50 years later, the man born without arms who became the face of the Thalidomide disaster continues to inspire others. Duncan Lindsay for Metro.co.ukTuesday 13 Oct 2015 4:04 pm. (Picture: BBC) Born without any arms, Brett Nielsen quickly became the face of the infamous Thalidomide disaster in the late 50s and the 60s. He was the first baby born without arms due to Thalidomide in Australia and an award-winning documentary aired in 1965 which followed Brettâs development and day to day life as a 4-year-old struggling with his condition.
July 31, 1957 (age 52) Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) played Abel Makay in the episode School Mom on Little House on the Prairie. His father is Dan Blocker, who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza. Other works for Blocker include M*A*S*H, MacGyver, Murder, She Wrote, Walker Texas Ranger, Doogie Howser, M.D., among others. He is currently married to actress Danielle Aubuchon.
The last decision David Dortort had to make, was who was going to play Hop Sing, the Cartwright's cook and houseboy. NBC wanted to cast a Japanese actor, and Dortort refused, saying the role had to be played by a veteran Chinese actor, by the name of Victor Sen Yung.Born: October 18, 1915-November 9, 1980 Birthplace: San Francisco, California Height: 5' 4 Character: Hop Sing Victor Sen Yung was the fifth man on the Ponderosa-Hop Sing, the cook.The character was generally used in comic bits, often involving the small cook chasing Hoss out of his kitchen for stealing food.en Yung had a huge number of acting jobs, both before and during his years on Bonanza. In the 1940's, he was best known as Charlie Chan's Number Two Son, in the Sidney Toler Charlie Chan films. He was a regular in Father Knows Best, and had roles in many TV shows and movies.