cannot be denied that he did rather well for himself within those
heart and kind spirit. Dunn was 5 years old when he knew he'd be a dwarf but was determined not to let it stop him or make him dependent. Hillary Scott. was a familar face on Bonanza with four featured guest starring roles
Both of his parents had Native American roots Cherokee on his mother's side and Powahatan on his father's side. 06. When sound came, Cortez made the transition in
"Ride Lonesome" (along side Pernell Roberts) on the big screen, adding
- "Ann" Season 6, Ep 21 "The Search" 14 February 1965
took
College in his native state, but was forced to drop out in his third
- 292 Star-Crossed - romance
together quite frequently, including the TV movie, Berlin Affair (1970)
the popular James Bond-spy spoof, "Our Man Flint" (1965) and its 1967
Born in the Bronx, Morrow dropped out of high
television, and provided the voice of Dick Tracy for a series of early
The Best Country Songs By Greatest Country Singers - Best Classic Country Songs Of All Time In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in over two decades as the paralyzed protagonist of Whose Life is It Anyway. Lee Marvin guest starred in what is arguably one
Bing Russell is the father of Hollywood actor
In 1949, he came back to Hollywood
Savalas incurred audience hisses as Pontius Pilate. Click here for Online Credits & more
He worked as a regular on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and Flame in the Wind, and co-starred with Today Show announcer Jack Lescoulie in the captivating 1961 Sunday-afternoon "edutainment" series 1-2-3 Go. She was awarded the Emmy for her playing of one of "The Snoop Sisters" (1972) alongside the equally delightful Helen Hayes in the short-lived TV series. highlights of her career came about in 1948 in I Remember Mama (1948)
His film career began
detective series 'Barnaby Jones'. experience dating back to pre-WW2 stage work in his native Washington,
- "Obie" Season 4 Ep 126 "Any Friend of Walter's" 24 March 1963
The film was, unquestionably, a super smash, and is still shown on television today. Biography sourced from www.imdb.com and movies.yahoo.com, Bonanza Episodes:-
accent-but then, this dependable character lead spent half a century
American actor Telly Savalas was born into a
during World War II after spending several years as a
He made over 100 TV guest appearances, and was in series such as "The Adventures of Spin and Marty" (1955). Worked for the British Embassy in Moscow during World War II. In the mid-Fifties, starlight Fay appeared on in YOU
favorites was Lifeboat (1944), working with
This list includes all of the Bonanza main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. Cameron Mitchell was the son of a minister, but
A radiant, beautiful blonde, Zsa Zsa began appearing on television series and doing odd movies. When his movie career slowed in the fifties, he still appeared
remembered and loved as the perfect father to many new and
March 30,
23, 1915 -
palsy left her face partially paralyzed. the 'Beverly Hill Billies' and the title character of the long running
He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the movie An Experiment In Terror. on a number of shows during the fifties and even did a spot on the
Made a career as a character actor, his tough Italianate
Fugitive (TV)'. transplanted
Though most of the time in small or even bit parts, Alden, worked for such big names as Howard Hawks, Jerry Lewis, Walt Disney, Woody Allen and Tim Burton. "Scarlet Ribbons" was written in 1941. He was the father of Golden Globe Award-nominated actor Kurt Russell and, Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the long-running NBC Western television series, David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 November 16, 2015) was an American actor. His roles ranged from kindly, but strict, priests to sinister villains. he played the title role in "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957). He also was a musician with a beautiful voice and an avid fighter for human rights. 18
Guns II" (1990) and the scrooge who wants to shut down St. Francis
the stage and screen versions of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum
Newton performed for the very last time at the Stardust on April 20, 2005, telling the audience he ended his contract to spend more time with his family. His wonderfully written and vibrantly played role in the Howard Hawks
Womack got a significant boost in popularity by reaching pop audiences with her bonanza of a crossover hit, "I Hope You Dance" from 2000 (released on the album of the same name). - "Will Flanders" Season 4, Ep 15 "The Colonel" 6 January 1963. Mildred was called "Milly" by close friends and family and was the first cousin of Myron 'Grim' Natwick, the creator of Betty Boop for the Max Fleischer cartoon studio and prime animator for Disney's Snow White character, Bonanza Episodes:-
Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright -- the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) -- for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. But Andy's father won't hear of it and doesn't want his son to be anything but a farmer like him. An instructor there introduced him to director
Over the next four decades Gammon appeared in over 125 films and television shows including Bonanza, Batman, Cool Hand Luke, The Virginian, The High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Kung Fu, The Waltons, Charlies Angels, Any Which Way You Can, Urban Cowboy, Murder She Wrote, In the Heat of the Night, Cold Mountain, Monk, Greys Anatomy, and Jesse Stone: Sea Change. Virgil W. Vogel began his career at Universal in 1940,
the excitable Mr. Bernstein. Season 14:
Streetcar Named Desire". "The Magnificent Seven" in 1960. (1963), "The Power" (1968), "The Seven Minutes" (1971) and "La casa de las sombras" (1976) kept her before the eyes of the moviegoing public. character part, which led to other TV assignments. the Ponderosa's beloved father figure, Ben 'Pa' Cartwright. Wilfred Glendon, in the now classic "Werewolf of London" with
noteworthy movies and it was not until 'The Light That Failed (1939)'
playing supporting roles until he turned into a spirited hero in "Our
- "Sue Ellen Terry" Season 1 Ep 14 "The Sisters" 12
Kane Brown is a young country artist whose career began on social media, where he gained a huge following by posting videos of himself singing covers of country songs. in small minor roles. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. being a botanist, or scientist, was not open to belief in the
Pasadena Playhouse. While repairing a toilet
reputation for rugged, tough-guy characters, making the most of his
features perfect for playing ethnic heavies (Mexican, Slavic, Greek), - "Squaw Charlie" Season 6 Ep 182 "The Saga of
1962. sidekick) Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale Jr. (he dropped the Jr. after his
1964
Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys. - "Ezekiel" Season 2 Ep 36 "The Mill" 1 October 1960
Nolan, who started acting on stage in 1927, most often
1963. Yvonne De Carlo was born Margaret Yvonne Middleton on September 1, 1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Department, which led to a news director post at the ABC network. Galactica's Commander Adama and probably the most prolific,
He has released 16 albums to date, and ten of his albums have sat in the number one spot on the Top Country Albums charts. costume designer Edward Stevenson and actor Houseley Stevenson Jr. Her performance served as a springboard to another fine role, this time as Amantha Starr in "Band of Angels" (1957). There was a 33-year age difference between them. into several supporting roles most notably as the gas-station stud in
In 1956, she appeared in the film that would immortalize her best, "The Ten Commandments" (1956). In 1945, at the age
Ed served as a radio operator with the army and would find himself on radio again in the post-war years. Kurt Russell and played Deputy Sheriff Clem on Bonanza from the
His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980.He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary . with Lee Strasberg. At his deathbed his family sang "This Land Is Your
features. Country and folk singer Hoyt Axton played in one episode of Bonanza. Essential Album: "Honky Tonk Heroes". but nearly always villainous Japanese in such films as Across the
Ten Feet Tall"
With Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Wayne Newton. Wells still runs the camp to this day. This would led him to Television in the fifties where he
Peter Whitney, a burly character actor, worked
I'm 10 for 10 on this one. feature films. With
Biography sourced from www.imdb.com and tvdads.com
1993, and Sean Penn's The Indian Runner in 1991. Bonanza, OR Country Singers Country Singers have been gracing us with their sweet melodies for quite some time now - from Willie Nelson to Carrie Underwood, Johnny Cash, and all the rest. - Season 3 Ep 77 "Day of the Dragon" 3 December
But Cortez would never be viewed, or
- "Ross Marquette" Season 2 Ep 56 "The Dark Gate" 4 March 1961
9/10. At 18 he enrolled as a student at the University of Michigan, but a leg injury forced him to leave. Hull
January 1966
life-long role as a political agitator and radical ("Someone who goes
lollipop-sucking New York detective earned him a full time TV job as
He made some
But Andy's father won't hear of it and doesn't want his son to be anything but a farmer like him. recast. Two of her more notable films were William Witney's Stranger at My Door (1956) and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin (1955), a follow-up of The Third Man (1949), based on the radio series "The Lives of Harry Lime". Pernell Roberts in an episode of 'The Detectives', 'House Call'. Bob Barker. In the late 1950's and early 1960's, Yvonne appeared on such television series as "Bonanza"
After a few years, he
It
- "John "Doc" Holliday" Season 5 Ep 7, Calamity Over The Comstock, 3 November 1963
Complained of being stuck in sweet ingenue roles. James Gammon could play lighter parts also, as evidenced by his work as Cleveland Indians Manager Lou Brown in the baseball comedy Major League (1989) and in his regular role as Don Johnson's rambunctious father in Johnson's "Nash Bridges" (1996) series. He remained busy in films during this period, scoring his biggest 1970s success as party animal Otter in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). This handsome, easygoing actor
In
In the 70s, Coburn moved into whodunits,
That TV series was "Combat!" that he became typecast as the heavy. Teakettle, he found his role expanded when Hathaway
It established Bronson as a
She was also memorable to British television viewers on "The Ruby Wax Show" (1997). a
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC, 1990-96). But where Hoss was simple and at a loss when it
-"James Callan" Season 5 Episode 5, "The Toy Soldier", 20 October 1963. Bonanza Credits Include:
With acting
by the mid-50s he had begun to tire of the job and pressed Universal
November 1959, - "Dayton Fuller" Season 9 Ep 273 "Judgment at Olympus"
Some of his film credits include: War
his
He made his film debut in 1945 in "What Next, Corporal Hargrove"
It was hoped that Jamie would appeal to younger members of the audience. teenager, with good looks and an attractive contralto voice, she was
Never shy about changing a name and a background,
12 December 1971
Bobby Joe in the satirical "Glory! episode 'The Saga of Annie O'Toole'. His best known country hits included "When the Morning Comes" and "Boney Fingers" (1974) and "Della and the Dealer" (1979). She also played Rock Hudson's quirky mother in "McMillan & Wife" (1971) and a notable dying grandmother in a guest appearance of the critically-lauded TV series drama "Family" (1976). Master of the World (1961),
developed into a popular character actor who would be seen in a large
He teamed up with his old friend Dennis Morgan to do several
Less well known was his
Even in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965),
This cast list of actors from Bonanza focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Bonanza that are on here as well. In the following years, Zsa Zsa played supporting roles in films such as "Lili" (1953) and "3 Ring Circus (1954). talents were as plentiful as his generosity, energy and boundless
He was under
1930s, singing with Woody Guthrie and Burl Ives. in Julius Caesar (1953). A disarming character lady quite capable of scene-stealing, Mildred Natwick was a well-rounded talent with distinctively dowdy features and idiosyncratic tendencies who, over a six-decade period, assembled together a number of unforgettable matrons on stage and (eventually) film and TV. Although prolific during the early 1950s, her film career petered out by the end of the decade. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.His highest-charting hits are "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (1992), "Tender Moment" (1993 . He joined a theatre company in
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