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Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Actor · Died November 10, 1992, aged 71 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

​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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Connors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1921
Died
November 10, 1992 (aged 71)
From
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Works as
Actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 116 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Chuck Connors' films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Survival
21%
Bonds
17%
Self
11%
Power
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
1%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 12 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 26 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 14 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 9 of 29 analyzed roles.

Shadow
9 of 29
Hero
7 of 29
Ally
4 of 29
Threshold guardian
3 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Herald
2 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Trickster
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Dread
13
Melancholic
11
Warm
8
Absurd
6
Other
34

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet20
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chuck Connors' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chuck Connors' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

116 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as (archive footage)

  • Famous T&A 2(2022)

    as Mr. Slauson (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Longhorns(2011)

    as Lucas McCain

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Three Days to a Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Capt. Damian Wright

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as The Rifleman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Salmonberries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bingo Chuck

  • Last Flight To Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Red Farley

  • Face The Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Buddy

  • High Desert Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Stan Brown

  • Trained To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ed Cooper

  • Skinheads(1989)

    as Mr. Huston

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gideon McKay

  • Once Upon a Texas Train(1988)

    as Nash Crawford

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Terror Squad(1987)

    as Chief Rawlings

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Taxi Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Sakura Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as The Colonel

  • Maniac Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Professor Roger Osborne

  • Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Janos Skorzeny

  • Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell's Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Senator Morris

  • Summer Camp Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. Warren

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as King Powers

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Steel Collar Man(1985)

    as J.G. Willis

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Keller · as Tyler Morgan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Yellow Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jeb Hollister

  • Kelsey's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Balboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Alabama Dern

  • Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)

    as The Sarge

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Vals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Trish's Father

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Castanos

  • Jugando con la muerte(1982)

    as Sam Fisher

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Capture of Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Frank Briggs

  • The Best of Sex and Violence(1981)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bordello(1981)

    as Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1980)

    as Captain McCloud - HMS Nereid

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Day of the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Fleming

  • Tourist Trap(1979)

    as Mr. Slausen / Davey Slausen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Standing Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Maj. Roland Hartline

  • The Buck Stops Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Night They Took Miss Beautiful(1977)

    as Mike O'Toole

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Roots(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Moore

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare in Badham County(1976)

    as Sheriff Danen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free(1976)

    as Sam Ivory

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Wolf-Larsen

  • 99 and 44/100% Dead!(1974)

    as Claw Zuckerman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Niles Lingstrom

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Birdmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Colonel Morgan Crawford

  • Soylent Green(1973)

    as Tab Fielding

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Mad Bomber(1973)

    as William Dorn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Horror at 37,000 Feet(1973)

    as Captain Ernie Slade

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Set This Town on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Buddy Bates

  • Pancho Villa(1972)

    as Colonel Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Night of Terror(1972)

    as Brian DiPaulo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Proud and Damned(1972)

    as Will Hansen

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Embassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kesten

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)

    as 'Swifty' Morgan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Roderick Blanco

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Backbone(1970)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as (archive footage)

  • Captain Nemo and the Underwater City(1969)

    as Senator Robert Fraser

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Kill Them All and Come Back Alone(1968)

    as Clyde Mac Kay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Connors

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Governor Brill

  • Cowboy in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jim Sinclair

  • Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance(1966)

    as Jonas Trapp

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Synanon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ben

  • Broken Sabre(1965)

    as Jason McCord

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 48 episodes · Story · as Captain Jason McCord

  • Move Over, Darling(1963)

    as Stephen Burkett

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 30 episodes · as John Egan

  • Flipper(1963)

    as Porter Ricks

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Gustaveson

  • Geronimo(1962)

    as Geronimo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as George Ainsworth

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 168 episodes · Story · as Lucas McCain

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Big Country(1958)

    as Buck Hannassey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Phil Donahoe

  • Old Yeller(1957)

    as Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Hired Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Judd Farrow

  • Death in Small Doses(1957)

    as Mink Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Designing Woman(1957)

    as Johnnie 'O'

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Rocky Nelson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Tomahawk Trail(1957)

    as Sgt. Wade McCoy

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas McCain

  • West Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Hold Back the Night(1956)

    as Sgt. Ekland

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hot Rod Girl(1956)

    as Detective Ben Merrill

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Walk the Dark Street(1956)

    as Frank Garrick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Boy with a Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bud Williams

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove(1955)

    as Bill Holloway

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Brush Roper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Art Shirley

  • Three Stripes in the Sun(1955)

    as Idaho Johnson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Target Zero(1955)

    as Pvt. Moose

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Keeler

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Hub Grimes

  • The Star and the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Attendant

  • The Road to Edinburgh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Soldier

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Earl Swados

  • Naked Alibi(1954)

    as Capt. Owen Kincaide

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dragonfly Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Capt. Warnowski

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess Hayes

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • South Sea Woman(1953)

    as Pvt. Davey White

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trouble Along the Way(1953)

    as Stan Schwegler

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Long Jack · as Soldier

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Mervyn · as Stan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvester J. Superman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Pat and Mike(1952)

    as Police Captain

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley O'Connor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles from 1951 to 2023; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

The Big Country (1958)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Rifleman (1958)

Film career

19512023

Peak 1962 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 115: 113 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting2 of 115: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s39 · 39 acting · 1 crew1960s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew1970s26 · acting1980s27 · acting1990s5 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 26% of 19 roles
526272

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Chuck Connors' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Skinheads (1989)

84th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Big Country (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chuck Connors' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles41–71 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–64 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles5–61 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles8–44 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chuck Connors work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chuck Connors' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Graves shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers