The Rifleman Rifleman is a classic Western television show that ran from 1958 to 1963.The black-and-white western starred Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, a widower, Union veteran of the Civil War, and homesteader. McCain and his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) lived on a ranch just outside the fictitious town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. Regulars on the program included Marshal Micah Torrance (Paul Fix), Sweeney the bartender, and a half-dozen other denizens of North Fork. Fifty-one episodes of the series were directed by Joseph H. Lewis, the director of the classic film noir Gun Crazy (1950),The Rifleman promote fair play toward one's opponents, neighborliness, equal rights, and the need to use violence in a highly controlled manner ("A man doesn't run from a fight.Lucas McCain can fire a round with his specially modified Winchester in three-tenths of a second. That and his resolve enable him to help the sheriff maintain order while raising his son Mark on a ranch near North Fork, New Mexico.Lucas struggles to build a ranch and make a home for his son. He teahes his son to appreciate the wild and beautiful country that surrounds him. to know the meaning of bravery and courage.

Rifleman is a classic Western television show that ran from 1958 to 1963.The black-and-white western starred Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, a widower, Union veteran of the Civil War, and homesteader. McCain and his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) lived on a ranch just outside the fictitious town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. Regulars on the program included Marshal Micah Torrance (Paul Fix), Sweeney the bartender, and a half-dozen other denizens of North Fork. Fifty-one episodes of the series were directed by Joseph H. Lewis, the director of the classic film noir Gun Crazy (1950),

The Rifleman promote fair play toward one's opponents, neighborliness, equal rights, and the need to use violence in a highly controlled manner ("A man doesn't run from a fight.
Lucas McCain can fire a round with his specially modified Winchester in three-tenths of a second. That and his resolve enable him to help the sheriff maintain order while raising his son Mark on a ranch near North Fork, New Mexico.
Lucas struggles to build a ranch and make a home for his son. He teahes his son to appreciate the wild and beautiful country that surrounds him. to know the meaning of bravery and courage.