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Chuck Connors’ Relationship With Johnny Crawford

Although Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford had a close working relationship, they did not maintain a father-son dynamic off-screen. In an interview with AMC, Crawford was asked whether he saw Connors as a father figure. He replied, “Not really. I had great respect for him and I loved working with him but he was very different off screen. He was incorrigible; a practical joker. It was fun all the time but he wasn’t a good influence on me aside from his acting. He used a lot of four letter words and he was very imposing. He loved intimidating people. I got a kick out of him.”