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Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker. 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).
Jul 2, 1991 · Michael Landon, the buoyantly handsome actor whose drive for success led him into an often-daring production career, died Monday of the cancer that was diagnosed three months ago.
- Tony Rivers in ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf'
- Jonathan Smith in ‘Highway to Heaven'
- Little Joe Cartwright in ‘Bonanza'
- Himself in ‘The Loneliest Runner'
- Charles Ingalls in ‘Little House on The Prairie'
Early in his career, Michael Landon played a troubled youth in a budget horror that would have been largely forgotten if it wasn't for its rising star, albeit hidden behind fangs and fur. Tony Rivers is – you guessed it – a werewolf in his teens who's struggling with all the usual coming-of-age anxieties you'd expect of an American high schooler in...
When Landon pitched the idea of a series about a travelling angel with a sidekick policeman, executives warned him that critics would laugh him off the screen. Landon countered that many actors could guarantee laughs or action each week, but he could tap into people's deeper emotions and draw tears. NBC gambled on the bizarre concept and the risk p...
Bonanza was one of the most popular and longest-running series of the golden age of TV, commanding a huge international audience hungry for Western adventures. It was the first of its type to feature a large ensemble cast with no discernable leading actor among the Cartwright clan. Like ‘Dallas' that would follow in the 1980s, or even ‘Game of Thro...
Despite passing away in his early fifties, Landon had a long and active career. Whilst working on his consecutive television series he somehow found the time to produce short features, and two of these were based on his own life experiences. ‘The Loneliest Runner' is heavily inspired by Landon's early childhood. As a boy, he'd regularly wet the bed...
Following his global success in ‘Bonanza', Landon was on the lookout for his next big vehicle and one he could steer all by himself. He found inspiration in the popular children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, which told the true story of her family's struggle for a new life on the frontier in the 1800s. Now well into his 30s and with a growing fa...
- Samuel Payne
Michael Landon. Actor: Little House on the Prairie. Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on Saturday, October 31st, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1941, he and his family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey.
- October 31, 1936
- July 1, 1991
Michael Landon was a star, popular for his roles on Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. However, his life had some ups and downs.
Joseph John Lando is an American actor, best known for portraying ‘Byron Sully’ in the American western TV drama series ‘Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.’ He made his acting debut with the bit role of a patrolman in the American science-fiction film ‘Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.’
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Dec 23, 2020 · Michael Landon died within three months after his diagnosis became public. The actor died July 1, 1991 at the age of 54. When was the last time Michael Landon was on ‘The Tonight Show’?
