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Ben's nephew Will Cartwright, was introduced and was the lead character in five episodes, In 1964, the year that Bonanza hit #1 in the ratings, Guy Williams was slated to replace Pernell Roberts upon Roberts's departure, enabling the series to preserve the four-Cartwright format for the run of the series. He received star billing after the four ...
Lorne Hyman Greene [1] OC (born Lyon Himan Green; [2] 12 February 1915 – 11 September 1987) was a Canadian actor, musician, singer and radio personality. 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.
Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series Bonanza (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper ...
Bonanza Cast Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright) ... Roberts played the oldest Cartwright son, Adam, from 1959 to 1965. He chose to leave the show due to creative differences.
Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright. Initially, Bonanza aired on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, opposite Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show and John Gunther's High Road on ABC, and Perry Mason on CBS. Bonanza ' s initial ratings were respectable, often coming in behind Mason but ahead of the ABC lineup. Ironically, executives considered ...
Ben's brother, Aaron (John Ireland) is now in charge of the Ponderosa, and Little Joe's wife, Annie also lives there. His son, Benjamin (Michael Landon Jr.) has come back from the East. Charlie Poke is a man who owes his life to Ben Cartwright. He is now the ranch foreman and is not exactly on good terms with Aaron.
Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family. In season 14, this consists of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his son Joseph (Michael Landon) and Jamie Hunter Cartwright (Mitch Vogel), a teenage orphan who is adopted by Ben.
Lorne Greene had signed to reprise his role as patriarch Ben, but died shortly before production began. He was replaced by veteran actor John Ireland, who played Ben's brother Aaron. The movie features Michael Landon Jr. as the son of Little Joe Cartwright, and Gillian Greene, daughter of Lorne Greene, as his love interest.