Bonanza: Under Attack
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Bonanza: Under Attack is a 1995 TV-movie sequel to the 1959-1973 television series Bonanza
and television films Bonanza: The Next Generation
(1988) and Bonanza: The Return
(1993). The movie was directed by Mark Tinker
and features noted character actors Ben Johnson
, Jack Elam
, Dennis Farina
, and Richard Roundtree
, as well as Leonard Nimoy
.
None of the characters from the original series appears since the entire cast, with the exception of Pernell Roberts
, was dead. The cast does include Michael Landon, Jr. and Dirk Blocker
, sons of the actors who originally starred as Little Joe and Hoss Cartwright.
Nimoy and Farina portray real-life figures, outlaw Frank James
(brother of Jesse James
) and Pinkertons detective Charlie Siringo
.
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
and television films Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation is a 1988 TV-movie sequel to the television series Bonanza which presents none of the original characters . Lorne Greene had signed-on to reprise patriarch Ben, but died shortly before production began...
(1988) and Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return is a 1993 TV-movie sequel to both the 1959-1973 television series Bonanza and the 1988 made-for-television film Bonanza: The Next Generation...
(1993). The movie was directed by Mark Tinker
Mark Tinker
Mark Tinker is an American television producer and director. Tinker was an executive producer and regular director on the HBO original series, Deadwood. Prior to Deadwood, Tinker served as a director/producer on NYPD Blue which was co-created by Deadwood writer, David Milch. Tinker has also...
and features noted character actors Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (actor)
Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:...
, Jack Elam
Jack Elam
William Scott "Jack" Elam was an American film actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies .-Early life:...
, Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina is an American actor of film and television and former Chicago police officer. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. His most known film roles are those of mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run and Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty...
, and Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree is an American actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and in its two sequels, Shaft's Big Score and Shaft in Africa .-Personal life:Born in New Rochelle, New York, Richard Roundtree graduated from...
, as well as Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
.
None of the characters from the original series appears since the entire cast, with the exception of Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts
Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr. was an American stage, movie and television actor, as well as a singer. In addition to guest starring in over 60 television series, he was widely known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the western series Bonanza, a role he played from...
, was dead. The cast does include Michael Landon, Jr. and Dirk Blocker
Dirk Blocker
Dennis Dirk Blocker is an American actor and the son of late actor Dan Blocker, of the popular TV series, Bonanza.Dirk Blocker began appearing in American television in 1974, acting in an episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. at the age of sixteen...
, sons of the actors who originally starred as Little Joe and Hoss Cartwright.
Nimoy and Farina portray real-life figures, outlaw Frank James
Frank James
Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
(brother of Jesse James
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
) and Pinkertons detective Charlie Siringo
Charlie Siringo
Charles Angelo Siringo , was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and early 20th century.-Early life:...
.
Partial cast
- Ben JohnsonBen Johnson (actor)Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:...
... Bronc Evans - Michael Landon, Jr. ... Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
- Emily WarfieldEmily WarfieldEmily Warfield is an American actress who made her acting debut with the TV movie Dream Date in 1989. She also co-starred in the movie The Man in the Moon with the then-unknown Reese Witherspoon in 1991....
... Sara Cartwright
- Brian Leckner ... Josh Cartwright
- Jeff Phillips ... Adam 'A.C.' Cartwright, Jr.
- Richard RoundtreeRichard RoundtreeRichard Roundtree is an American actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and in its two sequels, Shaft's Big Score and Shaft in Africa .-Personal life:Born in New Rochelle, New York, Richard Roundtree graduated from...
... Jacob - Dennis FarinaDennis FarinaDennis Farina is an American actor of film and television and former Chicago police officer. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. His most known film roles are those of mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run and Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty...
... Charlie Siringo - Leonard NimoyLeonard NimoyLeonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
... Frank JamesFrank JamesAlexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:... - Ted Markland ... Cole
- Gordon Jennison Noice ... Black Jack (billed as J. Gordon Noice)
- Kenny Call ... Mears