Charlie Hancock, Class of '66 - It seems like Chuck Conners was "The Rifleman", even though it was a sawed off shotgun. Or maybe that's not right at all. It was a B&W Western.
I think I saw the actor in other shows, that was the only series that I recall where he was the main character. He seemed to kill a lot of people that just needed killin'.... He had a teenage son named Travis I think.
Pretty good for a guy that doesn't recall what he ate at all in today's three meals due to my dementia. But trivial unimportant stuff from long ago seems to last forever.
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Paula S Kephart, Class of '65 - I believe this was Chuck Connors who starred as Lucas McCain in "The Rifleman." He had a son named Mark, but Lucas was very adept at using his sawed off rifle with many shots fired in a very few seconds. He had no use for a handgun because he was ambidextrous and could fire the rifle so rapidly. It was a good western and was on for several years. Never heard of a name for the rifle, but feel sure it was just something I never paid attention to. The sheriff, Micah, also used a rifle very well. This was a good role Chuck Connors played for many years, but was probably best known prior to this show as a "bad guy." I believe Johnny Crawford played Mark McCain.
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(Editor's Note: Yes, Chuck Conners was The Rifleman, but he did not use a sawed off Winchester. He did have one with the big loop in it, but he is not this week's mystery photo man.)
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Mike Boggs, Class of '64 - This week's trip down memory lane is one of the coolest guys of our time. Steve McQueen played Josh Randell in the TV show "The Bounty Hunter." The sawed off Winchester was so cool that I had to have one of my own. But all I had handy was a Daisy bb gun called a golden eagle and when my dad backed over it with his car and flattened the barrel, well, I knew it was meant to be !
A little hacksaw work and the parts from a Daisy bb pistol and it was complete. Worked really well. Wish I still had it!
(Editor's Note: Almost right Mike, but the show was not called "The Bounty Hunter," although it was about a bounty hunter.)
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Mary (Ardrey) Aukerman, Class of '66 - I’d recognize that body anywhere! He was one of my most favorite actors, Steve McQueen (loved him in Great Escape). That picture is from "Wanted: Dead or Alive" and he played Josh Randal(or maybe 2 l’s) a bounty hunter that was kind of a nice guy really. Anyway, he was such a good actor. I can remember that show like it was yesterday, except I don’t know the name of his gun. Do people really name their guns?
(Editor's Note: People really do name their guns...don't you remember "Ole Betsy" and "Ticklicker"?
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Eddie Burton, Class of '66 - Steve McQueen played the role and the sawed off shotgun was called the "Mare's Leg". I don't remember the name of the show or the character.
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Linda Beal Walker, Class of '66 - Could this be Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in "Wanted Dead or Alive"? I don't remember the name of his gun.
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