The Rifleman: Secrets Behind the Scenes of One of the Most Popular Westerns on TV

Smoke Much?

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Back in the 1950’s, smoking cigarettes was still the “cool thing to do.” It was quite common to see characters lighting up on-screen, no matter what the show was. However, Lucas McCain can only be seen smoking once throughout the series.  In real life, Chuck Connors smoked and smoked a lot. He apparently had a three pack a day habit, that’s 60 per day if you’re counting, which ultimately led to his passing at the age of 71 with lung cancer and pneumonia.



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