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Michael Landon 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.
Birth Name
Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Born
Saturday, 31 October 1936
Died
Monday, 01 July 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Town Bully | 2017 |
| Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas | 2014 | |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Pioneers of Television | Joe Cartwright from Bonanza / Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Lost | Charles Ingalls | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Joe Cartwright | 1999 |
| A Bing Crosby Christmas | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Town Bully | 2017 |
| Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas | 2014 | |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Pioneers of Television | Joe Cartwright from Bonanza / Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Lost | Charles Ingalls | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Joe Cartwright | 1999 |
| A Bing Crosby Christmas | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1998 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Us | Jeff Hayes | 1991 |
| Where Pigeons Go to Die | Hugh as an Adult | 1990 |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988 |
| Monsters & Maniacs | Self | 1988 |
| NBC Investigates Bob Hope | Self | 1987 |
| The Wil Shriner Show | Self | 1987 |
| Desperate Passage | Self - Host | 1987 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| Horrible Horror | Tony Rivers, In clips from 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' / Tony Rivers in 'I was a Teenage Werewolf' | 1986 |
| Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self | 1985 |
| Little House: Bless All the Dear Children | Charles Ingalls | 1984 |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon | Self | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Jonathan Smith | 1984 |
| Sam's Son | Gene Orman | 1984 |
| Little House: The Last Farewell | Charles Ingalls | 1984 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Charles Ingalls | 1983 |
| Breakaway | Self | 1983 |
| Love Is Forever | John Everingham | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Little House Years | Charles Ingalls | 1979 |
| General Electric's All-Star Anniversary | Self | 1978 |
| Doug Henning's World of Magic | Self - Host | 1976 |
| The Loneliest Runner | John Curtis / John Curtis as an Adult | 1976 |
| The Barbara Walters Summer Special | Self | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright | 1976 |
| Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
| The Rich Little Show | Self | 1975 |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Charles Ingalls / Narrator | 1974 |
| Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| Let the Good Times Roll | Tony Rivers | 1973 |
| Baffle | Self | 1973 |
| NBC Follies | Self | 1973 |
| The Vin Scully Show | Self | 1973 |
| The Special London Bridge Special | Tennis Player / Self - Tennis Player | 1972 |
| The Electric Company | Himself | 1971 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| The Don Knotts Show | Self | 1970 |
| Swing Out, Sweet Land | Peter Minuit / Peter Minut | 1970 |
| Name Droppers | Self | 1969 |
| Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery | Self | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Himself / Self | 1968 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self / Self - Man in Closet | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square | 1965 |
| Hullabaloo | Self - Host & Performer / Self - Host | 1965 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest Host | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Actor | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The Errand Boy | Little Joe Cartwright - Cameo | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright / Joe Cartwright / Little Joe Cartwright / Little Jim Slade / Cpl. Angus Borden | 1959 |
| Johnny Staccato | Freddie Tate | 1959 |
| The Legend of Tom Dooley | Tom Dooley | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Don Sayers | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Aitchinson | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Will Fulton / Billy Mathis | 1958 |
| The Texan | Nick Ahearn | 1958 |
| Frontier Doctor | Jim Mason | 1958 |
| God's Little Acre | Dave Dawson | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Clay McGarrett / Carl Martin | 1958 |
| High School Confidential! | Steve Bentley | 1958 |
| Maracaibo | Lago Orlando | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Chris Anderson / Barton Clark, Jr. | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Johnny Risk | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Thomas Forbes | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Jack Summers / Jed Daws | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | 'Karl Wallace' | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Howard | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| I Was a Teenage Werewolf | Tony Rivers | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Tad Cameron / Jackson | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Dan Overton / Vance Coburn | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Arthur Doner / Booth Latham / Douglas Cunningham / Victor Gordon | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Pietro | 1956 |
| Dr. Christian | Young man | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Jerome Juventin / Armand De Nivernais | 1956 |
| These Wilder Years | Boy in Poolhall | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Caspar Hauser / Lombard | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Joe Durando / Willie Losada | 1956 |
| Crusader | Dick Manning | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Johnny Rico / Race Stevens | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Eddie | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Alan Horn / Trooper | 1955 |
| Luke and the Tenderfoot | Clyde Meacham | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Himself | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | (as Mike Landon) | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Claude Duncan / Dixon | 1953 |
| Cavalcade of America | Frank | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Don Burns / Sandy | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Richest Boy in the World | 1951 |
| Studio One | Augie Barone | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Us | 1991 |
| Where Pigeons Go to Die | 1990 |
| Highway to Heaven | 1984 |
| Sam's Son | 1984 |
| Little House: The Last Farewell | 1984 |
| Father Murphy | 1981 |
| Little House Years | 1979 |
| The Loneliest Runner | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1974 |
| It's Good to Be Alive | 1974 |
| Love Story | 1973 |
| Bonanza | 1959 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Us | 1991 |
| Where Pigeons Go to Die | 1990 |
| Little House: Bless All the Dear Children | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | 1984 |
| Little House: The Last Farewell | 1984 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | 1983 |
| Love Is Forever | 1983 |
| Father Murphy | 1981 |
| Little House Years | 1979 |
| The Loneliest Runner | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1974 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
