Michael Landon
Acting
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.
As actor 76
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Match Game
1973
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bonanza
1959
The Rifleman
1958
Falcon Crest
1981
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Matinee Theater
1955
Highway to Heaven
1984
Studio One
1948
Cheyenne
1955
People's Choice Awards
1975
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Telephone Time
1956
Bambi
1948
The Electric Company
1971
The Texan
1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Tombstone Territory
1957
State Trooper
1956
Suspicion
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Trackdown
1957
Hollywood Squares
1966
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Donny & Marie
1976
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Wire Service
1956
Johnny Staccato
1959
Hullabaloo
1965
The Pet Set
1971
Hollywood '84
1984
Frontier Doctor
1958
General Electric Theater
1953
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
God's Little Acre
1958
Maracaibo
1958
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
The Loneliest Runner
1976
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
High School Confidential!
1958
Sam's Son
1984
Creepy Classics
1987
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
These Wilder Years
1956
Love is Forever
1983
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Us
1991
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
The Little House Years
1979
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
Fight for the Title
1957
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
1984
On the crew 16
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Highway to Heaven
1984
Father Murphy
1981
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
The Loneliest Runner
1976
Sam's Son
1984
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
Love is Forever
1983
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
Us
1991
The Little House Years
1979
Killing Stone
1978