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This
is a list of character actors whose last name ending in the letter E has
appeared on The Rifleman — One Time Only. Whether they have appeared one
time only or 168 times, they are just as important as the main
characters and/or anyone else involved in The Rifleman. This is just a
small tribute to those great many characters actors.
This section of character actors is dedicated to each & everyone one of
the character actors that appeared on The Rifleman.
They're among the most popular and recognizable actors. They may not be
A-list stars, but they do something many actors don't. They worked all
the time.
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Ross Elliott as Ben Johnson in Gun Fire.
He was the cowboy who gave up his badge and later was killed.
He also appeared with Chuck in Arrest and Trial
(TV Series / 1963).
His acting career spans over forty years
and two-hundred and fifty-four credits to his name.
He
began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre, where he
performed in Orson Welles' famed radio program, The
War of the Worlds (1953).
He played
in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp (1958 -
1959) ― The
Virginian as Sheriff Mark Abbott (1962-1969).
I don't think there was anything he didn't star in way back when! I
remember him from The Lone Ranger (1952 - 1953). But I know you've seen this
cowboy many of times in many of westerns!
For all you General Hospital fans, he was the first Lee Baldwin.
Born: June 18, 1917, The Bronx, New
York City
Died: August 12, 1999, Los Angeles, California
Leif Erickson as Big Jim Lewis in
The Sharpshooter.
He was the cowboy who threaten Mark's life.
Served four years
in the Navy during World War II as a combat photographer.
Was twice shot down while in aircraft, both times he was wounded.
His acting career
spans over fifty years and one-hundred and forty-eight credits to
his name.
He later went on
to star in his own TV Western High Chaparral as Big John
Cannon.
He and Chuck Connors also appeared together in
Branded -
Barbed Wire (1966).
They both appeared
in 1953 with John Wayne
in Trouble Along the Way (1953), before The Rifleman
and he later appeared with Chuck in Arrest & Trail (TV
Series / 1963).
His first name is
pronounced as "Laif" (Swedish and Norwegian name)
Born: William Wycliffe Anderson
October 27, 1911, Alameda, California
Died: January 29, 1986 (aged 74) Pensacola, Florida
Bill Erwin as Flecker The Pet.
He also appeared with Chuck in Arrest and Trial
(TV Series / 1964).
Bill's acting career spans sixty-five years and
two-hundred and thirty-two credits to his name.
He has
appeared in many, many things. I know you have seen him over and
over again. One thing in particular that sticks out in my mind
is Somewhere in Time as Arthur Biehl, the desk clerk
at the Grand Hotel. Remember Arthur, he's the little boy bouncing
the ball in the beginning and when Richard goes back in time to find
Elsie, Arthur is a grown man who is Bill Erwin. Talk about a love
story! WOW!
Bill was a wonderful man. When he had to play mean
characters, especially when he was older, you could always tell
that he wasn't as grumpy as it seemed. He played Santa Claus at least three times.
Two were grumpy and one was a very cool Santa. That was in my
favorite Santa show, With Love, the Claus, on Highway
to Heaven (1987). Michael Landon had that episode written just for
Bill. Thanks Kevin B., Bill's friend.
Beverly Ann Englander as Miss Carlisle
the dance-hall girl in Lariat.
Ladies of the Night
Besides The
Rifleman (1960), Beverly appeared in The
Twilight Zone (1960) - Sex Kittens Go to College
(1960) - The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1960
- 1961) four times.
Born: June 11, 1939 in Los Angeles,
California
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