Michael Landon

Born: 1936-10-31, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1991-07-01

Biography

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.

Filmography

• The Rifleman (1958)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
• Studio One (1948)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• The Electric Company (1971)
• The Texan (1958)
• The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
• Trackdown (1957)
• Alcoa Theatre (1957)
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
• Suspicion (1957)
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
• Johnny Staccato (1959)
• God's Little Acre (1958)
• Maracaibo (1958)
• Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)
• Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)
• Ride the Wind (1966)
• Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983)
• High School Confidential! (1958)
• These Wilder Years (1956)
• Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)
• Sam's Son (1984)
• Sam's Son (1984)
• The Loneliest Runner (1976)