Michael Landon was an actor, director, (executive) producer and writer. He is best known for his roles in the series Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie in which he respecitvely played Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright and Charles Ingalls. He also was the creator of the series Father Murphy.
Series (as actor)[]
Bonanza (409 episodes)[]
- A Rose for Lotta (season 1, episode 1)
- Death on Sun Mountain (season 1, episode 2)
- The Newcomers (season 1, episode 3)
- And many more...
Little House on the Prairie (182 episodes)[]
- Little House on the Prairie (pilot)
- A Harvest of Friends (season 1, episode 1)
- Country Girls (season 1, episode 2)
- And many more...
Tales of Wells Fargo (3 episodes)[]
- Shotgun Messenger (season 1, episode 6)
- Sam Bass (season 1, episode 10)
- The Kid (season 2, episode 11)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (2 episodes)[]
- Deputy Sheriff (season 1, episode 4)
- The Swordsman (season 1, episode 15)
Cheyenne (2 episodes)[]
- Decision (season 1, episode 7) - uncredited
- White Warrior (season 3, episode 13)
The Rifleman (2 episodes)[]
Tombstone Territory (2 episodes)[]
- Rose of the Rio Bravo (season 1, episode 39)
- The Man from Brewster (season 2, episode 7)
Trackdown (2 episodes)[]
- The Pueblo Kid (season 1, episode 25)
- Day of Vengeance (season 2, episode 13)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (2 episodes)[]
Zane Grey Theatre (2 episodes)[]
Frontier Doctor (1 episode)[]
- Shadow of Belle Starr (season 1, episode 15)
Sheriff of Cochise (1 episode)[]
- Human Bomb (season 1, episode 5)
The Texan (1 episode)[]
- The Hemp Tree (season 1, episode 8)
U.S. Marshal (1 episode)[]
- The Champ (season 1, episode 12)
Series (as director)[]
Little House on the Prairie (90 episodes)[]
- Little House on the Prairie (pilot)
- A Harvest of Friends (season 1, episode 1)
- Country Girls (season 1, episode 2)
- And many more...
Bonanza (14 episodes)[]
- To Die in Darkness (season 9, episode 28)
- The Wish (season 10, episode 23)
- Dead Wrong (season 11, episode 11)
- And more...
Father Murphy (2 episodes)[]
- Father Murphy (season 1, episode 1)
- Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed (season 1, episode 2)
Series (as producer)[]
Little House on the Prairie (205 episodes)[]
- Little House on the Prairie (pilot)
- A Harvest of Friends (season 1, episode 1)
- Country Girls (season 1, episode 2)
- And many more...
Father Murphy (34 episodes)[]
- Father Murphy (season 1, episode 1)
- Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed (season 1, episode 2)
- Establish Thou the Works of Our Hands (season 1, episode 3)
- And more...
Series (as writer)[]
Little House on the Prairie (48 episodes)[]
- The Award (season 1, episode 12) - writer
- The Lord is My Shepherd: Part 1 (season 1, episode 13) - writer
- The Lord is My Shepherd: Part 2 (season 1, episode 14) - writer
- And more...
Father Murphy (34 episodes)[]
- Father Murphy (season 1, episode 1)
- Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed (season 1, episode 2)
- Establish Thou the Works of Our Hands (season 1, episode 3)
- And more...
Bonanza (20 episodes)[]
- The Gamble (season 3, episode 27) - story & teleplay
- Ballad of the Ponderosa (season 8, episode 10) - story
- Joe Cartwright, Detective (season 8, episode 25) - teleplay
- And more...
Other appearances[]
External Links[]
- Michael Landon on IMDb
- Michael Landon on Wikipedia