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 fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black and white, in 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 primetime series on US television to show a single parent raising a child. The program was titled to reflect McCain's use of a Winchester Model 1892 rifle, customized to allow repeated firing by cycling its lever action. He demonstrated this technique in the opening credits of every episode, as well as a second modification that allowed him to cycle the action with one hand using a technique known as "spin-cocking".
| Genre | Western |
| Created by | Sam Peckinpah (uncredited), Arnold Laven |
| Starring | Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix |
| Composer(s) | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 168 |
| Producer(s) | Levy-Gardner-Laven, Arthur H. Nadel (associate) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Four Star Productions |
| Distributor | Peter Rodgers Organization |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Related shows | Law of the Plainsman |
Acerca de The Rifleman
A rancher in the Wild West wields a special rapid fire Winchester rifle and takes care of his son.
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The show was produced by Four Star Television. Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the show's more notable guest stars.
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