Michael Landon

Acting

Michael Landon

Born 1936-10-31 · Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Acting credits

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream poster
NR

Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

Mitzi & 100 Guys poster
2.0

Mitzi Gaynor in a song and dance hour with an all-male, star-studded ensemble featuring her main guests Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) and Jack Albertson (Chico and the Man), plus 28 celebrities as her "Million Dollar Chorus." Songs performed include: "I Got the Music in Me," "The Most Beautiful Guy in the World," and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life."

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster
2.0

William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas poster
8.4

Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for superior picture and sound. In "Christmas at Plum Creek," the members of the Ingalls family share a heartwarming first Christmas in their new home, and Laura makes a personal sacrifice that captures the meaning of the holidays. In "A Christmas They Never Forget," the family waits out a snowstorm by remembering favorite Christmases from the past.

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

2014

I Was a Teenage Werewolf poster
4.8

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

1957

Bonanza: Ride the Wind poster
7.4

The Pony Express opens up an office in Virginia City. Despite being an investor, Ben objects to Joe signing up as a rider. Adding to his concerns, the Paiute Indians don't want the Pony Express riding across their land, and the manager's assistant, Curtis Wade, is itching to make a name for himself as an Indian fighter. The international theatrical release of the 1966 William Witney feature cowboy western movie made from two 1966 episodes of the television series "Bonanza", entitled "Ride the Wind"

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

Maracaibo poster
6.5

A firefighter is sent to Venezuela to battle a blazing oil well but still finds time for romance.

Maracaibo

1958

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street poster
NR

Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday poster
6.9

Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

1983

Swing Out, Sweet Land poster
5.7

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

God's Little Acre poster
6.2

In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.

God's Little Acre

1958

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster
6.0

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

High School Confidential! poster
5.6

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.

High School Confidential!

1958

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children poster
5.4

During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her child. Looking for her Laura, Almanzo and Mr Edwards meet lonely orphan boy, who finally stays with that woman.

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

1983

Little House on the Prairie poster
8.1

The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.

Little House on the Prairie

1974

The Loneliest Runner poster
7.1

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

The Loneliest Runner

1976

Where Pigeons Go to Die poster
7.7

Sentimental drama about an aging man's fond reminiscences of his relationship with his grandfather in 1950 midwest and the time they spent together raising racing pigeons.

Where Pigeons Go to Die

1990

These Wilder Years poster
6.5

A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.

These Wilder Years

1956

The Special London Bridge Special poster
8.0

In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

The Legend of Tom Dooley poster
7.8

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.

The Legend of Tom Dooley

1959

Little House: The Last Farewell poster
7.1

While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster
7.6

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster
6.5

Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests then recalled comedic moments they shared. Comedian Rich Little (a regular on the "Roast" specials) served as pitchman for the videos in a series of TV infomercials

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

Love is Forever poster
4.9

Michael Landon stars in this real life story about a journalist in Laos, and the extent to which he will go for his girlfriend.

Love is Forever

1983

Behind the camera

Little House on the Prairie poster
8.1

The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.

Little House on the Prairie

1974

The Loneliest Runner poster
7.1

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

The Loneliest Runner

1976

The Loneliest Runner poster
7.1

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

The Loneliest Runner

1976

The Loneliest Runner poster
7.1

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

The Loneliest Runner

1976

Where Pigeons Go to Die poster
7.7

Sentimental drama about an aging man's fond reminiscences of his relationship with his grandfather in 1950 midwest and the time they spent together raising racing pigeons.

Where Pigeons Go to Die

1990

Little House: The Last Farewell poster
7.1

While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

Little House: The Last Farewell poster
7.1

While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

Sam's Son poster
6.5

Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical sketch of his earlier life. It's the story of Gene Orowitz, a high school student struggling with his identity, who finds success as a javelin thrower on the track team.

Sam's Son

1984

Sam's Son poster
6.5

Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical sketch of his earlier life. It's the story of Gene Orowitz, a high school student struggling with his identity, who finds success as a javelin thrower on the track team.

Sam's Son

1984

The Little House Years poster
8.5

Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gathering.

The Little House Years

1979

Killing Stone poster
7.0

Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.

Killing Stone

1978

Killing Stone poster
7.0

Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.

Killing Stone

1978

Killing Stone poster
7.0

Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.

Killing Stone

1978

Us poster
5.0

When the police finds a necklace with some criminal, a detective remembers that it was missing evidence in a murderer case many years ago. So it turns out that Jeff Hayes, sentenced to life-long prison, was innocent. After 18 years in jail he's finally released - but has problems finding back into normal life. There's his father who believed him guilty and his ex-wife Ellen, who told their son Kerry and her new husband Paul Kramer his father had died.

Us

1991

Us poster
5.0

When the police finds a necklace with some criminal, a detective remembers that it was missing evidence in a murderer case many years ago. So it turns out that Jeff Hayes, sentenced to life-long prison, was innocent. After 18 years in jail he's finally released - but has problems finding back into normal life. There's his father who believed him guilty and his ex-wife Ellen, who told their son Kerry and her new husband Paul Kramer his father had died.

Us

1991

It's Good to Be Alive poster
7.3

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.

It's Good to Be Alive

1974