Chuck Connors Quotes

Chuck Connors — American Actor born on April 10, 1921, died on November 10, 1992

Kevin Joseph "Chuck" Connors was an American actor, writer and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 12 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association. With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman... (wikipedia)

I can never get rid of 'The Rifleman,' and I don't want to. It's a good image.

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

I don't want my kids growing up believing that there is nothing destructive in the world.

I owe baseball all that I have and much of what I hope to have. Baseball made my entrance to the film industry immeasurably easier than I could have made it alone. To the greatest game in the world I shall be eternally in debt.

If you're ever being typecasted - as most of us are - that's a great way to be typecasted. So, 'The Rifleman' is still popular with a lot of people, and I'm proud to be associated.

Chuck Connors Quotes

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