Acting
Michael Landon
Born October 31, 1936 · Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died July 1, 1991 · aged 54
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.
Known For
I Was a Teenage Werewolf · 1957I Was a Teenage Werewolf
★ 4.81957
MovieDramaFantasy
A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday · 1983Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
★ 6.91983
MovieWesternDrama
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: The Last Farewell · 1984Little House: The Last Farewell
★ 7.11984
MovieWesternDrama
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.
God's Little Acre · 1958God's Little Acre
★ 6.21958
MovieDramaComedy
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.
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children · 1983Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
★ 5.41983
MovieFamilyDrama
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 on the Prairie · 1974Little House on the Prairie
★ 8.11974
MovieWesternFamily
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.
It's Good to Be Alive · 1974It's Good to Be Alive
★ 7.31974
MovieDramaTV Movie
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.
High School Confidential! · 1958High School Confidential!
★ 5.61958
MovieCrimeDrama
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.
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These Wilder Years · 1956These Wilder Years
★ 6.51956
MovieDrama
A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.
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