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Michael Landon Jr.

Career

Active from 1988 to 2017, busiest in 2013 and 2014 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Landon Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.0, average 2.8
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Romance 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Inspirational 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Faith-Based 3
  • Family Values 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Western Drama 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Faith-Based Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 52
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer

When Calls the Heart: Before My Very Eyes
When Calls the Heart: Before My Very Eyes (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: From the Ashes
When Calls the Heart: From the Ashes (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Changing Times
When Calls the Heart: Changing Times (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants
When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Open Season
When Calls the Heart: Open Season (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters
When Calls the Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters (2021)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity
When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity (2020)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Family Matters
When Calls the Heart: Family Matters (2020)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Into the Woods
When Calls the Heart: Into the Woods (2020)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: A Moving Picture
When Calls the Heart: A Moving Picture (2020)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: New Possibilities
When Calls the Heart: New Possibilities (2020)

Producer

2010s

35 titles · average score 58
When Calls the Heart: A Call from the Past
When Calls the Heart: A Call from the Past (2019)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: The Queen of Hearts
When Calls the Heart: The Queen of Hearts (2019)

Producer

When Calls the Heart: Finding Home
When Calls the Heart: Finding Home (2019)

Producer

When Calls The Heart: Heart Of A Teacher
When Calls The Heart: Heart Of A Teacher (2017)

Director, Producer

Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question
When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question (2016)

Executive Producer

When Calls The Heart: Trials Of The Heart
When Calls The Heart: Trials Of The Heart (2015)

Producer

The Ultimate Life
The Ultimate Life (2013)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Executive Producer

Beverly Lewis' The Confession
Beverly Lewis' The Confession (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Teleplay, Director

The Shunning
The Shunning (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Jamaa
Jamaa (2011)

Writer, Director

2000s

9 titles · average score 60
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Story

Love Finds A Home
Love Finds A Home (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Co-Executive Producer

Saving Sarah Cain
Saving Sarah Cain (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

The Last Sin Eater
The Last Sin Eater (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Screenplay

Love's Unending Legacy
Love's Unending Legacy (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Abiding Joy (2006)
GoodWatch score 42

Story, Director

Love's Long Journey
Love's Long Journey (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

Teleplay, Director

Love's Enduring Promise
Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Executive Producer

Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay

1990s

4 titles · average score 56
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright

Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991)

Director

1980s

1 title · average score 51
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright

1970s

1 title · average score 82
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jim