Albert A. Michelson
In an episode of the television series "Bonanza" ("Look to the Stars", broadcast March 18, 1962), Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) helps the 16-year-old Michelson (portrayed by 25-year-old Douglas Lambert (1936–1986)) obtain an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, despite the opposition of the bigoted town schoolteacher (played by William Schallert). "Bonanza" was set in and around Virginia City, Nevada, where Michelson lived with his parents prior to leaving for the Naval Academy. In a voice-over at the end of the episode, Greene mentions Michelson's 1907 Nobel Prize.
James Coburn
Coburn also appeared in dozens of television roles including, with Roberts, several episodes of NBC's "Bonanza". Coburn appeared twice each on two other NBC westerns "Tales of Wells Fargo" with Dale Robertson, one episode in the role of Butch Cassidy, and "The Restless Gun" with John Payne in "The Pawn" and "The Way Back", the latter segment alongside "Bonanza"'s Dan Blocker.