Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-10-31
Place of Birth
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Michael Landon
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2014
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas as Charles Ingalls
1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1998A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self (archive footage)
1991Us as Jeff Hayes
1990Where Pigeons Go to Die as Adult Hugh Baudoum
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
1987Creepy Classics as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon as Self
1984Hollywood '84 as Self
1984Highway to Heaven as Jonathan Smith
1984Sam's Son as Gene Orman
1984Little House: The Last Farewell as Charles Ingalls
1983Little House: Bless All the Dear Children as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)
1983Little House: Look Back to Yesterday as Charles Ingalls
1983Love Is Forever as John Everingham
1981Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1981Falcon Crest
1979The Little House Years as Charles Ingalls
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Little Joe (archive footage)
1976The Loneliest Runner as John Curtis
1976Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976Donny & Marie as Self
1975Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
1975Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
1974Little House on the Prairie as Charles Ingalls
1974Little House on the Prairie as Narrator (voice)
1974Little House on the Prairie as Charles Ingalls
1973Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972The Special London Bridge Special as Tennis Player
1971The Electric Company
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971The Pet Set as Self
1970Swing Out, Sweet Land as Peter Minut
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1968Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
1966Hollywood Squares as Self
1966Bonanza: Ride the Wind as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
1965Hullabaloo as Self - Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959Bonanza as Joe Cartwright
1959Johnny Staccato
1959The Legend of Tom Dooley as Tom Dooley
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958The Rifleman
1958The Texan
1958Frontier Doctor
1958God's Little Acre as Dave Dawson
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive as Carl Martin
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive as Clay McGarrett
1958High School Confidential! as Steve Bentley
1958Maracaibo as Lago Orlando
1957Tombstone Territory as Chris Anderson
1957Trackdown as Jed Daws
1957Suspicion as Howard
1957Alcoa Theatre as Johnny Risk
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957I Was a Teenage Werewolf as Tony Rivers
1957Fight for the Title as Lombard
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Dan Overton
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Vance Coburn
1956Wire Service as Pietro
1956State Trooper
1956State Trooper as Willie Losada
1956State Trooper as Joe Durando
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Jerome Juventin
1956These Wilder Years as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
1956Telephone Time
1955Matinee Theater
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as Eddie
1955Cheyenne
1955Cheyenne as Trooper (uncredited)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1953General Electric Theater as Claude Duncan
1953General Electric Theater as Dixon
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sandy
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Don Burns
1948Studio One as Augie Barone
1948Bambi as Self (archive footage)