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Michael Landon

Actor • Born 1936

Michael Landon

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About

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

Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959Falcon Crest posterFalcon CrestSeries • 1981Little House on the Prairie posterLittle House on the PrairieSeries • 1974Matinee Theater posterMatinee TheaterSeries • 1955The Rifleman posterThe RiflemanSeries • 1958Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Highway to Heaven posterHighway to HeavenSeries • 1984Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Cheyenne posterCheyenneSeries • 1955Wanted: Dead or Alive posterWanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958The Electric Company posterThe Electric CompanySeries • 1971State Trooper posterState TrooperSeries • 1956The Texan posterThe TexanSeries • 1958The 20th Century Fox Hour posterThe 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955Trackdown posterTrackdownSeries • 1957Tombstone Territory posterTombstone TerritorySeries • 1957The Adventures of Jim Bowie posterThe Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956Telephone Time posterTelephone TimeSeries • 1956Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse posterWestinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958Alcoa Theatre posterAlcoa TheatreSeries • 1957Suspicion posterSuspicionSeries • 1957Johnny Staccato posterJohnny StaccatoSeries • 1959I Was a Teenage Werewolf posterI Was a Teenage WerewolfMovie • 1957Little House: Look Back to Yesterday posterLittle House: Look Back to YesterdayMovie • 1983