Actor Chuck Connors, the fast-shooting Lucas McCain on the long-running television series "The Rifleman," died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 71. Connors, who appeared in at least 28 movies, died in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a week after he was admitted, said hospital spokesman Ron Wise.

Chuck Connors, a former baseball player for the Newport News Baby Dodgers in 1946 who became an actor best known for his title role in the television series ”The Rifleman,” died Tuesday. He was 71. The 6-foot-5-inch actor died of lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he had spent the last week.