He Was the Rifleman, Now Chuck Connors' Secrets Come to Light

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7 ай бұрын

He Was the Rifleman, Now Chuck Connors’ Secrets Come to Light.
It's hard to forget the image of the skilled shooting cowboy Lucas McCain in the famous Western television series The Rifleman, played by Chuck Connors. He is known for his unique career transformation journey in Hollywood, from an athlete with many outstanding achievements to an actor with outstanding talent. Because of this, Chuck Connors received more attention from many people, causing many difficulties in his personal life. It is known that Chuck Connors has hidden many secrets in his challenging life and today, we will reveal them to you. Don't rush to leave the channel but watch this video until the end.

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@chuckurso593
@chuckurso593 7 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors, despite his flaws, was a role model to hundreds of thousands of young men, and who to this day, will gladly watch reruns of the Rifleman.
@Geno2846
@Geno2846 6 ай бұрын
Maybe was is the key word. He’s not an admirable person to me since the truth has come out!!!!’ Sorry Chuck, ya done it to yourself!
@QuizWhizTube57
@QuizWhizTube57 6 ай бұрын
@@Geno2846 How do you know this is true? You DON'T!!!
@cynthiaquinn590
@cynthiaquinn590 6 ай бұрын
​@@Geno2846he was a madman
@renoblomberg4054
@renoblomberg4054 6 ай бұрын
A friend of mine once told me that Connors was a bully that used to like to beat up on people, because he was big. That was his take. I don't know for sure, but I don't think my friend was lying. So I'm not so sure about your role model assessment.
@chriskourlos4407
@chriskourlos4407 6 ай бұрын
That's cuz bullies like bullies!
@joetomasello3746
@joetomasello3746 6 ай бұрын
As young boy's growing up watching the Rifleman, we learned family values, morals & respect!! Thank You Chuck Conners ❤
@Peaches1691
@Peaches1691 5 ай бұрын
We sure did and need to keep watching these movies and forget about making NEW one's. We had the BEST education back then. The kids these days hardly get any that they really need. Can they even cook or sew?
@dareisnogod5711
@dareisnogod5711 5 ай бұрын
👎👎👎🐒🐒🐒 I watched the same shows & all I learned was that poor writing could be fostered off as serious entertainment to a less than well-educated audience.
@WalterEngljsh
@WalterEngljsh 5 ай бұрын
I feel the same way
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb 5 ай бұрын
Did your Dad French Kiss you and undress you for bed . Haha 😂
@tednorton5150
@tednorton5150 5 ай бұрын
i'm so sick of bullshit like this. You learned that black and gay people are invisible, that Native Americans were the bad guys and didn't deserve to be dignified, that Mexicans were not only your enemy but also your maid and your crop picker, that all problems could be solved with a gun and that women were quite as good as men and were only in existence because they could incubate children. When you say "family values" it's a meaningless statement . There are many types of families and they all value housing and food and medicine yet people who say "family values' want nothing to do with the process of ensuring the stablity and availablitiy of these things for their felllow humans. You don't care that your OWN government murdred and destroyed families in Central America and Viet Nam . I could go on.
@ruten45
@ruten45 6 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this show as a young man and again in reruns as I’m now 76 and still enjoy the show. Thank you for this wholesome entertainment.
@karenharris722
@karenharris722 5 ай бұрын
Yup, I'm 76 now too! ☺
@ruten45
@ruten45 5 ай бұрын
I don’t care about his personal life as it is none of my business. He played this part great and th show was entertainment. He was successful as an actor and not a bad athlete. He was lucky enough to get a role that earned him a great living. Today’s actors have many of the same issues and most fall way below his cheating on his wife. It is very difficult for an athletic star to not be chased by women that are also beautiful. It looks tome the most of Hollywood actors and actresses hate morals of a rabbit in heat and many develop horrible habits with illegal activities much worse that just being unfaithful to a wife or husband. When you are playing someone else for a living you are being dis honest with yourself and your own life. If you are good enough to convince an audience you are someone and something else it has to take a toll on your self in real. Switching that artist on then off back to the real world is much more difficult than most might realize. Many actors find it impossible. I remember Elizabeth Taylor when I was young as being beautiful and the roles she played almost drove her insane because of the life style she had to do to be great. Her personal life was destroyed because of the roles and the influence of being a target by every man in the world. The handsome men had similar issues when any beautiful woman steps in an offers Hershel as a trophy for the case in the shelf. It might be fun for the moment but it challenges personal safety and it is always a lie that make you much worse for the few moments of pleasure. It is not worth the millions in revenue or in personal loss. Cheating is a bad idea and it breaks up homes and children’s lives too.
@charlesthomas7962
@charlesthomas7962 5 ай бұрын
As a fatherless child I had a great admiration for Chuck Connors, and as unpopular as I been, I owned and took to my elementary school a toy riffle like the Rifleman so my peers would respect and admire me. Furthermore, watching the Rifleman show, I did grow up to be the spirit of a good man like the Rifleman.
@karenharris722
@karenharris722 6 ай бұрын
I still watch the Rifleman most every day on MeTV. I'm sorry that both he and Johnny Crawford are now gone.
@everettwhite9874
@everettwhite9874 6 ай бұрын
Hi Karen, I’m a MeTV and Rifleman fan too. I’m tuned in to the show every day I can. 😊
@karenharris722
@karenharris722 6 ай бұрын
@@everettwhite9874 Yeah, me too, Everett. I've seen most episodes many times by now!
@jamesvw769
@jamesvw769 5 ай бұрын
Karen shut the tv off and get a damn JOB.
@Hoffas_beneficiary
@Hoffas_beneficiary 3 ай бұрын
It's on 24/7 on Filmrise
@bearpuf
@bearpuf 7 ай бұрын
It is fortunate for at least myself that Chuck Conners was able to portray a character that as a kid I could look up to and try to be. For that alone I can appreciate him.
@farmallhfan
@farmallhfan 5 ай бұрын
Born in 1958 I guess I must have watched every rifle man series ever produced and love branded too. He was just a great hero for kids like me growing up and no matter what he did that was not so good will never make me love this man less. He was a great hero to many a young boy and that will never change. When I sit my grandsons down to watch these shows I will never tell them about the wrongs he may have committed . His role as a hero can never be changed.
@WitchidWitchid
@WitchidWitchid Ай бұрын
As far as western themed TV shows go, The Rifleman was among the best of them.
@BillyWilliams-zp9uj
@BillyWilliams-zp9uj 27 күн бұрын
I've never heard of any wrongs. Of course i don't listen too gossip or have much faith in the news media. They only want too sell the story. If not telling the truth to do it or bending the truth to make the story??? Print it and take it to press. Half truths are open season for news! 1960 i came, 2024 I'm hanging on, too Mr Chuck Conners plus Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Big Valley and more! TV has went downhill for a long time now. Thankfully we still have the Goldies.
@williamjones6276
@williamjones6276 5 ай бұрын
When I was stationed at Naval Air Station Atlanta Circa 1990 and sitting in Hartsfield Airport in my Dress Blue Navy "Crackerjack" uniform enroute to a Navy School, I just happened to look up from the newspaper I was reading and saw two men one in a White Stetson and the other in a Brown one walking through the airport. I didn't recognize the first gentleman but I knew the second one in a heartbeat: It was Chuck Connors! I was shocked that nobody else recognized Mr. Connors so I immediately grabbed my newspaper and walked briskly behind Mr. Connors while saying: "Excuse me Mr. Connors may I have your autograph?" He stopped turned around and smiled as I handed him the front page of the newspaper I was reading along with a pen. While he was signing the paper I asked him: "How many Winchester Rifles do you have?" He smiled and said: "I had two but I gave one to Arnold Palmer do you know who he is?" "Yessir he's the pro Golfer." "That's right" he responded with a smile. Then he shook my hand and walked away to catch up with the other gentleman. When Mr. Connors died in November 1992, I treasured that newspaper which I still have to this day with his autograph right underneath the Headline. To this day in 2024 I still religiously watch reruns of The Rifleman on both MeTV and Insp channels. After I returned to my seat one guy came over to me and asked: "Who was that guy in the cowboy hat? Is he a celebrity?" "Sure is" I replied as I showed him the autograph. "That was Chuck Connors The Rifleman."
@buzzylabriola6977
@buzzylabriola6977 5 ай бұрын
Greatness !! Possibly best all time !! For sure best 30 min western all time. Gunsmoke and Bonanza were fierce Competitors to say the least !! RIP Chuck Connors , thanks for lifetime memories .
@DIANNEBOURQUE
@DIANNEBOURQUE 6 ай бұрын
I am 76 yrs old still love that actor never missed his show he just took over the screen and made us feel safe through the whole show
@user-js3xe8wn4h
@user-js3xe8wn4h 6 ай бұрын
I'm 79...same comment. Never misses it. I was in L😊O😊V😊E.
@sharronsprings7772
@sharronsprings7772 5 ай бұрын
Our family watched the rifleman every time it was on. There was a definate chemistry between Crawford and Connors. Great series
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb 5 ай бұрын
Was a little to gay to watch. Lol
@GaryJavore-yx9po
@GaryJavore-yx9po 5 ай бұрын
I still watch rifleman reruns twice a day.
@BillyMandalay
@BillyMandalay 5 ай бұрын
It's hilarious the way the robot voice graduallyfell apart towards the end.
@billkaline5072
@billkaline5072 7 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors was a legendary entertainment figure despite his failings as a husband and shall always be remembered for his great talent as an actor.
@Aortadetroit
@Aortadetroit 6 ай бұрын
He was one of the greats and it's shame his homosexuality had to be kept a secret.
@desertsky
@desertsky 6 ай бұрын
I could say the same thing about Donald Trump. @@Aortadetroit
@paulmiddleton4215
@paulmiddleton4215 6 ай бұрын
@@desertsky does the Jim Nabors/Rock Hudson marriage bother you as well?
@Aortadetroit
@Aortadetroit 5 ай бұрын
I don't even know what that means or WTF it has to Donald Drumpf. @@desertsky
@teresabeekind5899
@teresabeekind5899 6 ай бұрын
The Rifleman was definitely one of my Favorite shows while growing up in Southern California.There was something Special about Mr Connors that made him standout amongst the Other Stars❣️
@FrankD-fo2be
@FrankD-fo2be 6 ай бұрын
I loved the Rifleman as a child. Looking at the reruns it often had a good message, acceptance, forgiveness, tolerance, prejudice, understanding towards other people's culture and race. It was full of gun violence and that's what made it probably more attractive to boys at the time. Overall though he may have been a womanizer , how many handsome Hollywood men weren't, his portrayal is positive in my view of a man living in what at times was a lawless land.
@tgriffin3059
@tgriffin3059 6 ай бұрын
Fame tends to turn nature on its' head. Most men have to do the work in pursuing women. Once you're famous, the women make it more work NOT to be with them. That doesn't excuse the behavior, but I do think it makes it far more understandable. ESPECIALLY in the early going, when the situation is new to a man. Very few men react well to suddenly having throngs of gorgeous women all over them.
@gma729
@gma729 5 ай бұрын
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS AS A KID !! I LOVED ❤ THE RIFLEMAN !!! GREAT VIDEO, AND HE WAS A VERY MORAL MAN. HE ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF MY DAD. THEY'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER CHUCK CONNORS 💐🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Rosie-di6ed
@Rosie-di6ed 5 ай бұрын
I was a Young Boy growing up in the 60s and I used to watch either the rifleman or the fugitive those were my favorite shows
@steveperry1344
@steveperry1344 6 ай бұрын
my aunt and chuck conners dated when he played for the boston celtics. my mother had told me about it years ago and how he had visited their house in dorchester, massachusetts. my aunt is now 103 years old and i recently asked her about chuck and she said she was at the celtics where he broke one of the backboards during the game. i have a photo of them together and i think it was taken in 1946 or so.
@joelewing4498
@joelewing4498 6 ай бұрын
+steveperry1344 : Interesting, Steve! My wife's uncle Doyle Lade from Nebraska pitched for the Cubs when Connors was on their team. He and Connors used to double-date with gals and yeah, somewhere around the house here we have a pic or two of them out with their dates.
@ginnieboston3343
@ginnieboston3343 4 ай бұрын
@thefamouspeopleus
@thefamouspeopleus 5 ай бұрын
His contributions to entertainment and the enduring popularity of "The Rifleman" ensure that his legacy continues to captivate audiences and inspire new generations.
@RivhardDavenport
@RivhardDavenport 7 ай бұрын
THEY DON'T MAKE ACTORS OR MOVIES LIKE THIS ANYMORE. WE WANT THEM BACK!!!!!!!
@brokenangel3695
@brokenangel3695 7 ай бұрын
Surely can say that again, SO true! LO❤E Chuck Conners in Rifleman, 0le’ Yeller, other Western Films, plus was SO tall and strikingly handsome 😉 🙏🕊️🛐R.I.P. CHUCK CONNERS {Thanks Chuck for yrs of enjoyment watching your gifted talents, I still watch Rifleman and other films}🙏God Bless🙏
@bernicerichardson9946
@bernicerichardson9946 5 ай бұрын
I loved the Rifleman .Him and Johnny had a remarkable relationship on the show and that I admired .Johnny was a good son ,did his chores and didn't complain .Johnny seemed like a sweet kid on the show and maybe off it too .I love never heard any tabloid gossip about him.He showed good ethics on the show..He could take the lead if something happened to Chuck.Its still a great show to watch and I still do.❤❤ Every time the intro comes on
@GoldenClays1
@GoldenClays1 6 ай бұрын
He will always be the Lucas McCain, Good Father, and Good Man his Rifleman role embodied. To all of us boys growing up during his time on the screen. Chiuck Connors was a GOD!
@mcarlkv53
@mcarlkv53 6 ай бұрын
That’s the problem.. making a man out to be a god. That’s idolatry
@gregsmith1342
@gregsmith1342 6 ай бұрын
He had relationships with other men, he was a fruitloop!
@ronmoore4372
@ronmoore4372 6 ай бұрын
Some years ago he gave an interview and was asked about when he played for the Montreal Royals ( Jackie Robinson was a teammate ) and he got a big smile and recited the starting lineup introductions if French, which was how the players were introduced before games at Deslormier stadium. You could see by his expression these were good memories.
@user-hg8gt5uj3f
@user-hg8gt5uj3f 5 ай бұрын
I was a big fan of the show because I believe Chuck was real to me that's how great he was a true Hollywood legend I will always remember him May he rest in peace ✌️. Stevenson mack #73
@robertpresha9504
@robertpresha9504 5 ай бұрын
No one is perfect. He was the man when I was growing up.
@vppnbrent
@vppnbrent 6 ай бұрын
I watched The Rifleman then and still today. He nailed Lucas McCane!
@punkanellylovejoy702
@punkanellylovejoy702 5 ай бұрын
I beg your pardon? He did what to WHOM?
@ouroboris
@ouroboris 7 ай бұрын
Everybody has secrets, some deeper & darker than others. And few people are completely faithful to their spouses, though most of us try to be. Chuck Conners created a fine, memorable character in The Rifleman and that won't be soon forgotten. But your text-to-voice program needs serious work, and that can not be denied.
@royalcliffordbritton5787
@royalcliffordbritton5787 6 ай бұрын
A "straight shooter" for me in my younger days! Thanks, Cowboy!
@OdeeOz
@OdeeOz 6 ай бұрын
Growing up watching The Rifleman... Every kid wanted their dad's to be like Lucas McCain. Not long ago, I was part of Johnny Crawford's last film "The Marshall". Between shots, Johnny sang some of his Big Band era songs, and showed off his fantastic trick roping. What a marvelous time it was, to meet, talk, and act with one of my biggest Role Models from my childhood. 👍👍 5⭐
@stephaniecurtis4327
@stephaniecurtis4327 6 ай бұрын
I ate lunch w/him at the same table at Hollywood High School.
@KelikakuCoutin
@KelikakuCoutin 5 ай бұрын
It's a shame how Johnny Crawford met his end. May he rest in peace.
@OdeeOz
@OdeeOz 5 ай бұрын
Amen to that, my friend @@KelikakuCoutin Now it seems I'm coming down with his illness too, because of arteriosclerosis.
@kevinjackson3169
@kevinjackson3169 5 ай бұрын
I watched this show when I was a kid and still watch to this day. I think the relationship he had with his on screen son was probably one of the best father son relationships ever shown on TV. I always wanted that rifle. When I was 60 years old I finally decided to get one. I couldn't find one to buy so I bought an 1892 rifle and had the large loop custom made. I'm now the proud owner of the rifle I've wanted since I was a kid. Still can't spin cock it though. My arms are too short
@michaelougarezos8963
@michaelougarezos8963 6 ай бұрын
does anyone remember when he also played in branded ?
@KelikakuCoutin
@KelikakuCoutin 5 ай бұрын
Yes, I used to watch that show. It was so frustrating to see how that character was cheated out of his legacy. Maybe that's why it didn't last more than two seasons. It kind of broke my heart when it was canceled. I wanted to see the character get redeemed. I learned a lot about the Civil War from that show.
@joycebates3430
@joycebates3430 6 ай бұрын
I loved this show and Mark was the sweetheart and the man with that Rifle as RIFLEMAN he was the baddest man with that Rifle, well I still watch the show ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@johnlizzard6530
@johnlizzard6530 6 ай бұрын
No person is perfect and he was a very nice man off screen as I ran into him in the late 70’s and treated a nobody like gold
@ireneparker1124
@ireneparker1124 6 ай бұрын
I love Chuck Conners and watch The Rifleman everyday. No one is perfect but he will always be loved.
@mbenjamin292
@mbenjamin292 5 ай бұрын
Amen to that no one is perfect.
@totizabayle377
@totizabayle377 5 ай бұрын
No matter what, I loved the "Rifleman".
@juanrivera3969
@juanrivera3969 5 ай бұрын
Great actor, I grew up watching the Rifleman. He is missed, wholesome movies, as the Rifleman.
@waynepovilaitis2305
@waynepovilaitis2305 6 ай бұрын
I was 4 years old when the Rifleman went on TV. Moments in your life you remember. The music played thru the show is somehow haunting. When I watch reruns I recall my early childhood from moments on the show.
@jamesstaton5591
@jamesstaton5591 6 ай бұрын
I am 79 and still watch the rifleman every day
@LeTrashPanda
@LeTrashPanda 7 ай бұрын
Combat and The Rifleman were my favorite shows.
@RobertHammes
@RobertHammes 5 ай бұрын
I'm 77 & I remember Combat, RIfleman, Have Gun will Travel, Gunsmoke, Maverick were ALL my favorites of which some were usually on a Saturday afternoon
@curthill4262
@curthill4262 5 ай бұрын
MINE TOO!
@garyhogan6771
@garyhogan6771 6 ай бұрын
There will never be a story like the " RIFLEMAN". A wonderful super great Western. I watched it regularly growing up as a kid.❤
@kirkthibodeaux6873
@kirkthibodeaux6873 6 ай бұрын
Still some of the best westerns available today
@christophersanders5007
@christophersanders5007 6 ай бұрын
I got to know Chuck Connors back in the late 80's. We used to talk about current events and politics. He was definitley the kind of guy that read three newspapers and watch an hour of Fox News before 10: AM in the morning with a cup of coffee because he knew everything about any current events and politics.
@user-qc2tk3pl9o
@user-qc2tk3pl9o 7 ай бұрын
That's not so bad compared to the sleeze bags in Hollywood now days.
@billyd8084
@billyd8084 5 ай бұрын
Sleeze bags today??? Their ALL sleeze bags if they have anything to do with Hollywood . It’s ALL satanic if the “system” promotes it. I don’t judge the “actor” by his “role” but by his/her lifestyle. O’Connors lifestyle did not image the role he played therefore rendering him a hypocrite.
@user-ef8eo6dy1m
@user-ef8eo6dy1m 5 ай бұрын
It was a great show of it's time, every time it's on we all watch it. How many children did he have?
@user-rf3cn2ou3x
@user-rf3cn2ou3x 6 ай бұрын
He was also in a short lived series call cowboy in Africa, and when I was a kid in the 60s, it was awe-inspiring, he loved baseball, and smoking.
@michaelroberts1120
@michaelroberts1120 5 ай бұрын
The AI voice is hilarious! "Joanie Crawford, Cornors former costar from 'The rifflerman', delivered a heartfelt elogie, remembering the econic actor not just as a collygue, but as a clothes freend."
@beverlykellam3978
@beverlykellam3978 6 ай бұрын
I Loved Watching the Rifleman as a kid! His Shooting was so fun! My parents gave me a toy rifle for Christmas 🎄! I Loved the Long Ranger' s for the music and Silver!
@stevepaquette4534
@stevepaquette4534 5 ай бұрын
The rifleman thought me how to be a father. I grew up in the 60s, third child of a 20 year old recently single mother. The bond between father and son on that show is what I always dreamed I would have if I ever had a son. I did have a son, and the bond was the same. Today he is my best friend. He is 33 me 63. Thanks Chuck.
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb 5 ай бұрын
Do you French Kiss your sons ? Haha 😂
@stevepaquette4534
@stevepaquette4534 5 ай бұрын
@EarlJohnson-wm4bb dude you are a mess. Perhaps you do but that's your issue. Not everyone is like you.
@strangerintown3676
@strangerintown3676 7 ай бұрын
I'll say one thing about the "Rifleman " tv show, they had some of the roughest outlaws of any tv show.
@bryanmckenzie4636
@bryanmckenzie4636 7 ай бұрын
He did not play the father in Old Yeller! That was Fess Parker. Chuck Conners played the likeable drifter Burn Sanderson. Do your research!
@BrahT-dh4qn
@BrahT-dh4qn 6 ай бұрын
Exactly. And get a real person to narrate your videos. This AI (Artificial Intelligence) is NOT INTELIGENT as it cannot pronounce even the simplest of words. So much for Technology.
@clarencepointer
@clarencepointer 6 ай бұрын
Correct, he was the owner of Ole Yeller
@jimdrake-writer
@jimdrake-writer 6 ай бұрын
@@BrahT-dh4qn: The AI robot needs to be reprogrammed to pronounce "prowess" correctly instead of "prow-ESS." And the film industry was "burgeoning" in the 1950s? The industry was "burgeoning" in the late-1910s, not the 1950s. Connors owed his television-western career to Dale Robertson, who gave him a significant role in an early episode of "Tales of Wells Fargo" and featured him in three other episodes.
@BrahT-dh4qn
@BrahT-dh4qn 6 ай бұрын
@@jimdrake-writer I caught that too. LMAO
@samwenger856
@samwenger856 5 ай бұрын
Amen to A1 stupidity and Spiritual danger. Sauron on computer
@steveperry1344
@steveperry1344 6 ай бұрын
the rifleman show still stands up today and i watch it frequently on metv. it has a great underlying theme of the golden rule and good over evil even if the rifleman would have to shoot somebody but the bad guy always had it coming. i had a toy rifle made by hubley that was styled after the rifleman and it shot roll caps.
@johnmathis3690
@johnmathis3690 6 ай бұрын
With the rifleman a gun was always the last resort not always the first
@davidpatrickcox3004
@davidpatrickcox3004 6 ай бұрын
I had a toy rifle by the same company, that shot roll caps. Christmas present when I was 7 years old. 💧
@steveperry1344
@steveperry1344 6 ай бұрын
it's funny when i look back how many toy guns i had, cowboy six shooters and rifles and army rifles and machine guns but i have no interest in guns now. the only time i shot a real gun was when i was in the military.@@davidpatrickcox3004
@user-kb1vm3hz5y
@user-kb1vm3hz5y 7 ай бұрын
He was a wonderful man, actor... he wasn't perfect....and that's none of our business...good man.
@b.2221
@b.2221 6 ай бұрын
You are spot on it’s none of our business. Old man now but when I was a child growing up in the 50s in Britain we thanked the lord for American 🇺🇸 TV programs because we had nothing on this level. Connors will always be remembered for what he brought to us,and will always be remembered.❤
@edgarbaring6319
@edgarbaring6319 6 ай бұрын
That's one show the rifle man I still watch as reruns today.
@dukromeo
@dukromeo 6 ай бұрын
great comment
@cathyreardon8979
@cathyreardon8979 7 ай бұрын
Loved Chuck Conner on Rifleman. ❤. His son, on the show, added to lthe show. 😊
@tensiacovino4676
@tensiacovino4676 4 ай бұрын
Watched when I was a kid thanks to my brothers who never missed an episode in the late 50s. Have been watching it again lately and am now 70!! i CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SHOW AGAIN. Every show has a great story line. The relationship between him and Mark just so endearing often leaves me in tears. What a wonderful series with such moral and enduring life lessons you couldn't really grasp the first time around. Now I realize why my brothers never missed an episode. Lucas was the father everyone wish they had. This show represents the best of the golden age of television.
@mikemuenze5390
@mikemuenze5390 6 ай бұрын
I say he's a good man there are no perfect men.
@Patrick-yh5yd
@Patrick-yh5yd 5 ай бұрын
He cheated on his wife? I do that all the time? Is it wrong?
@baseball9635
@baseball9635 6 ай бұрын
At 6'5", most people don't know he served in the Army during WWII, played pro baseball with Chicago Cubs and pro basketball with the Celtics.
@itsmoot2879
@itsmoot2879 6 ай бұрын
i meet him, in later years, he was a known alcoholic nightmare when he did special one man appearance, when i saw him, he was drunk, slurring his speech,... basically, a mean, foul mouth jerk. however, i loved him in the 60's as rifleman, in later years, he became a piss poor shadow of himself. i will never forget how disappointed i was by that experience.
@joelmoody1569
@joelmoody1569 6 ай бұрын
We don't know what went on in his life,why he drank,he isn't the only actor to drink too much. Some commit suicide or did drugs.
@itsmoot2879
@itsmoot2879 6 ай бұрын
@@joelmoody1569 just giving the public what i experienced and the way he made me feel, personally. like or hate it, makes no difference to me.
@johnr.6029
@johnr.6029 5 ай бұрын
Don't forget. These are real people. Their job is acting. Don't worship actors. Don't worship people. Most people who drink turn ugly after awhile. They do stupid stuff. They act stupid. They hurt themselves and they hurt others.
@itsmoot2879
@itsmoot2879 5 ай бұрын
@@johnr.6029 no kidding, thank you, captain obvious. why do people say thing like this?
@rogernatale6953
@rogernatale6953 7 ай бұрын
Yes remember when I was a kid everyone wanted the rifleman rifle at Christmas time...yes l got one too.
@bernicesmith1173
@bernicesmith1173 7 ай бұрын
😊
@davidpatrickcox3004
@davidpatrickcox3004 6 ай бұрын
I got one for Christmas when I was 7. It shot roll caps.
@samwenger856
@samwenger856 5 ай бұрын
I used to shoot my toy rifle at the tv show before he could shoot.
@michaelleonardis1540
@michaelleonardis1540 5 ай бұрын
My dad talked about him , he played for the reds . According to my dad , he was really good. Does anyone alive remember him playing baseball?
@JKART-do5jc
@JKART-do5jc 4 ай бұрын
My mom double dated with him when he was playing baseball
@thomtorrez7618
@thomtorrez7618 7 ай бұрын
Fess Parker was the father in Old Yeller .
@truthbtold8040
@truthbtold8040 5 ай бұрын
I grew up admiring Chuck like most kids back in the 60s. As to his personal life, nothing unusual. Sounds like an average guy. Only exceptional men in Hollywood were pure. Let's say close to 1 in 25. You line all our past stars and see what you come up with then come back and judge him.
@mgtowmonger2729
@mgtowmonger2729 5 ай бұрын
just line up the current stars... the depravity current hollywood does is well beyond any scope of reality to things that they had in the past. infidelity? at least he was cheating with adult women. current stars (especially female stars) go after underaged children and dogs... aka, 'dog pilled' western and westernized women. the depravity knows no ends today.
@user-kx6pm1xt3r
@user-kx6pm1xt3r 7 ай бұрын
I loved racing home to watch rifleman At 7pm.
@user-kx6pm1xt3r
@user-kx6pm1xt3r 7 ай бұрын
He was my type of personality to this day even the political
@douglasthompson9482
@douglasthompson9482 6 ай бұрын
My favourite western….I still love the show. A hero of mine.
@DBGOLF2001
@DBGOLF2001 Ай бұрын
This show was one of my favouites at the time ! Yes, my moral compass was set with this show ! In a suburb of Toronto , I would get on my parents roof , turn the Antenna towards Buffalo and get ready for another lesson in life !! Best opening EVER !!
@Mindhacker1961
@Mindhacker1961 7 ай бұрын
Wow, the redundancy in the dialog of the video presentation is amazing.
@mjemigh3304
@mjemigh3304 7 ай бұрын
And the pronunciation got worse and worse as it went along. Sheeesh....
@samwenger856
@samwenger856 5 ай бұрын
It has to be a computer translation from eastern European or some similar language. I wish I knew there are several youtube shows that have the same strange translation if you pay attention. It does not make the show bad just want to know Listen again
@leecaryer2569
@leecaryer2569 5 ай бұрын
Long after his days with the Boston in the NBA, Connors returned for a Celtic reunion while starring in The Rifleman. One of the current players, Tom Heinsohn, approached him and asked, "How did the worst shot in the East (of the NBA) become the best shot in the West?" BTW, that was Fess Parker of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone fame, not Connors, in the piece on "Old Yeller.
@SuperMagnumb
@SuperMagnumb Ай бұрын
the storytelling on the rifleman was first rate outstanding. Great show for the whole family.
@carllucci1716
@carllucci1716 6 ай бұрын
A great American Actor and role model. He is greatly missed despite a few short comings. Thank you, Carl
@chriskourlos4407
@chriskourlos4407 6 ай бұрын
Sinners only know how to sin! No ice water for Chuck the bully! He chose to throw it away!
@BillStaton-sm4nw
@BillStaton-sm4nw 6 ай бұрын
He was also a switch hitter
@sambender8459
@sambender8459 6 ай бұрын
I enjoyed hearing about Chuck Connors. It was a good history of him. Thank you.
@douglascorley6630
@douglascorley6630 7 ай бұрын
It will always be The Rifleman
@antoniodelrey164
@antoniodelrey164 6 ай бұрын
I used to have a baseball card with Chuck as a ball player before he went to Hollywood. He was awesome in the Rifleman and also later in Branded.
@judymarie1
@judymarie1 6 ай бұрын
The show reflected what was good. I never missed a show.
@mickeyrodriguez2080
@mickeyrodriguez2080 5 ай бұрын
I used to watch the Rifle Man , when I was a young girl in the 60 . God bless 🙏 them all in show. Thanks Conners
@JKART-do5jc
@JKART-do5jc 4 ай бұрын
My mom double dated with him in the late 40’s. We visited the set of rifleman in Hollywood and watched them film a bit on the set. It was so cool. I was a very young kid, but loved the cowboy culture. You just made me remember this event. Thx
@timgriffith2094
@timgriffith2094 6 ай бұрын
In Old Yeller, Chuck Connors wasn’t the father, that was Fess Parker. Do your research!!!!
@samwenger856
@samwenger856 5 ай бұрын
Fess Parker deserved better But Chuck Connors was great too but get it straight
@BillBRAINARD-mq4oc
@BillBRAINARD-mq4oc 6 ай бұрын
His roles to public and family are different. Same as Presidents. He was a great man! Leave it at that.
@carmenmaldonado4342
@carmenmaldonado4342 2 ай бұрын
I still watch the Riffle Man , if only fathers were like the series, the world would be a better place,respect and honor thy Mother and thy father ❤
@kerrylittle3900
@kerrylittle3900 6 ай бұрын
I had the same toy rifle as him when I was a kid. I could flip it like him too. Took lots of practice. LOL
@tranchiegarvin6499
@tranchiegarvin6499 6 ай бұрын
Excellent portrayal of what a ideal male single parent might look like. I watched early morning before 4th grade daily and at age 50+ watched daily reruns on ME TV.
@ericcrawford3453
@ericcrawford3453 6 ай бұрын
Why in the worlddont the people that can produce quality programming such has the Rifleman now days?? Damm good show!!!
@user-cj4qn8qm3p
@user-cj4qn8qm3p 7 ай бұрын
Fantastic show and he was perfect for the part. Too bad people today don't have such shows to look up to.
@DEFU8
@DEFU8 6 ай бұрын
chuck still number one, in my book, rest in peace, baby boy.
@donnahanes4359
@donnahanes4359 5 ай бұрын
That was NOT Chuck Coners you showed near the beginning in Old Yeller, it was Fess Parker. Other wise very interesting. Never missed a show......
@lenflatoff8516
@lenflatoff8516 5 ай бұрын
Was an Awesome actor!!! Loved The Rifle Man ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@sandyroyers
@sandyroyers 5 ай бұрын
My husband, very into sports, told me as an athlete, he was only So-So. I also read the first season of The Rifleman, Johnny Crawford said Chuck did not even speak to him between shots. Both of these are a stark contrast to this clip.
@michaelblankenau6598
@michaelblankenau6598 5 ай бұрын
So just because your husband says something we’re supposed to believe it ?
@paulwieber3971
@paulwieber3971 6 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors was a real hero to the youth of America both on and off screen. To this day, I still watch The Rifleman and remember what a hero he was to me.
@robertwood6439
@robertwood6439 6 ай бұрын
Great actor, I enjoyed his shows
@marklemcovitch6749
@marklemcovitch6749 4 ай бұрын
I watched Connors play baseball for the Montreal Royals(1base) 1947-1949 and he was quite good. He had a great sense of humor and the fans loved him. He didn't have enough talent to dislodge Gil Hodges from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
@watchguy7986
@watchguy7986 6 ай бұрын
Love this show
@charlitavalentine7511
@charlitavalentine7511 6 ай бұрын
We’re all flawed show me someone whose perfect in every way.
@richarddewilde9244
@richarddewilde9244 7 ай бұрын
The great Edward G. Robinson was also in Soylent green , for those who have'nt seen it , give it alook you won't be disapointed.
@pascoecharlie
@pascoecharlie 7 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors made other Western TV Series like - Branded, which never got to having a final ending as it was cancelled after only 2 Seasons, and another Western type TV Series called - Cowboy in Africa both of which I liked a lot. Chuck was also in a Non-Western TV Series back in 1963/64 called, - Arrest and Trial whereby he played the part of Attorney John Egan. Chuck Connors last reprised his part as Lucas McCain in - The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw which was made in 1991.
@KeithJohn-qd6pr
@KeithJohn-qd6pr 6 ай бұрын
At 66 I can still sing the "branded song"
@leftylou6070
@leftylou6070 6 ай бұрын
@@KeithJohn-qd6pr Stranded on the toilet bowl, What do you do when you're stranded, And you can't reach the roll. You must take it like a man, And wipe the $hit with your bare hand, To Prove you're a man. Wherever you go for the rest of your life, You must always, Carry a roll.
@denisesmith2745
@denisesmith2745 6 ай бұрын
I loved Branded
@gregsmith1342
@gregsmith1342 6 ай бұрын
​@@leftylou6070😅😅😅 brilliant 👏 👌, I'm going to use that as my wedding vows!
@michaelsavo-mg2pc
@michaelsavo-mg2pc 6 ай бұрын
He was great to watch when I was a kid gave me a me a good look of what I had to look forward to in life not many shows like that today they just tell us how horrible we are all this negative atmosphere is hurting us 😢
@privatepilot4064
@privatepilot4064 6 ай бұрын
I use a cane to walk, I nicknamed it Lucas, Lucas Mycane
@joesphgallo5534
@joesphgallo5534 6 ай бұрын
I had all his baseball Equipment! My father was a clean out and mover ! He did a clean out basement in Brooklyn for chuck connors mother
@chriskourlos4407
@chriskourlos4407 6 ай бұрын
Just goes to show one man's junk is another's sinner and bullies Gold! Worthless items he forsook that too! Bully!
@daveduncan8004
@daveduncan8004 6 ай бұрын
As far as women goes, he was no different than any other Hollywood actor I always like the rifleman we watch it every day on MeTV and he was just like any other Hollywood person. I wish they had of not smoked so much and loved his family like he should have, but he was too busy being a movie star to worry about any of that, but we always liked him no matter what he was in. We always loved Chuck Connors. He was a great actor
@TomRivieremusic
@TomRivieremusic 7 ай бұрын
Have fun in life you only live once. Nothing lasts forever.No regrets.
@ellienorth3958
@ellienorth3958 6 ай бұрын
I love series. Chuck Conners was true hero!
@douglaspearson4853
@douglaspearson4853 7 ай бұрын
Interesting story grew up loving the Rifleman series. Excelent show. I enjoyed the story about him an Johnny Crawford. I was real disapointed in womanizing. But I quest if you are famous that has to be a hard thing. and how am I to judge some. I never cheated though. He also played as Swifty Morgan if Support Your Local Gunfighter with James Garner. Very Good comedy movie.
@elaineproffitt1032
@elaineproffitt1032 7 ай бұрын
James Garner - now that was an actor that could p!ay anything!
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