Michael Landon who played Charles Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie and Little Joe Cartwright on Bonanza. Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz October 3. Queens, New York. He chose his stage name randomly out of a telephone directory. He is known for his long time role as Little Joe Cartwright on the TV show Bonanza. However, Michael is probably best known for his role as Charles Ingalls on the TV show Little House on the Prairie. Landon also played the popular role of Jonathan Smith on the series Highway to Heaven. Landon holds a record for the most time starring in full one hour TV shows, more than any other actor or actress. The three main shows he starred in were tremendously successful which helped him earn this title. He tended play family oriented roles and stick to family oriented shows. Landon made his first film appearance in These Wilder Years in 1. He co starred with James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Dorothy Adams, and Dean Jones. That same year he made his first TV series appearance on the show Sheriff of Cochise starring John Bromfield, Stan Jones and Roy Engel. We have told you not to stare at the Sun today. We have told you to use safety glasses. We have tried so very hard, and we are so very tired. Sports journalists and bloggers covering NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, college football and basketball, NASCAR, fantasy sports and more. News, photos, mock drafts, game. Weve all seen plenty of heartbreaking images from Texas this weekend, as vicious floods continue to destroy lives and property in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But. Michael Landon who played Charles Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie and Little Joe Cartwright on Bonanza. Heat Vision focuses on fanboy entertainment news including movies, TV shows and comic books with geekfriendly subjects. Its like ComicCon 365 days a year. Michael would go on to appear in Studio 5. Marguerite Chapman, Robert Armstrong, Jean Byron, Paul Bryar, and Don Haggerty The Adventures of Jim Bowie starring Scott Forbes, Minerva Urecal and William Schallert Crusader starring Brian Keith, Edwin Reimers and Wilfred Knapp Wire Service starring Dane Clark, Mercedes Mc. Cambridge and George Brent and Landon would star in two appearances in Crossroads starring Jeff Morrow, Robert Carson and Frank J. Scannell. 1. 95. 7Michael appeared in Dr. Christian starring Macdonald Carey, Jan Shepard and Jack Hogan Fight for the Title starring George Brenlin, Don Haggerty, William Newell, Bill Erwin, and Arlene Mc. Quade 1. 95. 7 The 2. Arthur &Amp; Merlin Full Movie' title='Arthur &Amp; Merlin Full Movie' />Century Fox Hour End of a Gun starring Jimmy Baird, John Drew Barrymore, Lyle Bettger, Richard Crane, and Jamie Farr Cavalcade of America The Man from St. Paul co starring Bud Alberts, Stacy Keach, Claire Carleton and Bonnie Franklin Telephone Time starring John Nesbitt, Frank Baxter and Maurice Marsac State Trooper starring Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong and Don Haggerty Landon landed his first starring role in a film in 1. Tony Rivers in I Was a Teenage Werewolf co starring Yvonne Fedderson, Whit Bissell, Barney Phillips, and Malcolm Atterbur. He would go on to appear in The Court of Last Resort starring Robert H. Harris, Carleton Young and S. John Launer Suspicion  starring Dennis OKeefe, Holly Bane, Clark Howat, Marian Seldes, and Jack Klugman and 3 episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson, William Demarest and Kit Carson. Landon would appear in U. S. Marshal starring John Bromfield, James Griffith and Buck Young Cheyenne starring Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy and Fred Carson Maracaibo co starring Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Francis Lederer, and Abbe Lane High School Confidential Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens, John Drew Barrymore, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Charles Chaplin Jr. Schlitz Playhouse with John Forsythe, Abby Dalton, Claude Akins, Staats Cotsworth, Jean Allison, De. Forest Kelley, Robert Crosson, Joyce Cunning, and Andrew Duggan Alcoa Theatre Johnny Risk co starring Lew Ayres, Bonnie Bolding, Robert Griffin, De. Forest Kelley, and Alan Hale Jr. Gods Little Acre co starring Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett, Aldo Ray, Jack Lord, and Vic Morrow The Texan starring Rory Calhoun, Regis Parton and Duncan Lamont and Trackdown starring Robert Culp, Norman Leavitt and Ellen Corby. Landon landed his first regular role on a TV series as Little Joe Cartwright on the TV show Bonanza in 1. He co starred with Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright, Dan Blocker Hoss Cartwright, and Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright. Landon would play the role of Little Joe until the show ended in 1. He starred in an incredible 4. In 1. 95. 9 Michael also appeared in Frontier Doctor starring Rex Allen, Alan Dinehart III and Chubby Johnson Wanted Dead or Alive starring Steve Mc. Queen, Wright King and Jack Tornek Tombstone Territory starring Pat Conway, Richard Eastham and Quintin Sondergaard Playhouse 9. Project Immortality co starrng Lee J. Cobb, Gusti Huber, Patty Mc. Cormack, and Kenneth Haigh The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford and Paul Fix The Legend of Tom Dooley co starring Jo Morrow and Jack Hogan and Johnny Staccato starring John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli and Frank London. During his run on Bonanza, Landon starred in Luke and the Tenderfoot co starring Richard Bakalyan, Jim Bannon, Charles Bronson, Edgar Buchanan, and Dick Bernie 1. Swing Out, Sweet Land co starring John Wayne, Ann Margret, Dan Blocker, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Lorne Greene, Celeste Holm, and Phyllis Diller 1. The Red Skelton Hour starring Red Skelton, Billy Barty, David Rose, and Bob Duggan 1. The Special London Bridge Special with Jennifer ONeill, Kirk Douglas, Tom Jones, Jonathan Winters, Chief Dan George, Lorne Greene, and Charlton Heston 1. In the later years of Bonanza, Landon honed other skills by directing 1. He would put these new found talents to good use. After Bonanza was cancelled, Landon would a year later start a project of his own. He would produce, write, direct and star in the TV show Little House on the Prairie. The show was a family western based on the book Little House in the Big Woods written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Landon would play the role of Charles Ingalls, Melissa Sue Gilbert would play the part of Laura Ingalls. Other co stars on the show included Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls, Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls, Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls, Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson, Victor French Isaiah Edwards, and Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey. Michaels daughter Leslie Landon also appeared in the show through the years as various characters, but in the last couple of years she was a regular as Etta Plum. The show ran for 1. These portion of his career may have been overshadowed by the 1. Bonanza, but it was still a highly successful and popular show by all means which makes it a very memorable portion of Landons career. Watch Kids In Love Putlocker on this page. Having produced, directed, and written most of the shows in addition to acting in them, Landon did not have much time for other appearances. However, he did find time to direct, write, and star in The Loneliest Runner co starring Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, Melissa Sue Anderson, and De. Ann Mears 1. 97. Thanksgiving Little House special entitled Little House Years starring the regular show cast. Also during this time period, Landon produced, wrote, and even directed a couple of episodes, but did not star in Little House star Merlin Olsens own show Father Murphy from 1. After Little House on the Prairie, Landon starred in Love Is Forever with Laura Gemser, Priscilla Presley, Edward Woodward, and Jrgen Prochnow 1. Little House Look Back to Yesterday co starring Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Victor French, Richard Bull, Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Shannen Doherty, and Leslie Landon 1. Little House The Last Farewell co starring Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Victor French, Richard Bull, Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Karen Grassle, Shannen Doherty, and Leslie Landon 1. Sams Son co starring Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hallie Todd, Jonna Lee, William Bassett, and James Karen 1. Landon would produce, but have only his voice heard in the Holiday TV movie Little House Bless All the Dear Children 1. In 1. 98. 4, Landon would be at it again producing, directing, writing AND acting in most episodes his new TV show Highway to Heaven. He would star as Jonathan Smith a fallen angel sent to earth to do good. Landon teamed up with his co star and director of the Little House TV movies, Victor French as police officer Mark Gordon. Cowboys amp amp indians july 2. Ti Na LCowboys amp amp indians july 2. I Love The New Millennium Episodes here. Published on Jun 8, 2.