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Michael Landon was an American actor, television producer, director and writer.

Contents 1 Roles 1.1 Starring Roles 1.2 Guest Starring Roles 1.3 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies 1.4 Talk Show Appearances 2 Producer 2.1 Series Produced 3 Writer 3.1 Series Creator 3.2 Episodes Written 3.3 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written 4 Director 4.1 Episodes Directed 4.2 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed 5 Family

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Bonanza	Little Joe Cartwright	1959–1973	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Little House on the Prairie	Charles Ingalls	1974–1982	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Highway to Heaven	Jonathan Smith	1984–1989	1	2	3	4	5

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Cheyenne (1955)	Young Soldier	1x07 - Decision	January 24, 1956
General Electric Theater	Claude	5x26 - Too Good with a Gun	March 24, 1957
General Electric Theater	Dixon	5x29 - Bitter Choice	April 21, 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo		1x06 - Shotgun Messenger	May 7, 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo	Jackson	1x10 - Sam Bass	June 10, 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo		2x11 - The Kid	November 18, 1957
Cheyenne (1955)	Alan Horn/White Hawk	3x13 - White Warrior	March 11, 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive	Carl Martin	1x01 - The Martin Poster	September 6, 1958
The Rifleman	Will Fulton	1x03 - End of a Young Gun	October 14, 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive	Clay McGarrett	1x27 - The Legend	March 7, 1959
The Rifleman	Bill Mathis	1x40 - The Mind Reader	June 30, 1959
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Guest Performer	6x05 - Show #121	October 9, 1972
Falcon Crest		1x06 - Kindred Spirits	January 8, 1982
Little House on the Prairie	Charles Ingalls	9x01 - Times Are Changing (1)	September 27, 1982
Little House on the Prairie	Charles Ingalls	9x16 - Home Again	February 7, 1983

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Look Back to Yesterday	Charles Ingalls	December 12, 1983	Little House on the Prairie
The Last Farewell	Charles Ingalls	February 6, 1984	Little House on the Prairie
Bless All the Dear Children	Charles Ingalls (voice only)	December 17, 1984	Little House on the Prairie

Talk Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		February 15, 1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		May 8, 1991

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Producer Credit	Season(s)
Little House on the Prairie	1974–1983	Executive Producer
Father Murphy	1981–1983	Executive Producer
Highway to Heaven	1984–1989	Executive Producer

Writer

Series Creator

Series	Premiere Date	Creation Credit
Father Murphy	November 3, 1981	Creator

Episodes Written

Series	Episode	Airdate
Bonanza	9x28 - To Die in Darkness	May 5, 1968

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written

Title	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Loneliest Runner	December 20, 1976	NBC Monday Night at the Movies

Director

Episodes Directed

Series	Episode	Airdate
Bonanza	9x28 - To Die in Darkness	May 5, 1968

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed

Title	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Loneliest Runner	December 20, 1976	NBC Monday Night at the Movies

Family

• Daughters: Leslie Landon, Jennifer Landon