The Rifleman

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 30, 1958

Last aired

April 8, 1963

Episodes

168

Network

ABC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Four Stars Productions

Creator

Sam Peckinpah