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Chuck Connors

1921–1992 · Actor

Biography

​Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman.

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Notable Noir Roles

The Human Jungle

1954Dir. Joseph M. Newman · Earl Swados

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. R…

Naked Alibi

1954Dir. Jerry Hopper · Capt. Owen Kincaide

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the on…

Death in Small Doses

1957Dir. Joseph M. Newman · Mink Reynolds

A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.

Full Noir Filmography

3 films · 1954–1957