Michael Landon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-10-31

Day of death

1991-07-01 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Landon

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • I Was a Teenage Werewolf

    I Was a Teenage Werewolf

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Wire Service

    Wire Service

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • The Loneliest Runner

    The Loneliest Runner

  • Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

    Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

    Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

  • Love Is Forever

    Love Is Forever

  • High School Confidential!

    High School Confidential!

  • Bonanza: Ride the Wind

    Bonanza: Ride the Wind

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • God's Little Acre

    God's Little Acre

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

  • Us

    Us

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • Fight for the Title

    Fight for the Title

  • These Wilder Years

    These Wilder Years

  • Frontier Doctor

    Frontier Doctor

  • The Legend of Tom Dooley

    The Legend of Tom Dooley

  • Doug Henning's World of Magic

    Doug Henning's World of Magic

  • Maracaibo

    Maracaibo

  • The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Where Pigeons Go to Die

    Where Pigeons Go to Die

  • Little House: The Last Farewell

    Little House: The Last Farewell

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Rowan & Martin at the Movies

  • Doug Henning's World of Magic

    Doug Henning's World of Magic

  • Sam's Son

    Sam's Son

  • A Bing Crosby Christmas

    A Bing Crosby Christmas

  • The Special London Bridge Special

    The Special London Bridge Special

  • The Little House Years

    The Little House Years

  • Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

    Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon