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The series initially starred <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Greene" title="Lorne Greene">Lorne Greene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pernell_Roberts" title="Pernell Roberts">Pernell Roberts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Blocker" title="Dan Blocker">Dan Blocker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Landon" title="Michael Landon">Michael Landon</a> and later featured (at various times) <a href="/wiki/Guy_Williams_(actor)" title="Guy Williams (actor)">Guy Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Canary" title="David Canary">David Canary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Vogel" title="Mitch Vogel">Mitch Vogel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Matheson" title="Tim Matheson">Tim Matheson</a>. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. </p><p>Though not familiar stars in 1959, the cast quickly became favorites of the first television generation. The order of billing at the beginning of the broadcast appeared to be shuffled randomly each week, with no relation whatsoever to the current episode featured that week. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1128921728">.mw-parser-output .cast-indicator-title{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .cast-indicator-note:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><div class="cast-indicator"> <div class="cast-indicator-title">List indicator</div> <p>This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season of the series. </p> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ddffdd; 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max-width: 150px;">Performer </th> <th rowspan="2" style="min-width: 200px; max-width: 200px;">Character </th> <th colspan="14">Seasons </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 1)">1</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 2)">2</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 3)">3</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 4)">4</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_5)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 5)">5</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 6)">6</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 7)">7</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_8)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 8)">8</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_9)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 9)">9</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 10)">10</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_11)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 11)">11</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_12)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 12)">12</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_13)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 13)">13</a> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_14)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 14)">14</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorne_Greene" title="Lorne Greene">Lorne Greene</a> </td> <td><a href="#Ben_Cartwright">Ben Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="14" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pernell_Roberts" title="Pernell Roberts">Pernell Roberts</a> </td> <td><a href="#Adam_Cartwright">Adam Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="6" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td> <td colspan="8" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Blocker" title="Dan Blocker">Dan Blocker</a> </td> <td><a href="#Eric_"Hoss"_Cartwright">Eric "Hoss" Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="13" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Landon" title="Michael Landon">Michael Landon</a> </td> <td><a href="#Joseph_"Little_Joe"_Cartwright">Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="14" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Canary" title="David Canary">David Canary</a> </td> <td><a href="#"Candy"_Canaday">"Candy" Canaday</a> </td> <td colspan="8" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="2" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Vogel" title="Mitch Vogel">Mitch Vogel</a> </td> <td><a href="#Jamie_Hunter_Cartwright">Jamie Hunter Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Matheson" title="Tim Matheson">Tim Matheson</a> </td> <td><a href="#Griff_King">Griff King</a> </td> <td colspan="13" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #DFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Main </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recurring_cast">Recurring cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recurring cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="min-width: 150px; max-width: 150px;">Performer </th> <th rowspan="2" style="min-width: 200px; max-width: 200px;">Character </th> <th colspan="14">Seasons </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 1)">1</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 2)">2</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 3)">3</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 4)">4</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_5)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 5)">5</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 6)">6</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 7)">7</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_8)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 8)">8</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_9)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 9)">9</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 10)">10</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_11)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 11)">11</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_12)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 12)">12</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_13)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 13)">13</a> </th> <th style="width: 5%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_14)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 14)">14</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Sen_Yung" title="Victor Sen Yung">Victor Sen Yung</a> </td> <td><a href="#Hop_Sing">Hop Sing</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="12" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Engel" title="Roy Engel">Roy Engel</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Dr. Paul (J.P.) Martin<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grandon_Rhodes" title="Grandon Rhodes">Grandon Rhodes</a> </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="4" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="2" style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="4" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Holcombe" title="Harry Holcombe">Harry Holcombe</a> </td> <td colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="4" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Teal" title="Ray Teal">Ray Teal</a> </td> <td><a href="#Sheriff_Roy_Coffee">Sheriff Roy Coffee</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td colspan="12" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bing_Russell" title="Bing Russell">Bing Russell</a> </td> <td><a href="#Deputy_Clem_Foster">Deputy Clem Foster</a> </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="3" style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td colspan="7" style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathie_Browne" title="Kathie Browne">Kathie Browne</a> </td> <td>Laura Dayton </td> <td colspan="4" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Katie Sweet </td> <td>Peggy Dayton </td> <td colspan="4" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guy_Williams_(actor)" title="Guy Williams (actor)">Guy Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="#Will_Cartwright">Will Cartwright</a> </td> <td colspan="4" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Frizzell" title="Lou Frizzell">Lou Frizzell</a> </td> <td><a href="#Dusty_Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a> </td> <td colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Recurring </td> <td style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Guest </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Roy Engel, Grandon Rhodes, and Harry Holcombe all appeared as a number of different doctors during the series. Most often, it was Dr. Paul Martin or Dr. J.P. Martin. Other derivative names included Doctor Martin and Doc Martin. Other credited names by the same actors included, Dr. Paul Kay, Doc Tolliver, Dr. Wayne, Dr. Harris, and Dr. Lewis</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_characters">Main characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Main characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ben_Cartwright">Ben Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ben Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Lorne_Greene"></span><span class="anchor" id="Ben"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/220px-Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/330px-Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/440px-Lorne_Greene_in_Bonanza_opening_credit_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="471" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lorne_Greene" title="Lorne Greene">Lorne Greene</a> as Ben Cartwright</figcaption></figure> <p>Ben Cartwright is the widowed patriarch of the family. Early in the show's history, he recalls each of his late wives in flashback episodes. A standard practice with most westerns was to introduce some romance but avoid matrimony. Few media cowboys had on-screen wives. Any time one of the Cartwrights seriously courted a woman, she died from a malady, was abruptly slain, or left with someone else. Ben appears in all but fourteen <i>Bonanza</i> episodes. </p><p>In 2007, a <i>TV Guide</i> survey listed Ben Cartwright as television's #2 favorite dad.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ben is portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Greene" title="Lorne Greene">Lorne Greene</a>, who was 44 years old at the beginning of the series while Pernell Roberts and Dan Blocker, who portrayed two of his sons, were both 31, only thirteen years younger. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adam_Cartwright">Adam Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Adam Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Pernell_Roberts"></span><span class="anchor" id="Adam"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/220px-Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/330px-Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/440px-Pernell_Roberts_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="628" data-file-height="472" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pernell_Roberts" title="Pernell Roberts">Pernell Roberts</a> as Adam Cartwright</figcaption></figure> <p>The eldest son, Adam, is an architectural engineer with a university education. Adam built the impressive ranch house.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the show's success, Roberts departed the series after the 1964–65 season (202 episodes) and returned to stage productions, allegedly because of clashes over the show's direction. <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Goddard_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Goddard (actor) (page does not exist)">John Goddard</a> was initially offered the role of Adam Cartwright, but turned it down to star in <i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Fletcher" title="Johnny Fletcher">Johnny Fletcher</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Attempts to replace Adam with Little Joe's maternal half-brother Clay (<a href="/wiki/Barry_Coe" title="Barry Coe">Barry Coe</a>) and Cartwright cousin Will (<a href="/wiki/Guy_Williams_(actor)" title="Guy Williams (actor)">Guy "Zorro" Williams</a>), were unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-BonanzaScenery_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BonanzaScenery-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Creator <a href="/wiki/David_Dortort" title="David Dortort">David Dortort</a> introduced a storyline that would keep the character of Adam in the mix, but with a lighter schedule. During season five Adam falls for a widow with a young daughter, while making Will Cartwright a central figure. Roberts decided to stay an additional season, so the scripts were quickly revised by having Adam's fiancée and her daughter depart the series prematurely with Guy Williams' Will, with whom she'd fallen in love. It was Landon, not Roberts, who objected to the infusion of any new Cartwrights.<sup id="cite_ref-BonanzaScenery_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BonanzaScenery-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eric_"Hoss"_Cartwright"><span id="Eric_.22Hoss.22_Cartwright"></span>Eric "Hoss" Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Eric "Hoss" Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Dan_Blocker"></span><span class="anchor" id="Hoss_Eric_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Eric_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Hoss_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Eric"></span><span class="anchor" id="Hoss"></span> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the U.S. Marine Corps general nicknamed "Hoss", see <a href="/wiki/James_Cartwright" title="James Cartwright">James Cartwright</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/220px-Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/330px-Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg/440px-Dan_Blocker_in_Bonanza_opening_credits_episode_Bitter_Water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="629" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dan_Blocker" title="Dan Blocker">Dan Blocker</a> as Hoss Cartwright</figcaption></figure> <p>The gentle middle son Eric is almost always referred to as Hoss.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nickname was used as a nod to the character's ample girth,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an endearing term for "big and friendly", used by his Swedish mother Inger (and Uncle Gunnar).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <i>Bonanza</i> flashback,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his mother names him Eric after her father. To satisfy young Adam, however, Inger and Ben agree to try the nickname Hoss and "see which one sticks." Inger says of the name Hoss: "In the mountain country, that is the name for a big, friendly man." According to a biography, the show's crew found Blocker to be the "least actor-ish as well as the most likeable" cast member.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Producer David Dortort said, "Over the years he gave me the least amount of trouble."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hoss was portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Dan_Blocker" title="Dan Blocker">Dan Blocker</a>, who was 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 320 pounds (145.15 kg) when he was cast. </p><p>In May 1972, Blocker died suddenly from a post-operative <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a>, following surgery to remove his <a href="/wiki/Gall_bladder" class="mw-redirect" title="Gall bladder">gall bladder</a>. The producers felt nobody else could continue the role and for the first time a TV show's <a href="/wiki/Television_producer" title="Television producer">producers</a> chose to kill off a young major male character (though it had been done twice before with young female leads—in 1956 on <i><a href="/wiki/Make_Room_For_Daddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Make Room For Daddy">Make Room For Daddy</a></i>, and again in 1963 with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_McCoys" title="The Real McCoys">The Real McCoys</a></i>). Not until the TV movie <i><a href="/wiki/Bonanza:_The_Next_Generation" title="Bonanza: The Next Generation">Bonanza: The Next Generation</a></i> was it explained that Hoss had drowned attempting to save a woman's life.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joseph_"Little_Joe"_Cartwright"><span id="Joseph_.22Little_Joe.22_Cartwright"></span>Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Michael_Landon"></span><span class="anchor" id="Joseph_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Little_Joe_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Joseph"></span><span class="anchor" id="Little_Joe"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg/220px-Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg/330px-Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg/440px-Michael_Landon_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="455" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michael_Landon" title="Michael Landon">Michael Landon</a> as Little Joe Cartwright</figcaption></figure> <p>The youngest Cartwright son, whose mother (Felicia in the pilot, and later changed to Marie), a widow, and mother whose child had died of fever (episode "Marie, My Love"), was of French Creole descent. Little Joe appears in all but fourteen <i>Bonanza</i> episodes, a total of 416 episodes. </p><p>Beginning in 1962, a foundation was being laid to include another "son" as Pernell Roberts was displeased with his character. In the episode "First Born" (1962), viewers learn of Little Joe's older, maternal half-brother Clay Stafford. The character departed in that same episode, but left an opportunity for a return if needed. This character's paternity is open to debate. In the 1963 flashback episode "Marie, My Love", his father was Jean De'Marigny. Then in 1964, Lorne Greene released the song "Saga of the Ponderosa",<sup id="cite_ref-BearFamily_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BearFamily-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wherein Marie's previous husband was "Big Joe" Collins, who dies saving Ben's life. After Ben consoles Marie, the two bond and marry. They choose to honor "Big Joe" by calling their son "Little Joe". So, whether to Stafford, De'Marigny or Collins, Marie Cartwright was previously married. In the last of the three Bonanza TV movies, it is revealed that "Little Joe" had died in the Spanish-American War – a member of the "<a href="/wiki/Rough_Riders" title="Rough Riders">Rough Riders</a>". Little Joe had a son named Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright who was played by Landon's <a href="/wiki/Michael_Landon_Jr." title="Michael Landon Jr.">real-life son</a> and seen in all three <i>Bonanza</i> TV movies. </p><p>The role of "Little Joe" was given to <a href="/wiki/Michael_Landon" title="Michael Landon">Michael Landon</a>. He played guest roles on several TV westerns and attained the title role in <i><a href="/wiki/I_Was_a_Teenage_Werewolf" title="I Was a Teenage Werewolf">I Was a Teenage Werewolf</a></i>. Landon began to develop his skills in writing and directing <i>Bonanza</i> episodes, starting with "The Gamble". Most of the episodes Landon wrote and directed were dramas, including the two-hour, "Forever" (1972), which was recognized by <i>TV Guide</i> as being one of television's best specials (November 1993).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness"><span title="This information is too vague. (February 2014)">vague</span></a></i>]</sup> Landon's development was a bit stormy according to David Dortort, who felt that the actor grew more difficult during the last five seasons the show ran.<sup id="cite_ref-BearFamily_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BearFamily-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Candy"_Canaday"><span id=".22Candy.22_Canaday"></span>"Candy" Canaday</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: "Candy" Canaday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="David_Canary"></span><span class="anchor" id="Candy_Canaday"></span><span class="anchor" id="Canaday"></span><span class="anchor" id="Candy"></span>"Candy" Canaday is a plucky Army brat turned cowboy,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who became the Cartwrights' confidant, <a href="/wiki/Ranch_foreman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranch foreman">ranch foreman</a> and timber vessel captain. </p><p>Dortort was impressed by Canary's talent, but the character vanished in September 1970, after Canary had a contract dispute. He returned two seasons later after co-star Dan Blocker's death, reportedly having been approached by Landon. Canary played the character on a total of 93 episodes. Canary joined the cast in Season 9. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jamie_Hunter_Cartwright">Jamie Hunter Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Jamie Hunter Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Mitch_Vogel"></span><span class="anchor" id="Jamie_Cartwright_Hunter"></span><span class="anchor" id="Jamie_Cartwright"></span><span class="anchor" id="Jamie_Hunter"></span><span class="anchor" id="Jaime"></span><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Hunter_Cartwright" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamie Hunter Cartwright">Jamie Hunter</a> was introduced in "A Matter of Faith" (season 12, episode 2). The red-haired orphan of a roving rainmaker, Ben takes him in and <a href="/wiki/Adopt" class="mw-redirect" title="Adopt">adopts</a> him in "A Home for Jamie". </p><p>After Canary's departure in mid-1970, and aware of the show's aging demographic, the writers sought a fresh outlet for Ben's fatherly advice. 14 year-old <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Vogel" title="Mitch Vogel">Mitch Vogel</a> was cast as Jamie. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Griff_King">Griff King</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Griff King"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Tim_Matheson"></span><span class="anchor" id="Griff"></span>Griff King is a parolee who tries to reform his life as a worker at the <a href="/wiki/Ponderosa_Ranch" title="Ponderosa Ranch">Ponderosa Ranch</a> under Ben Cartwright's tutelage. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tim_Matheson" title="Tim Matheson">Tim Matheson</a> portrayed Griff King during the final season, in 1972–73. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recurring_characters">Recurring characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Recurring characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hop_Sing">Hop Sing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Hop Sing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Victor_Sen_Yung"></span>Hop Sing, the happy-go-lucky Chinese cook for the Cartwrights, whose blood pressure rose when the family came late for dinner. As the faithful domestic, the <a href="/wiki/Comedy_relief" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy relief">comedy relief</a> character had little to do beyond chores. He once used martial arts to assail a towering family foe.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hop Sing appeared in a total of 108 episodes of the series. He was central in two episodes: "Mark of Guilt"<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "The Lonely Man".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hop Sing is portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Chinese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese American">Chinese American</a> character actor <a href="/wiki/Victor_Sen_Yung" title="Victor Sen Yung">Victor Sen Yung</a>, a veteran of more than 160 appearances in movies and on television between 1937 and 1970 including the "#2 son" in the <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Chan" title="Charlie Chan">Charlie Chan</a> series after <a href="/wiki/Keye_Luke" title="Keye Luke">Keye Luke</a> departed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015250-252_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015250-252-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Bonanza</i> series creator <a href="/wiki/David_Dortort" title="David Dortort">David Dortort</a> told the <a href="/wiki/Archive_of_American_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Archive of American Television">Archive of American Television</a> that the "Hop Sing" character generated massive <a href="/wiki/Fandom" title="Fandom">fandom</a> - "Victor was just absolutely delightful. He loved the part; he loved doing it. In fact, he began to develop fans, to the extent that I wrote him in as the feature part in a number of shows."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sheriff_Roy_Coffee">Sheriff Roy Coffee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sheriff Roy Coffee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Ray_Teal"></span><span class="anchor" id="Sheriff_Coffee"></span><span class="anchor" id="Sheriff_Roy"></span><span class="anchor" id="Roy_Coffee"></span>Sheriff Coffee was occasionally the focus of a plot as in the episode "No Less a Man". A gang of thieves has been terrorizing towns around Virginia City and the town council wants to replace Coffee, whom they consider over-the-hill, with a younger sheriff before the gang hits town, not realizing that they'd been spared earlier because the gang's leader was wary of Coffee's longevity and only acquiesced to rob the Virginia City bank after extreme pressure from other gang members. Coffee ends up showing the town that youth and a fast gun don't replace experience.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Veteran character actor <a href="/wiki/Ray_Teal" title="Ray Teal">Ray Teal</a> portrayed Sheriff Roy Coffee in 98 episodes from 1960 to 1972. He appeared in more than 200 movies and some 90 television programs during his 37-year career. His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee. He had played a sheriff many times in films and television.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015255-263_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015255-263-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_Clem_Foster">Deputy Clem Foster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Deputy Clem Foster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clem Foster was the good-looking deputy of Virginia City. Clem took over as sheriff when Roy Coffee gave up the office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015263_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015263-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The role of Clem Foster was portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Bing_Russell" title="Bing Russell">Bing Rusell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015264_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015264-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Will_Cartwright">Will Cartwright</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Will Cartwright"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Guy_Williams"></span><span class="anchor" id="Will"></span>Ben's nephew Will Cartwright, was introduced and was the lead character in five episodes, </p><p>In 1964, the year that <i>Bonanza</i> hit #1 in the ratings, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Williams_(actor)" title="Guy Williams (actor)">Guy Williams</a> 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 original rotating Cartwrights during his second appearance going forward, but ultimately, Roberts changed his mind and decided to stay for one more season, and Williams found himself pushed out. It was rumored that Michael Landon and Lorne Greene felt threatened by the studio initiating a precedent of successfully replacing one heroic <a href="/wiki/Leading_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading man">leading man</a> Cartwright with a new one, particularly in view of Williams' popularity with viewers. Williams had previously portrayed the titular character in <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Zorro_(1957_TV_series)" title="Zorro (1957 TV series)">Zorro</a></i> television series, and went on to play the lead in <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Space" title="Lost in Space">Lost in Space</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> television series, after the role in <i>Bonanza</i> ended.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dusty_Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Dusty Rhodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Lou_Frizzell"></span><span class="anchor" id="Dusty"></span>Dusty Rhodes is a drifter. After meeting Hoss and Little Joe in Virginia City, he starts a livery business in partnership with the Cartwrights. Eventually, he and Jamie Hunter move to Ponderosa and Dusty becomes the ranch foreman.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015276-277_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015276-277-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bonanza_characters&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGordon2007" class="citation magazine cs1">Gordon, Raisley (2007). "TV Guide Top 50 Dad's of All Time". <i>TV Guide</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=TV+Guide&rft.atitle=TV+Guide+Top+50+Dad%27s+of+All+Time&rft.date=2007&rft.aulast=Gordon&rft.aufirst=Raisley&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"The Philip Diedesheimer Story". <i>Bonanza</i>. Season 1. Episode 8. October 31, 1959.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+1.+Episode+8&rft.date=1959-10-31&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1"><i>Bonanza: The Return</i>. April 21, 1993.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza%3A+The+Return&rft.date=1993-04-21&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Clemens, Samuel. "John Goddard", <i>Western Clippings</i>. March 2023</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BonanzaScenery-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BonanzaScenery_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BonanzaScenery_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Bonanza: Scenery of the Ponderosa</i>,- Candy Canaday</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreenland2010_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGreenland2010">Greenland 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Michael Landon, <i>The Tonight Show</i>, March 19, 1982</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Episode No. 1, "Loletta", 1959.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Episode No. 95, "Inger My Love", 1963</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bonanza, "Journey Remembered", episode #142, NBC-TV, 1964</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Claxton, W.F. (Director). (1988). <i>Bonanza: The Next Generation</i> [Film]. Gaylord Productions, Bonanza Ventures.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BearFamily-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BearFamily_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BearFamily_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Bonanza" four CD set biography notes, Bear Family Records</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"<a href="/wiki/Bonanza_(season_9)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonanza (season 9)">Sense of Duty</a>". <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza"><i>Bonanza</i></a>. Season 9. Episode 2. September 24, 1967. NBC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+9.+Episode+2&rft.date=1967-09-24&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"Stage Door Johnnies". <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza"><i>Bonanza</i></a>. Season 9. Episode 34. July 28, 1968. NBC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+9.+Episode+34&rft.date=1968-07-28&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"Mark of Guilt". <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza"><i>Bonanza</i></a>. Season 10. Episode 13. December 15, 1968. NBC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+10.+Episode+13&rft.date=1968-12-15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"The Lonely Man". <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza"><i>Bonanza</i></a>. Season 13. Episode 15. January 2, 1972. NBC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+13.+Episode+15&rft.date=1972-01-02&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015250-252-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015250-252_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeibyLeiby2015">Leiby & Leiby 2015</a>, p. 250-252.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metv.com/stories/the-actor-who-played-bonanzas-hop-sing-actually-was-an-acclaimed-chef">"The actor who played Bonanza's Hop Sing actually was an acclaimed chef"</a>. <i>Me-TV Network</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-09-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Me-TV+Network&rft.atitle=The+actor+who+played+Bonanza%27s+Hop+Sing+actually+was+an+acclaimed+chef&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metv.com%2Fstories%2Fthe-actor-who-played-bonanzas-hop-sing-actually-was-an-acclaimed-chef&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1">"No Less a Man". <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza"><i>Bonanza</i></a>. Season 5. Episode 24. March 15, 1964. NBC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bonanza&rft.series=Season+5.+Episode+24&rft.date=1964-03-15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Bonanza+characters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015255-263-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015255-263_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeibyLeiby2015">Leiby & Leiby 2015</a>, p. 255-263.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015263-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015263_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeibyLeiby2015">Leiby & Leiby 2015</a>, p. 263.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015264-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015264_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeibyLeiby2015">Leiby & Leiby 2015</a>, p. 264.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015276-277-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeibyLeiby2015276-277_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeibyLeiby2015">Leiby & Leiby 2015</a>, p. 276-277.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><b>Bibliography</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrooksMarsh2007" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brooks_(historian)" title="Tim Brooks (historian)">Brooks, Tim</a>; Marsh, Earle F. 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