Michael Landon
Department: 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.
Known For
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
God's Little Acre
1958
High School Confidential!
1958
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Creepy Classics
1987
Sam's Son
1984
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959
The Loneliest Runner
1976
Maracaibo
1958
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Love is Forever
1983
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
Us
1991
Fight for the Title
1957
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
These Wilder Years
1956
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
The Little House Years
1979
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
1984
Little House on the Prairie
1974
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
Falcon Crest
1981
Cheyenne
1955
Trackdown
1957
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Highway to Heaven
1984
Donny & Marie
1976
Studio One
1948
General Electric Theater
1953
The Electric Company
1971
Johnny Staccato
1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Hullabaloo
1965
Matinee Theater
1955
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Frontier Doctor
1958
Wire Service
1956
The Texan
1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Telephone Time
1956
State Trooper
1956
Hollywood Squares
1966
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
Bonanza
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Tombstone Territory
1957
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Cheyenne
1955
Bambi
1948
The Pet Set
1971
Suspicion
1957
Alcoa Theatre
1957
State Trooper
1956
State Trooper
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Hollywood '84
1984
People's Choice Awards
1975
People's Choice Awards
1975
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958