Ben Cartwright (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor who has made guest appearances on some of Britain's most popular television shows.. I think he wanted me to know everything was OK.″SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Lorne Greene, who for 14 years played the firm but gentle father to three strapping sons as Ben Cartwright on television’s ″Bonanza,″ died Friday with his wife and three children at his side. He looked at me and then slowly started to arm wrestle like we used to and he broke into a smile and nodded and everything was OK. He was 72.″Ben Cartwright passed away today,″ said Steve Syatt, spokesman for Gaylord Production Co. ″There’s no way that we can fill that role, so we’ll obviously have to do some rescripting.″Greene died at Saint John’s Hospital, where he underwent abdominal surgery Aug. 19 for a perforated ulcer. By 1953, he had decided to become a professional actor.Greene also appeared on television variety shows and recorded such hit records as ″Ringo,″ ″Destiny″ and ″Five Card Stud″ in which he talked rather than sang to music. After 13 seasons of playing Hoss Cartwright, the easy-going, "gentle giant" brother on Bonanza, actor Dan Blocker died unexpectedly, shortly before … Directed by Irving J. Moore. But unlike the sometimes stern, humorless Cartwright, Greene was full of good spirits and often joked with his co-stars.Greene remained a Canadian citizen, although he was active in Democratic politics.When he passed his 10-year limit he remained with the show. ″Lorne has now gone home to the Ponderosa, and the motion picture and television industry has lost a great talent.″Greene’s condition had improved just last weekend, but on Thursday he suffered a setback and was returned to the intensive care unit where he died.Greene was a little-known actor and former newscaster in 1959 when he was cast for ″Bonanza.″ After a shaky start, the series zoomed in popularity and was seen by an estimated 400 million people in 80 countries.Greene once built a replica in Arizona of the Ponderosa ranch house set from ″Bonanza,″ complete to a staircase that led to nowhere. Then he met and married Inger Stevenson, a Swedish lady, when Adam was 6. Despite his death, ″Bonanza: The Next Generation,″ will begin production as scheduled on Oct. 26 at the Lake Tahoe-area site of the original series, said David Dortort, producer of the upcoming film and creator of the original series.Services will be held Monday at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, said aide Roxanne Lawrence.Greene’s wife, Nancy, and children Charles, Linda and Gillian were with him when he died, she said.″He was Ben Cartwright to the end. Once more details are available on who he is dating, we will update this section.The 41-year-old tv actor was born in England, United Kingdom. The Seventies saw many women's rights, gay rights, and environmental movements. I took his hand in mine and held it.