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This is a list of character actors whose last name
ending in the letter D 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.

Christopher Dark as Ben Malakie in Bloodlines.
He has one hundred and twenty credits to
his name with twenty years of acting.
He was best remembered as the character Hank Jaffe in the 1956 film
World Without End.
Some
of his appearances were in The Long Ranger ― Frontier ―
Sea Hunt ― Bonanza ― The Green Hornet ― Walt Disney's
Wonderful World of Color ― My Three Sons ― Temple Houston ―
Kraft Suspense Theatre ― 77 Sunset Strip ― The Untouchables
― Have Gun - Will Travel ― Death of a Gunfighter.
I was really surprise that he only appeared in this episode of
The
Rifleman. I thought he was really good!
Born: April 21, 1920, New York
Died: October 10, 1971, Los Angeles, California
 Hal K. Dawson as Hannaberry in
Six Year and a Day.
Harley Hannabury/Hannaberry. Is
this a new Mr. Hannabury? The only thing is, the credits spell it
Hannaberry. Different from our other Mr. Hannabury.
You should see the list of credits for this Cowboy! He appeared in about
everything from 1933 to 1978 with almost three hundred credits to his
name. He sure was busy!
He appeared in summer
stock and with repertory companies before making his
Broadway debut in 1928. Joined the cast of Another
Language (1933) in Hollywood, upon filming of the
play by MGM.
Born: October 17, 1896, Rockville, Vernon,
Connecticut
Died: February 17, 1987, Loma Linda, California

Maureen Dawson as Molly Carpenter (left) in
Quiet Night, Deadly
Night.
She was one of the girls Lou sent for, the one who told Lou about
Betty being sick.
A 1962 Hollywood Deb Star.
She appeared in two movies: The
Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969) ― I Love You... Good-bye
(1974).
Her TV show appearances
consist of The F.B.I. ― Get Smart ― Family Affair ― Felony
Squad ― A Man Called Shenandoah ― My Brother the Angel ― Please
Don't Eat the Daisies ― Honey West ― The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ―
The Farmer's Daughter ― McHale's Navy ― Burke's Law ― The
Lieutenant ― Maverick ― General Electric Theater.
She now goes by the name
Maurine Dawson Grisso. As of 2002 she owned a Help-U-Sell
Real Estate in Santa Rosa, California.
Born: September 10, 1935
in Los Angeles, California
 Richard Deacon as Colonel Simms in
The Hangman. Richard Deacon as Colonel Sims. In this episode he is the medicine man.
Here is a actor who has appeared in many television
shows such as B. J. and the
Bear as Sheriff Masters ― The Mothers-In-Law and a
role I think everyone remembers him for - Melvin Cooley on the The Dick
Van Dyke Show ― The Beverly Hillbillies ― Leave It to Beaver
(Lumpy's father).
For all you Sci-Fi
buffs he was in Them as a reporter ― Invasion of the
Body Snatchers as Dr. Harvey Bassett ― Invaders from Mars
as an MP.
He was a renowned gourmet chef.In the
1980s, he hosted a Canadian TV program on microwave cookery,
and even wrote a companion book on the subject.
Born: May
14, 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: August 8, 1984, Los Angeles, California
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