Michael Landon
- Acting
- October 31, 1936 · Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- July 1, 1991
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
Filmography
- Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas · Charles Ingalls, Executive producer
- A Bing Crosby Christmas · Self
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- Us · Jeff Hayes, Director
- Where Pigeons Go to Die · Adult Hugh Baudoum, Director
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · Self
- Creepy Classics · Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers · Self
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon · Self
- Hollywood '84 · Self
- Highway to Heaven · Jonathan Smith, Director
- Sam's Son · Gene Orman, Director
- Little House: The Last Farewell · Charles Ingalls, Director
- Little House: Bless All the Dear Children · Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited), Executive producer
- Little House: Look Back to Yesterday · Charles Ingalls
- Love is Forever · John Everingham, Executive producer
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream · Self
- Falcon Crest
- Father Murphy · Director, Producer
- The Little House Years · Charles Ingalls, Director
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Street · Little Joe (archive footage)
- Killing Stone · Director, Writer
- The Loneliest Runner · John Curtis, Writer
- Doug Henning's World of Magic
- Donny & Marie · Self
- Doug Henning's World of Magic · Self
- Mitzi & 100 Guys · Self
- People's Choice Awards · Self
- Little House on the Prairie · Charles Ingalls, Director
- Little House on the Prairie · Charles Ingalls, Director
- It's Good to Be Alive · Director
- Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- Match Game · Self
- The Special London Bridge Special · Tennis Player
- The Electric Company
- V.I.P. Schaukel · Self
- The Pet Set · Self
- Swing Out, Sweet Land · Peter Minut
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show · Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies · Self
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Bonanza: Ride the Wind · Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
- Hullabaloo · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Bonanza · Joe Cartwright, Story
- Johnny Staccato
- The Legend of Tom Dooley · Tom Dooley
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse · Aitchinson
- The Rifleman · Billy Mathis
- The Texan
- Frontier Doctor
- God's Little Acre · Dave Dawson
- Wanted: Dead or Alive · Carl Martin, Clay McGarrett
- High School Confidential! · Steve Bentley
- Maracaibo · Lago Orlando
- Tombstone Territory · Chris Anderson
- Trackdown · Jed Daws
- Suspicion · Howard
- Alcoa Theatre · Johnny Risk
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf · Tony Rivers
- Fight for the Title · Lombard
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · Dan Overton, Vance Coburn
- Wire Service · Pietro
- State Trooper · Willie Losada, Joe Durando
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie · Jerome Juventin
- These Wilder Years · Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
- Telephone Time
- Matinee Theater
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Eddie
- Cheyenne · Trooper (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Self
- General Electric Theater · Claude Duncan, Dixon
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Sandy, Don Burns
- Studio One · Augie Barone
- Bambi · Self