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Mark McManus. Mark McManus (21 February 1935 â 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running ITV television series Taggart for eleven years until his death.
All About the Show. The Rifleman series began its TV run in 1958 with Chuck Connors playing the part of Lucas McCain. Lucas was a struggling homesteader who was raising his young son Mark alone. Mark was played by Johnny Crawford, and we never do learn what happened to his mother. But he was a good kid who helped his dad on their ranch outside the town of North Fork, New Mexico.