
Directing
Michael Landon Jr.
Born
1964-06-20 (62)
Place of birth
Encino, California, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
45 titles
Michael Landon, Jr. (born on June 20, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American actor, director, writer and producer.
Known for
8.0When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.0Despite his best intentions, billionaire Jason Stevens can’t find enough time to keep his beloved Alexia a priority. But when he discovers his late grandfather’s journal, he is transported back to Red Stevens’ incredible world. With everything he loves hanging in the balance, Jason Stevens hopes the past will prepare him well for the future.
The Ultimate Life
2013
6.8Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
Love Comes Softly
2003
6.8In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though she's met a hero from one of her novels.
Love's Enduring Promise
2004
6.9The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West, Missie begins to realize her passion for teaching as Willie cares for the couple's young daughter Kathy while expanding the family ranch with a little help from sons Jeff and Matthew. When the frontier railroad comes to town, the pleasure of a long-promised visit from Missie's father Clark is suddenly offset by the tragic death of young Kathy. As the untimely demise of their beloved daughter begins to drive an emotional wedge between Missie and Willie, the devastated father unexpectedly accepts an offer made by the powerful Samuel Doros to assume the role of town sheriff. Their faith shaken and their once close-knit bond suddenly torn asunder, Missie and Willie desperately attempt to bring their crumbling family back together as son Jeff faces a series of dangers while hopelessly falling for Doros' beautiful daughter Colette.
Love's Abiding Joy
2006
7.0Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying. After all the planning and dreaming, she and her husband Willie are headed west in a covered wagon, leaving behind the prairie home of Missie's parents. Now, caught between the excitement of the new adventure and the pain of not knowing when she'll see her family again, Missie copes with the challenges, and cherishes the rewards, of her new homestead.
Love's Long Journey
2005
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
6.5A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.
Bonanza: The Return
1993
6.7After a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed outlaw Frank James, he seeks sanctuary on the Ponderosa with the next generation of Cartwrights and his former Civil War compatriots. Will Frank's comrades come to his aid or turn their backs on him? Richard Roundtree also stars in this made-for-TV sequel to the popular Western series.
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.0Despite his best intentions, billionaire Jason Stevens can’t find enough time to keep his beloved Alexia a priority. But when he discovers his late grandfather’s journal, he is transported back to Red Stevens’ incredible world. With everything he loves hanging in the balance, Jason Stevens hopes the past will prepare him well for the future.
The Ultimate Life
2013
6.8Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
Love Comes Softly
2003
6.8In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though she's met a hero from one of her novels.
Love's Enduring Promise
2004
6.9The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West, Missie begins to realize her passion for teaching as Willie cares for the couple's young daughter Kathy while expanding the family ranch with a little help from sons Jeff and Matthew. When the frontier railroad comes to town, the pleasure of a long-promised visit from Missie's father Clark is suddenly offset by the tragic death of young Kathy. As the untimely demise of their beloved daughter begins to drive an emotional wedge between Missie and Willie, the devastated father unexpectedly accepts an offer made by the powerful Samuel Doros to assume the role of town sheriff. Their faith shaken and their once close-knit bond suddenly torn asunder, Missie and Willie desperately attempt to bring their crumbling family back together as son Jeff faces a series of dangers while hopelessly falling for Doros' beautiful daughter Colette.
Love's Abiding Joy
2006
7.0Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying. After all the planning and dreaming, she and her husband Willie are headed west in a covered wagon, leaving behind the prairie home of Missie's parents. Now, caught between the excitement of the new adventure and the pain of not knowing when she'll see her family again, Missie copes with the challenges, and cherishes the rewards, of her new homestead.
Love's Long Journey
2005
6.5A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday.
The Velveteen Rabbit
2009
6.6Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the city. But when she accepts a teaching position in a frontier town, she finds new purpose and love with a handsome Royal Canadian Mountie.
When Calls the Heart
2013
5.6In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
The Last Sin Eater
2007
5.6In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
The Last Sin Eater
2007
5.6In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
The Last Sin Eater
2007
6.6Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman who goes on a journey in search of her identity - only to find herself embroiled in a mystery that must be solved before she can be reunited with the "Englisher" mother who gave her up to adoption 20 years earlier.
Beverly Lewis' The Confession
2013
6.5A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.
Bonanza: The Return
1993
6.1Beautiful Katie Lapp has always felt something missing in her simple Amish existence -- until a mysterious "Englisher" comes to Lancaster County looking for the baby girl she gave up for adoption 19 years ago.
The Shunning
2011
6.5As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.
Heaven Sent
2016
6.5As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.
Heaven Sent
2016
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Before My Very Eyes. A health scare has everyone in Hope Valley worried about one of their own and they band together to help with the recovery. Nathan is finally going to get Allie’s adoption finalized with Bill, but the ceremony seems clouded when Nathan learns Allie is keeping someone off the guest list. Elizabeth works to help Angela, the Canfield’s daughter, learn how to read braille. Meanwhile, Rosemary and Lee struggle to give Rachel the freedom she was promised in Hope Valley, when they discover she and Christopher have started a relationship. Rosemary worries that Chris isn’t all he appears to be.
When Calls the Heart: Before My Very Eyes
2021
5.2When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself, or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them. However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons - a motive which is soon exposed - because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.
Saving Sarah Cain
2007
5.2When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself, or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them. However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons - a motive which is soon exposed - because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.
Saving Sarah Cain
2007
NRBased on the book series by Janette Oke comes When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence. Elizabeth and Jack help the Coal Valley residents cope with the fatal mining accident while learning to overcome their own differences. Elizabeth takes a special interest in one of her students affected by the mine disaster, Rosaleen, while Jack investigates a mysterious fire that burned down the town's church. Suspicion hangs over widow and rival spiritual leader Cat Montgomery, who may have turned to arson out of anger towards the Pacific Northwest Mining Company, which also owned the church. While Jack questions Cat about the fire, he is summoned to Elizabeth's aid when Rosaleen goes missing. Jack and Elizabeth must unite to find the troubled girl and uncover evidence of Cat's innocence.
When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence
2014
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: New Possibilities. Secrets abound in Hope Valley. Rosemary learns a secret about Lee’s past that she never knew, and Elizabeth feels betrayed by Lucas, who sent her writing to a publisher without asking, but when she hears good news about her book, all is forgiven. When a prison transfer goes horribly wrong, Nathan’s survival is put in question leaving Elizabeth worried and as conflicted as ever.
When Calls the Heart: New Possibilities
2020
5.0An intimate move of the star from Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza, Highway to Heaven-Michael Landon and his son, Michael Landon Jr's portayal of the star's divorce and the break-up of the family and the healing of wounds that only God can provide.
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew
1999
5.0An intimate move of the star from Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza, Highway to Heaven-Michael Landon and his son, Michael Landon Jr's portayal of the star's divorce and the break-up of the family and the healing of wounds that only God can provide.
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew
1999
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Family Matters. Family is everything in Hope Valley so when Allie's Grandfather is arrested, Elizabeth encourages Nathan to investigate whether his father really committed the crime. Jesse and Clara are planning their wedding which continues to grow despite their initial commitment to keep it small. Bill notices that everyone is helping with the wedding and is feeling left out until Clara asks him if he would be the one to give her away. The joy of planning the wedding is interrupted when Rosemary becomes ill and Faith misses her trip to Chicago to help.
When Calls the Heart: Family Matters
2020
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Finding Home. Christmas is always a special time in Hope Valley so Lucas decides to host a spectacular holiday festival for the town, but when the overwhelming success of the festival causes him to run out of food, the people of Hope Valley come to the rescue. Meanwhile, Nathan receives an appealing job offer that would take him and Allie away from the community they've grown to love, while Elizabeth faces the challenge of finding a Christmas tradition that will create lasting memories for Little Jack. In the true spirit of Christmas, all of Hope Valley comes together to create an unforgettable Christmas Eve filled with friendship and love.
When Calls the Heart: Finding Home
2019
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: Home Is Where the Heart Is. At long last, Jack returns to Hope Valley and he and Elizabeth start planning their wedding…but at the schoolhouse, Phillip is worried that the impending nuptials will mean the loss of his beloved teacher. Meanwhile, Carson finds love, the town bank might be in trouble, and Hattie runs a false story at the school newspaper.
When Calls the Heart: Home Is Where the Heart Is
2018
10.0From celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Huttonstar in When Calls the Heart: A Call from the Past. Hope Valley is in a stir: a legendary train robber has been spotted in the area, Elizabeth is putting together a town library, and Gowen's newfound success has put him in competition for workers with Lee…and in court with Jesse! Amidst it all, Lucas must contend with a figure from his past coming back to haunt him.
When Calls the Heart: A Call from the Past
2019
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Into the Woods. Elizabeth goes on a trip with Lucas and must come to terms with her growing feelings for him, while Nathan grapples with his own emotions for Elizabeth. Later, Elizabeth takes half the class on a field trip in the woods when a dangerous and sudden windstorm erupts putting her and the other residents of Hope Valley in danger.
When Calls the Heart: Into the Woods
2020
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters. Elizabeth is distraught over the reveal of Nathan’s secret, causing friction between even her and Rosemary, but everyone decides to put their differences aside to help Ned and Florence prepare for their wedding. The bachelor and bachelorette parties stir up mixed emotions from the guests. With some help from an unexpected source, Bill gets a break in the stolen car case he’s working on, while Gowen learns the truth about why Christopher came to Hope Valley. Ned’s daughter, Katie, arrives in Hope Valley for the wedding, but when her homecoming isn’t the joyous reunion Ned was hoping for, Elizabeth steps in to save the day.
When Calls the Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters
2021
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Open Season. Spring has arrived in Hope Valley. Elizabeth has finished her manuscript and Helen Bouchard’s sudden arrival in Hope Valley, makes Elizabeth more than a little nervous, especially when they start the editing her work. A homesick Rosemary and Lee cut their South American trip short and soon after arriving home Lee injures back lifting the crate they had sent from South America. Fortunately, Faith arrives back from medical school providing Hope Valley with two doctors, but Carson worries that Faith’s time away has changed her. Clara and Jesse haven’t been getting along, as they’ve been so consumed with work and Fiona starts a bold new business venture of her own.
When Calls the Heart: Open Season
2021
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls the Heart: Disputing Hearts. Newfangled notions bring unfamiliar conflicts to Hope Valley and the townsfolk find themselves having to adjust! Rosemary takes it upon herself to host a ladies' night. Bill is offered a new job and must settle a dispute among the town's residents. Meanwhile, Jesse discovers an opportunity for wealth, and Elizabeth and her students must contend with a new arrival in the classroom.
When Calls the Heart: Disputing Hearts
2019
8.0A tribute to one of Hollywood's most beloved and respected actors.
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
1991
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Hear: Heart of a Mountie. In a fit of jealousy over Clara, Jesse throws a punch at Lucas, but hits an innocent stranger! And that stranger is Hope Valley's new Mountie, Nathan Grant! Meanwhile, Rosemary has put in a new secret telephone which vexes Lee, Carson and Faith agree to keep their relationship a secret, Nathan investigates the robbery of a stagecoach, and Elizabeth must put on a brave face when she sees the new Mountie about town for the first time.
When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Mountie
2019
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner star in When Calls the Heart: The Heart of Faith, a beautiful story originally released as "The Heart of Christmas." Christmas is coming to Hope Valley and everyone's in a festive mood. Rosemary and Lee have returned from their honeymoon to reside in their new row house next to Elizabeth, who's busy helping her students mount a nativity play. A traveling peddler, Sam, is mistaken for Santa by the kids… and then mistaken for a thief—temporarily—by Jack! But Elizabeth is stunned when word arrives that the supply train has derailed. Without costumes for the play, food for the feast and presents for the kids, Christmas will be ruined! It takes a lot of faith, spirit, and the cooperation of friends and family to show Hope Valley what Christmas is all about!
When Calls The Heart: The Heart Of Faith
2017
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Hear: In Perfect Unity. Elizabeth gets a surprise bouquet of flowers on her doorstep which has the whole town wondering who left them, especially Lucas and Nathan. In the meantime Rosemary and Lee organize Jesse & Clara’s Bachelor and Bachelorette parties, but when the wedding plans go awry, Elizabeth gets the people of Hope Valley to band together as only they can to give Clara and Jesse the wedding of their dreams.
When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity
2020
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: What the Heart Wants. Lucas and Elizabeth decide to take their relationship to the next level. Elizabeth and Nathan haven’t gotten back to normal after their conversation, but she’s still surprised when he misses their parent teacher meeting. Rosemary and Lee adjust to having their niece Rachel with them, learning that it might be more difficult than they originally thought. Clara and Jesse try to sort through their marital issues, as Faith and Carson are handling their own curveball when Carson receives the opportunity of a lifetime, in Baltimore. Meanwhile, a stranger named Christopher comes in town, and everyone is shocked when they learn his reason for coming.
When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants
2021
NRBased on the book series by Janette Oke comes When Calls the Heart: Lost & Found. Young schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher is adjusting to her new life on the frontier and her home with kind Abigail just as handsome and mysterious Mountie Jack Thornton becomes Coal Valley's new Constable. The undeniable attraction between these newcomers is apparent, but sparks fly as Jack begins to question whether Elizabeth's family background is the reason he was assigned there. Soon they are both distracted by a mining accident that leaves widows and children in its wake. Jack and Elizabeth must work together to help the grieving town as they warm up to Coal Valley--and to each other.
When Calls the Heart: Lost & Found
2014
NRBased on the book series by Janette Oke comes When Calls the Heart: Lost & Found. Young schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher is adjusting to her new life on the frontier and her home with kind Abigail just as handsome and mysterious Mountie Jack Thornton becomes Coal Valley's new Constable. The undeniable attraction between these newcomers is apparent, but sparks fly as Jack begins to question whether Elizabeth's family background is the reason he was assigned there. Soon they are both distracted by a mining accident that leaves widows and children in its wake. Jack and Elizabeth must work together to help the grieving town as they warm up to Coal Valley--and to each other.
When Calls the Heart: Lost & Found
2014
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: A Moving Picture. Romance in Hope Valley is not without its challenges. Elizabeth finds herself in the difficult position of being caught between two suitors, Nathan and Lucas. When Lucas discovers that Elizabeth wants to be a writer and has a book of short stories, he offers to read them and give her his thoughts. Elizabeth accepts his offer, but doesn't love his advice. When Nathan's daughter Allie asks for a sleepover, Elizabeth offers to bake cupcakes and help Nathan manage all the girls. But the excitement is tempered by the arrival of Nathan's estranged father, Archie Grant an ex-con and former gambler who wants to meet his granddaughter. Meanwhile Faith returns home with a dilemma. She's been offered a prominent position at the hospital in Hamilton, but Carson thinks she should study to be a doctor.
When Calls the Heart: A Moving Picture
2020
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow , Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: The Heart of the Community. The arrival of the railroad brings growing pains for Hope Valley, and Elizabeth finds she doesn't have enough school supplies for all of her students. Rosemary helps her settle on the idea of a carnival to raise funds. But also "helping" is Ray Wyatt, the railroad representative, who launches a campaign to replace Elizabeth as Hope Valley's schoolteacher! Meanwhile, Abigail tries to find a balance between good business and what's good for the town, and Frank, Bill and Jack find their hands full after the Tate brothers break out of jail…and begin their own campaign to rob the bank!
When Calls The Heart: The Heart Of The Community
2017
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Changing Times. Landis, the school inspector, arrives back in town scaring up trouble for Minnie and Elizabeth, right when Angela was supposed to start school. Elizabeth decides to go to Bill for help, but his response isn’t exactly what she was hoping for. A mysterious businessman arrived brings news of big changes to Hope Valley, and Rosemary finally finds her calling. Elizabeth has finally realized who she’s supposed to be with, just as she receives the corrected galley proof of her manuscript, and the town rallies together to say goodbye and good luck to one of their own leaving the town.
When Calls the Heart: Changing Times
2021


