The Rifleman Connection
Actor and athlete Chuck Connors became famous for his stint in the hit Western television show Rifleman. However, before he landed that role he also appeared in Adventures of Superman. In the show he played Sylvester J. Superman. Despite his last name, he is not related to the superhero George Reeves version of the character. Instead, he is kind of a bumbling country guy who happens to respond to an ad asking for the services of “Superman”. He appears in the episode entitled “Flight to the North,” and the entire appearance is basically a joke off of the Superman name. The character is quite a longshot from is future role in The Rifleman.
