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Chuck Connors
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Chuck Connors

Known for Murder, She Wrote · What's My Line? · Golden Globe Awards

​Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Connors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Apr 10, 1921
Died
Nov 10, 1992
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting

Biography

​Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Connors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteFred Keller · 1984
★ 7.5
TVWhat's My Line?
What's My Line?Self · 1950
★ 7.0
TVGolden Globe Awards
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Accepting Award · 1944
★ 7.0
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1962
★ 6.8
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 1961
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

Pat and MikePolice Captain
1952
South Sea WomanPvt. Davey White
1953
Trouble Along the WayStan Schwegler
1953
Dragonfly SquadronCapt. Warnowski
1954
Naked AlibiCapt. Owen Kincaide
1954
The Human JungleEarl Swados
1954
The Road to EdinburghSoldier
1954
Good Morning, Miss DoveBill Holloway
1955
Target ZeroPvt. Moose
1955
The Brush RoperArt Shirley
1955
Three Stripes in the SunIdaho Johnson
1955
Boy with a KnifeBud Williams
1956
Hold Back the NightSgt. Ekland
1956
Hot Rod GirlDetective Ben Merrill
1956
Walk the Dark StreetFrank Garrick
1956
Death in Small DosesMink Reynolds
1957
Designing WomanJohnnie 'O'
1957
Old YellerSanderson
1957
The Hired GunJudd Farrow
1957
Tomahawk TrailSgt. Wade McCoy
1957
The Big CountryBuck Hannassey
1958
The Lady Takes a FlyerPhil Donahoe
1958
GeronimoGeronimo
1962
FlipperPorter Ricks
1963
Move Over, DarlingStephen Burkett
1963
Broken SabreJason McCord
1965
SynanonBen
1965
Ride Beyond VengeanceJonas Trapp
1966
Autumn and CardboardSelf
1968
Kill Them All and Come Back AloneClyde Mac Kay
1968
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968
Western, Italian StyleSelf
1968
Captain Nemo and the Underwater CitySenator Robert Fraser
1969
Hollywood Blue(archive footage)
1970
The DeserterReynolds
1970
Support Your Local Gunfighter'Swifty' Morgan (uncredited)
1971
EmbassyKesten
1972
Night of TerrorBrian DiPaulo
1972
Pancho VillaColonel Wilcox
1972
The Proud and DamnedWill Hansen
1972
Set This Town on FireBuddy Bates
1973
Soylent GreenTab Fielding
1973
The BirdmenColonel Morgan Crawford
1973
The Horror at 37,000 FeetCaptain Ernie Slade
1973
The Mad BomberWilliam Dorn
1973
99 and 44/100% DeadClaw Zuckerman
1974
Legend of the Sea WolfWolf-Larsen
1975
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeSam Ivory
1976
Nightmare in Badham CountySheriff Danen
1976
The Night They Took Miss BeautifulMike O'Toole
1977
Standing TallMaj. Roland Hartline
1978
TB
The Buck Stops Here
1978
Day of the AssassinFleming
1979
Tourist TrapMr. Slausen / Davey Slausen
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979
VirusCaptain McCloud - HMS Nereid
1980
BordelloJonathan
1981
Airplane II: The SequelThe Sarge
1982
Target EagleSam Fisher
1982
The Best of Sex and Violence(archive footage)
1982
The Capture of Grizzly AdamsFrank Briggs
1982
The ValsTrish's Father
1982
BalboaAlabama Dern
1983
KS
Kelsey's Son
1983
The Steel Collar ManJ.G. Willis
1985
Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell's HeroesSenator Morris
1987
Maniac KillerProfessor Roger Osborne
1987
Sakura KillersThe Colonel
1987
Summer Camp NightmareMr. Warren
1987
Once Upon a Texas TrainNash Crawford
1988
Taxi Killer
1988
Terror SquadChief Rawlings
1988
High Desert KillStan Brown
1989
SkinheadsMr. Huston
1989
Trained To KillEd Cooper
1989
Face The EdgeBuddy
1990
Last Flight To HellRed Farley
1990
SalmonberriesBingo Chuck
1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe Rifleman
1991
Three Days to a KillCapt. Damian Wright
1992
A Man Who Fell From The SkySelf
1999
Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain
2018
Famous T&A 2Mr. Slauson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance(archive footage)
2023

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Accepting Award · 1 eps
1944
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 2 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsStanley O'Connor · 1 eps
1951
Adventures of SupermanSylvester J. Superman · 1 eps
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaHarry · 1 eps
1952
Four Star PlayhouseMervyn · 1 eps
1952
Four Star PlayhouseStan · 1 eps
1952
City Detective1 eps
1953
General Electric TheaterLong Jack · 1 eps
1953
General Electric TheaterSoldier · 1 eps
1953
Letter to LorettaJess Hayes · 1 eps
1953
GunsmokeSam Keeler · 1 eps
1955
Matinee Theater1 eps
1955
The MillionaireHub Grimes · 1 eps
1955
The Star and the StoryAttendant · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLucas McCain · 1 eps
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie2 eps
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 2 eps
1956
The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
West Point2 eps
1956
Tales of Wells FargoRocky Nelson · 1 eps
1957
The Dick Clark ShowSelf · 1 eps
1958
The RiflemanLucas McCain · 168 eps
1958
The RiflemanStory
1958
TB
The Big PartySelf · 1 eps
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonGeorge Ainsworth · 1 eps
1959
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 3 eps
1961
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianGustaveson · 1 eps
1962
Arrest and TrialJohn Egan · 30 eps
1963
Miss USASelf - Judge · 1 eps
1963
Miss USASelf - Entertainment · 1 eps
1963
BrandedCaptain Jason McCord · 48 eps
1965
BrandedStory
1965
Hero1 eps
1966
Cowboy in AfricaJim Sinclair · 26 eps
1967
Here's LucyChuck Connors · 1 eps
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) · 2 eps
1968
TB
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
The Name of the GameGovernor Brill · 1 eps
1968
Night GalleryRoderick Blanco · 1 eps
1970
TD
The Don Knotts ShowSelf · 1 eps
1970
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1 eps
1971
T
ThrillseekersSelf - Host · 26 eps
1972
Police Story3 eps
1973
The Six Million Dollar ManNiles Lingstrom · 1 eps
1974
RootsTom Moore · 2 eps
1977
Stone1 eps
1980
Matt HoustonCastanos · 1 eps
1982
The Yellow RoseJeb Hollister · 22 eps
1983
Murder, She WroteFred Keller · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteTyler Morgan · 1 eps
1984
Spenser: For Hire1 eps
1985
Spenser: For HireKing Powers · 1 eps
1985
WerewolfCaptain Janos Skorzeny · 1 eps
1987
ParadiseGideon McKay · 2 eps
1988

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