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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Best recalled as the first member of the Cartwright clan to permanently... more
Trivia:
When he was interviewed after his career resurgence with "Trapper John, M.D." (1979)... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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[TV] Bonanza: The Official First Season
(From JustPressPlay. 25 September 2009, 2:14 PM, PDT)
New On DVD This Week
(From The Flickcast. 15 September 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)
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1. | "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) | Dr. Elliott Valin / George Fallon (2 episodes, 1994-1997) | 1997 | - | 6.9 (1,127) |
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2. | Donor (1990) (TV) | Dr. Martingale | 1990 | - | 6.2 (78) |
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3. | "The Young Riders" (1989) | Hezekiah Horn (1 episode, 1990) | 1990 | - | 7.9 (293) |
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4. | Checkered Flag (1990) | Andrew Valiant | 1990 | - | 4.3 (55) |
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5. | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV) | Thatcher Horton | 1989 | - | 6.1 (96) |
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6. | "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) | Captain Speedy | 1989 | - | 6.9 (1,229) |
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7. | The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988) (TV) | Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe | 1988 | - | 5.7 (186) |
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8. | Desperado (1987) (TV) | Marshal Dancey | 1987 | - | 7.1 (112) |
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9. | "Trapper John, M.D." (1979) | Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre (151 episodes, 1979-1986) | 1986 | - | 6.6 (247) |
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10. | Hotel (1983) (TV) | Charles Stanton | 1983 | - | 6.6 (259) |
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11. | "Hotel" (1983) | Charles Stanton (1 episode, 1983) | 1983 | - | 5.7 (235) |
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12. | Incident at Crestridge (1981) (TV) | Mayor Hill | 1981 | - | 5.3 (5) |
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13. | "The Love Boat" (1977) | Brian Mallory (2 episodes, 1980) | 1980 | - | 5.6 (1,093) |
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14. | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) (TV) | Marshal J.D. Ward | 1980 | - | 4.8 (97) |
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15. | "Vega$" (1978) | Mr. Logan / Pete Sedgewick (3 episodes, 1978-1980) | 1980 | - | 7.1 (182) |
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16. | Hot Rod (1979) (TV) | Sheriff Marsden | 1979 | - | 5.2 (96) |
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17. | The Night Rider (1979) (TV) | Alex Sheridan | 1979 | - | 5.7 (93) |
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18. | "The Paper Chase" (1978) | Professor Marc Justin (1 episode, 1979) | 1979 | - | 8.3 (170) |
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19. | The Immigrants (1978) (TV) | Anthony Cassala | 1978 | - | 9.0 (26) |
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20. | "Centennial" (1978) | General Asher (2 episodes, 1978) | 1978 | - | 8.5 (1,047) |
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21. | "Quincy M.E." (1976) | Dr. Chester Banning / Sheriff Connelly (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | 1978 | - | 7.4 (615) |
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22. | "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977) | Detective Superintendant Molly / Fire Chief Madison (2 episodes, 1978) | 1978 | - | 7.1 (252) |
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23. | The Magic of Lassie (1978) | Jamison | 1978 | - | 5.2 (176) |
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24. | "The Rockford Files" (1974) | B.J. Anderson (1 episode, 1978) | 1978 | - | 8.4 (1,110) |
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25. | "Man from Atlantis" (1977) | Clint Hollister (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.9 (223) |
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26. | "Westside Medical" (1977) | Walt Dahlman (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | - |
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27. | Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) | Sheriff Yates | 1977 | - | 6.0 (14) |
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28. | "The Feather and Father Gang" (1977) | Meminger (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 5.3 (9) |
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29. | "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) | Charley Finn (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 7.3 (616) |
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30. | "Police Woman" (1974) | Wagner (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.6 (186) |
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31. | "Most Wanted" (1976) | (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | - |
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32. | "Baretta" (1975) | Johnny Hillman (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.8 (208) |
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33. | "Switch" (1975) | Barnes (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 7.2 (88) |
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34. | "Barnaby Jones" (1973) | Daniel Matthews (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.9 (239) |
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35. | "Captains and the Kings" (1976) | Braithwaite | 1976 | - | 7.9 (155) |
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36. | "The Quest" (1976) | (1 episode) | 1976 | - | 6.4 (19) |
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37. | Paco (1976) | Pompiho | 1976 | - | 3.8 (29) |
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38. | "Bert D'Angelo/Superstar" (1976) | (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | - |
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39. | "Jigsaw John" (1976) | Roger (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | - |
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40. | "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) | Mark Wharton (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | 7.3 (822) |
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41. | "Cannon" (1971) | Cleary / Phil Denton (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | 7.3 (243) |
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42. | "Bronk" (1975) | Collicos (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 7.0 (19) |
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43. | "Wide World Mystery" (1973) | Mike (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 6.6 (11) |
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44. | The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) (TV) | Camera Shop Proprietor | 1975 | - | 5.2 (32) |
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45. | "Ellery Queen" (1975) | Barney Groves / 3 characters not shown (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 7.9 (191) |
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46. | The Deadly Tower (1975) (TV) | Lieutenant Lee | 1975 | - | 6.7 (274) |
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47. | "Medical Story" (1975) | Dr. Louis Kinoy (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | - |
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48. | Dead Man on the Run (1975) (TV) | Brock Dillon | 1975 | - | 7.9 (5) |
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49. | "Police Story" (1973) | Charlie Rivas / Sal Grosser (2 episodes, 1974-1975) | 1975 | - | 7.5 (150) |
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50. | "Ironside" (1967) | Frank Vincent / Harry Blocker (2 episodes, 1968-1975) | 1975 | - | 7.1 (312) |
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51. | "Nakia" (1974) | (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 7.0 (5) |
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52. | "The Odd Couple" (1970) | Billy Jack (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 8.3 (581) |
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53. | "Hawkins" (1973) | (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 8.2 (22) |
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54. | "Mannix" (1967) | George (1 episode, 1973) | 1973 | - | 7.3 (319) |
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55. | "Mission: Impossible" (1966) | Boomer / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1967-1973) | 1973 | - | 8.3 (1,249) |
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56. | "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) | Tom Boyd (2 episodes, 1971-1973) | 1973 | - | 7.4 (189) |
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57. | "Banacek" (1972) | Matthew Donniger (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.8 (191) |
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58. | "The Sixth Sense" (1972) | Paul Pettigrew (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.2 (89) |
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59. | "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1971) | (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 7.6 (47) |
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60. | Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) | C.C. Bryan | 1972 | - | 5.4 (57) |
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61. | Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) (TV) | Neal Duncan | 1972 | - | 6.5 (43) |
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62. | The Bravos (1972) (TV) | Jackson Buckley | 1972 | - | 6.2 (33) |
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63. | "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971) | Sam Finrock / Terence Tynan (2 episodes, 1971-1972) | 1972 | - | 7.5 (267) |
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64. | "Night Gallery" (1970) | Joe Bellman (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 8.0 (628) |
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65. | "The Virginian" (1962) | Jim Boyer Sr. / Stranger (2 episodes, 1966-1971) | 1971 | - | 7.6 (228) |
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66. | "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) | Lon Phillips (2 episodes, 1971) | 1971 | - | 7.7 (869) |
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67. | "The Name of the Game" (1968) | Ernie Subich / Hank (2 episodes, 1969-1971) | 1971 | - | 8.0 (113) |
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68. | "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1969) | Dr. Bartell (1 episode, 1971) | 1971 | - | 7.5 (13) |
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69. | San Francisco International (1970) (TV) | Jim Conrad | 1970 | - | 2.8 (160) |
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70. | Four Rode Out (1970) | U.S. Marshal Ross | 1970 | - | 4.8 (48) |
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71. | Tibetana (1970) | 1970 | - | 9.4 (10) | |
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72. | The Silent Gun (1969) (TV) | Sam Benner | 1969 | - | 5.9 (10) |
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73. | "Lancer" (1968) | Banning (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | 6.1 (46) |
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74. | "The Big Valley" (1965) | Ed Tanner / Patrick Madigan (2 episodes, 1967-1968) | 1968 | - | 7.8 (390) |
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75. | "CBS Playhouse" (1967) | Lenny Marshall (1 episode, 1967) | 1967 | - | - |
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76. | "Gunsmoke" (1955) | Dave Reeves / Nat Pilcher (2 episodes, 1957-1967) | 1967 | - | 8.0 (686) |
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77. | "The Wild Wild West" (1965) | Sean O'Reilley (1 episode, 1967) | 1967 | - | 8.3 (740) |
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78. | Carousel (1967) (TV) | Jigger Craigin | 1967 | - | 6.0 (25) |
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79. | "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966) | Joey Celeste (1 episode, 1966) | 1966 | - | 6.9 (93) |
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80. | "Bonanza" (1959) | Adam Cartwright (202 episodes, 1959-1965) | 1965 | - | 7.3 (1,148) |
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81. | "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959) | Rod Halleck (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 8.2 (32) |
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82. | "Buckskin" (1958) | Oscar (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 7.6 (10) |
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83. | "77 Sunset Strip" (1958) | Tony Gray (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 8.1 (210) |
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84. | "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1959) | Sergeant Vy (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 8.0 (165) |
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85. | "Bronco" (1958) | Reverend David Clayton (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 6.9 (71) |
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86. | "Cimarron City" (1958) | O'Hara (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 7.0 (18) |
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87. | "Lawman" (1958) | Fent Harley (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 8.1 (60) |
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88. | Ride Lonesome (1959) | Sam Boone | 1959 | - | 7.3 (868) |
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89. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | Abner / Phil (2 episodes, 1958-1959) | 1959 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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90. | "Zane Grey Theater" (1956) | Jet Mason / Lew Banning (2 episodes, 1958) | 1958 | - | 6.8 (53) |
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91. | "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958) | Count DeSpard / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.2 (32) |
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92. | "Northwest Passage" (1958) | Captain Jacques Chavez (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 6.6 (16) |
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93. | "Matinee Theatre" (1955) | Don John / Hassan (3 episodes, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.2 (12) |
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94. | "Tombstone Territory" (1957) | Johnny Coster (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.1 (24) |
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95. | The Sheepman (1958) | Chocktaw Neal | 1958 | - | 6.8 (764) |
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96. | "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957) | Maury Travis (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.7 (351) |
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97. | Desire Under the Elms (1958) | Peter Cabot | 1958 | - | 6.4 (370) |
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98. | "Sugarfoot" (1957) | Deuce Braden / Salt River Smith (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | 1958 | - | 7.8 (95) |
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99. | "Trackdown" (1957) | Bannion (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.5 (25) |
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100. | "Whirlybirds" (1957) | Reynolds (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.0 (64) |
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1. | "Bonanza" (1959) | (4 episodes, 1961-1964) | 1964 | - | 7.3 (1,148) |
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1. | The Last Shot (2004) | (special thanks) | 2004 | - | 5.8 (2,520) |
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1. | "FBI: The Untold Stories" (1991) | Himself - Host (unknown episodes) | 1991 | - | 1.5 (8) |
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2. | Circus of the Stars #10 (1985) (TV) | Himself | 1985 | - | 4.0 (20) |
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3. | Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) | Himself | 1985 | - | 6.4 (18) |
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4. | Battle of the Network Stars XII (1982) (TV) | Himself - CBS Team Captain | 1982 | - | 2.1 (81) |
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5. | Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) | Himself | 1982 | - | 7.0 (108) |
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6. | Battle of the Network Stars XI (1981) (TV) | Himself - CBS Team Captain | 1981 | - | 2.2 (50) |
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7. | "Toast of the Town" (1948) | Himself (1 episode, 1965) | 1965 | - | 8.4 (100) |
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8. | Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (1964) | Himself | 1964 | - | - |
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9. | "You Don't Say" (1963) | Himself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.8 (10) |
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10. | The Errand Boy (1961) | (uncredited) Himself | 1961 | - | 6.1 (556) |
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2. | Back to Bonanza (1993) (TV) | Adam Cartwright |
Additional Details
Other Works:
Narrated a short film on the history of astronomy for the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C., late 1970s. more
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Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Detective | Police more
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