CTVA US Western - "Bonanza" (NBC)(1959-73) Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker

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The Classic TV Archive - US  Western series

Lorne Greene Series:-
Sailor of Fortune (1955-56)  Bonanza (1959-73)  - Griff (1973-74)  -  Code Red (1981-82)
Michael Landon Series:-

Bonanza (1959-73)  - Little House On The Prairie (1974-82)  -  Highway To Heaven (1984-89)
Pernell Roberts Series:-
Bonanza (1959-73)  -  Trapper John MD (1979-86)
Bonanza (1959-73)
(syndicated title: 'Ponderosa')
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Louis H. Allgood, Sal Crisanti
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

 
Bonanza (season 1) (NBC) (1959-1960)
Bonanza (season 2) (NBC) (1960-1961)
Bonanza (season 3) (NBC) (1961-1962)
Bonanza (season 4) (NBC) (1962-1963)
Bonanza (season 5) (NBC) (1963-1964)
Bonanza (season 6) (NBC) (1964-1965)
Bonanza (season 7) (NBC) (1965-1966)
Bonanza (season 8) (NBC) (1966-1967)
Bonanza (season 9) (NBC) (1967-1968)
Bonanza (season 10) (NBC) (1968-1969)
Bonanza (season 11) (NBC) (1969-1970)
Bonanza (season 12) (NBC) (1970-1971)
Bonanza (season 13) (NBC) (1971-1972)
Bonanza (season 14) (NBC) (1972-1973)
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BONANZA
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  Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Executive producer David Dortort

Created and Produced by David Dortort
Production Executive James W. Lane (season 2 verified)
Associate Producer Thomas Thompson (season 2 verified)
Story Editor John Hawkins (season ?)
for
NBC (Saturdays 7:30 pm EST)(1959-61)(seasons 1-2)
NBC (Sundays 9:00 pm EST)(1961-1972)(seasons 3-13)
NBC (Tuesdays 8:00 pm EST)(1972-73)(season 14)

US Western series 1959-73 14 seasons 431 episodes x 60 min color
starring

Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright (1959-1973)
Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright (1959-1973)
Dan Blocker as "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)(died 1972)
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright (1959-1965)(seasons 1-6)
 
Pernell Roberts - L.A. Times Obituary



David Canary
as Candy Canaday (1967-1970) and (1972-1973)
Mitch Vogel
as Jamie Hunter (1970-1973)
Tim Matheson
as Griff King (1972-1973)

Ray Teal
as Sheriff Roy Coffee (1960-1972)
Bing Russell
as Deputy Clem Poster (1963-1972)
and
Victor Sen Yung
as Hop Sing, the Chinese Cook (1959-1973)

recurring stars
Harry Holcombe
as Dr.Lewis / Dr. Harris / Dr. Martin
Lou Frizzel as Dusty Rhoades (1970-1972)
Jack Collins as Mayor Harlow and other characters
Charles Maxwell as various characters
Ted Gehring as various characters
Victor French as various characters

Premise:
Adventures of the Cartwright family on their Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City.

music by David Rose
'Bonanza' theme tune by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

directors of photography include: Lester Shorr

David Dortort was also Creator & Executive Producer of:-
The High Chaparral (1967-71) Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Linda Cristal, Mark Slade, Henry Darrow  

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