An essential feature on Chuck Connors Bio, Death, Children, Height, Movies and More, including expert perspectives.

Many people may wonder ‘what did Chuck Connors die of?’ considering that he was a healthy bodied athlete. Chuck started smoking in 1940. He smoked three packs of Camel cigarettes a day until he quit in the mid-1970s, though he occasionally smoked afterward. The former actor died on November 10, 1992, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He died of pneumonia stemming from lung cancer at the age of 71. At the time of his death, his companion was Rose Mary Grumley. His burial took place in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles.