The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total
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- TriviaIn the pilot, originally written for Gunsmoke (1955), Chuck Connors' character was named John McCain, he had no children and he was a dead shot with a pistol. Arnold Laven decided to make McCain a widower with a son whose weapon of choice was a customized Winchester rifle.
- GoofsLucas McCain's rifle is a modified 1892 .44-40 Winchester, even though the series clearly establishes itself in the 1880s.
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[repeated line]
Mark McCain: Pa!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Saturday Night Live: Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys (1983)
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A "bad guy" playing a "good guy"
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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- dinky-4
- Apr 8, 1999
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- Westlich von Santa Fe
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 4:3
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