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Michael Landon (1936-1991) was an American actor and filmmaker, known for his roles in Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven. Learn about his early life, career, family, and death from this comprehensive biography.
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Oct 8, 2020 · Learn about the iconic actor Michael Landon, who starred in "Bonanza," "Little House on the Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven." Discover his hard childhood, his athletic talent, his accidental acting career and his untimely passing.
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Michael Landon was an American actor, producer, writer and director, best known for his roles in Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1991 at the age of 54.
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Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on Saturday, October 31st, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1941, he and his family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey.
When Eugene was in high school, he participated -- and did very well -- in track and field, especially javelin throwing, and his athletic skills earned him a scholarship to USC. However, an accident injured his arm, ending his athletic career -- and his term at USC -- and he worked a number of odd jobs and small roles to make ends meet and decided ...
In 1968, after almost ten years of playing Little Joe, he wanted an opportunity to direct and write some episodes of the show. After the season finale in 1972, Dan Blocker, who played his older brother Hoss and was also a close friend, died from a blood clot in his lung, after gall bladder surgery, but Michael decided to go back to work, revisiting...
By the end of the fifth season in 1989, French was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in June of that same year. Landon was devastated by the loss and pulled the plug on Highway to Heaven (1984). In early 1991, after 35 years of working on NBC, he was axed by the network, so he moved to CBS to star in the pilot of a two-hour movie, Us (1991), in w...
- October 31, 1936
- July 1, 1991
Jul 1, 1991 · 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).
Apr 2, 2014 · Michael Landon was an American actor, writer, director and producer born on October 31, 1936, in Queens, New York. Born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, he changed his name to Michael Landon after...
