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This is a list of character actors whose last name ending in the letter V 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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Robert Vaughn ― Murvyn Vye
Natividad Vacio ― Warren Vanders Vanderschuit

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Robert Vaughn as Dan Willard in The Apprentice Sheriff.

He appeared with Chuck Connors in Virus ― A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists in Antarctica.

Robert Vaughn made his acting debut in the Medic (TV Series) (1955).

He was a regular in the TV Series, The Lieutenant 1963 - 1964). The Protectors (1972 - 1974).

He appeared in several TV Mini Series Captains and the Kings (1976) ― Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) ―
Centennial (1978 - 1979) and The Blue and the Gray (1982).


He later went on to his own series.....Man form U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo (1964 - 1968).

He appeared in The Movie, The Magnificent Seven Lee (1960), one of the seven. He later appeared in The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) (1998 - 2000) as Judge Oren Travis.

He attended North High School and later enrolled in the University of Minnesota as a journalism major. He quit after a year and moved to Los Angeles with his mother. He enrolled in Los Angeles City College, then transferred to Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences, where he earned a master's degree in theater.Continuing his higher education during his acting career, Vaughn earned a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Southern California in 1970.

Born: November 22, 1932 in New York City, New York
Died: November 11, 2016 of leukemia at the age of 83.



June Vincent as Jenny Morgan, the evil villainess in The Visitor.

At age 17, she went to New York City, New York began her career as a model with Harper's Bazaar.

She joined Universal under contract in 1943, later moving on to Columbia where she was cast in a string of westerns and crime melodramas.

She is probably best remembered for her role as Catherine Bennett in the 1945 film The Black Angel.

Some of her film credits are: Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950)Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
The WAC from Walla Walla (1952)Colorado Sundown (1952)Clipped Wings (1953)City of Shadows (1955) and The Miracle of the Hills (1959).

From there she moved on to television appearing in many TV Series, including many westerns, dramas and comedy: Perry Mason ― The Abbott and Costello Show ― Father Knows Best ― Have Gun - Will Travel ― Wanted: Dead or Alive ― Peter Gunn ― The Untouchables ― Hawaiian Eye ― Tales of Wells Fargo ― Alfred Hitchcock Presents ― The Andy Griffith Show ― That Girl ― The Virginian ― Bewitched and The F.B.I. In 1976 She made her final television appearance on Maude, after which she retired from acting.

TV Guide once referred to her as "Television's Favorite Home wrecker" because of her many roles on TV playing someone trying to steal away a husband or boyfriend.

Born: July 17, 1920 in Harrods, Ohio
Died: November 20, 2008 (age 88) in Aurora, Colorado



Sailor Vincent as a Barfly in The Coward.

Sailor Vincent acting career spanned almost forty years with over two hundred credits.

Some of his film credits are Kissing Cousins (1964) ― Blues Buster (1950) ― Affair in Reno (1957) ― Rio Bravo (1959) ― Red Tomahawk (1967) ― Waco (1966) ― Cat Ballou ― (1965) and Apache Uprising (1965).

He appeared with Chuck Connors in Branded (TV Series) (1965) in The Bar Sinister and I Killed Jason McCord.

Sailor appeared in numerous Television Series, including: F Troop ― Gunsmoke ― Bonanza ― Perry Mason ― Cheyenne ― Lawman ― Rawhide ― Death Valley Days ― Have Gun - Will Travel ― Cheyenne ― The Lone Ranger ― Temple Houston ― Twilight Zone ― The Untouchables ― Thriller and Surfside Six.

Before Sailor Vincent began acting he was a boxer as a welterweight on Oct. 1, 1919 at the age of 17, and had a record of 54 wins (9 KO's), 25 loses (2 KO's) and 24 decisions.

William J. Vincent in Dracut
Born: October 24, 1901 in Dracut, Massachusetts
Died: July 12, 1966 (age 64) in Toluca Lake, California



Murvyn Vye as Jude Nichols in Nora.
He was the guy who Nora killed.

Some of his televiosion appearances are: The Bob Cummings Show ― The Beverly Hillbillies ― The Virginian ― Wagon Train ― The Untouchables ― The Jack Benny ― Thriller ― One Step Beyond ― Law of the Plainsman ― Lawman ― Tightrope ― Maverick ― Sugarfoot ― Buckskin ― 77 Sunset Strip ― Northwest Passage ― Perry Mason ― The Texan ― Bat Masterson ― Tales of Wells Fargo ― Studio One and The Walter Winchell File.

Some of the films he appeared in were: The George Raft Story (1961) ― King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) ― Road to Bali (1952).

He has appeared in such musicals as: In between he appeared in musical productions of Oklahoma! and South Pacific.

Born: July 15, 1913 in Quincy, Massachusetts
Died: August 17, 1976 (age 63) in Pompano Beach, Florida

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