Michael Landon

Actor, Film actor

1936 – 1991

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Who was Michael Landon?

Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely 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 twenty-two times, second only to Lucille Ball (TV Guide, July 6, 1991). His twenty-eight... More

Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely 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 twenty-two times he in my oppinion was a great actor he played in about ten series of "the little house on the prairie" the well known set of series about a family in the eighteen hundreds the family included laura ingles (mellissa gilbert) mary ingles cary ingles and carline ingles and charles ingles (michael landon) it was quite good to know that michael landon was best friends with mr.edwards (victor french) in little house on the prairie the later went on to make a series called "highway to heaven" the show about a jonathon smith who was an angel sent down to earth to help peoples problems he meets mark (victor french) and mark helps him along the way :) by smashback pleeeeeeeeeassssse follow me on freebase :)

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Born
Oct 31, 1936
Forest Hills
Also known as
  • Eugene Maurice Orowitz
  • Mike
  • Emo
  • Mike Landon
  • Landon, Michael
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Irish American
  • Jewish American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Southern California
  • Collingswood High School
Lived in
  • Forest Hills
  • Collingswood
  • Los Angeles
Died
Jul 1, 1991
Malibu
Resting place
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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