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This is a list of
character actors whose last name ending in the letter A has appeared
on The Rifleman — One Time Only. Whether they have appeared one time
only or 168 times, they are just as important as the main characters
and/or anyone else involved in The Rifleman. This is just a small
tribute to those great many characters actors.
This section
of character actors is dedicated to each & everyone one of the
character
actors that appeared on
The Rifleman. They're among the most popular and recognizable actors. They may not
be A-list stars, but they do something many actors don't. They
worked all the time.
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Melvin F. Allen ― Henry Amargo
Ed Ames — James Anderson
Herb Armstrong ― Phyllis Avery
John Abbott —
Virginia Aldridge
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Melvin F. Allen as the wrangler in
Miss Bertie.
He was the guy in
the beginning of the episode that Duke Jennings had the
shootout with.
Melvin got his start in
The Return of Dracula (1958) as Mel the Baggage Clerk. His
acting career spanned thirty years with twenty-six credits to
his name.
Besides The Rifleman Mel appeared in
The Big
Valley (1965-1967). He also appeared in Long Time Gone
(1896) — The A-Team (1983) — The Greatest
American Hero (1981-1983) — The Waltons (1980) — The Rockford Files
(1974-1978) — ABC
Afterschool Specials as Mr. Phelps (1978) — Cannon
(1976) — Shazam! (1975) —
Kojak (1973) — Ironside (1973)...
His movies include
Riding
Fast (1988) — Long Time Gone (1986 / TV Movie)
— On the Nickel (1980)
— Money to Burn (TV Movie / 1973)
— Clambake (1967)
—Rough Night in Jericho (1967).
I found it interesting that
most of Melvin's work, Arnold Laven was the Director. I wonder
if they knew each other?
Born: November 23, 1933
in Los Angeles, California Died: September 1, 1992 (age 58) in Los Angeles, California
 Henry
Allin played Tom Burroughs in
The Assailants.
He was the one who asked the
question in the Cattlemen's Association
meeting why the
Senator was coming to North Fork.
It looks like
The
Rifleman (1962) was Henry's first acting
appearance.
Henry
Allin was an actor, known for Call to Danger (1968)
―Premiere (1968) ― Nichols
(1972) ― Showdown (1973) ― Police Story (1973).
Call to Danger was broadcast as a New CBS Tuesday
Night Movie television film on February 27, 1973.
Initially ordered as a pilot, titled Deadly Target,
the series was envisioned as a vehicle for Peter Graves
should his current series, Mission: Impossible, not
be renewed.
Born: October 6, 1919 in Vermillion, South
Dakota Died: March 15, 1999 (age 79) in Dallas, Texas
 Jean Allison
played the lady killed by Jason Gowdy in
the opening scene of Flowers By
the Door
She appeared in numerous
films and TV series throughout the 1950s to the 1980s.
Her first
acting role was in General Electric Theatre (1957). Her
acting career spanned twenty-seven years and ninety-eight credits to
her name.
Jean Allison guest starred in episodes of
various television series between the late1950s through the
mid-1980s some of them were: Highway to Heaven (1984) ― Simon
& Simon (1984) ― St.
Elsewhere (1983) ― Vega$
(1979 ― How the West Was Won
(1978)
―
Lou Grant (1978)
―
Starsky and Hutch ( 1977) ―
Charlie's Angels (1977)
―
The Waltons (1977)
―
Code R (1977)
―
Emergency! (1972-1977)
―
Jigsaw John (1976)
―
The Bionic Woman (1976 )
―
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1976)
―
S.W.A.T. (1975)
―
Ironside (1974)
―
The Rockford Files (1974)
―
Adam-12 (1973-1974)
―
Sons and Daughters (1974) ―
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971-1974)
―
Hawkins (1974)
―
Gunsmoke (1970-1974)
―
Hec Ramsey (1973)
―
Chase (1973)
―
The Rookies (1973)
―
McCloud (1971)
―
The Man and the City (1971)
―
Cannon (1971)
―
Matt Lincoln (1970)
―
Then Came Bronson (1970)
―
The Third Man (1964)
―
Dr. Kildare (1962-1963)
―
Laramie (1962-1963)
―
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
―
Saints and Sinners (1962)
―
77 Sunset Strip (1960-1962)
―
The Law and Mr. Jones (1962)
―
The Dick Powell Theatre (1962)
―
Cain's Hundred (1962) ―The Detectives (1960-1962)
―
Devil's Partner (1961)
―
The Brothers Brannagan (1961)
―
Bat Masterson (1961)
―The Roaring 20's (1961)
―
Perry Mason (1961)
―
Outlaws (1961)
―
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1961)
―
Hennesey 1961)
―
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1959-1961) ― Trackdown (1958)
― Rough Riders (1958) ―
Maverick
(1958) ― M Squad
(1958)
―
The Restless Gun (1958)
―Californians
(1959) ― Sugarfoot (1959) ― Lawman(1959).
Jean had done
three movies: Edge of Fury
(1958) ―
The Steagle (1971)
― Hardcore (1971) and seven made for TV Movies:
The
Death of Me Yet (1971) ―
Brock's Last Case (1973)
― The Elevator (1974)
― A Cry for Help (1975)
― Man on the Outside (1975)
―
The Strange Possession of Mrs.
Oliver (1977) ―
Runamuk (1978).
She was happy in her mothering role for many years
and never returned to acting.
Born: October 24,
1929, New York City, New York
Birth Name: Jean
Marie Allison

John Alvin played Applegate, the Deputy in
Skull.
He was the deputy who found Mark at the pond.
Besides The Rifleman, John also
appeared with Chuck in Naked Alibi (1954) crime movie.
John Alvin was an
American film, stage and television actor. He appeared
in over 25 films for Warner Brothers and numerous
television and theater roles throughout his career,
which spanned from the 1940s to the 1990s.
John Alvin has over
175 credits to his name. He first appeared in the movie
Northern Pursuit as an Orderly (1943) (uncredited). He
also appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943) ― The
Fighting Sullivans (1944) ― Objective, Burma! (1945) ―
Night and Day (1946) ―The Babe Ruth Story (1948) ―The
Living Christ Series (1951) ― The Iron Mistress
(1952) ― Somewhere in Time (1980) as young Arthur's
father, plus several other movies.
Alvin later enjoyed a separate television career, which
spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s. His television credits
included various roles on Leave It to Beaver (1961) ― All in the
Family (1975) ―
Lou Grant (1977-1980)
― Dragnet
(1952-1955) ―
The Beverly Hillbillies (1964-1967)
― Murder, She Wrote
(1986) ― Four Star
Playhouse (1953-1956) ―
The Incredible Hulk (1978) and I Spy (1967) ― Perry Mason
(1958-1962)
―
The
Lone Ranger (1949-1952 )
―
Crown
Theatre (1954)
―
Four
Star Playhouse (1953-1956)
―
Your
Favorite Story (1953-1954)
―
The
McConnell Story (1955)
―
The
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1954-1955)
―
Dragnet (1952-1955)
―
You
Are There (1953-1956)
―
The
Millionaire (1955-1958)
―
Sky
King (1952-1959)
―
The
Lineup (1954-1959), Rawhide (1961-1962)
―
The
Jack Benny Program (1961-1962)
―
The
Munsters (1965), Lassie (1965)
―
The
Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965)
―
The
Lucy Show (1966)
―
Get
Smart (1966)
―
The
Beverly Hillbillies (1964-1967), They Call Me MISTER
Tibbs! (1970)
―
M*A*S*H
(1973)
―
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
―
The
Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
―
The
Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)
―
The
Incredible Hulk (1978)
―
Lou
Grant (1977-1980)
―
Hart
to Hart (1980-1981)
―
After MASH
(1983) ― Amazing
Stories (1986) ― Murder, She Wrote (1986) ― Dennis the
Menace (1987).
John also appeared in numerous television
commercial and advertising for such products as Mattel, H&R
Block, McDonald's, Porsche and Audi.
Birth Name: John
Alvin Hoffstadt Born: October 24, 1917, Chicago, IL Died: February 27, 2009, Thousand Oaks, California.
John Alvin suffered injuries in a fall in February
2009. He died of complications from his injuries a week
after the accident at a nursing home in Thousand Oaks,
California, on February 27, 2009, at the age of 91. His
ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Alvin was a
20-year resident of Thousand Oaks at the time of his
death.
John Alvin Hoffstadt — Find A Grave

Henry Amargo as Juanin in Baranca.
He was the one who took Micah out to the Sanchez's Ranch.
He was an known for I
Spy (1966) ―The Outsider (1961)
―
Flaming Star
(1960)―
The Magnificent Seven
(1960) ―
Wagon Train (1959)
―
Alcoa Theatre ((1959)
―
Never So Few (1959)
―
Border Patrol
(1959)
― Pork Chop Hill
(1959) ―The
Wild and the Innocent
(1959) ―
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
―
The
Naked and the Dead (1958).
Born: July 18, 1933 in San Diego, California Died: September 24, 1978 (age 45) in San Diego, California
Henry Amargo — Find A Grave
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