Starring Lorne Green as rancher and father Ben Cartwright, “Bonanza” ran 14 seasons from 1959 to 1973 -- 430 episodes in all -- and is still in regular syndication out there in the wilds of TV ...

Lorne Green was a famous actorHe passed away in 1987Learn more about his tragic death From 1959 to 1973, Lorne Greene cemented his status as a TV legend on Bonanza. He played "Ben," the patriarch ...