Michael Landon
Born: 1936-10-31 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1991-07-01
Known For: Acting
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
2014
- Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas as Charles Ingalls
1998
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
- A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self (archive footage)
1991
- Us as Jeff Hayes
1990
- Where Pigeons Go to Die as Adult Hugh Baudoum
1987
- Creepy Classics as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
1985
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984
- Highway to Heaven as Jonathan Smith
- Little House: The Last Farewell as Charles Ingalls
- Sam's Son as Gene Orman
- Hollywood '84 as Self
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon as Self
1983
- Little House: Bless All the Dear Children as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)
- Little House: Look Back to Yesterday as Charles Ingalls
- Love Is Forever as John Everingham
1981
- Falcon Crest
- Father Murphy ... (Director)
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1979
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Little Joe (archive footage)
- The Little House Years as Charles Ingalls
1978
- Killing Stone ... (Director)
1976
- Donny & Marie as Self
- The Loneliest Runner as John Curtis
- Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
- Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
- Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
1974
- Little House on the Prairie as Charles Ingalls
- It's Good to Be Alive ... (Director)
- Little House on the Prairie as Charles Ingalls
1972
- The Special London Bridge Special as Tennis Player
1971
- The Electric Company
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- The Pet Set as Self
1970
- Swing Out, Sweet Land as Peter Minut
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
1966
- Hollywood Squares as Self
- Bonanza: Ride the Wind as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
1965
- Hullabaloo as Self - Host
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959
- Bonanza as Joe Cartwright
- Johnny Staccato
- The Legend of Tom Dooley as Tom Dooley
1958
- The Rifleman
- Wanted: Dead or Alive as Carl Martin
- The Texan
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- Maracaibo as Lago Orlando
- God's Little Acre as Dave Dawson
- High School Confidential! as Steve Bentley
- Frontier Doctor
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Tombstone Territory as Chris Anderson
- Trackdown as Jed Daws
- Alcoa Theatre as Johnny Risk
- Suspicion as Howard
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf as Tony Rivers
- Fight for the Title as Lombard
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Dan Overton
- State Trooper
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Jerome Juventin
- Telephone Time
- Wire Service as Pietro
- These Wilder Years as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
1955
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1953
- General Electric Theater as Claude Duncan
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sandy
1948
- Studio One as Augie Barone
- Bambi as Self (archive footage)