Bonanza (1959) featured a cast of 908 tracked actors. Of these, 126 (14%) are still alive today and 754 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lisa Lu, age 99. This TV series starred Lorne Greene and Pernell Roberts.
14% still with us· verified cast14% of full cast · incl. 26 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 14% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast908 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright | Ben Cartwright | Deceased | 12/02/1915 | 72 | 11/09/1987 | 44 |
 Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright | Adam Cartwright | Deceased | 18/05/1928 | 81 | 24/01/2010 | 31 |
 Dan Blocker Hoss Cartwright | Hoss Cartwright | Deceased | 10/12/1928 | 43 | 13/05/1972 | 31 |
 Michael Landon Joe Cartwright | Joe Cartwright | Deceased | 31/10/1936 | 54 | 01/07/1991 | 23 |
 David Canary Candy Canaday | Candy Canaday | Deceased | 25/08/1938 | 77 | 16/11/2015 | 21 |
 Tim Matheson Griff King | Griff King | Living | 31/12/1947 | 78 | — | 12 |
 Mitch Vogel Jamie Hunter Cartwright | Jamie Hunter Cartwright | Living | 17/01/1956 | 70 | — | 3 |
 John Hoyt Major Sutcliffe | Major Sutcliffe | Deceased | 05/10/1905 | 85 | 15/09/1991 | 54 |
 Yvonne De Carlo Lotta Crabtree | Lotta Crabtree | Deceased | 01/09/1922 | 84 | 08/01/2007 | 37 |
 George Macready Alpheus Troy | Alpheus Troy | Deceased | 29/08/1899 | 73 | 03/07/1973 | 60 |
 Luana Anders Julie | Julie | Deceased | 12/05/1938 | 58 | 21/07/1996 | 21 |
 Guy Williams Will Cartwright | Will Cartwright | Deceased | 14/01/1924 | 65 | 30/04/1989 | 35 |
 Tommy Sands Wiley Kane | Wiley Kane | Living | 27/08/1937 | 89 | — | 22 |
 Tom Tully Sundown Davis | Sundown Davis | Deceased | 21/08/1908 | 73 | 27/04/1982 | 51 |
Elizabeth Perry Ruthie Davis | Ruthie Davis | Living | 15/10/1933 | 92 | — | 26 |
 Kelly Thordsen Jed Drugan | Jed Drugan | Deceased | 19/01/1917 | 61 | 23/01/1978 | 42 |
 Helen Funai Lim Toy | Lim Toy | Living | 25/01/1943 | 83 | — | 16 |
 Allyn Ann McLerie Charity Moffet | Charity Moffet | Deceased | 01/12/1926 | 91 | 21/05/2018 | 33 |
 Bob Barker Mort | Mort | Deceased | 12/12/1923 | 99 | 26/08/2023 | 36 |
 Franchot Tone Denver McKee | Denver McKee | Deceased | 27/02/1905 | 63 | 18/09/1968 | 54 |
Fletcher Allen Becker | Becker | Deceased | 05/05/1922 | 81 | 13/01/2004 | 37 |
Jack Carr Card Player | Card Player | Deceased | 17/05/1906 | 60 | 02/02/1967 | 53 |
 Dawn Wells Moon Holt | Moon Holt | Deceased | 18/10/1938 | 82 | 30/12/2020 | 21 |
 Willis Bouchey George Garvey | George Garvey | Deceased | 24/05/1907 | 70 | 27/09/1977 | 52 |
Jimmy Carter Kavanaugh's Grandson | Kavanaugh's Grandson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Linda Bennett Francine | Francine | Deceased | 12/12/1946 | 42 | 14/04/1989 | 13 |
 Olive Sturgess Nancy | Nancy | Deceased | 08/10/1933 | 91 | 19/02/2025 | 26 |
 Jan Norris Meg (as Jane Norris) | Meg (as Jane Norris) | Deceased | 02/09/1940 | 45 | 26/10/1985 | 19 |
 John Rodney Edwin Booth | Edwin Booth | Deceased | 07/03/1914 | 81 | 01/01/1996 | 45 |
 Pat Crowley Julia Grant (as Patricia Crowley) | Julia Grant (as Patricia Crowley) | Deceased | 17/09/1933 | 91 | 14/09/2025 | 26 |
 Natalie Trundy Connie McKee | Connie McKee | Deceased | 05/08/1940 | 79 | 05/12/2019 | 19 |
 Jill Haworth Gillian Harwood | Gillian Harwood | Deceased | 15/08/1945 | 65 | 03/01/2011 | 14 |
 Al Bain Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/10/1908 | 84 | 07/04/1993 | 51 |
Tracy Stratford Susan Clarke | Susan Clarke | Living | 19/01/1955 | 71 | — | 4 |
 Jon Shank Tim Moss | Tim Moss | Deceased | 14/02/1938 | 88 | — | 21 |
 Tom Lowell Jabez Ludlow | Jabez Ludlow | Living | 17/01/1941 | 85 | — | 18 |
 Kevin O'Neal Reb | Reb | Deceased | 26/03/1945 | 77 | 28/01/2023 | 14 |
 Nicolas Beauvy Ron Lewis | Ron Lewis | Living | 09/07/1958 | 68 | — | 1 |
 Ron Howard Ted Hoag | Ted Hoag | Living | 01/03/1954 | 72 | — | 5 |
 David Ladd Billy Allen | Billy Allen | Living | 05/02/1947 | 79 | — | 12 |
 Guy Prescott Charlie | Charlie | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 John Eldredge Mr. Sherman | Mr. Sherman | Deceased | 30/08/1904 | 57 | 23/09/1961 | 55 |
 Madeleine Sherwood Vella Owens | Vella Owens | Deceased | 13/11/1922 | 93 | 23/04/2016 | 37 |
 DeForest Kelley Tully | Tully | Deceased | 20/01/1920 | 79 | 11/06/1999 | 39 |
 Anjanette Comer Joan Wingate | Joan Wingate | Living | 07/08/1939 | 87 | — | 20 |
 Gena Rowlands Ragan Miller | Ragan Miller | Deceased | 19/06/1930 | 94 | 14/08/2024 | 29 |
 Meg Foster Evangeline Woodtree | Evangeline Woodtree | Living | 10/05/1948 | 78 | — | 11 |
 Sandra Ego Haida | Haida | Living | 01/01/1947 | 79 | — | 12 |
 Neville Brand Pepper Shannon | Pepper Shannon | Deceased | 13/08/1920 | 71 | 16/04/1992 | 39 |
 Louis Gossett Jr. Buck Walter | Buck Walter | Deceased | 27/05/1936 | 87 | 29/03/2024 | 23 |