ben cartwright was married two times on bonanza.
ben cartwright was married two times on bonanza.
how many times was ben cartwright married on bonanza?
two
"bonanza" is set around the ponderosa ranch near virginia city, nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the cartwright family, consisting of ben cartwright (lorne greene) and his three sons (each by a different wife), adam (pernell roberts), eric "hoss" (dan blocker), and joseph (michael landon). veteran actor victor sen yung played the ranch cook, hop sing. in 1964, pernell roberts began expressing a desire to leave the series, and so prospective replacements were introduced via barry coe as little joe's wayward maternal half-brother clay, and guy williams as ben's nephew will cartwright. however, roberts was persuaded to complete his contract, and remained through season six. the characters of clay and will were discontinued. in the ninth season, david canary was added to the cast as ranch hand/foreman candy canady. after four years with the series, canary left due to a contract dispute. in the twelfth season, mitch vogel joined the cast as jamie hunter, a teenage orphan who is adopted by ben cartwright. following dan blocker's death in may 1972 after season thirteen ended, greene, landon, and vogel continued the series into a fourteenth season, with canary returning as candy (reportedly approached by landon) and tim matheson was introduced as ex-prisoner and newly hired ranch-hand griff king. the program was moved to tuesday nights where it slipped badly in the ratings to number 52 and was subsequently cancelled. "bonanza" has, however, continued to be popular in syndication. from 1964-1967, " bonanza " became the most watched show in the u.s.
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bullet::::- wilburn cartwright (1892–1979), american lawyer and politician









































bullet::::- william cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people









































section::::fictional people.









































from the television series bonanza:









































bullet::::- adam cartwright, the oldest child of ben cartwright









































bullet::::- ben cartwright (character), cattle rancher, patriarch of the cartwright clan









































bullet::::- hoss cartwright, the middle son of ben cartwright









































bullet::::- jamie hunter cartwright, the adopted son of ben cartwright









































bullet::::- little joe cartwright, the youngest cartwright









































other fictional characters:









































bullet::::- fleet admiral cartwright, a character in the "star trek" universe









































bullet::::- annie cartwright, policewoman in "life on mars"









































bullet::::- harold cartwright, a protagonist from "" and ""
cartwright (surname)