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Season 1 – Bonanza: Full Cast & Crew Sep 1959 Drama/Western
Ben Cartwright is the patriarch of an all-male Nevada ranching family. Set during and after the Civil War, "Bonanza" is the story of life on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City. Ben has his three sons, each with a different (and deceased) mother. Serious eldest son Adam hopes to follow in his father's footsteps; middle son Hoss is a gentle giant -- physically strong, but sometimes naive; and youngest son Little Joe is the most impetuous and romantic of the offspring. TV-G Air Date: Sep 12, 1959 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright Actor Michael Landon Little Joe Cartwright Actor Dan Blocker Eric "Hoss" Cartwright Actor Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright Actor Victor Sen Yung Hop Sing Actor Robert Middleton Sam Bryant Guest Star Ricardo Cortez Guest Star Tom Reese Burton Guest Star Christopher Dark Guest Star Mike Ragan High Card Smith Guest Star Peter Chong Guest Star Kathleen Crowley Kathleen aka Quick-Buck Kate Guest Star Bill Clark Guest Star John Frederick Guest Star Tom Greenway Deputy Dan Guest Star Rush Williams Guest Star Tor Johnson Busthead Brannigan Guest Star Bob Miles Guest Star Anthony Jochim Hangman Guest Star Don Kelly Guest Star James W. Lane Executive Producer David Dortort Producer, Writer Thomas Thompson Writer Carey Wilber Writer Robert E. Thompson Writer Donald S. Sanford Writer Gene L. Coon Writer Al C. Ward Writer John Furia Writer Harold Shumate Writer Claire Huffaker Writer Frank Unger Writer Christian Nyby Director Lewis Allen Director Joseph Kane Director Arthur Lubin Director Laurence Heath Writer George Blair Director Paul Landres Director