Michael Landon

Michael Landon born Eugene Maurice Orowitz October 31 1936 July 1 1991 was an American actor writer director and producer He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza 19591973 Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie 19741983 and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven 19841989 Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times second only to Lucille Ball