Bonanza Gideon the Good (Season 12, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Bonanza

Gideon the Good (Season 12, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gideon Yates, a corrupt lawman whose wife had shot her soon-to-be ex-husband in cold blood, tries to silence the murder's only witness - Little Joe Cartwright.

Director

Herschel Daugherty

Writers

David Dortort (created by) | Ken Pettus | Jack B. Sowards (story editor)

Producer

Richard Collins

Composer

David Rose (music by)

Cinematographer

Haskell B. Boggs (as Haskell Boggs)

Editor

Richard L. Van Enger (as Richard Van Enger)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 18, 1970

Release date

Oct 18, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright Ben Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Dan Blocker Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Michael Landon Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Richard Kiley Sheriff Gideon Yates Sheriff Gideon Yates See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Terry Moore Lydia Yates Lydia Yates See fewer	Peyton Place (1957)
Carmen Zapata Maria Valdez Maria Valdez See fewer	Point of No Return (1993)
John Himes Dr. Lucas Myles Dr. Lucas Myles See fewer	Deathsport (1978)
Wes Bishop Hicks Hicks See fewer	Dixie Dynamite (1976)
Allen Emerson Pike Rogers Pike Rogers See fewer	That Girl (1966)
A Martinez Luís Valdez Luís Valdez See fewer	Longmire (2012)