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Michael Landon
🎭 Acting

Michael Landon

October 31, 1936 (age 54)
July 1, 1991
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Movies

34 credits
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
★ 7.6
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 as Self (uncredited)
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
★ 6.9
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Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983 as Charles Ingalls
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
★ 6.0
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 as Self (archive footage)
Little House on the Prairie
★ 7.9
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Little House on the Prairie
1974 as Charles Ingalls
Swing Out, Sweet Land
★ 6.4
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 as Peter Minut
God's Little Acre
★ 6.2
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God's Little Acre
1958 as Dave Dawson
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
★ 5.2
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Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983 as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)
Us
★ 5.0
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Us
1991 as Jeff Hayes
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 as Little Joe (archive footage)
Maracaibo
★ 6.5
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Maracaibo
1958 as Lago Orlando
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
★ 4.5
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Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 as Self
Little House: The Last Farewell
★ 7.2
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Little House: The Last Farewell
1984 as Charles Ingalls
Creepy Classics
★ 6.4
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Creepy Classics
1987 as Tony Rivers - (archive…
Love is Forever
★ 5.2
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Love is Forever
1983 as John Everingham
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
★ 6.5
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The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 as Self - Roastee (archive…
Mitzi & 100 Guys
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Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 as Self
Sam's Son
★ 6.5
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Sam's Son
1984 as Gene Orman
The Legend of Tom Dooley
★ 7.8
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The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959 as Tom Dooley
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
★ 4.8
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I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957 as Tony Rivers
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
★ 6.8
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Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966 as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
★ 8.4
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Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014 as Charles Ingalls
The Special London Bridge Special
★ 8.0
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The Special London Bridge Special
1972 as Tennis Player
These Wilder Years
★ 6.5
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These Wilder Years
1956 as Boy in Poolhall (uncredited)
High School Confidential!
★ 5.5
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High School Confidential!
1958 as Steve Bentley
The Loneliest Runner
★ 7.1
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The Loneliest Runner
1976 as John Curtis
Fight for the Title
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Fight for the Title
1957 as Lombard
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
★ 8.0
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Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
Where Pigeons Go to Die
★ 7.7
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Where Pigeons Go to Die
1990 as Adult Hugh Baudoum
A Bing Crosby Christmas
★ 10.0
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998 as Self (archive footage)

TV Shows

52 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV
★ 7.5
PRO
Talk
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV
★ 7.5
PRO
Talk
Bonanza TV
★ 7.5
PRO
Action & Adventure, Drama
1959 Action & Adventure, Drama
Falcon Crest TV
★ 5.7
PRO
Drama, Soap
1981 Drama, Soap
Little House on the Prairie TV
★ 7.9
PRO
Drama, Family
1974 Drama, Family
Little House on the Prairie TV
★ 7.9
PRO
Drama, Family
1974 Drama, Family
The Mike Douglas Show TV
★ 5.8
Comedy, Talk
1961 Comedy, Talk
The Rifleman TV
★ 7.1
PRO
Action & Adventure, Family
1958 Action & Adventure, Family
Cheyenne TV
★ 6.1
Drama, Western
1955 Drama, Western
Cheyenne TV
★ 6.1
Drama, Western
1955 Drama, Western
Highway to Heaven TV
★ 7.4
PRO
Drama, Family
1984 Drama, Family
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre TV
★ 6.2
Drama, Western
1956 Drama, Western
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre TV
★ 6.2
Drama, Western
1956 Drama, Western
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 as Carl Martin
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 as Clay McGarrett
Studio One TV
★ 5.4
Drama
1948 Drama
The Texan TV
★ 6.4
PRO
Western
1958 Western
People's Choice Awards TV
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People's Choice Awards
1975 as Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards TV
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People's Choice Awards
1975 as Self - Host
The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 as Eddie
Bambi TV
★ 9.0
Reality
1948 Reality
Matinee Theater TV
★ 5.3
Drama
1955 Drama
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 as Aitchinson
TV
★ 7.5
Talk
Trackdown TV
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Trackdown
1957 as Jed Daws
State Trooper TV
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State Trooper
1956
State Trooper TV
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State Trooper
1956 as Willie Losada
State Trooper TV
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State Trooper
1956 as Joe Durando
Tombstone Territory TV
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Tombstone Territory
1957 as Chris Anderson
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