Chuck Connors was born on April 10, 1921, in New York City's Brooklyn district. His parents Alban and Marcella were immigrants of Irish descent, and raised him along with his younger sister, Gloria.
Even in a TV landscape overflowing with Westerns, The Rifleman stood out. Debuting in 1958, the show starred lantern-jawed former pro athlete Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, the titular rifleman — a ...