The show’s fan often wrote to Connors seeking parenting advice, which Connors found worrisome. Though he had four kids of his own, Connors, who died in 1992 at age 71, reminded fans that McCain’s ...

The episode in question was “Two Ounces of Tin,” first airing on Feb. 19, 1962. Sammy Davis Jr. played Top Corey, a “young gunman with a killer’s reputation.” When confronting Marshal Micah Torrence ...