Michael Landon

Born: 1936-10-31

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.


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Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

as Charles Ingalls
Released: 1983-12-12

Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He...

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God's Little Acre

as Dave Dawson
Released: 1958-09-23

In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on...

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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1985-01-01

William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this...

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These Wilder Years

as Boy in Poolhall
Released: 1956-08-17

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

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I Was a Teenage Werewolf

as Tony Rivers
Released: 1957-06-19

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

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Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self
Released: 1975-03-24

Mitzi Gaynor in a song and dance hour with an all-male, star-studded ensemble featuring her main...

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

as Self
Released: 1988-05-16

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

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High School Confidential!

as Steve Bentley
Released: 1958-05-30

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is...

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Ride the Wind

as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
Released: 1970-02-27

The international theatrical release of the 1966 William Witney feature cowboy western movie...

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Horrible Horror

as Tony Rivers in 'I was a Teenage Werewolf'
Released: 1986-01-01

A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.

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Maracaibo

as Lago Orlando
Released: 1958-05-21

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

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Sam's Son

as Gene Orman
Released: 1984-08-17

Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical sketch of his earlier life. It's the story of Gene...

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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Little Joe (archive footage)
Released: 1979-03-01

Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special...

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Creepy Classics

as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)
Released: 1987-10-01

A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.

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The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1968-12-19

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.

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Rowan & Martin At the Movies

as Self
Released: 1968-01-01

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a...

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The Loneliest Runner

as John Curtis
Released: 1976-12-20

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own...

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Us

as Jeff Hayes
Released: 1991-09-20

When the police finds a necklace with some criminal, a detective remembers that it was missing...

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Little House: The Last Farewell

as Charles Ingalls
Released: 1984-02-06

While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land...

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Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as Self
Released: 1981-12-12

Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work...

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Little House on the Prairie

as Charles Ingalls
Released: 1974-03-30

The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting...

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Love is Forever

as John Everingham
Released: 1983-04-03

Michael Landon stars in this real life story about a journalist in Laos, and the extent to which...

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Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

as uncredited
Released: 1973-12-09

Bing's 1973 primetime Christmas special from NBC, with his family and guest stars.

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The Legend of Tom Dooley

as Tom Dooley
Released: 1959-07-01

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is...

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Where Pigeons Go to Die

as Adult Hugh Baudoum
Released: 1990-01-29

Sentimental drama about an aging man's fond reminiscences of his relationship with his...

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Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Peter Minut
Released: 1970-01-01

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

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A Bing Crosby Christmas

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1998-01-01

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public...

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Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

as uncredited
Released: 2014-11-04

Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for...

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The Little House Years

as Charles Ingalls
Released: 1979-11-15

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

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Highway to Heaven

as Jonathan Smith
First aired: 1984-09-19

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

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Bonanza

as Joe Cartwright
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Little House on the Prairie

as Charles Ingalls
First aired: 1974-09-11

Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Dan Overton
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Vance Coburn
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Eddie
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Carl Martin
First aired: 1958-09-06

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Clay McGarrett
First aired: 1958-09-06

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...

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Falcon Crest

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-12-04

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for...

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-06

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Jerome Juventin
First aired: 1956-09-07

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self
First aired: 1973-09-14

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...

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The Pet Set

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-25

Each episode of this part talk show, part docuseries begins with animal-loving celebrities...

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The Rifleman

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-30

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...

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Bambi Awards

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-01-01

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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Cheyenne

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Cheyenne

as Trooper (uncredited)
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Studio One

as Augie Barone
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Trackdown

as Jed Daws
First aired: 1957-10-04

Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS...

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State Trooper

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-09-25

State Trooper is an American crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as...

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The Texan

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-29

The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which...

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Telephone Time

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-04-08

Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from...

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Tombstone Territory

as Chris Anderson
First aired: 1957-10-16

Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The...

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Suspicion

as Howard
First aired: 1957-09-30

Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...

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Donny & Marie

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-23

Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979....

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The Electric Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-10-25

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced...

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Wire Service

as Pietro
First aired: 1956-10-04

Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sandy
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Don Burns
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Hullabaloo

as Self - Host
First aired: 1965-01-12

Hullabaloo is an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through...

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Johnny Staccato

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-10

Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from...

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General Electric Theater

as Claude Duncan
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Dixon
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Hollywood Squares

as Self
First aired: 1966-10-17

Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show, in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to...

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Doug Henning's World of Magic

as Self
First aired: 1975-12-26

Doug Henning's World of Magic was the first of seven annual prime-time television specials...

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Frontier Doctor

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-26

Frontier Doctor is an American Western television series starring Rex Allen that aired in...

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