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Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker.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).
Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright. The youngest Cartwright son, whose mother (Felicia in the pilot, and later changed to Marie), a widow, and mother whose child had died of fever (episode "Marie, My Love"), was of French Creole descent. Little Joe appears in all but fourteen Bonanza episodes, a total of 416 episodes.
Bonanza was revived for a series of three made-for-television movies featuring the Cartwrights' children: Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988), Bonanza: The Return (1993) and Bonanza: Under Attack (1995). Michael Landon Jr. played Little Joe's son Benji while Gillian Greene, Lorne Greene's daughter, played a love interest. In the second movie ...
Landon starred as the youngest Cartwright son, Little Joe. The role was a major one for the actor, who was in his early 20s when he was cast. After the conclusion of Bonanza, Landon played Charles ...
The ranch house was a single-story structure, although from the outside it appeared to have a second story. Little Joe's green corduroy jacket and Hoss's brown suede vest were displayed hanging on a rack. When the ranch opened in 1967, Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright) had long since departed the series. Consequently, he was not featured in ...
In 1964, Pernell Roberts began expressing a desire to leave the series, and so prospective replacements were introduced via Barry Coe as Little Joe's wayward maternal half-brother Clay, and Guy Williams as Ben's nephew Will Cartwright. However, Roberts was persuaded to complete his contract, and remained through season six.
Joseph or Joe Cartwright may refer to: Joseph Cartwright (artist) (1789–1829), English marine painter; Joe Cartwright (rugby league) (1890–1949), English rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s; Little Joe Cartwright, a character on the American TV series Bonanza; Joe Cartwright (footballer) (1888–1955), English footballer
Tejano music legend and pioneer Little Joe received the National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment of the Arts and spoke to NBC News about his life and career.