, hotel clerk

Ralph Moody
Doc Burrage

John Milford
Bro Hadley

Cass Callicot

Chris Alcaide
Ross 

Tom Kennedy
Townsman 

Peter Whitney
Andrew Bechtel

Finny 

Arnie Grady 

Ethan Laidlaw
Townsman 

Richard Devon
Austin Stark

Fritz Ford
2nd Cowboy 

Ian Murray
Harley Hannabury

Enid Jaynes
Aggie 

Doc J. Burrage

Doc Burrage

Dennis Cross
Bud Martin 

Duke Jennings 

Adam Williams
Cory Platt 

Cole, stagecoach driver 

Charles Tannen
Barney 

Gates 

Frank Hazlitt 

Andrew Sheltin

Aaron Wingate

Emma Lincoln 

Brad Davis

Toomey

Amanda Ames
Myrtle 

Jack Tornek
Townsman 

Charles Cooper
Hank Fulton

Gabe Fenway 

Paul Carr
Derek Hanaway

Ben Judson 

Dan Maury

Jack Kruschen
Doc Burrage

Michael Fox
Abel

Alphonso 

Alvin Brisbee Walker 

Fay Roope
Doc Burrage

William Bryant
Jerry 

Robert Bice
Ben Smith

Cleek Watson 

Mrs. Peterson

Richard Alexander
Nils Swenson

Barfly 

Lewis Charles
Eber Tate

Bletch Droshek 

Judge Hanavan

William Meigs
Colonel Cushman

Charles Watts
Alvah Kemper

Harold J. Stone
Benjamin Stark 

Steven Marlo
Doke Marvin

Ed Nelson
Ben Travis 

Rex Holman
Billie Graves 

Chubby Johnson
Kansas Sawyer

Aaron Jamison 

Pepe Hern
Sleeper 

Grant Richards
Dave Chester 

Baranca 

Robert Crawford Jr.
Bobby 

Adele Adams

Larry Perron
Dan Cameron

Leroy Dabbs 

Old Woman 

Jeff Connors
Schoolboy

Buddy Roosevelt
Townsman 

Hank Stohl
Britt 

Mort Mills
Jake Owens 

Russell Collins
Charlie Willard

Jack Hogan
Joe Carson

Patrick McVey
Jake Striker 

Capt. Josiah Perry 

Jake Preston 

Abel Goss

Col. Beauregard 'Curly' Smith

Cougar 

Steve Rowland
Billy Lehi

Robert J. Wilke
Flory Sheltin

Neff Packer 

Brian G. Hutton
Billy Benson

Herbert Rudley
Captain James Gordon

Bing Russell
Hode Evans

Gambler 

Danny Richards Jr.
Swifty Sullivan

Lonny Chapman
Scully Potter 

Johnny Clover

Gordon Jones
Shell Game Operator 

Mrs. Avery

Billy St. John 

Dayton Lummis
Colonel Craig 

Forbes McKee

Kelly Thordsen
Andy 

Haslam Jackman 

Alex Montoya
Ear Digger

Lee Farr
Carl Avery 

Blade Kelby

Steve Darrell
Ben Russell

Hal John Norman
Father 

Artie Quint 

Lieutenant Vaughn 

Kay E. Kuter
Charv Banner 

Mr. Newman 

Joe Bassett
Nat Gilkey

Billy Mathis

Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Mrs. Dalrymple 

Baynes Barron
Gus 'Gustav' Kelso 

David Chase

John Goddard
Davis 

Jan Stine
Gorwin 

Chris Manse 

Norman Leavitt
Hotel Clerk 

Russell Thorson
Marshal Gene Burks

Phil Carver 

Tip Corey 

Angus Evans

Ambrose 

Lloyd Carpenter

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Luis Torre 

Aaron Pelser

Ben Crown 

Clarence Bibs 

Dave Pardee

Cade Conway 

Col. Charles Black 

Bud Osborne
Hangman in Taos 

Stuart Randall
Curge Palmer

Brett Stocker

Carl Lamprey 

Kelton Garwood
Smith 

Milton Parsons
A. Parker 

Richard Evans
Bruce Henry 

Tony Rosa
Horse Teeth Looker

Abe Jordan

Joe Haworth
Davis 

John Dierkes
Nels Svenson 

Carl Miller 

Jason Johnson
Bert Sanderson

Dal McKennon
Judge Hopkins 

Holt Coyle 

Lynn Cartier
Alice Bedford

Bob Sweeney
Speed Sullivan

Mark Twain

Colly Vane

George Macready
Judge Zephaniah Burton

James Chandler
Harvey Andrews 

Cowboy 

Fern Barry
Callie Sawyer

Carrie Battle 

Lillian Bronson
Elizabeth Favor

Michael Hinn
Henchman 

Don Kennedy
Clyde 

Aaron - Liveryman 

Marty Blair 

Shorty 

Paul Sorensen
Prison Guard 

John Maxwell
Dealer 

Troy Melton
Ab Richards 

Cowboy on Trail 

Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart

Charles Seel
Storekeeper 

Matthew McCue
Townsman 

Robert Robinson
Townsman 

George DeNormand
Townsman

Leonard P. Geer
Todd Ullman

Kermit Maynard
Townsman

Al Haskell
Chuchgoer 

Director

Joseph H. Lewis

Arthur H. Nadel

Don Medford

Lewis Allen

Jerry Hopper

Paul Landres

Ted Post

William F. Claxton

James Neilson

Dick Moder

Otto Lang

Writer

Arthur Browne Jr.

Calvin Clements Sr.

Cyril Hume

Palmer Thompson

Pat Fielder

Philip Saltzman

Herbert Little Jr.

David Victor

Jack Curtis

Margaret Armen

Jay Simms

Ed Adamson

Ken Kolb

Harry Kronman

Albert Aley

Teddi Sherman

Ward Wood

George W. George

Judy George

David Lang

Bruce Geller

Barney Slater

William F. Leicester

Thomas Thompson

Herman Groves

Robert Lewin

David P. Harmon

John Wilder

Producer

Arthur Gardner
producer

Jules V. Levy
producer

producer

Arthur H. Nadel
associate producer / producer

Original Music

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Cinematographer

Howard Schwartz

George E. Diskant

Charles Burke

Guy Roe

Carl E. Guthrie

Fred G. Carson

Editor

Marsh Hendry

Frank Sullivan

Norman Colbert

Lester Orlebeck

Lyle Boyer

Samuel E. Beetley

Arthur Hilton

Desmond Marquette

Sherman Todd

Sherman A. Rose

Robert Leo

Chandler House

Fred MacDowell

Jerry Young

Ellsworth Hoagland

Richard V. Heermance

Thomas Neff

Folmar Blangsted

Milton Shifman

Anthony Wollner

Richard L. Van Enger

Stanley E. Johnson

Casting Director

Phil Benjamin

Marjory McKay

Betty Martin

Art Director

Bill Ross

Gibson Holley

Jan Van Tamelen

George Renne

Frank T. Smith

Set Decorator

Budd Friend

Carl Biddiscombe

Anthony D. Nealis

Glen Daniels

James Roach

Patrick Delany

Frank Wade

Donald E. Webb

Robert C. Bradfield

John Burton

Chester L. Bayhi

Costume Designer

Robert B. Harris

Makeup Department

Webster Philips
makeup artist

hair stylist: Chuck Connors

Karl Herlinger
makeup artist

Sidney Perell
makeup artist

Mel Berns
makeup artist

Carlie Taylor
makeup artist

Paul Malcolm
makeup artist

Burris Grimwood
makeup artist

John Sylvester
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jack Sonntag
production supervisor / production manager

Bruce Fowler Jr.
production manager / unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marty Moss
assistant director

Jack Sonntag
assistant director

Norman S. Powell
assistant director

Mike Salamunovich
assistant director

Don Torpin
assistant director

Lloyd Allen
assistant director

Edward O. Denault
assistant director

Read Killgore
assistant director

Cy Brooskin
assistant director

Nathan Barragar
assistant director

Ray Taylor Jr.
assistant director

Barry Crane
assistant director

Howard Joslin
assistant director

Bob White
assistant director

Lou Watt
assistant director

Art Department

Bill Ross
supervisory art director

Sound Department

Denzil L. Daniels
sound

Kay Rose
sound effects / sound effects editor

Clarence Peterson
sound

Norval D. Crutcher
sound effects / supervising sound editor 

Milton C. Burrow
sound effects

Mandine Rogne
sound effects / sound effects editor

Eugene Grossman
sound

Tommy Thompson
sound

Don McKay
sound

Stephen Bass
sound

Woodruff H. Clarke
sound

Don Rush
sound

Stunts

Jesse Wayne
stunt double: Johnny Crawford

Carol Daniels
stunt double: Joan Taylor

Bobby Somers
stunts

Fritz Ford
stunt double / stunt double: Chuck Connors

Jack N. Young
stunts

Archie Butler
stunts

stunts

Loren Janes
stunts

Troy Melton
stunts

George Robotham
stunts

Al Wyatt
stunts

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Robert B. Harris
wardrobe / costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Bernard W. Burton
editorial supervisor / supervising editor 

Music Department

Al Friede
music editor

Harry King
music editor

Herschel Burke Gilbert
composer: theme music / musical director

Earle Dearth
music editor

Other Crew

Marian Carpenter
assistant to producer / assistant to producers 

Frank Baur
production executive

Robert Sonntag
chute cowboy

Production Company

Four Star Productions
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Four Star Television
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Sussex Productions
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Distributor

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Alpha Video Distributors
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UAV Entertainment

Unicorn Video

Brentwood Home Video

Reel Media International
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Colbert Television Sales

MPI Home Video
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