Johnny crawford, best known for his role as mark mccain, the son of chuck connors' civil war vet character on the late '50s, early '60s tv show, the rifleman, died on. Johnny crawford hit bigtime fame at the age of twelve when he starred in the 1958 series, the rifleman, a time during which he met his mentor who had a strong influence on. At age 12, crawford rose to prominence playing mark mccain in the series the rifleman, for which he was nominated for a best supporting actor emmy award at age 13. John ernest johnny crawford is an american actor, musician, and singer. He rose to prominence for playing mark mccain in the hit abc series the rifleman.
According to the actor's website, he died thursday with his. Johnny crawford, actor who starred as mark mccain on the rifleman star and was an original mouseketeer, died thursday at the age of 75. Johnny crawford was born in los angeles, california, usa. He was an actor and producer, known for the rifleman (1958), hellboy (2004) and the thirteenth floor (1999). For more than 60 years, young mark mccain and the actor who portrayed him has been part of our family and the families of millions of fans of the rifleman. Johnny crawford passed away. Prior to his passing on , crawford left.