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The Rifleman

  • TV-PG
  • 1958–1963
  • 5 seasons
  • Action & Adventure, Western
  • 7.1

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.

Episodes

32 episodes
  1. 1The Vaqueros

    30 minOct 2, 1961

    A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

  2. 2First Wages

    30 minOct 9, 1961

    Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.

  3. 3Sheer Terror

    30 minSep 16, 1961

    Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.

  4. 4The Stand-In

    30 minOct 23, 1961

    Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.

  5. 5The Journey Back

    30 minOct 30, 1961

    Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.

  6. 6The Decision

    30 minNov 6, 1961

    Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.

  7. 7Knight Errant

    30 minNov 13, 1961

    Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.

  8. 8Honest Abe

    30 minNov 20, 1961

    Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.

  9. 9The Long Goodbye

    30 minNov 27, 1961

    Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.

  10. 10The Shattered Idol

    30 minDec 4, 1961

    Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

  11. 11Long Gun From Tucson

    30 minDec 11, 1961

    Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.

  12. 12The High Country

    30 minDec 18, 1961

    Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

  13. 13A Friend in Need

    30 minDec 25, 1961

    Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

  14. 14Skull

    30 minJan 1, 1962

    Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.

  15. 15The Princess

    30 minJan 8, 1962

    The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.

  16. 16Gunfire

    30 minJan 15, 1962

    When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.

  17. 17The Quiet Fear

    30 minJan 22, 1962

    Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.

  18. 18Sporting Chance

    30 minJan 29, 1962

    An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.

  19. 19A Young Man's Fancy

    30 minFeb 5, 1962

    The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.

  20. 20The Man from Salinas

    30 minFeb 12, 1962

    Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.

  21. 21Two Ounces of Tin

    30 minFeb 19, 1962

    Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.

  22. 22Deadly Image

    30 minFeb 26, 1962

    A reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold-blooded murder.

  23. 23The Debt

    30 minMar 5, 1962

    Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.

  24. 24The Tinhorn

    30 minMar 12, 1962

    Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.

  25. 25None So Blind

    30 minMar 19, 1962

    Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.

  26. 26Jealous Man

    30 minMar 26, 1962

  27. 27Guilty Conscience

    30 minApr 2, 1962

    No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.

  28. 28Day of Reckoning

    30 minApr 9, 1962

    Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.

  29. 29The Day the Town Slept

    30 minApr 16, 1962

    The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.

  30. 30Milly's Brother

    30 minApr 23, 1962

    A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.

  31. 31Outlaw's Shoes

    30 minApr 30, 1962

    A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.

  32. 32The Executioner

    30 minMay 7, 1962

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Series cast

Chuck ConnorsLucas McCain168 episodes
Johnny CrawfordMark McCain168 episodes
Paul FixMicah Torrance168 episodes
Joe HigginsNils Swenson18 episodes
Bill QuinnSweeney16 episodes
John Milford11 episodes
Harlan WardeHamilton11 episodes
Chris Alcaide10 episodes
John Anderson9 episodes
Peter Whitney9 episodes
Dabbs GreerBert Taylor9 episodes
John HarmonHotel Clerk8 episodes
Richard DevonBen Macowan7 episodes
Rhys Williams6 episodes
Dennis CrossNed Dunnell6 episodes
Richard AndersonGriff6 episodes
Ralph Moody6 episodes
Glenn StrangeStage Driver6 episodes

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