Zane Grey Theatre The Sharpshooter (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Zane Grey Theatre

The Sharpshooter (Season 2, Episode 21)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

This is the pilot for the series "The Rifleman". Lucas and Mark McCain enter the town of North Fork, hoping to buy a small ranch, but they encounter trouble from a shady businessman and a young punk gunfighter.

Director

Arnold Laven

Writer

Sam Peckinpah

Producers

Arthur Gardner | Arnold Laven | Jules V. Levy

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 7, 1958

Release date

Mar 7, 1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Chuck Connors Lucas McCain Lucas McCain See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Johnny Crawford Mark McCain Mark McCain See fewer	The Rifleman (1958)
Leif Erickson Jim Lewis Jim Lewis See fewer	The High Chaparral (1967)
Dennis Hopper Vernon 'Vern' Tippert Vernon 'Vern' Tippert See fewer	Easy Rider (1969)
Sidney Blackmer Judge Hanavan Judge Hanavan See fewer	Rosemary's Baby (1968)
R.G. Armstrong Sheriff Fred Tomlinson Sheriff Fred Tomlinson See fewer	Predator (1987)
Virginia Aldridge Waitress Waitress See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1985)
Charles Arnt Wes Tippert Wes Tippert See fewer	Sudan (1945)
Kathleen Mulqueen Nancy Hanavan Nancy Hanavan See fewer	Arrest and Trial (1963)
Dick Powell Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Mickey Simpson Carl Lamprey Carl Lamprey See fewer	Giant (1956)
John Barton Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Mathew McCue Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
George Sowards Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Outlawed (1921)