Michael Landon

Michael Landon

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1936
Died
July 1, 1991 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2014
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas poster

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas poster

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Movie · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1991
Us poster

Us

Movie · as Jeff Hayes

1990
Where Pigeons Go to Die poster

Where Pigeons Go to Die

Movie · as Adult Hugh Baudoum

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

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

Movie · as Self

1987
Creepy Classics poster

Creepy Classics

Movie · as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)

1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1984
Sam's Son poster

Sam's Son

Movie · as Gene Orman

1984
Little House: The Last Farewell poster

Little House: The Last Farewell

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1984
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

Movie · as Self

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · as Jonathan Smith · 111 eps

1984
Hollywood '84

Hollywood '84

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
Love is Forever poster

Love is Forever

Movie · as John Everingham

1983
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday poster

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1983
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children poster

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

Movie · as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)

1981
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream poster

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Movie · as Self

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Little House Years poster

The Little House Years

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street poster

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Movie · as Little Joe (archive footage)

1976
The Loneliest Runner poster

The Loneliest Runner

Movie · as John Curtis

1976
Doug Henning's World of Magic

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Movie

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys poster

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Movie · as Self

1975
Doug Henning's World of Magic poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 1 ep

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Charles Ingalls · 181 eps

1973
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show poster

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

Movie

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Special London Bridge Special poster

The Special London Bridge Special

Movie · as Tennis Player

1971
The Electric Company poster

The Electric Company

TV · 1 ep

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
The Pet Set poster

The Pet Set

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land poster

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Movie · as Peter Minut

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Movie · as Self

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind poster

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

Movie · as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

1966
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 20 eps

1965
Hullabaloo poster

Hullabaloo

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 6 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep

1959
The Legend of Tom Dooley poster

The Legend of Tom Dooley

Movie · as Tom Dooley

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Joe Cartwright · 431 eps

1958
God's Little Acre poster

God's Little Acre

Movie · as Dave Dawson

1958
High School Confidential! poster

High School Confidential!

Movie · as Steve Bentley

1958
Maracaibo poster

Maracaibo

Movie · as Lago Orlando

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Carl Martin, Clay McGarrett · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Billy Mathis · 1 ep

1958
Frontier Doctor poster

Frontier Doctor

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · 1 ep

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · as Aitchinson · 1 ep

1957
I Was a Teenage Werewolf poster

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

Movie · as Tony Rivers

1957
Fight for the Title

Fight for the Title

Movie · as Lombard

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as Jed Daws · 2 eps

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1957
Tombstone Territory poster

Tombstone Territory

TV · as Chris Anderson · 1 ep

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · as Howard · 1 ep

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Johnny Risk · 1 ep

1956
These Wilder Years poster

These Wilder Years

Movie · as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · as Jerome Juventin · 2 eps

1956
Wire Service poster

Wire Service

TV · as Pietro · 1 ep

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Dan Overton, Vance Coburn · 1 ep

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · 2 eps

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · as Willie Losada, Joe Durando · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · as Trooper (uncredited) · 1 ep

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Eddie · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Claude Duncan, Dixon · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Sandy, Don Burns · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Augie Barone · 1 ep

1948
Bambi poster

Bambi

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep