Michael Landon
Acting • Born 1936-10-31 – Died 1991-07-01
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
86 credits
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie • 1975
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Movie • 1973
God's Little Acre
Movie • 1958
Dave Dawson
High School Confidential!
Movie • 1958
Steve Bentley
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Movie • 1957
Tony Rivers
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Creepy Classics
Movie • 1987
Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
Sam's Son
Movie • 1984
Gene Orman
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie • 1988
Self
The Legend of Tom Dooley
Movie • 1959
Tom Dooley
The Loneliest Runner
Movie • 1976
John Curtis
Maracaibo
Movie • 1958
Lago Orlando
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie • 1970
Peter Minut
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Movie • 1990
Adult Hugh Baudoum
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Movie • 1981
Self
The Special London Bridge Special
Movie • 1972
Tennis Player
Love is Forever
Movie • 1983
John Everingham
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Movie • 2014
Charles Ingalls
Us
Movie • 1991
Jeff Hayes
Fight for the Title
Movie • 1957
Lombard
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Movie • 1968
Self
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Movie • 1983
Charles Ingalls
These Wilder Years
Movie • 1956
Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Movie • 1966
Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
Little House: The Last Farewell
Movie • 1984
Charles Ingalls
The Little House Years
Movie • 1979
Charles Ingalls
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie • 1998
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
Movie • 1984
Self
Little House on the Prairie
Movie • 1974
Charles Ingalls
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie • 1979
Little Joe (archive footage)
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Movie • 1976
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Movie • 1983
Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Trackdown
TV • 1957
Jed Daws
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 1974
Charles Ingalls
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
Jonathan Smith
Donny & Marie
TV • 1976
Self
Studio One
TV • 1948
Augie Barone
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Claude Duncan
The Electric Company
TV • 1971
Johnny Staccato
TV • 1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Sandy
Hullabaloo
TV • 1965
Self - Host
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV • 1956
Jerome Juventin
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Carl Martin
The Rifleman
TV • 1958
Frontier Doctor
TV • 1958
Wire Service
TV • 1956
Pietro
The Texan
TV • 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Dan Overton
Telephone Time
TV • 1956
State Trooper
TV • 1956
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1966
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV • 1973
Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
TV • 1975
Self
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Joe Cartwright
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Eddie
Tombstone Territory
TV • 1957
Chris Anderson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Dixon
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Don Burns
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Vance Coburn
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Clay McGarrett
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV • 1971
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Guest Host
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Trooper (uncredited)
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self (archive footage)
The Pet Set
TV • 1971
Self
Suspicion
TV • 1957
Howard
Alcoa Theatre
TV • 1957
Johnny Risk
State Trooper
TV • 1956
Willie Losada
State Trooper
TV • 1956
Joe Durando
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Self
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 1974
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood '84
TV • 1984
Self
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV • 1958
Aitchinson