Overview
Mini Biography:
Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on October 31, 1936, in... more
Trivia:
Studied karate under Chuck Norris, as did the children of his "Bonanza"... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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5 wins
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1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Mike Landon
Filmography
- Us (1991) (TV) .... Jeff Hayes
- Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) (TV) .... Hugh as adult
... aka Flight to Freedom (Australia)
- "Highway to Heaven" .... Jonathan Smith (75 episodes, 1984-1989)
- Merry Christmas from Grandpa (1989) TV episode .... Jonathan Smith
- Summer Camp (1989) TV episode .... Jonathan Smith
- Heaven Nose, Mister Smith (1988) TV episode .... Jonathan Smith
- In with the 'In' Crowd (1987) TV episode .... Jonathan Smith
- The Gift of Life (1987) TV episode .... Jonathan Smith
(70 more) - Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Charles Ingalls
- Little House: The Last Farewell (1984) (TV) .... Charles Ingalls
- Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV) .... Charles Ingalls
- Love Is Forever (1983) (TV) .... John Everingham
... aka Comeback
... aka Passion and Valor - "Little House on the Prairie" .... Charles Ingalls / ... (183 episodes, 1974-1983)
... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
- Home Again: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Charles Ingalls
- Home Again: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Charles Ingalls
- Once Upon a Time (1983) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - tells us about Laura Ingalls Wilders books in the end of the episode
- Times Are Changing: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Charles Ingalls
- He Was Only Twelve: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Charles Ingalls
(178 more)
- Little House Years (1979) (TV) .... Charles Ingalls
- The Loneliest Runner (1976) (TV) .... John Curtis - as an Adult
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) (TV) .... Charles Ingalls
- "Bonanza" .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright / ... (429 episodes, 1959-1973)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Hunter (1973) TV episode .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
- The Marriage of Theodora Duffy (1973) TV episode .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
- The Witness (1973) TV episode .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
- First Love (1972) TV episode .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
- The Bucket Dog (1972) TV episode .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
(424 more) - The Special London Bridge Special (1972) (TV) .... Tennis Player
- "The Red Skelton Show" .... Richest Boy in the World (1 episode, 1970)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- The Yacht Club (1970) TV episode .... Richest Boy in the World - Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV) .... Peter Minuit
... aka John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title)
- Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965) (TV) .... Tough
- "Johnny Staccato" .... Freddie Tate (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
- The Naked Truth (1959) TV episode .... Freddie Tate - "The Rifleman" .... Billy Mathis / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Mind Reader (1959) TV episode .... Billy Mathis
- End of a Young Gun (1958) TV episode .... Will Fulton - "Playhouse 90" .... Arthur Doner (1 episode, 1959)
- Project Immortality (1959) TV episode .... Arthur Doner - "Tombstone Territory" .... Barton Clark / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Man from Brewster (1959) TV episode .... Chris Anderson
- Rose of the Rio Bravo (1958) TV episode .... Barton Clark - "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Carl Martin / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Legend (1959) TV episode .... Clay McGarrett
- The Martin Poster (1958) TV episode .... Carl Martin - "Frontier Doctor" .... Jim Mason (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Man of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Unarmed (USA: syndication title)
- Shadow of Belle Starr (1959) TV episode .... Jim Mason - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Dan / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Living Is a Lonesome Thing (1959) TV episode .... Vance Coburn
- Gift from a Gunman (1957) TV episode .... Dan - "Trackdown" .... Jack Summers / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
- Day of Vengeance (1958) TV episode .... Jack Summers
- The Pueblo Kid (1958) TV episode .... Jed David aka The Pueblo Kid - "The Texan" .... Nick Ahearn (1 episode, 1958)
- The Hemp Tree (1958) TV episode .... Nick Ahearn - "Studio One" .... Rafael Martinez (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Man Under Glass (1958) TV episode .... Rafael Martinez - "Alcoa Theatre" .... Johnny Risk (1 episode, 1958)
- Johnny Risk (1958) TV episode .... Johnny Risk - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Don Burns (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Way of the West (1958) TV episode .... Don Burns
- Hands of the Enemy (1957) TV episode
- The Restless Gun (1957) TV episode - "Goodyear Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
- The Giant Step (1958) TV episode - "Cheyenne" .... Alan Horn / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
- White Warrior (1958) TV episode .... Alan Horn/White Hawk
- Decision (1956) TV episode (uncredited) .... Young Soldier - "U.S. Marshal" .... Don Sayers (1 episode)
- The Champ (????) TV episode .... Don Sayers - "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Tad Cameron / ... (3 episodes, 1957)
- The Kid (1957) TV episode .... Tad Cameron
- Sam Bass (1957) TV episode .... Jackson
- Shotgun Messenger (1957) TV episode .... Tad Cameron - "Suspicion" .... Howard (1 episode, 1957)
- The Story of Marjorie Reardon (1957) TV episode .... Howard - "The Court of Last Resort" .... Thomas Forbes (1 episode, 1957)
- The Forbes-Carol Case (1957) TV episode .... Thomas Forbes - "State Trooper" .... Joe Durando / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
- The Last War Party (1957) TV episode .... Willie Losada
- Buck Fever (????) TV episode .... Joe Durando - "General Electric Theater" .... Claude Duncan / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Bitter Choice (1957) TV episode .... Dixon
- Too Good with a Gun (1957) TV episode .... Claude Duncan - "Telephone Time" .... Caspar Hauser / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Fight for the Title (1957) TV episode .... Tommy 'Kid' Lombard
- Mystery of Caspar Hauser (1956) TV episode .... Caspar Hauser - "Crossroads" .... Danny / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Call for Help (1957) TV episode .... Race Stevens
- Ringside Padre (1956) TV episode .... Johnny Rico
- St. George and the Dragon (1956) TV episode .... Danny - "Cavalcade of America" .... Frank (1 episode, 1957)
... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
- The Man from St. Paul (1957) TV episode .... Frank - "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Eddie (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- End of a Gun (1957) TV episode .... Eddie - "Dr. Christian" (1 episode, 1957)
- Mother's Boy (1957) TV episode - "Wire Service" .... Pietro (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Deadline for Action (USA: rerun title)
- High Adventure (1956) TV episode .... Pietro - "Crusader" .... Dick Manning (1 episode, 1956)
- The Boy on the Brink (1956) TV episode .... Dick Manning - "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Armand De Nivernais / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
- The Swordsman (1956) TV episode .... Armand De Nivernais
- Deputy Sheriff (1956) TV episode .... Jerome Juventin - "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Don Sayers (1 episode, 1956)
- Human Bomb (1956) TV episode .... Don Sayers
- Idols (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself / ... (10 episodes, 1964-1991)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 8 May 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 February 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 19 January 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 30 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 September 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
(5 more)
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - NBC Investigates Bob Hope (1987) (TV)
- NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Matthew Laborteaux (1984) TV episode .... Himself - 53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1984) (TV) .... Himself/Grand Marshal
- "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Where Have All the Children Gone (1980) (TV)
- General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV)
- "The Barbara Walters Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
... aka Barbara Walters: Interviews of a Lifetime (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Barbara Walters Summer Special (USA: repeat compilations title)
- Episode #2.3 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (49 episodes, 1966-1976)
- Episode dated 6 December 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 12 August 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 25 March 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 30 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 4 June 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
(44 more) - Mitzi and a Hundred Guys (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- "Dinah's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode dated 6 May 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "Match Game 73" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1973)
... aka Match Game (USA: syndication title)
... aka Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
... aka Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
... aka Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
... aka Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
... aka Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
- Episode #1.5 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.3 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.2 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "Baffle" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka All-Star Baffle (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 23 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "The Electric Company" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
- 181 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- 150 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #6.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer - "Sesame Street" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
- Episode #3.74 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.96 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.1 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Monsanto Presents Mancini (1971/III) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #1.3 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Amateur's Guide to Love (1971) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Pet Set" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 28 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Don Knotts Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 22 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 28 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
- Episode dated 25 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 29 January 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 April 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Pat Boone Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 24 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Crossword (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "Hullabaloo" .... Himself - Host & Performer (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 29 November 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host & Performer - "What's This Song?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 7 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
- Nina Foch vs. Michael Landon (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 4 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Print advertisement for Del Monte foods (1960)
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3 Biographical Movies | 5 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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