Secrets Of TV’s The Rifleman: More Than Just Guns And Good Times

Sweeney The Bartender

Bill Quinn played Sweeney, the bartender on The Rifleman. Sweeney was first introduced in the episode titled “The Marshal.” In one episode, “Seven,” prisoners are transferred to Yuma. One escapes and heads for the saloon where he takes Sweeney hostage. The episode also introduced Mrs. Sweeney. Quinn appeared in more than 150 roles during his seven-decade career. He started off in silent films in the 1920s and ended with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier in 1989. He also appeared in The Odd Couple, McHale’s Navy, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He died of natural causes in California at age 81.