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Oct-1963)<br><b>Son:</b> Michael Graham Landon, Jr. (b. Jun-1965)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Shawna Leigh Landon (b. 1971)<br><b>Son:</b> Christopher Beau Landon (b. 27-Feb-1975)<br><b>Son:</b> Sean Matthew Landon (b. Jun-1986)<br><b>Daughter:</b> <a href="/people/138/000161652/">Jennifer Landon</a> (actress, b. 29-Aug-1983)<br><p> High School: Collingswood High School, Collingswood, NJ (1954)<br> University: <a href="/edu/515/000068311/">University of Southern California (dropped out)</a><br><p> <a href="/honors/883/000161400/">Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame</a> <br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 1500 Vine St. (television)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/771/000059594/">Kodak</a> 1977<br> <a href="/event/610/000163121/">Lost Child Custody</a> <br> <a href="/event/338/000105023/">Vasectomy</a> <br> <a href="/event/450/000363358/">Visited Disneyland</a> Candlelight Procession (Dec-1980)<br> <a href="/lists/936/000043807/">Irish Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> <a href="/lists/481/000045346/">Jewish Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/740/000049593/">Highway to Heaven</a> Jonathan Smith (1984-89)<br> <a href="/tv/556/000051403/">Little House on the Prairie</a> Charles Philip Ingalls (1974-83)<br> <a href="/tv/643/000049496/">Bonanza</a> Little Joe Cartwright (1959-73)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/581/000205963/">Where Pigeons Go to Die (29-Jan-1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/561/000205943/">Sam's Son (17-Aug-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/901/000089634/">The Loneliest Runner (20-Dec-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/987/000272171/">It's Good to Be Alive (22-Feb-1974)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/581/000205963/">Where Pigeons Go to Die (29-Jan-1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/561/000205943/">Sam's Son (17-Aug-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/237/000208610/">Love Is Forever (3-Apr-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/901/000089634/">The Loneliest Runner (20-Dec-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/237/000161751/">The Legend of Tom Dooley (Jul-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/041/000082792/">God's Little Acre (13-Aug-1958)</a> · Dave<br> <a href="/films/604/000041481/">High School Confidential! (30-May-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/126/000257352/">Maracaibo (1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/246/000065051/">I Was a Teenage Werewolf (19-Jun-1957)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44128"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44128">Michael Landon</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=44128" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>