Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation. He has guest-starred in a wide variety of television shows, including the comic superhero adventure series "Batman" (19661968), starring Adam West, the action-adventure series "Kung Fu" (19721975), starring David Carradine,and the espionage adventure franchise "Mission: Impossible" (19661973), starring Peter Graves. He is an actor and director, known for The Trouble with Harry (1955), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and The Love Boat (1977). Carolyn Craig, born Adele Ruth Crago, was an American film and television actress whose promising career was tragically cut short following a fatal gunshot wound in 1970. Best known as Adam Cartwright on the 1960s television western classic "Bonanza," Pernell Roberts may have had acting success, but his personal life reflected the opposite with the tragic death of his son and four marriages. Other westerns in which he gueststarred include "Tales of Wells Fargo" (19571962) and "Gunsmoke" (19551975). Ed Ames, born Edmund Dantes Urick, is an American singer and actor. Ames made his first television appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Lee Coyle in "Quiet Night, Deadly Night" (episode 146). Whether portraying a gangster or a detective, Freed elicited his character's sympathic or detestable qualities with equal persuasiveness. Macready's first film credit was playing a schoolteacher in the 1942 World War II drama, "Commandos Strike at Dawn." He guest-starred in a few other westerns, including "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (19581961), starring Steve McQueen; "Gunsmoke" (19551975), starring James Arness; and "The Big Valley" (19651969), starring Barbara Stanwyck. He made one appearance on THE RIFLEMAN, playing Earl Battle in "The Sister" (episode 9). He was involved with the Sierra Club and eventually co-founded his own environmental group, Wilderness World. He appeared in 40 movies and television shows in slightly more than a decade. Brad Weston appeared in 35 movies and television shows during his 20-year career. Carradine was the prot g and close friend of John Barrymore. She portrayed Donna in the romantic comedy "The Glass Bottom Boat" (1966), starring Doris Day, Rod Taylor and Arthur Godfrey. Jack Hogan, born Richard Roland Benson, Jr., is an American character actor who has worked primarily in television. He played a wide range of charactersfrom villains and criminals to their law and order counterparts and the occasional avuncular, good-natured family man. He received a gold album and an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers during the 1970s. Perron made three appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Dan Cameron in "Blood Brother" (episode 35), Eddie in "Baranca" (episode 82) and Sag in "Death Trap" (episode 109). Despite a short filmography, he is remembered for his portrayal of Mr. Kirkland in several of the "Police Academy" films. Robert Chadwick was an American film and television actor. 2003. He also appeared in the film-noir "Suddenly" (1954), starring Frank Sinatra, in which he played the role of Peter Benson III, or "Pidge." He had many film roles, including the sheriff in the western "Bells of Coronado" (1950), starring Roy Rogers; an uncredited role as Detective McGill in the drama "This Woman Is Dangerous" (1952), starring Joan Crawford; Pemberton in the western "Pony Express" (1953), starring Charlton Heston; an uncredited role as Joseph's elder in Cecile B. DeMille's Bible epic "The Ten Commandments" (1956), starring an ensemble cast led by Charlton Heston; the sheriff in "College Confidential" (1960), starring Steve Allen; and an uncredited role as McAlester in the western "True Grit" (1969), starring John Wayne and Kim Darby. He is often remembered for his role as a gangster in "The Enforcer" (1951). Hopper was a prolific photographer, painter, and sculptor whose works have been exhibited world wide. He guest-starred in numerous popular shows, including the anthology horror series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (19551962); the crime drama "M Squad" (19571960), starring Lee Marvin as Lieutenant Frank Ballinger; Rod Serling's sci-fi anthology series "Twilight Zone" (19591964); the crime "Perry Mason" (19571966), drama "77 Sunset Strip" (19581964), starring Efren Zimbalist, Jr.; the courtroom crime drama starring Raymond Burr ; the adventure series "The Fugitive" (19631967), starring David Janssen as a wrongly convicted doctor on the run. He wrote for various popular television series, including "Bonanza" (19591973) and "Star Trek" (19661969). He made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Wang Lee in "The Queue" (episode 110), son of Chinese immigrant Wing Chi, who was played by Victor Sen Yung, better-known for playing the cook Hop Sing on the long-running western "Bonanza" (19591973). He made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Mr. Carpenter in "Closer than a Brother" (episode 98). He then played guard for the Baltimore Bullets for two seasons (19531954). THE RIFLEMAN episodes were spun-off for a new NBC series, "Law of the Plainsman" (19591960) starring Ansara as Buckhart and co-starring Gina Gillespie and Robert Harland. She made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying the saloon girl in "Deadly Image" (episode 132). He is best-remembered for his portrayals of fast-talking pitchmen, carnival barkers, auctioneers and assorted snake oil salesmen and charlatans; although, most of his roles were uncredited and many did not give him the opportunity to demonstrate his gift for rapid-fire delivery. Oates passed away in 1983 and a decade later, in 1993, Tom Thurman produced a documentary tribute film honoring his career, "Warren Oates: Across the Border.". (19641968) and "Mission: Impossible" (19661973), the western action adventure "The Wild Wild West" (19651969), the police drama "Mod Squad" (19681973), the family drama "The Waltons" (19711981), the cowboy cop in New York serial "McCloud" (19721977), the action crime series "Charlie's Angels" (19761981) and the police procedural "21 Jump Street" (19871991). Generally regarded as the seminal interpreter of the works of playwright Edward Albee, Seldes won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in "A Delicate Balance" (1967). She won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance in "Father's Day" (1971); an Outer Circle Critics Award for Best Actress in a Play for "Painting Churches" (1983); and, in 2010, a Antoinette Perry (Tony) Lifetime Achievement Award. Johnny Collier is an American film and television actor who has appeared in nine movies and television shows in a little over 40 years. Most of his early film roles were uncredited. Carle is remembered for his afternoon kids' show (1965 to 1977) in which Chuck Connors, who offered him the part in THE RIFLEMAN, had appeared several months earlier. He also appeared in "Three-Legged Terror" (episode 30) as Johnny Clover. Most of Perreau's many film roles were minor, including an uncredited part in the war drama "The Seventh Cross" (1944), starring Spencer Tracy; Julie in the musical drama "Song of Love" (1947), starring Katharine Hepburn; the character Roberta Blaisdell in the comedy "Has Anybody Seen My Gal" (1952), starring Charles Coburn; Ellen in the romantic drama "There's Always Tomorrow" (1956), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray; and Susan Hopkins in the war drama "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956), starring Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones and Fredric March. He also studied voice at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. Garver won two Audie Awards for her narration, one for "The World's Shortest Stories" and the other for her direction of Amy Tan's reading of her book "The Opposite of Fate" (2004). Ralph Moody was an American actor who appeared in over 50 movies and 100 television shows. His other endeavors included adapting, producing and directing the plays "Dark of the Moon" and "Bonaventure" in 1950. John Hoyt, born John McArthur Hoysradt, was an American stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in nearly 80 movies and television shows in a career spanning just two decades. Director Andrew V. McLaglen Writers John Meston (based on the radio series created by) Norman MacDonnell (based on the radio series created by) He had a few credited roles in memorable films, including Mr. Mollett in the romantic drama "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), starring Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy and Teresa Wright; Sheriff Gus Kretzer in the drama "Ace in the Hole" (1951), starring Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling; Frank Bleaker in "The Wild One" (1953), starring Marlon Brando; and Judge Curtiss Ives in the historical drama "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark. He had his first leading role in the adventure drama "Sons of Matthew" (1949), in which he portrayed Shane O'Riordan. He also guest-starred in the westerns "Cheyenne" (19551963), starring Clint Walker; "Laramie" (19591963), starring John Smith and Robert Fuller; "Daniel Boone" (19641970), starring Fess Parker; and "The Big Valley" (19651969), starring Barbara Stanwyck. George Wallace, born George Dewey Wallace, was an American stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning nearly 50 years he appeared in more than 260 movies and television shows. He guest-starred in a few other westerns, including "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), starring Richard Boone; "Zane Grey Theater" (19561961), starring Dick Powell; and "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (19551961), starring Hugh O'Brian. Marshal Sam Buckhart in "The Indian" (episode 21) and "The Raid" (episode 37). Jones has had roles in several memorable films, including a minor part in the war drama "The Young Lions" (1958), starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin; Supply Sgt. Mathers' touching words were accompanied by a photo of the two men, which appears to have been taken relatively recently, where they're both smiling at the camera and sporting colorfully printed. He played minor parts in the science fiction film "This Island Earth" (1955), starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason and Lance Fuller, and in the musical "Never Steal Anything Small" (1959), starring James Cagney and Shirley Jones. Most of his early film roles were either uncredited or attributed to Hal Fieberling, including "The Set-Up" (1949), in which he appeared opposite Robert Ryan. Bob Hall, sometimes credited as Bob Hull, is an American television and film actor. John Rayborn has appeared in nine television shows during a 20-year career. Two decades later he was still working, playing Mr. Finkle in the comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" (1994), starring Jim Carrey, and the old man in the action comedy "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult" (1994), starring Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley. Most of his work in television, however, was in the western genre. He has appeared in 45 movies and television shows during a 20-year career. He also had a minor part in the Oscar-winning musical war romance "South Pacific" (1958), starring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor. Other television appearances included CBS's anthology series, "The DuPont Show with June Allyson," co-starring Steve Allen in the 1960 episode "Play Acting," and five episodes of General Electric Theater between 1956 and 1961. February 16, 2016 at 6:03 pm. He made two appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, playing the uncredited part of Shorty in "Shotgun Man" (episode 69), and Sylvester Bulgutch in "Hostages to a Fortune" (episode 160). Dark made one guest appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Ben Malakie in "Bloodlines" (episode 42). Wells guest-starred in several popular television shows, including the police drama "The Streets of San Francisco" (19721977), the crime drama anthology series "Police Story" (19731977), the action crime drama "Charlie's Angels" (19761981), the primetime drama "Falcon Crest" (19811990) and the legal drama "L.A. Law" (19861994). Standing an imposing 7' 1.5" in height, throughout his career, he has been cast in roles specifically because of his physically intimidating stature and heavy features, which Boris Karloff, the quintessential Horror genre star, portrayed Frankenstein's monster in three films, but in 1944 passed the baton to Strange, who played the monster role in three Universal films, "House of Frankenstein" (1944), "House of Dracula" (1945) and the camp horror-comedy film, "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948). He appeared in some of the great film classics, including Elia Kazan's "East of Eden" (1955), starring James Dean and Julie Harris; Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963), starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery; and Martin Ritt's award-winning, "Norma Rae" (1979), starring Sally Field. Don Drysdale, born Donald Scott Drysdale, was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for both the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. In that series, he played the role of Beaver and could receive huge public appreciation for his . She had several film roles, including Mrs. He also guest-starred in several popular television shows, including the western action adventure "The Wild Wild West" (19651969), the superhero parody "Batman" (19661968) and the espionage thriller "Mission: Impossible" (19661973). He made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Sam Moody in "The Retired Gun" (episode 17). In recent years, he has lent his recognizable voice to the fictional Mayor Adam West in the popular animated comedy "Family Guy" (1999present). Binns also played the title character in the crime drama series "Brenner" (1959). His first major screen credit was playing Wayne Langmuir in "Desperate Search" (1952), starring Howard Keel and featuring Keenan Wynn. Many of his early roles were uncredited. More recently, Stanton had a recurring role as Roman Grant in the HBO drama "Big Love" (20062011). O'Toole made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying John Crabtree in "The Promoter" (episode 87). He guest-starred in several other westerns of the 1950s and 60s, including "The Deputy" (19591961), starring Henry Fonda, "Wagon Train" (19571965), starring John McIntyre and Ward Bond, "Laramie" (19591963), starring John Smith and Robert Fuller, and "The Virginian" (19621971), starring James Drury. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Stage 3, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Beginning in the 1950's, Swenson guest-starred in 160 films and television shows. Schallert has guest-starred in many popular television shows in virtually every major genre, including the family comedies "Leave It to Beaver" (19571963), "Father Knows Best" (19541960), "The Donna Reed Show" (19581966) and "The Andy Griffith Show" (19601968), the Disney adventure series "Zorro" (19571959), the mystery action series "Peter Gunn" (19581961), the crime dramas "Richard Diamond: Private Detective" (19571960), "The Untouchables" (19591963) and "77 Sunset Strip" (19581964), Rod Serling's iconic anthology series, "The Twilight Zone" (19591964), the nautical adventure series "Sea Hunt" (19581961), the horror series "Thriller" (19601962), the suspense series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (19551962), the medical drama "Dr. Kildare" (19611966), the legal dramas "Perry Mason" (19571966) and "Ironside" (19671975), the family dramas "Lassie" (19541974) and "Little House on the Prairie" (19741983), the war drama "Combat!" Theodore "Beaver" Clever - Jerry Mathers is 72. Thompson made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Ma Boyle in "Woman from Hog Ridge" (episode 78). He was a guest star in various popular series of the 1950s and 60s, including "Dragnet" (19511959), "The Untouchables" (19591963), "Perry Mason" (19571966) and "Barnaby Jones" (19731980). Cook has appeared in various crime dramas, including "Dragnet" (19511959), "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (19571960), "The Untouchables" (19591963) and "Perry Mason" (19571966). He had met actor/writer/producer/director Michael Landon on the set of "Bonanza" (1959), and remembering him when casting his successful "Little House" franchise, Landon gave Swenson a recurring role, which the veteran actor played until his death in 1978. The success of the production led to offers from Hollywood for Vye. She is probably best-remembered as Mrs. Olsen in the Folgers Coffee ads. 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