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I grew up in Oklahoma and Texas in the 50s and 60s and loved the cowboys. Although Chuck is no longer with us to share some of his memories, we've asked some of his friends and co-stars to share their memories of working with him. Peter also remembers that the Columbian horses were short so Chuck, as tall as he was, arranged to have a taller American horse brought down for him to ride. Connors and Brezhnev got along so well that Connors accepted an invitation to visit the Soviet leader in Moscow in December 1973. Weve updated the security on the site. Joan remembersChuck as gorgeously handsome and, unbelievably fit. We were good friends and played a little golf together. Jeff Connors was born on July 30, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Jeffrey Alan Connors. As a matter of fact, Chuck gave Arnold one of the rifles he used on The Rifleman and Arnold still hasthat rifle today. Explore. God Bless Chuck Connors.". I ended up flying helicopters in the Army for 34 years. Fast-forward five years Im cast to Guest Star in an episode of a new series, Arrest and Trial, starring Chuck and Ben Gazzara. [1] He is buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[38]. In 1987, he co-starred in the Fox series Werewolf, as drifter Janos Skorzeny. Chuck Connors was born in Brooklyn, New York in April 1921 and passed away in November 1992. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. When we finished the interview in a lounge/restaurant and were walking out, two older women came up to us and said to Connors; "Sir, we know you're somebody famous but we just can't remember your name. They don't make 'em like that anymore. He was united in. Home. It is with deep sadness that we report the untimely passing of a good man, Jeff Connors, one of four sons born to actor Chuck Connors. During his baseball career, Connors married three different women, the first being Elizabeth Riddell in 1948. Johnny Crawford Dead: 'The Rifleman' Star Was 75 - Variety [35], On July 18, 1984, Connors was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (star location at 6838 Hollywood Blvd.)