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This is a list of character actors whose last name ending in the letter T 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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Karen Sue Trent ― David Tyrell
Akim Tamiroff ― Dee J. Thompson
Larry Thor ― Les Tremayne
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Karen Sue Trent as Lorrie in Old Tony.
Karen Sue Trent played Lorrie, Mark's friend.

I bet Karen looks familiar to you. She was Beaver Cleaver's girlfriend Penny Woods. She also had appeared on Wagon Train — Shirley Temple's Storybook and Matinee Theatre.

He first appearance was in the movie Garden of Eden.

Karen has done several TV commercials, such as Little Miss Sunbeam and was also on the billboard and she also did the Glass Wax - Christel Stencil commercial — Trix — Sugar Jets. She did the first TV commercial before there were TV commercials as Alice in Wonderland. She set at a podium that was in a library and explained about the fruity taste.

Karen also graduated from school at the age of 16.

I did get to talk to Karen. She was a very interesting person, I could relate to most of the things she had done. I loved listening to her stories. Had I know she wasn't going to get back with me, I would have taken better notes, so this is the best I can do.



Gene Tyburn as Deputy Ben in The Bullet.

Gene has appeared in many TV shows such as Cannon Guest — Barbary Coast — Petticoat Junction — The Wild Wild West — Bonanza — Gunsmoke — Dallas —  Falcon Crest —  Family Affair — Mission: Impossible — McHale's Navy — The Bold Ones: The New Doctors — Night Gallery — That Girl Man — Here Come the Brides — Logan's Run — The Rockford Files — My Three Sons — The Outer Limits —  Dusty's Trail — Petrocelli — It Takes a Thief — Hallmark Hall Of Fame — Rich Man, Poor Man and The Outsider.

Gene is no longer acting but now writes Librettos for Operas. So far he has completed Anthony & Cleopatra—Macbeth—lago & Hamlet. Read all about Gene on Gene Tyburn's Opera in English Collection
Thanks Gene for this information!



David Tyrell as Roy Thursby in The Sister.

Tyrell began his acting career on Broadway in New York appearing in such plays as, Goose For The Gander and Love Goes To Press.

He began his career 1930 in All Quiet on the Western Front. He appeared in a total of four films: Love Before Breakfast (1936) ― It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) and Saintly Sinners (1962).

Besides The Rifleman Tyrell appeared in Luke and the Tenderfoot ― Lux Video Theatre and he had a recurring role as Coach Charlie Burr in the sitcom starring Wally Cox, Mr. Peppers.

Date of Birth 8 December 1912, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Date of Death 5 July 1999, Los Angeles, California, USA
 

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