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San Francisco

Episode Number: 28    Season Num: 1    First Aired: April 2, 1960    Prod Code: n/a
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Stars

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Dan Blocker
Role: Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-1972)

Dan was a big child. At birth he weighed 14 lbs, making him the largest baby ever born in Bowie County, Texas. By 18, he stood a towering 6'3" and weighed almost 300 lbs. However, inside his massive frame beat a huge heart. Dan was known for being one of the most gentle and kind people you... Read More

Lorne Greene
Role: Ben Cartwright

Canadian-born Lorne Greene began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's top newscaster. He left Canada in the early '50s for a film career in... Read More

Michael Landon
Role: Joseph "Little Joe" Francis Cartwright

Michael was a well-rounded actor. He starred in three extremely successful series during his career. As 'Joe Cartwright' in Bonanza , Michael made many friends that went on to co-star with him when he portrayed 'Charles Ingalls' in Little House on the Prairie . After that series ended,... Read More

Recurring Roles

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Victor Sen Yung
Role: Hop Sing

Victor is best known for having played comical cook "Hop Sing" on the long-running drama, Bonanza . Victor began acting in 1938. He was in many, many movies with martial artist Jackie Chan. Sadly, Victor died from the effects of a gas leak in 1980. He was 65 years old.

Guest Stars

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Murvyn Vye
Role: Cut-Rate Joe
O.Z. Whitehead
Role: Hamp
Robert Nichols
Role: Johnny
Richard Deacon
Role: Captain Shark
Kathleen Crowley
Role: Kathleen/Quick-Buck Katie
David White
Role: Alexander Pendleton/Shanghai Pete

American stage actor who appeared frequently on television and occasionally but impressively in films. A Marine Corps veteran of the Second World War, he worked on Broadway and on tour in stage productions after the war. In the late 1950s, he became an increasingly familiar face on American... Read More

Herb Vigran
Role: Bartender
Tor Johnson
Role: Busthead Brannigan
James Hong
Role: Number 3 Cousin/Hop Sing's cousin

After being born in Minneapolis' China Town, he moved to Hong Kong for his early education. When he was 10, he returned to America, later studying civil engineering at the University of Southern California. He got interested in acting and studied with Jeff Corey. His Hollywood career was... Read More

Michael Ross (I)
Role: Big Henchman
Stephen Roberts
Role: Police Sergeant
Don Rhodes
Role: Little Henchman
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Episode: San Francisco
Season Number: 1
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6.9 Fair 17 votes
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good: 5 (29.4%)
great: 3 (17.6%)
perfect: 3 (17.6%)
bad: 2 (11.8%)
Other: 4 (23.6%)
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