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Ben Cartwright (Character)
from "Bonanza" (1959)

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Overview

Biography:
Benjamin Cartwright is the owner of the Ponderosa Ranch in Neveda... See more »

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  1. "Ponderosa"
        - Fugitive (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Samson and Hercules (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Grown Ups (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Comes a Horse (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
        - Lesser of Evils (2002) TV episode, Played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
          (14 more)

  2. "Bonanza"
    ... aka "Ponderosa" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "Ride the Wind" - USA (recut version)
        - The Hunter (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Marriage of Theodora Duffy (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Witness (1973) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - First Love (1972) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
        - The Bucket Dog (1972) TV episode, Played by Lorne Greene
          (424 more)
Archive Footage:
  1. Back to Bonanza (1993) (TV) Played by Lorne Greene

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Drama / Western / Comedy / Romance See more »
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Brother Brother Relationship / Father Son Relationship / Nevada / One Word Title See more »

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From "Bonanza: A Rose for Lotta (#1.1)" (1959)
Ben Cartwright: Look at it, Adam. Feast thine eyes on a sight that approacheth Heaven itself.
Adam Cartwright: You been to a lotta places and you've seen a lotta things, Pa, but you never seen or been to heaven.
Ben Cartwright: Well, maybe I never been to heaven... but heaven is gonna have to go some to beat the thousand square miles of the Ponderosa.
Adam Cartwright: As long as it's ours, as long as we keep it in Cartwright hands...
Ben Cartwright: Know anyone that could take it away from us, son?
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