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Chuck Connors. Actor: Tourist Trap. Chuck Connors was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, New York, to Marcella (nee Lundrigan; died 1971) and Alban Francis "Allan" Connors (died 1966), Roman Catholic immigrants of Irish descent from the Dominion of Newfoundland (now part of Canada).
Nov 11, 1992 · STARRED IN 'THE RIFLEMAN' By Associated Press. November 10, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Actor Chuck Connors, best known as the fast-shooting Lucas McCain on the long-running television series "The...
Mini Bio. Chuck Connors, the "Mayor of Chinatown" around the turn of the previous century, was born George Washington Connors, most likely in Providence, Rhode Island, though he claimed to have been born on Mott Street in what is now New York City's Little Italy.
Nov 11, 1992 · He was 71 years old and lived on a ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., north of Los Angeles. He died of lung cancer, the hospital said. Mr. Connors had a lackluster sports career, but his towering height...
Nov 11, 1992 · Born Kevin Joseph Connors on April 10, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Connors was educated at Seton Hall College. He began his career as a professional basketball player, but then switched to baseball,...
He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman (1958–63).
Feb 26, 2024 · Chuck Connors’ story is a remarkable journey of a minor-leaguer turned major-league actor, whose grit from the sports field translated into a successful acting career in the era’s...
