Actor profile

Michael Landon

31st October 1936 Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

31 Movies 46 TV Shows 86 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas poster

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas 4th November 2014 as Charles Ingalls

A Bing Crosby Christmas poster

A Bing Crosby Christmas 1st January 1998 as Self (archive footage)

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1st January 1998 as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

Us poster

Us 20th September 1991 as Jeff Hayes

Where Pigeons Go to Die poster

Where Pigeons Go to Die 29th January 1990 as Adult Hugh Baudoum

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

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 16th May 1988 as Self

Creepy Classics poster

Creepy Classics 1st October 1987 as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1st January 1985 as Self (archive footage)

Sam's Son poster

Sam's Son 17th August 1984 as Gene Orman

Little House: The Last Farewell poster

Little House: The Last Farewell 6th February 1984 as Charles Ingalls

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children poster

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children 17th December 1983 as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday poster

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday 12th December 1983 as Charles Ingalls

Love is Forever poster

Love is Forever 20th October 1983 as John Everingham

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream poster

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream 12th December 1981 as Self

The Little House Years poster

The Little House Years 15th November 1979 as Charles Ingalls

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street poster

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1st March 1979 as Little Joe (archive footage)

The Loneliest Runner poster

The Loneliest Runner 20th December 1976 as John Curtis

Mitzi & 100 Guys poster

Mitzi & 100 Guys 24th March 1975 as Self

Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie 30th March 1974 as Charles Ingalls

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show poster

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show 9th December 1973

The Special London Bridge Special poster

The Special London Bridge Special 1st January 1972 as Tennis Player

Swing Out, Sweet Land poster

Swing Out, Sweet Land 1st January 1970 as Peter Minut

The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show 19th December 1968 as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster

Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1st January 1968 as Self

Bonanza: Ride the Wind poster

Bonanza: Ride the Wind 1st January 1966 as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

The Legend of Tom Dooley poster

The Legend of Tom Dooley 1st July 1959 as Tom Dooley

God's Little Acre poster

God's Little Acre 23rd September 1958 as Dave Dawson

High School Confidential! poster

High School Confidential! 30th May 1958 as Steve Bentley

Maracaibo poster

Maracaibo 21st May 1958 as Lago Orlando

I Was a Teenage Werewolf poster

I Was a Teenage Werewolf 19th June 1957 as Tony Rivers

These Wilder Years poster

These Wilder Years 17th August 1956 as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984 as Jonathan Smith

Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest 4th December 1981

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Doug Henning's World of Magic poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic 26th December 1975 as Self

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Host

Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie 11th September 1974 as Charles Ingalls

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 2nd July 1973 as Self

The Electric Company poster

The Electric Company 25th October 1971

The Pet Set poster

The Pet Set 25th January 1971 as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 17th October 1966 as Self

Hullabaloo poster

Hullabaloo 12th January 1965 as Self - Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self - Guest Host

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Joe Cartwright

Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato 10th September 1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6th October 1958 as Aitchinson

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958

The Texan poster

The Texan 29th September 1958

Frontier Doctor poster

Frontier Doctor 26th September 1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Carl Martin

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Clay McGarrett

Tombstone Territory poster

Tombstone Territory 16th October 1957 as Chris Anderson

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957 as Jed Daws

Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre 30th September 1957 as Johnny Risk

Suspicion poster

Suspicion 30th September 1957 as Howard

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Dan Overton

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Vance Coburn

Wire Service poster

Wire Service 4th October 1956 as Pietro

The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie 7th September 1956 as Jerome Juventin

Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time 8th April 1956

Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater 31st October 1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour 5th October 1955 as Eddie

Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne 20th September 1955

Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne 20th September 1955 as Trooper (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Self

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Claude Duncan

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Dixon

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Sandy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Don Burns

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Augie Barone

Bambi poster

Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self (archive footage)