Bonanza (1959 series)

Bonanza (TV series; 1959 - 1973)

• aka Ponderosa (syndicated title)

Creator: David Dortort

Synopsis

Follows the Cartwright family—patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three sons, Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon)—as they run their vast Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada while dealing with issues of justice, morality, and family loyalty.

Male Deaths

• Claude Akins (Episode 2.4 The Mill)
• Jack Albertson (Episode 9.16 A Girl Named George)
• Chris Alcaide (Episode 1.25 Escape to the Ponderosa; Episode 4.33 The Boss; Episode 8.27 The Deed and the Dilemma)
• James Anderson (Episode 1.26 The Avenger, Episode 2.24 Dark Gate)
• Richard Anderson (Episode 9.10 Showdown at Tahoe)
• Phillip Avenetti (Episode 14.15 The Hunter)
• Christopher Beaumont (Episode 13.11 The Rattlesnake Brigade)
• James Best (Episode 2.20 The Fugitive)
• Ramon Bieri (Episode 14.14 The Marriage of Theodora Duffy)
• Sidney Blackmer (Episode 2.32 The Dream Riders)
• Dan Blocker (Episode 14.1 Forever)
• Michael Blodgett (Episode 9.6 False Witness)
• Neville Brand (Episode 2.10 The Last Viking)
• Charles Bronson (Episode 6.12 The Underdog)
• Hal Burton (Episode 9.6 False Witness, Episode 14.15 The Hunter)
• William Campbell (Episode 9.22 The Late Ben Cartwright)
• Harry Carey Jr. (Episode 1.13 Vendetta; Episode 6.19 The Flannel Mouth Gun)
• Paul Carr (Episode 1.32 Death at Dawn)
• Anthony Caruso (I) (Episode 6.14 The Saga of Squaw Charlie)
• Charles Cioffi (Episode 13.20 Shanklin)
• James Coburn (Episode 1.11 The Truckee Strip, Episode 2.24 The Dark Gate)
• Steve Cochran (Episode 6.26 The Trap)
• Henry Darrow (Episode 8.22 Amigo)
• Jim Davis (Episode 2.27 The Gift)
• Davey Davison (Episode 9.6 False Witness)
• Richard Devon (Episode 1.26 The Avenger)
• Bradford Dillman (Episode 13.8 Face of Fear)
• Frederic Downs (Episode 9.6 False Witness)
• Ken Drake (Episode 9.1 Second Chance)
• Dan Duryea (Episode 2.3 Badge without Honor)
• Buddy Ebsen (Episode 1.14 The Sisters)
• Jack Elam (Episode 2.17 Spitfire)
• John Ericson (Episode 2.9 Breed of Violence)
• Gene Evans (Episode 5.8 Journey Remembered)
• Jason Evers (Episode 8.21 Journey to Terror)
• Frank Ferguson (Episode 1.20 The Fear Merchants)
• Bill Fletcher (Episode 9.6 False Witness)
• Arthur Franz (Episode 3.25 The Lawmaker)
• James Gammon (Episode 8.29 A Man Without Land)
• Larry Gates (Episode 2.5 The Hopefuls)
• Jerry Gatlin (Episode 14.14 The Marriage of Theodora Duffy)
• Tom Gillerman (Episode 13.8 Face of Fear)
• Larry Golden (Episode 14.1 Forever)
• Leo Gordon (Episode 1.2 Death on Sun Mountain; Episode 4.10 The Deadly Ones)
• Louis Gossett Jr. (Episode 12.19 The Desperado)
• James Gregory (Episode 9.1 Second Chance)
• Raymond Guth (Episode 5.6 A Question of Strength)
• Earl Holliman (Episode 6.19 The Flannel-Mouth Gun)
• Rance Howard (Episode 12.25 A Time to Die)
• Robert F. Hoy (Episode 13.5 The Prisoners)
• Steve Ihnat (Episode 6.27 Dead and Gone)
• James Jeter (Episode 5.6 A Question of Strength)
• Don Keefer (Episode 10.26 The Running Man)
• Douglas Kennedy (Episode 9.1 Second Chance)
• Michael Kriss (Episode 9.17 The Thirteenth Man)
• Jack Lambert (Episode 2.1 Showdown)
• Martin Landau (Episode 2.27 The Gift)
• Robert Lansing (Episode 2.26 Cutthroat Junction)
• Jack Lord (Episode 1.17 The Outcast)
• Jon Lormer (Episode 9.17 The Thirteenth Man)
• Joe Maross (Episode 1.25 Escape to the Ponderosa)
• Lee Marvin (Episode 3.28 The Crucible)
• Charles Maxwell (Episode 2.5 The Hopefuls)
• John McIntire (Episode 2.18 The Bride)
• Robert McQueeney (Episode 2.28 The Rival)
• Robert Middleton (Episode 1.32 Death at Dawn)
• Michael T. Mikler (Episode 12.19 The Desperado) 
• John Milford (Episode 1.13 Vendetta)  
• Mort Mills (Episode 1.13 Vendetta)  
• Gerald Mohr
• Boyd 'Red' Morgan (Episode 12.20 The Reluctant American)
• Simon Oakland (Episode 4.31 Thunder Man)
• Peter O'Crotty (Episode 14.15 The Hunter)
• Dennis Patrick (Episode 2.5 The Hopefuls)
• Robert Pine (Episode 10.26 The Running Man)
• Walter Reed (Episode 4.6 The Way Station)
• Andrew Robinson (Episode 14.2 Forever, Part 2)
• Steve Rowland (Episode 1.13 Vendetta)
• Simon Scott (Episode 1.13 Vendetta)
• Orville Sherman (Episode 2.28 The Rival)
• James B. Sikking (Episode 8.24 Judgement at Red Creek)
• Tom Skerritt (Episode 14.15 The Hunter)
• Everett Sloane (Episode 1.22 Blood on the Land)
• Harry Dean Stanton (Episode 4.24 The Way of Aaron)
• Harvey Stephens (Episode 4.31 Thunder Man)
• Harold J. Stone (Episode 6.2 The Hostage)
• Barry Sullivan (Episode 1.2 Death on Sun Mountain)
• Kenneth Tobey (Episode 9.17 The Thirteenth Man)
• Franchot Tone (Episode 2.6 Denver McKee)
• Lee Van Cleef (Episode 2.15 The Bloodline)
• Gregory Walcott (Episode 1.32 Death at Dawn; Episode 8.22 Amigo)
• Jack Warden (Episode 1.4 The Paiute War)
• Adam West (Episode 2.18 The Bride)
• Peter Whitney (Episode 2.2 The Mission)
• Robert J. Wilke (Episode 2.11 The Trail Gang, Episode 6.19l The Flannel-Mouthed Gun)
• Jason Wingreen (Episode 4.24 The Way of Aaron)
• Morgan Woodward (Episode 5.5 The Toy Soldier, Episode 13.5 The Prisoners)
• Robert Yuro (Episode 14.14 The Marriage of Theodora Duffy)

Female Deaths

• Bonnie Bedelia (Episode 14.2 Forever, Part 2)
• Charlene Brooks (Episode 2.28 The Rival)
• Geraldine Brooks (Episode 2.33 Elizabeth, My Love)
• Kathie Browne (Episode 3.16 The Tall Stranger)
• Judy Carne (Episode 5.6 A Question of Strength)
• Davey Davison (Episode 9.6 False Witness)
• Jane Greer (Episode 1.6 The Julia Bulette Story)
• Carol Locatell (Episode 11.14 It's a Small World)
• Donna Martell (Episode 5.5 The Toy Soldier)
• Toby Michaels (Episode 4.31 Thunder Man)
• Patricia Michon (Episode 1.20 The Fear Merchants)
• Vera Miles (Episode 12.25 A Time to Die)
• Shirley O’Hara (Episode 14.13 The Witness)
• Madlyn Rhue (Episode 2.7 Day of Reckoning)
• Evelyn Scott (Episode 1.12 The Hanging Posse, Episode 4.31 Thunder Man)
• Karen Sharpe (Episode 2.14 The Ape)
• Fay Spain (Episode 1.14 The Sisters)
• Inga Swenson (Episode 5.8 Journey Remembered)
• Angel Tompkins (Episode 12.1 The Night Virginia City Died)
• Ina Victor (Episode 6.19 The Flannel-Mouth Gun)
• Jean Willes (Episode 1.14 The Sisters)

Gallery

season one

Jean Willes

Fay Spain

season two

Karen Sharpe

season five

Inga Swenson

season eleven

Carol Locatell