'''Lucas McCain''' is a fictional character in the black-and-white western [[television]] series, ''The Rifleman,'' which ran on [[ABC]] from 1958 to 1963. A rancher and widowed father with a penchant for using his Winchester firearm as a last resort, the part was portrayed by athlete-turned-[[actor]] Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (1921-1992). | '''Lucas McCain''' is a fictional character in the black-and-white western [[television]] series, ''The Rifleman,'' which ran on [[ABC]] from 1958 to 1963. A rancher and widowed father with a penchant for using his Winchester firearm as a last resort, the part was portrayed by athlete-turned-[[actor]] Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (1921-1992). |