Jun 25, 2020 · That moment was when bushy-eyed Leonid Brezhnev, the fifth leader of the USSR, ran across the tarmac to bear-hug his favourite actor, and star of his favourite TV show The Rifleman, Chuck Connors, who then lifted the Soviet leader clear off the ground.

Includes interview with Chuck Connors and footage of Leonid Brezhnev giving Connors a surprise bear hug in 1973, Eastern bloc "Western" clips, and a visit to Jackson Hole, Wyoming - the...

Nov 12, 1982 · HOLLYWOOD -- Actor Chuck Connors, known in the United States and Russia as TV's 'The Rifleman,' asked to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral with the rest of the American delegation but was...

Oct 1, 2010 · One of the most unlikely friendships to ever come about between an actor and a fan developed when Western television star Chuck Connors, a lifelong Republican, became pals with the communist leader of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev.

Nov 26, 1973 · At a presidential get-together in San Clemente last June, Leonid Brezhnev hit it off so well with Actor Chuck Connors that the Soviet party leader invited Connors to look him up sometime....

Jul 23, 2010 · At a presidential get-together in San Clemente last June, Leonid Brezhnev hit it off so well with Actor Chuck Connors that the Soviet party leader invited Connors to look him up sometime. Connors leaves for Moscow next week.

Mar 28, 2022 · Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, on an official visit to the United States to see President Richard Nixon, was approached by movie actor Chuck Conners as Brezhnev prepared to depart San Clemente, CA. The robust Conners hugged and lifted the Soviet leader off his feet.

Jul 20, 1973 · Chuck Connors, the actor, has been given a samovar by one of his fans, Leonid I. Brezhnev.

Nov 10, 1992 · Connors presented Brezhnev with a pair of Colt Single Action Army “Six-Shooters” (revolvers) which Brezhnev liked greatly. Upon boarding his airplane bound for Moscow, Brezhnev noticed Connors in the crowd and went back to him to shake hands, and jokingly jumped up into Connors’ towering hug.

Mar 23, 2021 · In the early Seventies, when Leonid Brezhnev made his historical visit to the United States, the White House staff asked the Russian leader if there were any American stars or celebrities he would like to meet. He requested - Chuck Connors.