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Michael Landon

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born October 31, 1936Died July 1, 1991 (54 years)
Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz) 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • Highway to Heaven
  • The Rifleman
  • Falcon Crest
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive
  • God's Little Acre
  • Cheyenne
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  • Frontier Doctor
  • Television: The First Fifty Years

Known For

  • Little House on the Prairie
  • Bonanza
  • Highway to Heaven
  • I Was a Teenage Werewolf
  • Little House: The Last Farewell
  • The Loneliest Runner
  • Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
  • Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Filmography

2014
2002
1999
1993
Back to Bonanza · as Little Joe Cartwright
1991
Us · as Jeff Hayes
1990
Where Pigeons Go to Die · as Adult Hugh Baudoum
1986
Horrible Horror · as Tony Rivers, In Clips From 'i Was A Teenage Werewolf'
1984
1984
1984
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Jonathan Smith
1984
Sam's Son · as Gene Orman
1984
Little House: The Last Farewell · as Charles Ingalls
1983
1983
Love Is Forever · as John Everingham
1981
1979
Little House Years · as Charles Ingalls
1976
The Loneliest Runner · as John Curtis
1974
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Charles Ingalls
1974
Little House on the Prairie · as Charles Ingalls
1973
Let the Good Times Roll · as Tony Rivers
1972
1971
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land · as Peter Minut
1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind · as Joseph 'little Joe' Cartwright
1961
The Errand Boy · as Little Joe Cartwright - Cameo
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Joe Cartwright
1959
Johnny Staccato (TV Series)
1959
The Legend of Tom Dooley · as Tom Dooley
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Don Sayers
1958
1958
1958
The Texan (TV Series)
1958
God's Little Acre · as Dave Dawson
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Clay Mcgarrett
1958
High School Confidential! · as Steve Bentley
1958
Maracaibo · as Lago Orlando
1957
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Chris Anderson
1957
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Johnny Risk
1957
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) · as Thomas Forbes
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) · as Jed Daws
1957
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as 'karl Wallace'
1957
Suspicion (TV Series) · as Howard
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Sandy
1957
I Was a Teenage Werewolf · as Tony Rivers
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Tad Cameron
1956
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Vance Coburn
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Arthur Doner
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Don Sayers
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Jerome Juventin
1956
These Wilder Years · as Boy In Poolhall
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series)
1956
State Trooper (TV Series) · as Willie Losada
1955
Matinee Theater (TV Series)
1955
Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Johnny Rico
1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Eddie
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Trooper (uncredited)
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dixon
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Frank
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Sandy
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Richest Boy In The World
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Augie Barone

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