Michael Landon
Born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA — Oct 31 1936• Died Jul 01 1991
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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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Michael Landon's Credits
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Bonanza
Joe Cartwright
Falcon Crest
Little House on the Prairie
Charles Ingalls
Studio One
Augie Barone
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dan Overton
The Rifleman
Matinee Theater
Cheyenne
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Highway to Heaven
Jonathan Smith
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Carl Martin
Trackdown
Jed Daws
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Eddie
The Texan
Alcoa Theatre
Johnny Risk
State Trooper
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Aitchinson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Tombstone Territory
Chris Anderson
Telephone Time
Suspicion
Howard
The Electric Company
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Jerome Juventin
Johnny Staccato
Wire Service
Pietro
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Hullabaloo
Self - Host
Father Murphy
Directing
Hollywood Squares
Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sandy
General Electric Theater
Claude Duncan
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
Frontier Doctor
Sam's Son
Gene Orman
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
High School Confidential!
Steve Bentley
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
God's Little Acre
Dave Dawson
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
Little House: The Last Farewell
Charles Ingalls
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Little Joe (archive footage)
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)
Us
Jeff Hayes
Killing Stone
Directing
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Maracaibo
Lago Orlando
The Loneliest Runner
John Curtis
The Special London Bridge Special
Tennis Player
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Charles Ingalls
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Tony Rivers
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Adult Hugh Baudoum
Hollywood '84
Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Peter Minut
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Charles Ingalls
These Wilder Years
Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
Creepy Classics
Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
It's Good to Be Alive
Directing
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
Love is Forever
John Everingham
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Little House on the Prairie
Charles Ingalls
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Doug Henning's World of Magic
The Legend of Tom Dooley
Tom Dooley
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
Self
The Little House Years
Charles Ingalls
Fight for the Title
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