Michael Landon Jr. (born Michael Graham Landon on June 20, 1964) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer.
Michael Landon Jr. | |
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 Landon on Little House on the Prairie c. 1977 | |
| Born | Michael Graham Landon June 20, 1964 Encino, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse |
Sharee Gregory (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Michael Landon |
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Life
editLandon Jr. is the son of actor Michael Landon and his second wife, Marjorie Lynn Noe. He is the brother of Christopher B. Landon, Leslie Landon, Shawna Landon, and the half-brother of Cheryl Lynn Landon (from his mother's first marriage) and Jennifer Landon and Sean Landon (from his father's third marriage). His paternal grandfather was Jewish,[1] whereas his paternal grandmother was Catholic, although his father was raised Jewish.[2]
He married actress Sharee Gregory in December 1987. They have three children: daughters Ashley and Brittany and son Austin. Sharee Gregory is the older sister of former child actress Natalie Gregory.
Landon converted to Christianity at the age of 18.[3]
Filmography
editActing
edit- 1977: Little House on the Prairie as Jim (episode: "The Election")
- 1988: Bonanza: The Next Generation (TV) as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
- 1988: Superboy as Stretch (episode: "The Fixer")
- 1993: Back to Bonanza (TV) as Host
- 1993: Bonanza: The Return (TV) as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
- 1995: Bonanza: Under Attack (TV) as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
Directing
edit- 1991: Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (TV)
- 1999: Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (TV)
- 2003: Love Comes Softly (TV)
- 2004: Love's Enduring Promise (TV)
- 2005: Love's Long Journey (TV)
- 2006: Love's Abiding Joy (TV)
- 2007: Saving Sarah Cain (TV)
- 2007: The Last Sin Eater
- 2007: The Velveteen Rabbit
- 2008: Deep in the Heart
- 2011: The Shunning (TV)
- 2013: The Ultimate Life
- 2013: When Calls the Heart (TV movie)
- 2014, 2016: When Calls the Heart (TV series); 5 episodes
Writing
edit- 1993: Bonanza: The Return (TV) (story)
- 1999: Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (TV) (story)
- 2003: Love Comes Softly (TV) (teleplay)
- 2004: Love's Enduring Promise (TV) (teleplay)
- 2005: Love's Long Journey (TV) (teleplay)
- 2006: Love's Abiding Joy (teleplay) (television story)
- 2007: Love's Unfolding Dream (Teleplay)
- 2007: The Last Sin Eater (screenplay)
- 2013: When Calls the Heart
Producing
edit- 2003: Love Comes Softly (TV) (co-executive producer)
- 2004: Love's Enduring Promise (TV) (co-executive producer)
- 2007: Saving Sarah Cain (film) (producer)
- 2007: The Last Sin Eater (producer)
- 2008: Deep in the Heart
- 2013–present: When Calls the Heart (executive producer)
- 2019, 2021: When Hope Calls (executive producer)
References
edit- ^ "His Early Days Were Fun". Philadelphia Daily News. July 2, 1991.
In a 1985 interview, Landon claimed he ate lunch alone at Collingswood High School, that he never had a date as a teen-ager because no Christian father in the town would allow his daughter to go out with a Jew.
- ^ Landon Wilson, Cheryl (1992). I Promised My Dad: An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon by His Eldest Daughter. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 28.
- ^ Interview – 'He Was My Everything', Mark Moring, Christianity Today, February 22, 2005