He appeared in "Blood Brothers" (episode 35), "Bloodlines" (episode 42), "Letter of the Law" (episode 50), "A Case of Identity" (episode 57), "Sins of the Father" (episode 70), and "The Prodigal" (episode 71). Rowland made two appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Billy Lehi in "Home Ranch" (episode 2) and Buddy Link in "The Coward" (episode 53). After serving in the army during World War II, he ventured into the entertainment industry as a stand-up comic, playing at venues from the Catskills to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He also appeared in the film-noir "Suddenly" (1954), starring Frank Sinatra, in which he played the role of Peter Benson III, or "Pidge." The writers thought it would be cute. He appeared in more than 120 television shows and movies in a career spanning 35 years. Charney may be best-remembered for his recurring role as Terry Richmond in "Leave It to Beaver" (19571963). Her best-remembered role was probably Sister Ana in the Sally Fields comedy "The Flying Nun" (19671970). He made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Ben Todd in "Conflict" (episode 155). Sharing the Secret. She also guest-starred in the westerns "Tales of Wells Fargo" (19571962), starring Dale Robertson; and "Gunsmoke" (19551975), starring James Arness. He has appeared in 360 movies and television shows during a career spanning more than 60 years. When she was a teenager, she broke into show business on Broadway, performing in "Peter Pan" (1954) opposite Mary Martin and was later tapped by Jerome Robbins to be one of the principal dancers in the film adaptation of "West Side Story" (1961). After the war, he was approached by the American actor and war hero Audie Murphy, who encouraged him to take up acting, which made him one of the first Native Americans to portray Native American characters in film. Melton made two appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Wally Pierson in "First Wages" (episode 112) and Ab Richards in "Deadly Image" (episode 132). Eiler guest-starred in the crime dramas "Dragnet" (19511959), starring Jack Webb as Sgt. He appeared in 25 movies and television shows during a career spanning nearly 30 years. His first Broadway role was the player king in Leslie Howard's production of "Hamlet." Martin Landau appeared in one episode of THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Miguel, the Patron, in "The Vacqueros" (episode 111). Herbert Rudley was an American stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in more than 180 television shows and movies in a career spanning 60 years. As a young man, he roamed the South selling sketches. She also appeared in several other western series and films of the 1950s and 60s. He appeared in the 1937 musical "High, Wide and Handsome" and the 1938 proto-noir "Dangerous to Know" opposite Anna May Wonga film frequently cited as his best role. Maurice Dallimore was an English film and television actor. He guest-starred in several popular television shows, including "Leave It to Beaver" (19571963) and "My Three Sons" (19601972). The door to the back room used to be on the wall to the right of the wall that has the entry. In 1965, Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Colonel Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in the Spaghetti Western, "For a Few Dollars More." A tall big bear of a man with a tender heart who played roles true to his character, Blocker appeared in several television shows in the late 1950's before landing the role for which he is best-rememberedEric "Hoss" Cartwright in the long-running NBC western television series "Bonanza" (19591973). True Theater" (19531962). Cousins made one guest appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Flo in "The Boarding House" (episode 22). Alvin demonstrated an interest in acting beginning in high school. The door to his back room is now on the wall opposite his entry door. He also guest-starred in many others westerns of the 1960s and 70s, including "Wagon Train" (19571965), "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), "Laramie" (19591963), "Gunsmoke" (19551975), "The Virginian" (19621971), "Daniel Boone" (19641970), "Death Valley Days" (19521975), "Alias Smith and Jones" (19711973), and "Bonanza" (19591973). Jack Lester, born Jack Lester Swineford, was an American actor who worked primarily in radio and television. He also had a recurring role as Keith Granville in the comedy series "Glynis" (1963), starring the famous stage performer Glynis Johns. He also received an Obie award for his performance in the David Marnet drama "American Buffalo" (1975). According to my dad, Hugh was a great guy. He has had roles in several memorable films, including uncredited parts in the war drama "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951), starring Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Douglas Dirk and Royal Dano, and in the post-World War II drama "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956), starring Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones and Fredric March. He guest-starred in several other westerns of the 1950s and 60s, including "Zane Grey Theater" (19561961), starring Dick Powell, "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" (19551958), for which he provided the narration, "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (19581961), starring Steve McQueen, "Wagon Train" (19571965), starring John McIntyre and Ward Bond, "The Deputy" (19591961), starring Henry Fonda, "Tales of Wells Fargo" (19571962), starring Dale Robertson, "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), starring Richard Boone, "The Virginian" (19621971), starring James Drury, "Gunsmoke" (19551975), starring James Arness, and "Rawhide" (19591966), starring Clint Eastwood. He was a versatile actor, guest-starring in shows as varied as the action-adventure series "Sea Hunt" (19581961), starring Lloyd Bridges; the horror meets crime drama series, "Thriller" (19601962), starring Boris Karloff; the crime drama "77 Sunset Strip" (19581964), starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.; Rod Serling's sci-fi anthology series "Twilight Zone" (19591964); the comic book adventure show "Batman" (19661968), starring Adam West; and the family comedy "Bewitched" (19641972), starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Anderson also co-starred with Chuck Connors in the 1962 film, "Geronimo.". Ellenstein also appeared in the one of the films in the Star Trek franchise, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), in which he played the role of Federation Council President. As a stage actor, he often portrayed professionals (i.e. His roles from this period include "Spike" Kelly in the drama "The Battler" (1919), Dick Blackwell in the western "The Silent Stranger" (1924), and Daggoo in "The Sea Beast" (1926), which was a film adaptation of "Moby Dick." Appearing in just 10 movies, several were uncredited roles, including the classic Biblical drama, "The Robe" (1953). Chubby Johnson, born Charles Rutledge Johnson, was an American film and television actor. Behind the camera, she was associate producer of the John Huston film "Victory" (1981), starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Pel, and executive producer of the sci-fi short film "Chip" (2011), starring Joe Amato. Osterloh guest-starred in a wide variety of genres in television, including the iconic crime drama "Perry Mason" (19571966), starring Raymond Burr, the gothic horror series "Thriller" (19601962), starring Boris Karloff, the crime drama "The Untouchables" (19591963), starring Robert Stack, and the off-beat sci-fi anthology series "The Outer Limits" (19631965). Grady passed away on June 27, 2012, at the age of 68. She has appeared in just six movies and television shows in a 10-year period. Millay appeared in a variety of other TV genres, including the short-lived Civil War drama "The Americans" (1961), starring Darryl Hickman and Richard Davalos; the adventure series "The Aquanuts" (19601961), starring Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate and Ron Ely; and the popular espionage series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Seldes received several Tony and Drama Desk Awards nominations. He also had a few recurring roles, including Special Agent Joe Carey in the drama "I Led 3 Lives" (19531956) and the radio announcer in the sitcom "Gilligan's Island" (19641967), for which he went uncredited; although, it was his longest-running role. Calder also guest-starred in other popular TV westerns, including "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (19581961), "Tales of Wells Fargo" (19571962), "Lawman" (19581962) and "The Virginian" (19621971). Higgins appeared in four episodes of THE RIFLEMAN playing different characters, and he played the semi-regular character, Nils Swenson, the Blacksmith, in 16 episodes. (20032009), as well as the crime dramas "Dragnet" (19511959), "M Squad" (19571960) and "Mannix" (19671975). He guest-starred in many other westerns, including Gunsmoke" (19551975), starring James Arness; "Wagon Train" (19571965), starring John McIntyre and Ward Bond; "Tales of Wells Fargo" (19571962), starring Dale Robertson; "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), starring Richard Boone; "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (19581961), starring Steve McQueen; "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (19551961), starring Hugh O'Brian; "Rawhide" (19591966), starring Clint Eastwood; and "Death Valley Days" (19521975), hosted by Robert Taylor. Christine made two appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Mrs. Hardy in "The Spiked Rifle" (episode 49) and Mrs. Dalrymple in "The Long Goodbye" (episode 119). Gerson also played the role of Nurse Andersone in the classic sci-fi horror film "The Fly" (1958), starring David Hedison and Vincent Price. (19621967), the espionage thrillers "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Dodd also appeared in the family comedies "Dennis the Menace" (19591963), "My Three Sons" (19601972), "The Andy Griffith Show" (19601968), "Bewitched" (19641972) and "The Brady Bunch" (19691974). He played the leading role as a runaway in the western "Ole Rex" (1961) and portrayed the oldest sibling Joe in a family of orphans in the Debbie Reynolds comedy "My Six Loves (1963). He was with the U.S. Army Company B, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry,. He took the part intending to segue from being a guest star into a co-star on TV, which apparently worked, because after seeing him, producer Norman Felton offered him the role of Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Akins continued staring in films and television until the time of his death from cancer in 1994. Wagner guest-starred in a few popular television shows of the 1950s and 60s, including the superhero series "Adventures of Superman" (19521958), the legal drama "Perry Mason" (19571966) and the western action adventure "The Wild Wild West" (19651969). Carpenter had starring roles in "Fearless Fagan" (1952), co-starring Janet Leigh, and "Sky Full of Moon" (1952), with Jan Sterling. Homely and imposing, he was typecast as a heavy. Barry also gueststarred in "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (19551961), "Wagon Train" (19571965) and "Rawhide" (1960). He began acting in films during the silent era. Les Tremayne was a British-born radio, film and television actor whose career spanned nearly 70 years. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows during a career spanning 40 years. She later reprised the role for a TV movie adaptation. He guest-starred in many TV shows of the 1950s and 60s, including the suspense series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (19551962), the Buck Henry comedy spy spoof "Get Smart" (19651970), and the crime dramas "Richard Diamond: Private Detective" (19571960) and "Dragnet" (19511959). Farr made two appearances on THE RIFLEMAN, playing Sam Montgomery in "Home Ranch" (episode 2) and Carl Avery in "A Friend in Need" (episode 123). He served in the military during World War II, for which he received a Purple Heart. Jolley made one appearance in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Joe in "Hostages to Fortune" (episode 160). Several of her early roles were uncredited. Richard Garland was an American television and film actor. Harry Hickox was an American radio, stage, film and television actor. Danova's next big break came when he was cast in "Cleopatra" (1963). He also guest-starred in the westerns "Have Gun Will Travel" (19571963), starring Richard Boone, "Zane Grey Theater" (19561961), starring Dick Powell, and "Gunsmoke" (19551975), starring James Arness. He began acting in the early 1950s and worked under various names, including "Fred Foote" and "Norman Fredric," before finally settling on "Dean Fredericks." She guest-starred in some popular television shows in a variety of genres between 1960s and 80s, including the medical drama "Ben Casey" (19611966), the family comedy "The Beverly Hillbillies" (19621971) and the forensic medical drama "Quincy M.E." He played the role of Dr. Ronnie Wood in the romantic drama "The Best of Everything" (1959), starring Hope Lange and Stephen Boyd, and he had a minor part in the crime caper "Ocean's Eleven" (1960), starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. Hoyt made two appearances in THE RIFLEMAN, portraying Fremont in "Three-Legged Terror" (episode 30) and Capt. 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