Chuck Connors

Actor. Born 10 April 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.. Died 10 November 1992.

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Born

10 April 1921, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died

10 November 1992

Biography

Chuck Connors was an American actor who had previously played professional basketball for the Boston Celtics and baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

He appeared as Tom Moore in the 1977 television miniseries Roots. He is best known for his role as Lucas McCain in the ABC series The Rifleman (1958–1963). Other film and television credits include Old Yeller (1957), The Big Country (1958), Soylent Green (1973) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). He received an Emmy nomination for his performance in Roots.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Chuck Connors is known for Soylent Green (1973), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), The Big Country (1958), Tourist Trap (1979), Old Yeller (1957) and Gunsmoke (1955).

Roots

1977 · as Tom Moore