"What three stars from Bonanza appeared on The Rifleman?"
One of them appeared twice.....who were they?

There were a number of well-known guest stars during the first season, many of them went on to have
shows of their own.

Michael Landon

 

 

'End of a Young Gun' as Will Fulton

'The Mind Reader' as Billy Mathis


Michael Landon was born on October 31, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.
Birth name:  Eugene Maurice Orowitz
He died July 1, 1991 in Malibu, California of pancreatic cancer.

Michael Landon went on to play Little Joe on "Bonanza"

Dan Blocker  

Victor Sen Young

 

 

'The Sister' as Peter Snipe

   'The Queue' as Wang Chi


Dan Blocker was born Dan Davis Blocker on December 10, 1928 in De Kalb, Texas.
He died May 13, 1972 in Los Angeles, California of pulmonary embolism

Dan Blocker went on to play Hoss Cartwright in "Bonanza." 
Do you know what Hoss' real name was and who he was named after?
"Eric" was Hoss' real name and the name of his grandfather on his mother's side.

Victor Sen Young was born on October 18, 1915 in San Francisco, California.
Birth Name: Sen Yung
He died November 9, 1980 in North Hollywood, California, of accidental asphyxiation

Victor Sen Yung went on to play Hop Sing in "Bonanza."


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