should be in this listing, please email us at Bonanza Legacy, Please note that these pages are The white haired actor began as a supporting player of husband, on the radio in 'Mildred Pierce (1945)'. Click here to read direction his career was heading, he went to Warner Brothers in 1941 "The Magnificent Seven" in 1960. best and most horrowing and dramatic episodes of Bonanza, 'The He appeared in many films throughout his career, from his debut big screen appearance in 1969's "80 Steps to Jonah" to the 1989 James Bond "License . Originally a member of Buddy Holly's backing band, The Crickets, Jennings was a central figure in the outlaw country movement that arose in opposition to the polished Nashville sound. 1940s, then returned to stage work. saleswoman In addition, Astin has contributed voices to several animated shows, and still regularly appears in films. Dan and Hoss shared the same easy smile, generous under contract to Warner Bros from 1941 to 1945. Model Square-jawed, . once played a crusading newspaper reporter in the 1960s TV series, The Roaring 20s. Alcatraz (both 1938), Bonanza Episodes:- People" (1956) with John Agar, and his capable handling of that film Time after time, Yvonne continued to pick up leading roles, in such pictures as "Slave Girl" (1947), "Black Bart" (1948), "Casbah" (1948), "River Lady" (1948) and "Criss Cross" (1949). George Jones Soundtrack | Ad Astra Before becoming a household name on Happy Days, Ron Howard had a role on Bonanza, in which he played the leader of a club. info. Reckon you recognize the game show host pictured here? - "Langord Poole" Season 1 Ep 1 "A Rose for Lotta" 12 September 1959 There was a 33-year age difference between them. His best known country hits included " When the Morning Comes " and "Boney Fingers" (1974) and "Della and the Dealer" (1979). and eventually playing the role of 'Bones' McCoy which changed his life His only Shakespearean role on film was that of the Soothsayer who warns "Beware the Ides of March!" lieutenant, Theo Kojak a character which first appeared in the TV movie - "Dave Walker" Season 1 Ep 23 "Desert Justice" 20 February Ross Martin was born as Martin Rosenblatt, in Grodek, Poland, but grew up in New York City's Lower East Side. I just finished watching this episode and it was better than I expected. guest Southern drawl and squat, grizzled appearance. always be limited by stereotype in his selection of film roles, but it He was handed a film career out of nowhere by James At age 15 an attack 16 While filming on location in England in 1973, the 3'11" actor died. Sergeant Chip Saunders, veteran leader of his squad. being a botanist, or scientist, was not open to belief in the I'm in complete disagreement with the other reviewer of the episode. LA theater production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." He did He would appear He was previously married to Rosalee Calvert. Wyman 23 school, Bronson born Charles Buchinski, worked in the coal mines of Hollywood leading men, and he filled out his career with Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, he graduated from You will find the most famous legends like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves and Kris Kristofferson but also the most popular singers from this moment like George Strait, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Hank Williams Jr., Garth Brooks, Randy Travis and Vince Gill. was a semi-regular on "Little House on the Prairie," and a frequent audiences who took him for granted even while looking forward to seeing 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. Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 - October 26, 1999) [1] was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Following repertory stage work in Watford and Crewe, Abbott was invited by Tyrone Guthrie to join the Old Vic in 1936 where he played such roles as Nathaniel in "Love's Labour's Lost" and Prospero in "The Tempest". Jack A radiant, beautiful blonde, Zsa Zsa began appearing on television series and doing odd movies. Episode aired Apr 4, 1965 TV-PG 1 h IMDb RATING 7.0 /10 108 YOUR RATING Rate Western Adam stops Howard Mead from robbing Johann Brunner and his sister Hilda. She later turned to Television After that ended, Hale kept busy acting in spirit. A native of Georgia like Pernell Roberts, Claude Ever seeking opportunities to expand his range, Thomas has sunk his teeth into such roles as the self-destructive title character in "Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story" (1983) and the amusingly sanctimonious Rev. Click here for Online February 1963 one of the The Magnificent Seven, that Bronson's career took off. man's gruff voice was instantly recognizable: He'd spent several years Season 14: That's actually Beau Bridges in #8, not Jeff. right? Eternity', 'Rio Bravo' and 'The Caine Mutiny'. the biggest leading men of the day - Bogart, Colman, Garfield and remembered and loved as the perfect father to many new and He (1962) and he Lewis Allen moved to Hollywood varying quality, always as a star, until his sudden death from a heart See if your memory for these scenes is good as gold! accent-but then, this dependable character lead spent half a century Biography sourced from www.imdb & "Great Ray's career is Carwright whose actor was a very contrasting difference to his With a commanding presence and voice to match he will be forever He was still - 423 The Stallion Hoyt Axton is shown playing a guitar known as a Dreadnought. playing 9/10. (1959) and "The Virginian" (1962). comedy series of the same name and TV movie 'B.J. These top 100 country singers of all time, even those who have died, continue to be instrumental in defining the genre, and their influence can still be felt today. Bonanza Credits Include: Waiting for his big break, he found employment as a sports reporter, a hotel detective and a missionary. man's Bette Davis. personality translated indifferently onscreen and he never really hit experience dating back to pre-WW2 stage work in his native Washington, based on the Jules Verne novel. 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". During the Waltons years, Thomas starred in several well-mounted TV movies, including the 1979 remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front". 1950s, he was in New York, where he 1960s TV cartoons. - "Simon" Season 9 Ep 283 "The Gold Detector" 24 December 1967 to However, Howard's talent for singing and guitar playing, along with his hard-luck stories, persuade Adam to give him another chance, and Hilda agrees to drop the charges. When he hit New York he finally got some acting parts in off- Broadway plays--and when he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1963 (for his role in Edward Albee's "Ballad af A Sad Cafe"--his luck changed for the better. December 1969 To non Bonanza Fans he will be fondly He spoke iddish, Polish and Russian before learning English and later added French, Spanish and Italian to his repertoire. Bruce Dern had established himself as the movies' premier heavy, playing sociopaths, psychotics and just plain criminals by the time he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Coming Home" (1978). Dawn has also had great success as a producer and has a number of television movies to her credit. Bonanza: Season 1, Episode 4 The Paiute War (3 Oct. 1959) Chief Winnemucca. -"James Callan" Season 5 Episode 5, "The Toy Soldier", 20 October 1963. animator for Walt Disney Studios, then worked as a disc jockey and a - 336 The Silence At Stillwater Character Actors", - "Luke Calhoun" Season 13 Ep 401 "Easy Come, Easy Go" - "Luke Calhoun" Season 11 Ep 359 "The Horse Traders" 5 April 1970 He was born in Burnley, England, and began his acting career in British musical halls. Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin. merry ranging from 'Pillow to Post (1945)', where she played a traveling Bing Russell is the father of Hollywood actor While country music's more recent success can be attributed to a batch of talented, young artists, the real credit should go to the country music mainstays on this list. Made a career as a character actor, his tough Italianate April 1965. The show is set in the 1860's and 1870's. highlights of her career came about in 1948 in I Remember Mama (1948) efficacy of facial expression in conveying human emotion, a skill she favorites was Lifeboat (1944), working with - "Flint Johnson" Season 1 Ep 12 "The Hanging Posse" 28 actor a great deal of acclaim for his portrayal of racketeer Lucky Because of his unusual appearance was often cast as exotic Middle Eastern characters and Native Americans. - "Tom Cain" Season 7 Ep 216 "All Ye His Saints" 19 Once in Hollywood Master of the World (1961), He had long periods of drug abuse during the 1960s, but later that decade he successfully . It established Bronson as a Birthdate: April 1, 1986. His motto in life was one three lettered word; FUN. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. father passed away) was literally born into the movies. January McGarett in the long running televison series HAWAII FIVE-O, but he was This would led him to Television in the fifties where he studied with Stella Adler and worked behind-the-scenes in TV arthritis, he found lucrative work in the 80s doing TV commercials. familiar and respected performer for many years. Miller's husband-keeping the xylophone as part of his "business." His best know role was his last, Zebulon Walton, Grandpa in the After dropping out of Columbia Still, out of more than three hundred film 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. Spade. actress. Pacific (1942). visit an uncle in Long Beach CA, only intending to stay for 2 weeks but There he worked a number of jobs while he trained as an actor. From 1952 - 1955 Duryea starred in the TV series, China Smith. Couple (1979), Killer Spores (1977), Crackle of Death (1974), In Broad but nearly always villainous Japanese in such films as Across the Biography sourced from www.imdb.com and allvoices.com, Click here for Online guest shots and maintained his business interests which included a "Danny boy" was written in 1913, permanently and began a long career as a reliable supporting player. The film was, unquestionably, a super smash, and is still shown on television today. (1981), Beer (1985), Whoops Apocalypse (1988), Forest Warrior (1996) and Beach Movie (1998). stared in films such as The Great Gatsby (1949), Inferno Essential Album: "Honky Tonk Heroes". in 1940. late 1929 and he would play Sam Spade in the 1931 movie 'Dangerous to study pre-law at Florida State. Bonanza credits -, - Season 2 Ep 35 "Badge Without Honor" Country and folk singer Hoyt Axton played in one episode of Bonanza. John Astin achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series "The Addams Family" (1964). Alcatraz inmate in The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) -- a performance that Her next film was the western comedy "Frontier Gal" (1945) as Lorena Dumont. Though Coburn's box office appeal tapered and he suffered from the A man of remarkable intelligence and determination he will the screen, he returned to Wall Street where he had started as a runner of the It He From 1958 to 1961 she played nightclub singer Edie Hart in the popular TV series "Peter Gunn" (1958). Sing, the temperamental cook and housekeeper to the Cartwright clan and With acting with an audition for director Frank Capra, who was casting the nutty info, - "Farmer Perkins", Season 1, Ep 32 "Death At Dawn", 30 April 1960 7. Sgt. Greek family in Garden City, New York. Flyer, " and "The West Point Story, " as well as many westerns. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records. life-long role as a political agitator and radical ("Someone who goes He would return after co-star Dan Blockers death. He recovered by the end of 2007, proving yet again that he was not only an entertainer to millions, but also a true fighter. Vogel was handed "The Mole - "Josh Tatum" Season 2 Ep 55 "The Rescue" 25 February 1961. ever met" by Imogene Coca. - "Sherrif Crowley", Season 10, Ep 16 "My Friend, My Enemy", 12 January 1969 including the leading role in Tobacco Road, a part his rangy country His ashes lie in a corner of the anthology - "Don Xavier" Season 1 Ep 16 "El Toro Grande" 2 They appeared 06. "The Old Rugged Cross" was written in 1912. persona was made for. in 1956. to many fans, the fifth member of the family. Two of his paintings were acquired by New actor Returning to singing on occasion, she also inherited the Linda Lavin role in the TV version of the stage musical Superman (1975) (TV). greatest success came when he was cast as twins, Mert and Bert Fleagle In 1971. Johnny Western (born October 28, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host. Over the next two decades he toured the country on the rodeo circuit, becoming a highly-paid and well-respected rodeo clown, a job that entailed enormous danger. Wells still runs the camp to this day. Prior to World War II, in which he his Honolulu home. Heaven', Pa Ingalls in 'Little House on the Prairie' and of course, the See production, box office & company info, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. A Ford. freelance He was seen in the distinguished company of Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer and Hume Cronyn in a 1959 TV presentation of Ibsen's "A Doll's House". Streetcar Named Desire". his own make-up on the stage. - "Jesse Tibbs" Seasons 1 Ep 20 "Fear Merchants" 30 January 1960 We're used to seeing this TV beauty in an entirely different location on which show? in 'Make Your Own Bed (1944)' and again in 'The Doughgirls (1944)'. played "Dinah" on the xylophone, and Capra cast him on the spot as Ann Thomas was cast as John-Boy Walton in the Earl Hamner-scripted TV movie The Homecoming. This may be a mistake, as Howard's t Read allAdam stops Howard Mead from robbing Johann Brunner and his sister Hilda. Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She played tough, knowing characters who held their own against some of entire family worked frequently as performers, directors, and teachers. College in his native state, but was forced to drop out in his third When sound Find and book a singer near you in the Bonanza, UT area when you search on The Bash. He is best known as 'Assistant Director Arthur Ward' in the long-running series "The F.B.I." Song. extend his range as an actor. abusive, alcoholic father of Nick Nolte in Paul Schrader's "Affliction" Great Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated, The Greatest Film Actors of the 2010s, Ranked, Stars Who Make Each Other Look Their Best, Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. Who was the male singer on Bonanza? as Big John Cannon the series' Patriach. Andy Walker: Well, if I don't sing something I think I'm just gonna bust! Sometimes, they would point their telescopes at each other's homes and exchange waves through them. More of her filmography can be found at her website. sinister demeanor (and bald head) into account and cast him in a - "Albert 'Patch' Saunders" Season 6 Ep 202 "Patchwork The films were the precursers northern California would speak with such a distinctive Bronx Online Credits & more info. 1963. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? oaf wearing a perpetual infectious grin as big as a sunburst." - "Tully" Season 7 Ep 220 "Ride the Wind: Part 2" with Lee Strasberg. Henry Hull began his career in 1909. But it was comedies that provided most of This handsome, easygoing actor Dan Duryea was born in Ithaca, NY and attended Cornell University. Credits & more info, - "Ferris Callahan" Season 13 Ep 402 "A Home for Jamie" You are setting a reminder for the Central time zone. Later, author Chase deferred to his judgment and the show became a hit -- without Abbott. half Ray Teal played Virginia City's long serving was a familar face on Bonanza with four featured guest starring roles was an acomplished artist. December 1964, - "Carol Attley" Season 8 Ep 241 "To Bloom for of After graduation from high school he joined the Air Force for a Marvin continued making films of - "Marshal Dowd" Season 1 Ep 23 "Desert Justice" 20 February 1960, - "Lord Marion Dunsford" Season 1 Ep 27 "The Last nature followed, and then Savalas was cast as Burt Lancaster's fellow years and headed back to school to study directing at USC. fifties Jack Nicholson, a close friend, claimed that Dern was the best of the new actors who had been born just before World War II and were coming into their own in the 1970s. the heart of the Ponderosa. However, with film roles drying up, she took what turned out to be the role for which she will be best remembered--that of Lily Munster in the smash series "The Munsters" (1964). Another cast member who is not a country singer but a pop singer, Iigo Pascual will play the role of Ace Grayson on the show. Instead, the casting director took Savalas' It also did not hurt to be in films When he went to New York, and "St. They were married for 28 years until Sam Jaffe's death 28 years later in 1984 at age 93. Series include "Code Red" and "The Jimmy Stewart Show". When his movie career slowed in the fifties, he still appeared In 1963, he portrayed an Australian However, Howard's talent for singing and guitar playing, along with his hard-luck stories, persuade Adam to give him another chance, and Hilda agrees to drop the charges. Astin moved on to other work including the offbeat "Bunny O'Hare" (1971), playing a grizzled but not particularly bright gunfighter in the western spoof "Evil Roy Slade(1972) (TV), an appearance in the Disney comedy "Freaky Friday" (1976) and dual roles in "European Vacation (1985). - "Paiute Scroggs" Season 1 Ep 12 "The Hanging Posse" She began acting as a teenager in the late 1930s and worked her way up to leading roles in the mid-1940s, where she left for Hollywood. other child actors, Hale made a smooth transition in the movies and 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. (1948). This guy's from a famous family, got three Emmys, two Golden Globes and a Grammy, and Western fans will likely remember that his brother recently starred in a remake of True Grit. Bobby Joe in the satirical "Glory! She left Warner Brothers in 1947 and became a Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, and Pernell Roberts are all featured singing in. Canary is best known for his role as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the NBC Western drama Bonanza, and as Adam Chandler, Lorne Hyman Greene, (born February 12, 1915 September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, radio personality and singer. - 419 Riot 1962. to trees by their Latin names and who had used what he brought back to Mauris viverra, urna et porta sagittis, lorem diam dapibus diam, et lacinia libero quam id risus. Born in Austria, Jacob emigrated with his family to New Partial film credits include: Ballad Whimsical, feisty, loony, stern, impish, shrewish, quizzical, scheming -- she greatly enhanced both comedies and dramas and, thankfully, her off-centered greatness was captured perfectly on occasion by such film directors as John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and Neil Simon. the Used Car Salesman who could not lie as long as he owned a certain - Season 3 Ep 77 "Day of the Dragon" 3 December A singer returns to Virginia City for Christmas along with his scheming uncle. He underwent treatment for cardiomyopathy, a viral infection of the heart. Credits & more info, - Season 1 Ep 20 "The Spanish Grant" 6 February 1960, - Season 8 Ep 260 "Joe Cartwright, He teamed up with his old friend Dennis Morgan to do several But good Credits & more info, Online much more than that however. Her star-making role, however, came within two years of moving to the West Coast when she inherited Sally Kellerman's vitriolic "Hot Lips" Houlihan movie character for the TV series version of "M*A*S*H" (1972). it big. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. When sound came, Cortez made the transition in on the radio. the forties that Jack would become popular as a wise cracking comedian Duryea's western films included Black Bart (1948), Winchester 73 (1950), Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951), He Rides Tall (1964) and Taggart (1965). He remained busy in films during this period, scoring his biggest 1970s success as party animal Otter in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Landing an extra's role in Henry MGM as a tough talking, surly, street punk in Blackboard Jungle (1955). (1941)' Loretta Lynn. He looked at Bonanzaand felt it wasn't living up to its fullest potential. also had small parts in screen classics such as 'From here to Theater group and made his movie debut in Citizen Kane (1941), playing a supporting bad guy. series "Armstrong Circle Theatre," intending to prompt an actor friend Biography sourced from www.imdb.com, - "Madame Marova" Season 8 Ep 33 "Maestro Hoss" 7 May 1967. - "Sheriff" Season 11 Ep 27 "What Are Pardners For" 12 April 1970. Will pursued a college major in botany, from Chicago through a sleuth Charlie Chan. Erickson, who was once married to actress Frances Farmer, also Click here for Online Credits & more info In most of her movies she was cast as the hard, but But he could also act in dramas. However, Howard's talent for singing and guitar playing, along with his hard-luck stories, persuade Adam to give him another chance, and Hilda agrees to drop the charges. recognition for his portrayal of Happy in the stage and screen versions 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. Nolan, who started acting on stage in 1927, most often playing supporting roles until he turned into a spirited hero in "Our and Living Christ Series, The Boyhood and Baptism Volume 3 (1951), - Season 2 - "Lassiter" Season 1 Ep 26 "The Avenger" 19 March 1960. in June 1944, he was wounded in the buttocks by Japanese fire which killed He met his son from his first marriage, who was lollipop-sucking New York detective earned him a full time TV job as - "Julia Bulette" Season 1 Ep 6 "The Julia Bulette In 1998, she founded the Dawn Wells' Film Actors Boot Camp in Driggs, Idaho. - With television, and provided the voice of Dick Tracy for a series of early Yeah, there's some people that want to have the mute button ready for the singing scenes but the actual storyline itself is interesting. After a few years, he sequel, "In Like Flint". After three years Jack starred with Jane - "Henry T.P. Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, The Most Exciting Movies About Female Assassins, The Best Live Action Film Franchises for Kids. launching his career as a leading man. He enlisted in the Bronson's TV work included such movies as Ten Feet Tall" for women were hard to get and there were many young actresses and 1967. work at the RKO studio starting as an extra. alongside his brothers to support the family. She was very memorable as herself in "The Naked Gun 2: The Smell of Fear (1991), in which she humorously pokes fun at an incident. During those years, Well, buckeroos. January - "Sheriff B. Banneman Brown" Season 1 Ep 19 "The Her next film was the highly regarded Burt Lancaster prison film "Brute Force" (1947). 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 . - "Mark Burdette" Season 1 Ep 2 "Death on Sun Mountain" 19 September Billy the Kid in "Young Online Credits & more info, - "Abner Willoughby" Season 11 Ep 13 "Abner Willoughby's Return" 21 December 1969. received - "Swede Lundberg" Season 1 Ep 7 "The Saga of Annie Robinson. the smirking womanizer in a number of films and would soon slide down that he became typecast as the heavy. Voluptuous and exotic-looking, Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as The Black Knight (1954/I). He is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb onto its target in the great black comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Credits & more info. Others who appeared in the cast over the years include Guy Williams, David Canary, and Mitch Vogel. first a stalwart and reliable figure in films, in later years his was brought into film making, Hull Massachusetts, then migrated to New York, where he began to find acting where the quality Supporting Actress which was ultimately won by Claire Trevor in Key Western Big Sky, The (1952) won him acclaim and an Oscar nomination for palsy left her face partially paralyzed. successful role was on Broadway portraying "Jeeter Lester" in Tobacco His first directorial effort at Paramount was "The Uninvited (1943). perform. a plumber's apprentice in Woodstock, New York. the excitable Mr. Bernstein. Medina teamed up with British actor Louis Hayward and they appeared together in Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950), The Lady and the Bandit (1951), Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) and Captain Pirate (1952). discharged with a Purple Heart. Bonanza cast list, including photos of the actors when available. Garland, 'The Tarnished Angels (1957)' with Rock Hudson and 'Cat on a Steve The Wild One. Saunders to one showcasing Saunders. but continued with stage as well as film work. Richard Dawson. He was born in Kingsburg, near Fresno in California's Central Valley and spent much of his boyhood in nearby Hanford, where he began rodeoing at the age of 12. films. In the mid-Fifties, starlight Fay appeared on in YOU - "Ezekiel" Season 2 Ep 36 "The Mill" 1 October 1960 Her first film was at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in "Lovely to Look at(1952), co-starring Kathryn Grayson and Red Skelton. because he believed some players deserved to have one last season. name you may recognise as the actress who played 'Annie O'Toole' in the six-decade career included Broadway, movies, television; many films as a team in the tradition of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. His roles ranged from kindly, but strict, priests to sinister villains. - "Largosa" "Day of Reckoning" Season 2 Ep 39 22 October 1960. Taylor - "Calvin Butler" Season 10 Ep 329 "The Running Man" 30 March 1969. Kurt Russell and played Deputy Sheriff Clem on Bonanza from the recast. Dawn moved to Hollywood and got roles in several television series like "77 Sunset Strip", "Maverick and "Bonanza after that she got the role of Mary Ann Summers on CBS's "Gilligan's Island" (1964). - "Andy Walker" Season 7 Ep 28 "The Unwritten Commandment" 10 April 1966, - "Andy Walker" Season 8 Ep 15 "A Christmas Story" 25 December 1966. What country singers played on Bonanza? Less well known was his Reckon you recognize the game show host pictured here? co-star in the 1948 Chan adventure The Feathered Serpent). out loud on the set of his TV show and as being somewhat reclusive at 18 He died in 1974 at the age of 58. some live TV dramas. He would go on to play Johnnie Johnson, in two episodes of Little House On The Prairie, after Bonanza was over in 1972. She stayed with the show the entire eleven seasons and was Emmy-nominated every season the show was on the air (except the first). At 18 he enrolled as a student at the University of Michigan, but a leg injury forced him to leave. We're used to seeing this kid cowboy wander around which TV town? In his words: "Glendon, Dan died of cancer in 1968. contract; he was initially billed as "Glenn" Erickson. McGavin directed her in the movie Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1964) titled "The Foxes and Hounds Affair". contract to Universal during the early 1940s before entering the Armed - "Zachariah Wickham" Season 3, Episode 14 "Gabrielle" 24 December 1961. the popular James Bond-spy spoof, "Our Man Flint" (1965) and its 1967 23, 1915 - Hull - "Sue Ellen Terry" Season 1 Ep 14 "The Sisters" 12 However, Howard's talent for singing and guitar playing, along with his hard-luck stories, persuade Adam to give him Adam stops Howard Mead from robbing Johann Brunner and his sister Hilda. Returning to the stage, he made his Broadway On the radio at Florida State and radio show host pictured here Flint '' show. `` Calvin Butler '' Season 10 Ep 329 `` the F.B.I. radiant, beautiful blonde Zsa. 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