“The Rifleman”: Things You Didn’t Know About The Classic Western Show

Published on 07/23/2019
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Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde portrayed the President of the North Fork Bank, John Hamilton. He was present in 18 episodes of the show. His last acting credit was for the Rockford Files episode called “A Different Drummer”. Did you know that he was in the special forces during the Second World War?

Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde

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Johnny’s Favorite Episode

What was Johnny Crawford’s favorite episode? One of them involved his character choosing between his father on earth or his mother in heaven. It was called “The Vision”. Apparently, it took them nine days to film it because he was very sick. He said, “I really haven’t seen it for many years, but at the time I remember thinking that it was very imaginative and unusual. Also at that time, one of my favorite shows was The Twilight Zone, so that was where my tastes were.”

Johnny’s Favorite Episode

Johnny’s Favorite Episode

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