CHUCK CONNORS - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 345905

CHUCK CONNORS
The television and film actor who starred in Captain Nemo and the Underwater City signed this printed color publicity photograph from the film
Printed Photograph Signed in Ink: “Chuck/Connors” in blue felt tip. JSA certified authentic. 10x8 color. Actual size of image 9½x7¼ with a white border (one surface). The image includes fellow actors Bill Fraser, Kenneth Connor, Allan Cuthbertson, and Nanette Newman gathered around a string instrument. Chuck Connors (1921-1992) was an American actor and professional athlete. He played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) and in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Only 12 people have competed in both leagues. Following his career in sports, he grew an even more famous celebrity as an actor. His portrayal of single father Lucas McCain in The Rifleman is easily his most recognizable role; the show ran for 168 episodes over five seasons and follows the rancher and his son Mark McCain (portrayed by Johnny Crawford) as they settle in at a new home in North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show aired from 1958-1963. He earned his first screen credit in Pat and Mike in 1952, where he portrayed a police captain. After earning various television and film credits throughout the 1950s, Connors beat out dozens of other actors for the role of Lucas McCain. After The Rifleman ended, he picked up starring roles in television shows Arrest and Trial (1963-1964), Branded(1965-1966), and Cowboy in Africa (1967-1968). When none of these shows achieved the level of success that The Rifleman did, Connors began to focus on the big screen, with roles in Soylent Green (1973) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). In a return to television, he had a memorable role in the mini-series Roots (1977) as a plantation owner, one of the many antagonists of the series. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.