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John Ernest Crawford is an American actor, singer, and musician. At age 12, Crawford rose to prominence playing Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain, in the popular ABC Western series, The Rifleman, which aired from 1958 to 1963. Crawford first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer.
Birth Name
John Ernest Crawford
Born
Tuesday, 26 March 1946
Died
Thursday, 29 April 2021
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marshal | William S. Hart | 2019 |
| Tales of the Wild West | Self / William S Hart | 2017 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Mark McCain | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Mark McCain from Rifleman / Self | 2008 |
| The Thirteenth Floor | Singer | 1999 |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Mark McCain | 1991 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Musician | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Paradise | Doug McKay, McKay | 1988 |
| Crossbow | Crown Prince Ignatius, Prince Ignatius | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marshal | William S. Hart | 2019 |
| Tales of the Wild West | Self / William S Hart | 2017 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Mark McCain | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Mark McCain from Rifleman / Self | 2008 |
| The Thirteenth Floor | Singer | 1999 |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Mark McCain | 1991 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Musician | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Paradise | Doug McKay, McKay | 1988 |
| Crossbow | Crown Prince Ignatius, Prince Ignatius | 1987 |
| Our Time | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Noah Paisley | 1984 |
| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Masket | 1983 |
| Elvira's Movie Macabre | Horsey | 1981 |
| Macbeth | Seyton | 1981 |
| The Shootist | Books' Victim in Flashback | 1976 |
| The Great Texas Dynamite Chase | Slim | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Ben Shelby | 1974 |
| The Naked Ape | Lee | 1973 |
| Cade's County | Billy Don Bucknell | 1971 |
| Lancer | Jeff Dane | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Private Jerry Franklin | 1968 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| El Dorado | Luke MacDonald | 1966 |
| The Restless Ones | David Winton | 1965 |
| Village of the Giants | Horsey | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris | 1965 |
| Indian Paint | Nishko | 1965 |
| Shivaree | Self | 1965 |
| Branded | Deputy Sheriff Clay Holden | 1965 |
| Hollywood a Go Go | Self - Singer | 1964 |
| The Lloyd Thaxton Show | Self | 1964 |
| Mr. Novak | JoJo Rizzo, USSR - United Nations Assembly | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self, Himself | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Pete Johnson | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Jeff Kerrigan | 1961 |
| The Man Who Was Nobody | 1960 | |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Rawhide | Aaron Bolt | 1959 |
| The Rifleman | Mark McCain | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Victor | 1958 |
| The Space Children | Ken Brewster | 1958 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Gaby | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Eric Paine | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Ned Timberlake | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Jimmy Bennett | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Robbie | 1957 |
| Courage of Black Beauty | Bobby Adams | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Tommy Peel | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Hermitage | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Jimmy Aldane, Ricky Scott, Timmy Thompson | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Billy Prescott, Mark McCain | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Chuck Ohringer | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Manuel Bernel | 1956 |
| The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Italian Boy with Groceries | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Chuckie LaPlante | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Gerard | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Young Heathcliff, Pepe, Leo - Orphan Boy, Jimmy, Dickie Browning | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Kenny | 1955 |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | Self | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Wally | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Himself | 1954 |
| The Pinky Lee Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Rusty's Friend, Peter Lorenzo | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Arthur Mullen, Bobby Wright, Freddy | 1953 |
| American Bandstand | Himself, Himself-Guest Host | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Pete Sargent, Billy Brandon (as a boy) | 1952 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Johnny | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jerry, Jean | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Tommy McQueen | 1949 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
