
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

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Movie · as Charles Ingalls

A Bing Crosby Christmas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

Us
Movie · as Jeff Hayes

Where Pigeons Go to Die
Movie · as Adult Hugh Baudoum

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self

Creepy Classics
Movie · as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Sam's Son
Movie · as Gene Orman

Little House: The Last Farewell
Movie · as Charles Ingalls
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
Movie · as Self

Highway to Heaven
TV · as Jonathan Smith · 111 eps
Hollywood '84
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Love is Forever
Movie · as John Everingham

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Movie · as Charles Ingalls

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Movie · as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Movie · as Self

Falcon Crest
TV · 1 ep

The Little House Years
Movie · as Charles Ingalls

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie · as Little Joe (archive footage)

The Loneliest Runner
Movie · as John Curtis
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Movie

Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie · as Self

Doug Henning's World of Magic
TV · as Self · 1 ep

People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 1 ep

Little House on the Prairie
Movie · as Charles Ingalls

Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Charles Ingalls · 181 eps

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Movie

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Match Game
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Special London Bridge Special
Movie · as Tennis Player

The Electric Company
TV · 1 ep
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Peter Minut

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Movie · as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Movie · as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 20 eps

Hullabaloo
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 6 eps

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep

The Legend of Tom Dooley
Movie · as Tom Dooley

Johnny Staccato
TV · 1 ep

Bonanza
TV · as Joe Cartwright · 431 eps

God's Little Acre
Movie · as Dave Dawson

High School Confidential!
Movie · as Steve Bentley

Maracaibo
Movie · as Lago Orlando

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Carl Martin, Clay McGarrett · 1 ep

The Rifleman
TV · as Billy Mathis · 1 ep

Frontier Doctor
TV · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · 1 ep

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Aitchinson · 1 ep

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Movie · as Tony Rivers
Fight for the Title
Movie · as Lombard

Trackdown
TV · as Jed Daws · 2 eps

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tombstone Territory
TV · as Chris Anderson · 1 ep

Suspicion
TV · as Howard · 1 ep

Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Johnny Risk · 1 ep

These Wilder Years
Movie · as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · as Jerome Juventin · 2 eps

Wire Service
TV · as Pietro · 1 ep

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Dan Overton, Vance Coburn · 1 ep

Telephone Time
TV · 2 eps

State Trooper
TV · as Willie Losada, Joe Durando · 1 ep

Cheyenne
TV · as Trooper (uncredited) · 1 ep

Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Self · 1 ep

General Electric Theater
TV · as Claude Duncan, Dixon · 1 ep

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Sandy, Don Burns · 1 ep

Studio One
TV · as Augie Barone · 1 ep

Bambi
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

