<P> One of The Walt Disney Company's original Mouseketeers, in 1955, Crawford has acted on stage, in films, and on television . </P> <P> Disney started out with 24 original Mouseketeers . However, at the end of the first season, the studio reduced the number to 12, and Crawford was released from his contract . His first important break as an actor followed with the title role in a Lux Video Theatre production of "Little Boy Lost", a live NBC broadcast on March 15, 1956 . He also appeared in the popular Western series The Lone Ranger, in 1956, in one of the few color episodes of that series . Following that performance, the young actor worked steadily with many seasoned actors and directors . Freelancing for 2 1 / 2 years, he accumulated almost 60 television credits, including featured roles in three episodes of NBC's The Loretta Young Show and an appearance as Manuel in, "I Am an American", an episode of the syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise . By the spring of 1958, he had also performed 14 demanding roles in live teleplays for NBC's Matinee Theatre, appeared on CBS's sitcom, Mr. Adams and Eve, in the Wagon Train episode "The Sally Potter Story" (in which Martin Milner also appeared) and on the syndicated series, Crossroads, Sheriff of Cochise, and Whirlybirds, and made three pilots of TV series . The third pilot, which was made as an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, was picked up by ABC and the first season of The Rifleman began filming in July 1958 . </P> <P> Crawford was nominated for an Emmy Award, at age 13, for his role as Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain, played by Chuck Connors, in the Four Star Television series The Rifleman, which originally aired from 1958 to 1963 . Throughout The Rifleman's five seasons, a remarkable on - screen chemistry existed between Connors and Crawford in the depiction of their father - son relationship . They were still close friends when Connors died on November 10, 1992, and Crawford gave a eulogy at Connors' memorial service . </P> <P> During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Crawford had wide popularity with American teenagers and a recording career that generated four Billboard Top 40 hits, including the single, "Cindy's Birthday", which peaked at number 8, in 1962 . His other hits included "Rumors" (number 12, 1962), "Your Nose is Gonna Grow" (number 14, 1962), and "Proud" (number 29, 1963). </P>

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