Robert Culp Gun Twirling

Robert Culp shows off his gun twirling skills in The Rifleman episode "The Man from Salinas". Fred Sherman plays the telegraph clerk. Robert Culp had one of the fastest draws in Hollywood and did gun tricks and trick riding at rodeos. Director Lawrence Dobkin had directed and guest starred on Culp's Trackdown series.
Robert Culp guest starred on another Rifleman "The Hero" and he wrote a two part episode Waste. Series star Johnny Crawford had twice guest starred on Trackdown in "The Boy" and "The Deal" .In 1965 Robert Culp and Johnny Crawford both guest starred on A Mr. Novak episode "The Tender Twigs". The Man from Salinas is from the fourth season and first aired on February 12,1962. The Rifleman starred Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford and Paul Fix. This episode was written by Arthur Brown Jr. Also guest starring in this episode were Jack Hogan, Ralph Moody, Joe Higgins and Harlan Warde.

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[JaneVanDoe]

No stunt double on this one... he could really twirl... but could he shoot?.... LOL... probably... this was a really cool video... smiles and hugggsss... JVD

[1sjv1]

@JaneVanDoe Oh yes. Method actor you know, liked to be able to do things for real.Studied with Arvo Ojalo & Rodd Redwing & practiced until he had one of the fastest draws in Hollywood, then became proficient enough to really hit a target while doing his quick draw, then he studied twirling and other gun tricks,(coached by his friend Sammy Davis, who was very skilled with a gun) which he combined with trick riding for a rodeo act.He was also good with a rifle and was into skeet shooting.

[CherryCokeLove]

That was incredible!!! He is soooo hot :D

[1sjv1]

@CherryCokeLove If he'd only done the scene shirtless it would have been darn near perfect :-)

[cowboyj52]

nice video... have a nice day

[1sjv1]

@cowboyj52 Thanks

[mjlogan2001]

Robert Culp was the best!!!!!! I wish he was still with us, God rest his soul.

[Toomnyusernae]

Revolver Ocelot's hero lol_^)

[CC532009]

COOLIO!!!!

[vassephardi]

Respond to this video... Now that I look at this clip, I think he'd have been great for the part of The Gunslinger from the Stephen King books.

[vassephardi]

@TheRosaLee23 Those guns were "single action", so all amount of pulling the trigger wouldn't shoot off the gun. Only when the hammer was cocked back and THEN you pulled the trigger would the gun shoot.  That's why the gun slingers back then prackticed several hours a day with the "gun twirling". It was exercise for the trigger finger for strength and dexterity. But regular cow-hands didn't have time for the hours a day of gun practice. 15 hours a day of working & they'd just go home to sleep.

[FedKidCounselor]

Everything the dude did was cool and he made it all look so easy. Thanks for the clip!

[williamg2552]

Now I see why Four Star Productions chose him to star in the T.V. series TRACKDOWN .

[praguephotog]

@JaneVanDoe Yes, it's an awful movie, but I can watch anything with him in it. And he's REALLY in it! :)

[JaneVanDoe]

@praguephotog Hats... Gun-belts... and Boots.... I would rather not watch a terrible movie... watching a great western... I can imagine... him getting ready for a bath... LOL... smiles... JVD

[praguephotog]

@JaneVanDoe Oh - INDEED HE IS! Check out "A Name for Evil", if you haven't already. It's a terrible movie, but he bares it all in one scene, and that alone is worth it, for me.