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Ponderosa

IMDb ID: tt0287260 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 5.9 (169 votes)

Genres: Western · Drama · Family

It it 1849 and the Cartwright family has moved onto some scrub land in the territory of Nevada. As a widower Ben Cartwright tries to raise his sons Adam, Hoss and Little Joe in this new land.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: Ponderosa
Canada: Ponderosa (English)
Germany: Ponderosa
Spain: Ponderosa
United Kingdom: Ponderosa
Ireland: Ponderosa (English)
India: Ponderosa (English)
Italy: Ponderosa
New Zealand: Ponderosa (English)
United States: Ponderosa
South Africa: Ponderosa (English)
Release Date2001-09-09IMDb Popularity0User Reviews36Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywords1840s
nevada
widower
one word title
half brother half brother relationship
Filming LocationsDaylesford, Victoria, AustraliaProduction CompaniesAssociated Television International
Paxson Entertainment
Official SitesPAX (United States) - http://www.pax.tv/shows/ponderosaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287260/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0287260.jpgUpdated At2025-08-07T05:52:11

Stars

Drew Powell
Matt Carmody
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Jared Daperis
Gareth Yuen
Sara Gleeson
Nicki Wendt
Bruce Dickinson
Fernando Carrillo
Abbe Holmes

Directors

Kevin James Dobson
Declan Eames
Simon Wincer
Paul Faint
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Chris Langman
Mark Piper
Chris Thomson

Writers

David Dortort
Beth Sullivan
Kathryn Ford
Joe Viola
Jennifer Tait
Jeanne C. Davis
Robert Hamilton
Rick Najera
Ron Green

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Drew Powell | Character: Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Actor: Matt Carmody | Character: Adam Cartwright
Actor: Daniel Hugh Kelly | Character: Ben Cartwright
Actor: Jared Daperis | Character: Little Joe Cartwright
Actor: Gareth Yuen | Character: Hop Sing
Actor: Sara Gleeson | Character: Tess Green
Actor: Nicki Wendt | Character: Shelby Sterrett
Actor: Bruce Dickinson | Character: Big Dan Larson
Actor: Fernando Carrillo | Character: Carlos Rivera De Vega
Actor: Abbe Holmes | Character: Ruth Orowitz
Actor: Brad Dourif | Character: Maurice 'Frenchy' Devereaux
Actor: Jacqueline Pinol | Character: Isabella
Actor: Jim Knobeloch | Character: Jack Wolf
Actor: Josephine Byrnes | Character: Margaret Green, Margaret Greene
Actor: Don Halbert | Character: Jack Roberts
Actor: Marcela Toro | Character: Isabella De La Vega Rivera, Isabella Maria Rivera De Vega #1
Actor: Christopher Kirby | Character: Samuel Newborn
Actor: Eddie Baroo | Character: Smitty, Virgil
Actor: David Ross Paterson | Character: Cal Pritchett
Actor: Claudia Buttazzoni | Character: Bonnie Covington, Mrs. Bonnie Covington
Actor: Tom McCathie | Character: 49er, Forty-Niners
Actor: Cecelia Specht | Character: Louise
Actor: Carlos Gómez | Character: Joaquin
Actor: Mark Lee | Character: Captain John Reilly
Actor: Robert Grubb | Character: Mr. Ned Covington
Actor: Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Character: Henry Stewart
Actor: Eliza Szonert | Character: Myra
Actor: Kenneth Radley | Character: Marshall Collier
Actor: Petru Gheorghiu | Character: Eli Orowitz
Actor: Daniel Daperis | Character: Zachary
Actor: Lisa Baumwol | Character: Marie Cartwright
Actor: Joseph Clements | Character: Iron Hands Malloy
Actor: Nick Jasprizza | Character: Otto Holstrom
Actor: Jack Sullivan Knobeloch | Character: Child at party
Actor: Tess Sullivan | Character: Child at party
Actor: Eve Newton-Keogh | Character: Emma Covington
Actor: Alex Breden | Character: Tad Covington
Actor: Gary Ramon | Character: Forty-Niners
Actor: Gavin Fletcher | Character: Drunk
Actor: Daryl Grinter | Character: Forty-Niners
Actor: Jessica Gower | Character: Judith
Actor: Peter Curtin | Character: Actor
Actor: Zac Richmond | Character: Townskid

[Directors Group]
Name: Kevin James Dobson | Role: Director
Name: Declan Eames | Role: Director
Name: Simon Wincer | Role: Director
Name: Paul Faint | Role: Director
Name: Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Role: Director
Name: Chris Langman | Role: Director
Name: Mark Piper | Role: Director
Name: Chris Thomson | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: David Dortort | Role: Writer
Name: Beth Sullivan | Role: Writer
Name: Kathryn Ford | Role: Writer
Name: Joe Viola | Role: Writer
Name: Jennifer Tait | Role: Writer
Name: Jeanne C. Davis | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Hamilton | Role: Writer
Name: Rick Najera | Role: Writer
Name: Ron Green | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jan Bladier | Role: Producer
Name: David Lee | Role: Producer
Name: Beth Sullivan | Role: Producer
Name: David Dortort | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Green | Role: Producer
Name: Judy Lyness | Role: Producer
Name: David McKenzie | Role: Producer
Name: David Pulbrook | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Sharratt | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Wincer | Role: Producer
Name: Glenn Aveni | Role: Producer
Name: Timothy O. Johnson | Role: Producer
Name: Jim Romanovich | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Bruce Rowland | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Brendan Lavelle | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Henry Pierce | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Philip Reid | Role: Editor
Name: David Pulbrook | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Lilly Dawson | Role: Casting Director
Name: Jackie Burch | Role: Casting Director
Name: Eve Brandstein | Role: Casting Director
Name: Richard De Lancy | Role: Casting Director
Name: Louise Mitchell | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Robbie Perkins | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Michael Chisholm | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Veronica Powell | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Rob Brown | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Cameron Stewart | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Dallas Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Todd Shattock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gavin Myers | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: John Fox | Role: Special Effects
Name: Cassie Pearce | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Nathan James | Role: Stunts
Name: Siros Niaros | Role: Stunts
Name: Raelene Chapman | Role: Stunts
Name: Amanda Graver | Role: Stunts
Name: Russell Frost | Role: Stunts
Name: Zed Korshoonoff | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Pace | Role: Stunts
Name: Robert Shook | Role: Stunts
Name: Warwick Sadler | Role: Stunts
Name: Reg Roordink | Role: Stunts
Name: Mark Wickham | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tim Delaney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cameron Dunn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gavin Head | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Lindsay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Hudson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miranda Porter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Phillips | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Louis Puli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Kenny Chisholm | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Terry Thorley | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ben Loveridge | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: David Cheshire | Role: Music Department
Name: Ray Evans | Role: Music Department
Name: Jay Livingston | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Kate Thomson | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Tracy Bawden Bacal | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Royce Dunn | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Antoinette Conant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Gumbrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Fox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christine Moran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Nagle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruce Shapiro | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287260/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: September 9, 2001

Awards

Nominee | 2002 | ALMA Awards | ALMA Award | Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy | Rick Najera, Ponderosa | For episode "The Legend of John Riley".
Nominee | 2002 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor | Jared Daperis, Ponderosa

Box Office

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