I have only just discovered "The Rifleman" through video streaming on the Internet and really liked it. I'm going through the series, so was really sad to hear firstly of Johnny Crawford's battle with Alzheimer's and now death. I was the same age as Johnny when he appeared in the series back in 1959. Although there were many US Western tv shows on UK tv back in the 1950s, I do not remember The Riflemen amongst them. He was wonderful in it and with Chuck Connors presented a wholesome and attractive character. My sympathies go out to his family and all his fans but at least we can still watch him through all the recordings.
I have only just discovered "The Rifleman" through video streaming on the Internet and really liked it. I'm going through the series, so was really sad to hear firstly of Johnny Crawford's battle with Alzheimer's and now death. I was the same age as Johnny when he appeared in the series back in 1959. Although there were many US Western tv shows on UK tv back in the 1950s, I do not remember The Riflemen amongst them. He was wonderful in it and with Chuck Connors presented a wholesome and attractive character. My sympathies go out to his family and all his fans but at least we can still watch him through all the recordings....
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