Dan Blocker as Eric

NBC’s hit series Bonanza was one of the longest-running Westerns ever, and it starred Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright. The Cartwright family has wealth, and the show features their lives in Virginia City, Nevada. Unfortunately, many of the Cartwrights couldn’t hang on to a relationship with the women — and Landon said it led to rumors that the Cartwright men might be gay.

Many of the Cartwright family members in ‘Bonanza’ didn’t have long-lasting relationships

Dan Blocker as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright, Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, and Michael Landon as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright in 'Bonanza'
Dan Blocker as Eric ‘Hoss’ Cartwright, Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, and Michael Landon as Joseph ‘Little Joe’ Cartwright | NBCU Photo Bank

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