Joe Higgins
Who guest starred in the most episodes of "The Rifleman?"
Who is your favorite character actor?

'Strange Town' as the Bartender

 'The Wyoming Story' Part 2 as Rafe

'Short Rope for a Tall Man' as Henry Schneider

'Stopover' as Scotty the Stagecoach Driver

Joe Higgins as Nils Swenson

'Dark Day at North Fork' as Nils Swenson
'First Wages' as Nils Swenson
'Honest Abe' as Nils Swenson
'Long Gun from Tucson' as Nils Swenson
'Gunfire' as Nils Swenson
'The Man from Salinas' as Nils Swenson
'The Day a Town Slept' as Nils Swenson
'Quiet Night, Deadly Night' as Nils Swenson

'Death Never Rides Alone' as Nils Swenson
'I Take This Woman' as Nils Swenson
'The Assailants' as Nils Swenson
'The Anvil Chorus' as Nils Swenson
'Suspicion' as Nils Swenson
'The Sidewinder' as Nils Swenson
'End of the Hunt' as Nils Swenson
'Old Man Running' as Nils Swenson

Joe Higgins was born on July 12, 1925 in Logansport, Indiana
He died June 18, 1998 in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack
 

American character actor most prominent playing the character of a sheriff in commercials and public service announcements. An actor from the age of nine, he attended the University of Dayton (Ohio) and worked in radio while a student. He entered television and played recurring roles on such television series as "The Rifleman" and "Arrest and Trial."  He also appeared with Chuck in "Flipper" and "Geronimo."

His 1969 automobile commercial as a gravel-voiced sheriff became enormously popular, and Higgins played the character in scores of commercials, print ads, and public appearances, twice winning the CLIO award for commercial actors. In addition to his acting, he earned a Ph.D. in Aviation Education from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 
Noted for the tag line "Your in a heap of trouble boy" while appearing in ads as the sheriff character.
 

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