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The Rifleman Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 1962 - 1963
Episode 1
Waste, Part 1
Mon, Oct 1, 1962 30 mins
First of a two-part drama written by Robert Culp. Lucas and Mark trail a missing Micah to a Mexican ghost town. Alphonso: Vito Scotti. Looker: Tony Rosa. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix. Sleeper: Pepe Hern. Old Woman: Sara Taft.
Episode 2
Waste: Part 2
Mon, Oct 8, 1962 30 mins
Conclusion. Holed up in a saloon, Lucas, Mark and Micah look for a way out of a ghost town that is infested with bandits. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Alphonso: Vito Scotti. Looker: Tony Rosa. Sleeper: Pepe Hern. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 3
Lou Mallory
Mon, Oct 15, 1962 30 mins
Patricia Blair joins the series as Lou Mallory, who raises eyebrows by buying all available property. Neb: Peter Whitney. Hasla: Nolan Carter. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 4
Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Mon, Oct 22, 1962 30 mins
Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives---with symptoms of smallpox. Betty: Carol Leigh. Coyle: Ed Ames. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Lou: Patricia Blair. Doc: Ralph Moody. Molly: Maurine Dawson. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 5
Death Never Rides Alone
Mon, Oct 29, 1962 30 mins
Lee Van Cleef portrays a gunslinger who rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas. Graves: Rex Holman. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Nils: Joe Higgins. Sweeney: Bill Quinn. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 6
I Take This Woman
Mon, Nov 5, 1962 30 mins
Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives. Dennis: Sean McClory. Lou: Patricia Blair. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 7
The Assailants
Mon, Nov 12, 1962 30 mins
An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden (Edward Platt). Their weapon: a Gatling gun. Price: John Milford. Will: Steve Marlo. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Micah: Paul Fix. Dalt: Noam Pitlik. Coley: William Bryant. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 8
Mark's Rifle
Mon, Nov 19, 1962 30 mins
Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Doc: Ralph Moody. Evans: Eddie Quillan. Lou: Patricia Blair. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 9
The Most Amazing Man
Mon, Nov 26, 1962 30 mins
Sammy Davis Jr. stars as a fast-draw artist who's less than anxious to display his prowess. Lovett: Richard Devon. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 10
Squeeze Play
Mon, Dec 3, 1962 30 mins
Gerald Mohr appears as a speculator who'll stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land. Rankin: Chris Alcaide. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Carver: Dean Fredericks. Spencer: Henry Madden.
Episode 11
Gun Shy
Mon, Dec 10, 1962 30 mins
Mark blames himself when a friend is accidentally killed. Vantine: Peter Whitney. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Salesman: Pat Goldin. Charlie: Jimmy Carter. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 12
The Anvil Chorus
Mon, Dec 17, 1962 30 mins
A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble: he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons. Nils: Joe Higgins. Stagg: Steven Marlo. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Duff: Norman Alden. Platt: Adam Williams.
Episode 13
Conflict
Mon, Dec 24, 1962 30 mins
Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot. Kendrick: Rhodes Reason. Doc: Ralph Moody. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Evans: Eddie Quillan. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 14
Incident at Line Shack 6
Mon, Jan 7, 1963 30 mins
A railroad gang boss frames an Apache. Gangling: John Anderson. Johnny: Paul Mantee. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Breen: Raymond Guth. Croton: Claude Hall. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 15
Suspicion
Mon, Jan 14, 1963 30 mins
Kevin McCarthy stars as a peddler implicated in a series of murders. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Nils: Joe Higgins. Sweeney: Bill Quinn. Rand: Bill Fawcett. Micah: Paul Fix. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 16
The Sidewinder
Mon, Jan 21, 1963 30 mins
Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery. Gridley: Billy Hughes. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Nils: Joe Higgins. Micah: Paul Fix. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 17
The 16th Cousin
Mon, Jan 28, 1963 30 mins
A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted. Yamanaka: John Mamo. Soto: Vito Scotti. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Torpin: Charles Maxwell. Adler: Paul Sorenson. Micah: Paul Fix. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 18
Hostages to Fortune
Mon, Feb 4, 1963 30 mins
At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch. Bullock: Maurice Dallimore. Percy: Tony Haig. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Fogner: I. Stanford Jolley. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix. Lou: Patricia Blair.
Episode 19
And the Devil Makes Five
Mon, Feb 11, 1963 30 mins
A snake crawls into Lucas's bed and Mark must lure it away---before it strikes. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Porter: Lonnie Chapman.
Episode 20
The End of the Hunt
Mon, Feb 18, 1963 30 mins
Lucas is thrown into jail---to stop him from murdering an old enemy. Jackson: Jeff Morrow. Granny: K.T. Stevens. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Swenson: Joe Higgins.
Episode 21
The Bullet
Mon, Feb 25, 1963 30 mins
Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighbouring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.
Episode 22
Requiem at Mission Springs
Mon, Mar 4, 1963 30 mins
Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who was paralysed in a fall.
Episode 23
The Guest
Mon, Mar 11, 1963 30 mins
Hired to murder Lucas, Mario Orsatti befriends the Rifleman as he moves in for the kill.
Episode 24
Old Man Running AKA The Wanted Man
Mon, Mar 18, 1963 30 mins
Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.
Episode 25
Which Way'd They Go?
Mon, Apr 1, 1963 30 mins
The Jackman men have lost their farm and they cook up a scheme to squeeze the maximum profit out of the least amount of work.
Episode 26
Old Tony
Mon, Apr 8, 1963 30 mins
In the series finale, Mark and his girlfriend are imprisoned by a hermit.
Episode 27
Shattered Iron, The
Mon, May 20, 2019 30 mins
Mark is elated to learn that Mark Twain is on board the stagecoach that broke down at their ranch. But when he asks the famous author what happens next to his novel character Huckleberry Finn, he barked at him to go away. Lucas learns that Twain is carrying a problem that keeps him in a foul mood.