Lucas McCain
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Lucas McCain is the sharpshooting widowed rancher and devoted father who serves as the main protagonist of the classic Western TV series "The Rifleman."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucas McCain – Chuck Connors | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rifleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | McCain ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSeries | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Arnold Laven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Jules V. Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Rifleman universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Rifleman, Season 1 Episode 1 "The Sharpshooter" ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Western television series ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family values
ⓘ
frontier justice ⓘ single fatherhood in the Old West ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOf | The Rifleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
protective of family
ⓘ
reluctant to use violence unless necessary ⓘ strong sense of justice ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalSeries | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
father‑son relationship with Mark McCain
ⓘ
rapid‑fire rifle shooting sequences ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
expert marksmanship
ⓘ
horsemanship ⓘ |
| occupation | rancher ⓘ |
| parentOf | Mark McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Chuck Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | North Fork, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesRunEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| seriesRunStart | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century American Old West ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| teaches | Mark McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesValue |
courage
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honesty ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| trait |
devoted father
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sharpshooter ⓘ widower ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | modified Winchester Model 1892 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponFeature | rapid‑firing lever‑action mechanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Rifleman
this entity surface form:
Lucas McCain – Chuck Connors
subject surface form:
The Rifleman