Former Mouseketeer
Johnny Crawford was one of the 24 Disney Mouseketeers, although he got cut after the first year after the membership was limited to 12 years old. He also starred in Little Boy Lost and The Lone Ranger. He was 12 years old when he snagged his role on The Rifleman.
Former Mouseketeer
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Teen Idol
The actor took the path that many young TV stars of the 1950s chose: He became a teen idol and started a singing career. It was a better choice for Crawford than many of his peers of that era. Crawford sang five Top 40 hits in the 1960s, the biggest of which was “Cindy’s Birthday,” which reached No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1962.
Teen Idol
