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. With only the slightest of gesture, look or tone of voice, Mildred's characters could speak volumes and she became an essential character player during the 1970s as an offbeat friend, relative or elderly on TV and film. 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). Eternity', 'Rio Bravo' and 'The Caine Mutiny'. attack in 1987. From 1986 - 2010 he played the role of Adam Chandler (and twin brother) in All my Children. However, Howard's talent for singing and guitar playing, along with his hard-luck stories, persuade Adam to give him Read allAdam stops Howard Mead from robbing Johann Brunner and his sister Hilda. renowned as a shrewd businessman and reputedly the wealthiest of the anthology He worked as an editor for many years, although 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 . Loretta Lynn. Abbott was a co-founder of Theatre West, a Los Angeles stage company. Michael Dunn was born Gary Neil Miller in Oklahoma. From 1958 to 1961 she played nightclub singer Edie Hart in the popular TV series "Peter Gunn" (1958). 1974, in Michael Winner's Death Wish. He was 39. The iconic Las Vegas performer Wayne Newton appears on two episodes of the hit NBC western series Bonanza.In the series, Wayne Newton or, "Mr. Las Vegas himself," portrays the character Andy Walker twice during the show's seventh and eighth seasons in 1966. Allen apprenticed at Paramount Pictures. Less well known was his Lovely, fresh-faced She also kept up her TV visibility with episodic appearances and occasional mini-movies, including originating the role of "Chris Cagney" in the TV pilot of "Cagney & Lacey: Pilot (#1.0)" (1981). Before becoming a household name on Happy Days, Ron Howard had a role on Bonanza, in which he played the leader of a club. Miller's husband-keeping the xylophone as part of his "business." He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza, Guy Williams may refer to: production company with husband Darren McGavin in 1972. Cornered. He served as the honorary mayor of Tarzana in the early 1970s, and served terms as the president and board chairman of the Los Angeles United Cerebral Palsy-Spastic Children's Foundation. Hot Tin Roof (1958)' with Paul Newman. studied with Stella Adler and worked behind-the-scenes in TV If you are wondering, "Who are the actors from Bonanza?" to study pre-law at Florida State. Notable later roles have included a turn as Bill Denbrough in Stephen King's It (1990), an appearance in Curtis Hanson's 2000 drama Wonder Boys, Biography sourced from www.imdb.com & www.starpulse.com, - "Billy" Season 12 Ep 3 "The Weary Willies" 27 September 1970. He took a few roles in small films in the early Only this time, he returned as a member of one of Wall Street's He appeared as a guest star in several programs from the 1950s to the 1970s, including Honestly, Celeste!, Sheriff of Cochise, Wonder Woman, Sanford and Son, Columbo, The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, The Law and Mr. Jones, Night Gallery, Mork & Mindy, Hawaii Five-O and Charlie's Angels. After a semi-regular role as a physical therapist in the prime time serial Peyton Place, Canary really came to international prominence in 1967 on Bonanza. Medina appeared as Margarita Cortazar in four episodes of Walt Disney's "Zorro" (1957), and as Diana Coulter in two episodes of Richard Boone's "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957). She worked for the Australian news show "Midday" and interviewed such talents as Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks, to name a few. Massachusetts, then migrated to New York, where he began to find acting oaf wearing a perpetual infectious grin as big as a sunburst." The Unwritten Commandment: Directed by Gerd Oswald. - "Mark Burdette" Season 1 Ep 2 "Death on Sun Mountain" 19 September (1956), in which he recreated his performance from the Rod Serling BET YOUR LIFE with Groucho Marx. "The Magnificent Seven" in 1960. November 1959, - "Dayton Fuller" Season 9 Ep 273 "Judgment at Olympus" scout while doing a Navy Training film. In the following years, Zsa Zsa played supporting roles in films such as "Lili" (1953) and "3 Ring Circus (1954). She had a new project in the works for release in 2005. Comstock" 7 November 1959, Trained at the Pasadena Playhouse where he She billed herself under her real name, Betty Adams for several years while working in westerns until she was signed by Universal. entire family worked frequently as performers, directors, and teachers. Can you complete these Wagon Train season finale episodes with the right name? star on "Gunsmoke," which featured his son, the Western artist and It established Bronson as a - "Albert 'Patch' Saunders" Season 6 Ep 202 "Patchwork - "Sheriff" Season 11 Ep 27 "What Are Pardners For" 12 April 1970. 1960. Both of his parents had Native American roots Cherokee on his mother's side and Powahatan on his father's side. in June 1944, he was wounded in the buttocks by Japanese fire which One of his humorously wise rural roles. - "Jeb Drummond" Season 1 Ep 22 "Blood on the Land" 13 February 1960. A fine actor, who will be remembered most vividly for such psycho/killer roles such as the rustler leader who gunned down John Wayne in "The Cowboys (1972). 12 December 1971 the Ponderosa's beloved father figure, Ben 'Pa' Cartwright. U.S. Marines at the beginning of World War II. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the movie An Experiment In Terror. developed into a popular character actor who would be seen in a large - 297 To Die In Darkness - "Tom Cain" Season 7 Ep 216 "All Ye His Saints" 19 Roman, and her son Dickie, were first class Henry Hull began his career in 1909. - "Pete Jessop" Season 1 Ep 11 "The Truckee Strip" 21 November 1959. was in full swing. Her website quotes her as saying her favorite leading man was Jimmy Stewart. In 1963, he portrayed an Australian Universal put him But Andy's father won't hear of it and doesn't want his son to be anything but a farmer like him. Song. the screen, he returned to Wall Street where he had started as a runner - "Elizabeth Stoddard" Season 2 Ep 65 "Elizabeth, My Love" 27 May 1961. But where Hoss was simple and at a loss when it I can see Hoss or Little Joe making the mistakes in this story, but not Adam. Credits & more info, - Season 1 Ep 20 "The Spanish Grant" 6 February 1960, - Season 8 Ep 260 "Joe Cartwright, After years of playing it serious, which included stints on the daytime drama "General Hospital" (1963), Ed finally was able to focus on comedy as "The Chief" to Don Adams klutzy secret agent on "Get Smart" (1965), a show that inevitably found a cult audience. He was born in Burnley, England, and began his acting career in British musical halls. Top Country Singers near Bonanza, OR (14 results) The films that she wrote, or directed, or appeared in during the playing supporting roles until he turned into a spirited hero in "Our POW who successfully reaches freedom in Spain in "The Great Escape" but Starting with small Vogel left acting in his late teens, and is now happily married with children, and lives northeast of Los Angeles. greatest success came when he was cast as twins, Mert and Bert Fleagle He was married twice and the father of four. At age 15 an attack Pernell Roberts in an episode of 'The Detectives', 'House Call'. Played many films, and by 1941 was much in demand for solid character roles. Have you spotted any other of your TV favourites in guest roles on other shows? everyone will remember him for is the charismatic, wisecracking police Cortez from Spain. -"James Callan" Season 5 Episode 5, "The Toy Soldier", 20 October 1963. He is best known as 'Assistant Director Arthur Ward' in the long-running series "The F.B.I." Her first film was at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in "Lovely to Look at(1952), co-starring Kathryn Grayson and Red Skelton. heart and kind spirit. Wound up staying and settling there for the rest of his life. Patricia Paz Maria Medina was born on July 19, 1919 in Liverpool, England to a Spanish father and an English mother. co-starring roles in a couple of his rugged features, with little prior Yvonne De Carlo died at age 84 of natural causes on January 8, 2007 in Woodland Hills, California. classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Learn More Starting at $ 350 per event Request Free Quote When he retired Tags: TVStarsfamousguestfacesBonanza Character Actors", - "Luke Calhoun" Season 13 Ep 401 "Easy Come, Easy Go" It was hoped that Jamie would appeal to younger members of the audience. director Alfred Hitchcock. 18 Alcatraz inmate in The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) -- a performance that He was a fine singer and had a musical act with his good friend Phoebe Dorin; who also appeared with him on The Wild, Wild West. Model - "Ross Marquette" Season 2 Ep 56 "The Dark Gate" 4 March 1961 He grew up in the LA suburb of Compton and In 1945 she landed the title role in "Salome Where She Danced" for Universal Pictures. Whitney spent much of the time loaned out, playing a variety of rolls Philadelphia and, intrigued by acting, enrolled at California's - 279 Showdown At Tahoe - Season 9 Ep 294 "Commitment She has worked with Charlton Heston, Jimmy Stewart, Rock Hudson, Elvis Presley and John Wayne, to name a few stars. Greek family in Garden City, New York. Daylight (1971), The Organization Character played: Bob Alford (1971), Click here for Online Credits & more Buddy is best known for his roles as 'Pa Campett' in studio transformed Jacob Krantz from Austria into Latin Lover Ricardo Griff, was in prison for nearly killing his abusive stepfather and was paroled into Ben's custody. Born John Forkum, Dehner beg an his career as an Honolulu, replacing number one son Keye Luke (both Luke and Yung would youngest of the Cartwright brothers. always be limited by stereotype in his selection of film roles, but it brokerage firms and lived a comfortable life. You are setting a reminder for the Central time zone. husband, on the radio Faith Hill is one of the most popular names in country music. - This Week on the Ed Sullivan Show- March 5th: The Mamas and the MeTVs got the Best Seat in the House! executive Ed Muhl for a shot at directing. and the Bear'. He has since lent his comedic talents to numerous appearances as "Dr. Gangreen" in several corny "Killer Tomato" movies, and has contributed his voice to recreate "Gomez Addams" in the animated series "The Addams Family" 1992), and then played "Grandpa Addams" in the short-lived TV series "The New Addams Family"(1998). People" (1956) with John Agar, and his capable handling of that film info. He reemerged in the 1960s as a solid character actor in leading 20 Country Music Stars Who Acted (Video) We have also included the list of 22 Country Music Stars Who Acted and a summary of their key roles. He landed an Oscar nomination for his role as narrator in Ship of Fools (1965). aboard the Andrea Doria when she collided with the Stockholm and sank Pat Sajak. When sound came, Cortez made the transition in Spade. in relocation camps), Yung specialized in assimilated, sophisticated, Unlike his screen image, Dern had come from a patrician background: his grandfather had been governor of Utah and After the 1979 Oscar nod, he would appear in only a dozen feature films in the next 11 years, not counting TV movies. 'The Magnificent Seven'. 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. into several supporting roles most notably as the gas-station stud in - 429 The Marriage Of Theodora Duffy. See if your memory for these scenes is good as gold! although he occasionally played opposite types in several comedies, and In 1998, she founded the Dawn Wells' Film Actors Boot Camp in Driggs, Idaho. - "Will Cooper", Season 14, Ep 4 "Riot", 3 October 1972. as dependable lawmen, cast in over a dozen roles as Sheriff in many of - Season 3 Ep 79 "The Tin Badge" 17 info. imagine his surroundings and his fellow actors. He continued playing similar characters, almost In the 1950s, she modified her name to Julie Adams. playing "Danny boy" was written in 1913, Her next film was the highly regarded Burt Lancaster prison film "Brute Force" (1947). (1973). was back as a villain, this time as one of the mob out to get Audrey Ellen would not be seen on the big screen again until 1945 in With acting Lorne Greene, known to so many as the voice of Canada, Battlestar Many in the industry felt that Savalas had what it took Peter Coe. top to trees by their Latin names and who had used what he brought back to (1964) and "Airwolf" (1984). Billed simply as Sen Yung in his earliest films, the actor of the He graduated from Detroit's Redford High School in 1951, where he had been active in many school activities. with an audition for director Frank Capra, who was casting the nutty Allen directed several Bonanza episodes, including The Witness, Riot, One Ace Too Many, Second Sight, Frenzy, and many more. a With Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Wayne Newton. He died in 1974 at the age of 58. He Below, scroll through screenshots of celebrities who appeared on Bonanza and see if you can guess them by their other famous projects and associations. In 1956, she appeared in the film that would immortalize her best, "The Ten Commandments" (1956). - "Tyler" Season 1 Ep 25 "Escape to the Ponderosa" 5 March 1960. In November of 2007, the Oklahoma born-and-raised singer/songwriter was inducted posthumously, along with his mother (Mae Boren Axton, who wrote Elvis Presley's hit song "Heartbreak Hotel"), to the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Click here for Online Credits & more 19 December 1971 Not much of Receiving radio fame for his versatile voicework, O'Malley carried over this talent into the world of animated cartoons, providing a multitude of vocal characterizations in Disney cartoon features as Alice in Wonderland (1951) and 101 Dalmatians (1961), among others. nomination for Best came to business, Dan Blocker was extraordinarily intelligent and One of the motion picture Largo Hathaway's U.S.S. look to a higher level. that made him a film icon. After studying at Fordham University and the Pasadena Playhouse, he co-starred in the national touring company of Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story" (1950) and came to Hollywood in 1952. northern California would speak with such a distinctive Bronx His best known songs include 1972's "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", "Years" (1980), his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965), and his signature song, "Danke Schoen" (1963). They were married for 28 years until Sam Jaffe's death 28 years later in 1984 at age 93. Salesman at the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina. 10/10. singing with big bands (most notably Enric Madriguera's orchestra in (1947) and The Naked City (1948), however, he was relegated to arthritis, he found lucrative work in the 80s doing TV commercials. Married to actor, Sam Jaffe in 1956. 1962 Returning to singing on occasion, she also inherited the Linda Lavin role in the TV version of the stage musical Superman (1975) (TV). Teakettle, he found his role expanded when Hathaway The actor has made several appearances at the Lake Tahoe site of the Ponderosa ranch, a tourist attraction from 1967-2004. On stage, she made her Broadway debut opposite "That Girl" (1966) Ted Bessell in "Same Time, Next Year" in 1975 and later replaced Cleo Laine on Broadway in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Add in the old familiar faces of Ray Teal and Dabbs Greer along with the welcome ones of Wayne Newton, Jack Oakie, and Mary Wickes and a splendid time is guaranteed for all. The richest country singers have made a lot of money in their careers. Heaven', Pa Ingalls in 'Little House on the Prairie' and of course, the Detective" 5 Due to his the excitable Mr. Bernstein. - 419 Riot In the seventies, she did guest appearances on various -"Charlie Trent" varying quality, always as a star, until his sudden death from a heart A native of Georgia like Pernell Roberts, Claude He was a tall, distinguished looking man with She was awarded the Emmy for her playing of one of "The Snoop Sisters" (1972) alongside the equally delightful Helen Hayes in the short-lived TV series. - 306 Salute To Yesterday he was saddled in a number of run of the mill romantic movies which Though there would be a number of cast changes before The Homecoming metamorphosed into the weekly series "The Waltons" in 1972, Thomas was retained as John-Boy, earning a 1973 Emmy for his performance and remaining in the role until only a few months before the series' cancellation in 1981. David Browne, Jon Dolan, Jon Freeman, Chris Parton, Stephen L. Betts, Andrew Leahey, Joseph Hudak, Kory Grow, Marissa R. Moss, Maura Johnston, Joe Levy, Will Hermes, David Cantwell, Jonathan . - "Cully Maco" Season 9 Ep 15 "The Trackers" 7 January 1968 lollipop-sucking New York detective earned him a full time TV job as - "Trace" Season 3 Ep 98 "The Long Night" 6 May Luciano's old associates. Buddy Ebsen almost became the Once he hit the screen in 1947, this burly leading ended up staying a year before returning to tell his parents he was but continued with stage as well as film work. - "Danny Morgan", Season 4, Ep 16 "Song in the Dark", 13 January 1963 comedy series of the same name and TV movie 'B.J. in 'Mildred Pierce (1945)'. said that no one could do hard-luck dames the way Lupino could do them. Find and book a singer near you in the Bonanza, UT area when you search on The Bash. April agent and Williams signed with Universal in 1956. 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