Michael Landon

Oct 31, 1936 - Jul 01, 1991 (54 years old) in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.

Known For

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Little House on the Prairie

Charles Ingalls

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Bonanza

Joe Cartwright

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Studio One

Augie Barone

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The Electric Company

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Falcon Crest

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dan Overton

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The Rifleman

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

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Highway to Heaven

Jonathan Smith

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Matinee Theater

Credits

Doug Henning's World of Magic Future

★ 10
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas 2014

Charles Ingalls

★ 8.4
Året var 1962 2012

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
A Bing Crosby Christmas 1998

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1998

Self - Roastee (archive footage)

★ 5
Us 1991

Jeff Hayes

★ 4.5
Where Pigeons Go to Die 1990

Adult Hugh Baudoum

★ 7
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988

Self

★ 6
Creepy Classics 1987

Tony Rivers - (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon 1984

★ NR
Highway to Heaven 1984

Jonathan Smith

★ 7.3
Sam's Son 1984

Gene Orman

★ 5.9
Little House: The Last Farewell 1984

Charles Ingalls

★ 7.1
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday 1983

Charles Ingalls

★ 7.1
Love is Forever 1983

John Everingham

★ 4.6
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream 1981

Self

★ NR
Falcon Crest 1981

★ 5.5
The Little House Years 1979

Charles Ingalls

★ 7
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1979

Little Joe (archive footage)

★ NR
The Loneliest Runner 1976

John Curtis

★ 6.9
Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975

Self

★ NR
Little House on the Prairie 1974

Charles Ingalls

★ 8.1
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show 1973

★ 8
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1973

Self

★ 5.4
The Special London Bridge Special 1972

Tennis Player

★ NR
The Electric Company 1971

★ 7.1
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970

Peter Minut

★ 6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968

Self (uncredited)

★ 7.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968

Self

★ 6.5
Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1968

Self

★ NR
Hollywood Squares 1966

Self

★ 7.8
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show 1966

★ NR
Bonanza: Ride the Wind 1966

Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

★ 6.7
Hullabaloo 1965

Self - Host

★ NR
Bonanza 1959

Joe Cartwright

★ 7.5
Johnny Staccato 1959

★ 5.6
The Legend of Tom Dooley 1959

Tom Dooley

★ 7.7
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958

★ 5.8
The Rifleman 1958

★ 7
The Texan 1958

★ 5
Frontier Doctor 1958

★ 5
God's Little Acre 1958

Dave Dawson

★ 6.1
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958

Carl Martin

★ 6.9
High School Confidential! 1958

Steve Bentley

★ 5.7
Maracaibo 1958

Lago Orlando

★ 5.2
Tombstone Territory 1957

Chris Anderson

★ 6
Trackdown 1957

Jed Daws

★ 6.4
Suspicion 1957

Howard

★ 5.9
Alcoa Theatre 1957

Johnny Risk

★ 6.5
I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957

Tony Rivers

★ 4.7
Fight for the Title 1957

Lombard

★ NR
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956

Dan Overton

★ 5.5
Wire Service 1956

Pietro

★ NR
State Trooper 1956

★ 5
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956

Jerome Juventin

★ 3.7
These Wilder Years 1956

Boy in Poolhall

★ 6.3
Telephone Time 1956

★ 6.3
Matinee Theater 1955

★ 5
The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955

Eddie

★ 5.4
Cheyenne 1955

★ 5.8
General Electric Theater 1953

Claude Duncan

★ 6.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951

Sandy

★ 7.3
Studio One 1948

Augie Barone

★ 5
BAMBI Awards 1948

Self (archive footage)

★ 9