Child Actor

At the tender age of 12, Johnny Crawford stepped into the cherished role of Lucas’s beloved son in The Rifleman. Before this pivotal part, Crawford had already made a name for himself as one of the inaugural Mouseketeers in Disney’s Club, but as time passed, his age caught up with him, and he bid adieu to the club after the first year.

Nonetheless, his star was on the rise, with successful stints as a child actor in not only The Rifleman but also in acclaimed productions like Little Boy Lost and The Lone Ranger, among others. These early triumphs would only serve as stepping stones for the promising path that lay ahead in his career.