Portrait of Michael Landon

Acting

Michael Landon

Career

Active from 1957 to 2014, with a break from 1992 to 2013, busiest in 1974 and 1984 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Landon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Pioneer Life 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)

as Charles Ingalls

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 61
Us
Us (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jeff Hayes

Where Pigeons Go to Die
Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990)

as Adult Hugh Baudoum

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 65
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics (1987)

as Tony Rivers - (archive footage)

Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jonathan Smith

Little House: The Last Farewell
Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles Ingalls

Sam's Son
Sam's Son (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gene Orman

Love is Forever
Love is Forever (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as John Everingham

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charles Ingalls (voice) (uncredited)

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Charles Ingalls

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 77
The Little House Years
The Little House Years (1979)
GoodWatch score 83

as Charles Ingalls

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)

as Little Joe (archive footage)

Killing Stone
Killing Stone (1978)

Director, Producer

The Loneliest Runner
The Loneliest Runner (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Curtis

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Charles Ingalls

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 86

as Charles Ingalls

It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)

Director

The Special London Bridge Special
The Special London Bridge Special (1972)

as Tennis Player

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peter Minut

1960s

1 title
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966)

as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 65
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Joe Cartwright

The Legend of Tom Dooley
The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom Dooley

Maracaibo
Maracaibo (1958)

as Lago Orlando

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Billy Mathis

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Clay McGarrett / Carl Martin

The Texan
The Texan (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
GoodWatch score 40

as Tony Rivers

Fight for the Title
Fight for the Title (1957)

as Lombard

Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Chris Anderson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dan Overton / Vance Coburn

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Trooper (uncredited)

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

1940s

1 title ยท average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Augie Barone