Chuck Connors Played An Ex-Soldier "Branded" As A Traitor Two years after The Rifleman ended in 1963, Connors landed the lead role of Jason McCord, a black-and-white Western show from NBC.

Don`t look now, but ”The Rifleman” has become a monster. ”I`m playing one of the greatest heavies of all time,” says Chuck Connors, who rose to stardom as kind-hearted Lucas McCain on the ...

The Rifleman did, however, leave behind an unalterable legacy; he was the first player to break a backboard: Where Connors did establish his renown as a Boston Celtic on the basketball court was ...