Michael Landon
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.
75 acting credits · 13 directing credits
Acting · 75
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
Falcon Crest
1981
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Rifleman
1958
Cheyenne
1955
Highway to Heaven
1984
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Studio One
1948
Matinee Theater
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Bambi
1948
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Texan
1958
Trackdown
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Electric Company
1971
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Telephone Time
1956
State Trooper
1956
Tombstone Territory
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Suspicion
1957
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Donny & Marie
1976
Wire Service
1956
Johnny Staccato
1959
Hollywood Squares
1966
The Pet Set
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Hullabaloo
1965
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Frontier Doctor
1958
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
God's Little Acre
1958
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Creepy Classics
1987
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
Sam's Son
1984
High School Confidential!
1958
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
Hollywood '84
1984
The Loneliest Runner
1976
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990
These Wilder Years
1956
Love is Forever
1983
Us
1991
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
Fight for the Title
1957
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
The Little House Years
1979
Maracaibo
1958
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
1984
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
Directing · 13
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Highway to Heaven
1984
Father Murphy
1981
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
Sam's Son
1984
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
The Loneliest Runner
1976
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990
Us
1991
Killing Stone
1978
The Little House Years
1979