Bonanza Blessed Are They (Season 3, Episode 30)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Bonanza

Blessed Are They (Season 3, Episode 30)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Ben Cartwright and Virginia City's enigmatic new minister work together to decide which set of feuding grandparents, the Mahans or the Clarkes, will have custody of their recently orphaned twin grandchildren.

Director

Don McDougall

Writers

Borden Chase (teleplay) (story) | Frank Cleaver (teleplay)

Producer

David Dortort

Composer

David Rose

Cinematographer

Haskell B. Boggs (as Haskell Boggs)

Editor

Everett Douglas

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 22, 1962

Release date

Apr 22, 1962 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright Ben Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright Adam 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)
Robert Brown The Reverend The Reverend See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Ford Rainey John Clarke John Clarke See fewer	Halloween II (1981)
Irene Tedrow Winifred Mahan Winifred Mahan See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Walter Sande Tom Mahan Tom Mahan See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Amzie Strickland Mary Clarke Mary Clarke See fewer	Doc Hollywood (1991)
Leslie Wales Peggy Clarke Peggy Clarke See fewer	The Detectives (1959)
Robert Brubaker The Judge The Judge See fewer	The Book of Acts Series (1957)
Robert Foulk Deputy Sheriff Clem Deputy Sheriff Clem See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rory O'Brien Kenny Clarke Kenny Clarke See fewer	Little Big Man (1970)
Tracy Stratford Susan Clarke Susan Clarke See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Arthur Peterson Reverend Jordan Reverend Jordan See fewer	Soap (1977)
Emile Avery Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
John Barton Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Rudy Bowman Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
John Breen Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Bill Clark Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Betty Endicott Clarke's Daughter (uncredited) Clarke's Daughter (uncredited) See fewer
Bob Hoy Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Enforcer (1976)
Michael Jeffers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Wilbur Mack Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Redheads on Parade (1935)
Martha Manor Clarke's Daughter (uncredited) Clarke's Daughter (uncredited) See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)
Bob Miles Arthur Peterson (uncredited) Arthur Peterson (uncredited) See fewer	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
John Rice Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Henry Wills Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Beastmaster (1982)