- Michael Landon
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in "Bonanza" (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1982), and Jonathan Smith in "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989). - Lorne Greene
Lorne Hyman Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915 - September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television programs: the long-running western "Bonanza" and the shorter-lived cult classic science fiction program "Battlestar Galactica". - Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker aka Dan Davis Blocker (real name - B. Dan D. Blocker)(December 10 1928 - May 13 1972) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright in the TV western blockbuster "Bonanza". He was born in DeKalb in east Texas, the son of Ora Shack Blocker & Mary Davis Blocker. He is also related to David Blocker and Kristen Blocker as well. His family moved to O'Donnell, Texas near Lubbock soon after his birth. - Pernell Roberts
Pernell Elvin Roberts (born May 18, 1928 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American television actor and singer, primarily for his roles on soap operas and television. He is also known for his activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring Caucasians to portray minority characters. He's better known for his roles as Lorne Greene's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, … - Leonard Nimoy
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants, Leonard Nimoy spent much of his early career in the 1950s doing small parts in B-movies, TV shows such as 'Dragnet', and serials such as Republic Pictures 'Zombies of the Stratosphere' in 1952. - John Anderson
John Anderson (October 20, 1922 - August 7, 1992) was an American actor and director born in Clayton, Illinois. He was known for several roles, including his recurring role in "MacGyver" as Harry Jackson, the title character's grandfather. Earlier work included appearances on many Western series, including several episodes of "Gunsmoke" in various roles, and "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" as Virgil Earp. - Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson, born Richard Norman Anderson (born August 8, 1926 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) is an actor in film and television. In the 1970s, he is probably best known for his role as Lee Majors's and Lindsay Wagner's boss, Oscar Goldman in both "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" TV series and their 3 subsequent made for TV movies. - Joseph Pevney
Joseph Pevney (born September 15, 1911, New York City) made his debut in Vaudeville as a boy soprano in 1924. Although he hated Vaudeville, he loved the theatre and developed a career as a stage actor, appearing in such plays as "The World We Make", "Key Largo", "Golden Boy" and "Nature Son". A short career as a film actor followed, … - Mike Farrell
Mike Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular television series "M*A*S*H" (1975-83). More recently, Farrell has starred on television series "Providence" and "Desperate Housewives". - James Best
James Best (born July 26, 1926, in Powderly, Kentucky) is an American character actor best known for his role as bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard". He has two daughters, Janeen and Jojami, as well as a son named Gary. Best was born Jewel Guy in Powderly, Kentucky in 1926. After his mother died in 1929, he was sent to live in an orphanage. - Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson Jr. was an American motion picture actor, mainly in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher. Born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, of Osage and Irish ancestry to Ben Sr. and Ollie (Workman) Johnson. Ben Johnson Sr. was a rancher in Osage County and also a rodeo champion. As a young man, Ben Johnson Jr. was a ranch hand, would travel with his father on the rodeo circuit, and become a star before becoming involved in the movies. - Dabbs Greer
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer) was an American character actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for about 50 years. Greer, a Missouri native, died April 28, 2007 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena California after a battle with kidney and heart disease. Greer was born in Fairview, Missouri and attended Drury University, where he was a member of Theta Kappa Nu. His Southern voice fitted well in shows featuring rustic characters, … - William Windom
William Windom, (born September 28, 1923, New York, New York), great-grandson of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, of the same name, is an American actor, best known for his work on television, including several episodes of "The Twilight Zone"; playing the character of Glen Morley (a congressman from Minnesota like his own great-grandfather and namesake) in The Farmer's Daughter; the character of John Monroe on the sitcom "My World and Welcome to It", … - Robert Lansing
Robert Lansing was an American stage, film, and television actor. Born Robert Howell Brown in San Diego, California, Lansing borrowed his stage name from the state capital of Michigan. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan but was told he would first have to join Actors Equity Association. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" since there was already another actor using that name. - Dirk Blocker
Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. Blocker began appearing in American television in 1974, acting in an episode of "Marcus Welby M.D." at the age of sixteen. He has had guest roles in "ER", "The X-Files", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Walker Texas Ranger", "Murder She Wrote", "Quantum Leap" and "CHiPs". Blocker was a regular on "Baa Baa Black Sheep" as one of the main pilots. - Daniel Hugh Kelly
Daniel Hugh Kelly (born on August 10, 1952 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) also known as Daniel Hugh-Kelly is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series "Hardcastle and McCormick" from 1983-1986 as ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick. Kelly has starred in other television shows like the short lived 1987-1988 sitcom "I Married Dora" as architect Peter Farrell, … - Robert Pine
Robert Pine (b. Granville Whitelaw Pine on July 10, 1941 in Scarsdale, New York) is an American actor who has starred on television and in film. He is probably best known for his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the hit NBC television series "CHiPs" from 1977 to 1983. Robert also starred on the soap operas "Days of Our Lives" as Walker Coleman in 1987 and on "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Stephen Logan in 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, … - Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936 in Long Beach, California) is an American stage, film and television actor. Zerbe studied at the Stella Adler Theater Studio in New York. He is the former artistic director of "Reflections, A New Plays Festival" at the GeVa Theatre in Rochester, New York, which is currently touring the United States in "Behind The Broken Words", a performance of contemporary poetry, … - Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927-June 6, 2005) was an American television and movie character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s television series "MacGyver" as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation. It should be noted that Elcar appeared in the pilot episode of "MacGyver" as Andy Colson (a completely different character). - Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland (28 August 1915 - 29 August 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. - John Schuck
John Schuck (born February 4, 1940) is an American character actor, primarily in stage, movies and television. He's best-known for his roles as Rock Hudson's ridiculous partner, Sgt. Charles Enright in the popular 1970s crime drama "McMillan and Wife", and as Lee Meriwether's husband, Herman Munster in the popular 1980s sitcom, "The Munsters Today". Schuck was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Mary Hamilton and Conrad John Schuck, … - Jon Cypher
Jon Cypher is an American actor born in New York City, January 13, 1932. He graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1949. - James Sikking
James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934) is an American actor known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s NBC TV series "Hill Street Blues". He also starred on the ABC TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D." as Dr. David Howser and on the short-lived 1997 CBS drama series "Brooklyn South" as Captain Stan Jonas. Sikking did the voice of General Gordon on the short-lived 1998 cartoon series "Invasion America". - David Canary
David Canary (born August 25, 1938 in Elwood, Indiana) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, who starred in both soap operas and prime time television. He is best known for his roles as the ranch foreman, Candy Canaday on "Bonanza" (a role he played from 1967-1970; 1972-1973) and Adam & Stuart Chandler on "All My Children" (1983-present). - Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 - August 29, 1987) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. Known for his gravelly voice, Marvin was originally limited to playing mostly villains and war veterans in supporting parts on the big screen, but later (after winning a Best Actor Oscar) he appeared in more heroic and sympathetic roles. - Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung (born October 18, 1915 in San Francisco, California – died November 9, 1980 in North Hollywood, California) was an American character actor. Sen Yung first made his mark in the 1938 film "Charlie Chan in Honolulu", as the Chinese detective's "number two son," Jimmy Chan. In this movie, Sidney Toler replaced the late Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Sen Yung replaced Oland's "number one son" Lee, who had been played by Keye Luke. - David Rose
David Rose (June 15, 1910 - August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper," "Holiday for Strings," and "Calypso Melody." He also wrote music for the television series "Little House on the Prairie" and "Bonanza". In addition, Rose was musical director for the Red Skelton show during its 21-year-run on the CBS and NBC networks. - David Dortort
David Dortort is a Hollywood producer and writer, best known for his role as producer in the TV series "Bonanza" (1959-1967) and "The High Chaparral" (1967-1971). - Ray Teal
Ray Teal (b. 12 January 1902, Grand Rapids, Michigan - d. 2 April 1976, Santa Monica, California) was an actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and over 90 television programs in his 37 year career. His longest running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on "Bonanza" (1960 - 1972). {He also played a Sherriff in movie Ace in the Hole (film). Teal, a saxophone player, worked his way through UCLA as a bandleader before becoming an actor. - Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Livingston the music for the songs. Evans was valedictorian of his high school class, where he played clarinet in the band, and received a degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. - Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston was a partner with Ray Evans in a composing and songwriter duo best known for songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics. Livingston was born Jacob Harold Levison in McDonald, Pennsylvania; he was Jewish. Livingston studied piano with Harry Archer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and worked as a musician at local clubs while still in high school. - Michael Rose
Michael Rose started his recording career as a solo artist for producers Yabby You and Niney the Observer. He joined Black Uhuru in 1974? after the departure of Don Carlos & Garth Dennis. He led them to international success in the early 1980s, having written most of their popular material. They won the first-ever Grammy Award for Reggae in 1985 for the album "Anthem" with the hallmark voice of Michael Rose in the forefront. - Bing Russell
Bing Russell (May 5, 1926 - April 8, 2003) was an American actor. His son is actor Kurt Russell. - Deforest Kelley
Jackson DeForest Kelley was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS "Enterprise" in the television series "Star Trek" and six of its subsequent movies. - Claude Akins
Claude Marion Akins was an American actor (born May 25, 1926, in Nelson, Georgia - died January 27, 1994, in Altadena, California). Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series "B.J. and the Bear", and later "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", a spinoff series. - Guy Williams
Guy Williams (born Armando Joseph Catalano) (January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former male fashion model, who played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s, but never quite achieved "movie star" status, despite his appearance (including hazel eyes, 6'3" height, and 190 lb. weight) and charisma, which helped launch his early successful photographic model career. - Slim Pickens
Louis Burton Lindley, Jr., better known by the stage name Slim Pickens, was a cowboy and actor. Pickens, who epitomized the profane, tough, sardonic cowboy, was born in Kingsburg, California. He was an excellent rider from age four and quit school to join the rodeo at age twelve. He was told that working in the rodeo would be "slim pickings" (very little money), giving him his name, but he did very well, … - Robert Culp
Robert Martin Culp (born August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California), and a 1947 graduate of Berkeley High School, is an American actor, best known for his work on television. Culp came to national attention with his first role on film as the lead star in the 1957 western television series "Trackdown." After that series ended in 1959, … - Cameron Mitchell
Kameron Mitchell was an American film, television and Broadway star with close ties to one of Canada's most successful families, and considered, by Lee Strasberg, to be one of the founding members of The Actor's Studio in New York City. Born Kameron Justin Mitchell in Dallastown, Pennsylvania to Rev. Charles and Kathryn Mitzell, Mitchell's film career began with minor roles in films dating back to 1945, … - William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (15 May, 1915 - 17 March, 2002) was a Film Director. He is most famous for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as "Zorro's Fighting Legion" and "Drums of Fu Manchu". He directed a large number of Western films over his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, …
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