Filmography
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Known For
Little House on the Prairie Charles Ingalls / Narrator (1974-1983) -
Bonanza Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright / Cpl. Angus Borden / Little Jim Slade (1959-1973) -
Highway to Heaven Jonathan Smith (1984-1989) -
Known For
Little House: The Last Farewell Charles Ingalls (1984) -
Actor
Us Jeff Hayes (1991) -
Where Pigeons Go to Die Hugh as an Adult (1990) -
Highway to Heaven Jonathan Smith (1984-1989)
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Little House: Bless All the Dear Children Charles Ingalls (1984) -
Sam's Son Gene Orman (1984) -
Little House: The Last Farewell Charles Ingalls (1984)
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Little House: Look Back to Yesterday Charles Ingalls (1983) -
Little House on the Prairie Charles Ingalls (1974-1983)
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Love Is Forever John Everingham (1983) -
Little House Years Charles Ingalls (1979) -
![The Loneliest Runner]( "The Loneliest Runner")
The Loneliest Runner John Curtis as an Adult (1976) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright (1959-1973) -
![The Special London Bridge Special]( "The Special London Bridge Special")
The Special London Bridge Special Tennis Player (1972) -
![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Richest Boy in the World (1970) -
![Swing Out, Sweet Land]( "Swing Out, Sweet Land")
Swing Out, Sweet Land Peter Minuit (1970) -
![Vacation Playhouse]( "Vacation Playhouse")
Vacation Playhouse (1965) -
![The Errand Boy]( "The Errand Boy")
The Errand Boy Little Joe Cartwright - Cameo (1961) -
![Johnny Staccato]( "Johnny Staccato")
Johnny Staccato Freddie Tate (1959) -
![The Legend of Tom Dooley]( "The Legend of Tom Dooley")
The Legend of Tom Dooley Tom Dooley (1959) -
![The Rifleman]( "The Rifleman")
The Rifleman Billy Mathis (1958-1959) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Arthur Doner (1958-1959) -
![Tombstone Territory]( "Tombstone Territory")
Tombstone Territory Chris Anderson (1958-1959) -
![Wanted: Dead or Alive]( "Wanted: Dead or Alive")
Wanted: Dead or Alive Clay McGarrett (1958-1959) -
![Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]( "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse")
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Aitchinson (1959) -
![Frontier Doctor]( "Frontier Doctor")
Frontier Doctor Jim Mason (1959) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Vance Coburn (1957-1959) -
![U.S. Marshal]( "U.S. Marshal")
U.S. Marshal Don Sayers (1958) -
![Trackdown]( "Trackdown")
Trackdown Jack Summers (1958) -
![The Texan]( "The Texan")
The Texan Nick Ahearn (1958) -
![God's Little Acre]( "God's Little Acre")
God's Little Acre Dave Dawson (1958) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood Augie Barone (1958) -
![Alcoa Theatre]( "Alcoa Theatre")
Alcoa Theatre Johnny Risk (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Don Burns (1957-1958) -
![High School Confidential!]( "High School Confidential!")
High School Confidential! Steve Bentley (1958) -
![Maracaibo]( "Maracaibo")
Maracaibo Lago Orlando (1958) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre 'Karl Wallace' (1958) -
![Cheyenne]( "Cheyenne")
Cheyenne Alan Horn (1956-1958) -
![The Restless Gun]( "The Restless Gun")
The Restless Gun (1957) -
![Dr. Christian]( "Dr. Christian")
Dr. Christian (1957) -
![Tales of Wells Fargo]( "Tales of Wells Fargo")
Tales of Wells Fargo Tad Cameron (1957) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1957) -
![Suspicion]( "Suspicion")
Suspicion Howard (1957) -
![The Court of Last Resort]( "The Court of Last Resort")
The Court of Last Resort Thomas Forbes (1957) -
![State Trooper]( "State Trooper")
State Trooper Deputy Sheriff (1957) -
![I Was a Teenage Werewolf]( "I Was a Teenage Werewolf")
I Was a Teenage Werewolf Tony Rivers (1957) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Dixon (1957) -
![Telephone Time]( "Telephone Time")
Telephone Time Lombard (1956-1957) -
Fight for the Title Kid Lombard (1957)
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![Crossroads]( "Crossroads")
Crossroads Race Stevens (1956-1957) -
![Cavalcade of America]( "Cavalcade of America")
Cavalcade of America Frank (1957) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Eddie (1957) -
![Wire Service]( "Wire Service")
Wire Service Pietro (1956) -
![Crusader]( "Crusader")
Crusader Dick Manning (1956) -
![The Adventures of Jim Bowie]( "The Adventures of Jim Bowie")
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Armand De Nivernais (1956) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 (1956) -
![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show (1956) -
![The Sheriff of Cochise]( "The Sheriff of Cochise")
The Sheriff of Cochise Don Sayers (1956) -
![These Wilder Years]( "These Wilder Years")
These Wilder Years Boy in Poolhall (1956) -
Actor
![Luke and the Tenderfoot]( "Luke and the Tenderfoot")
Luke and the Tenderfoot Clyde Meacham (1955) -
DirectorUs (1991)
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![Where Pigeons Go to Die]( "Where Pigeons Go to Die")
Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) -
![Highway to Heaven]( "Highway to Heaven")
Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) -
![Sam's Son]( "Sam's Son")
Sam's Son (1984) -
![Little House: The Last Farewell]( "Little House: The Last Farewell")
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![Little House on the Prairie]( "Little House on the Prairie")
Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) -
![Father Murphy]( "Father Murphy")
Father Murphy (1981) -
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![Little House Years]( "Little House Years")
Little House Years (1979) -
![Killing Stone]( "Killing Stone")
Killing Stone (1978) -
![The Loneliest Runner]( "The Loneliest Runner")
The Loneliest Runner (1976) -
The Jackie Robinson Story (1974)
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![It's Good to Be Alive]( "It's Good to Be Alive")
It's Good to Be Alive (1974) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story (1973) -
Director
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza (1968-1973) -
ProducerUs (1991)
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![Where Pigeons Go to Die]( "Where Pigeons Go to Die")
Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) -
![Highway to Heaven]( "Highway to Heaven")
Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) -
![Little House: Bless All the Dear Children]( "Little House: Bless All the Dear Children")
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![Little House: The Last Farewell]( "Little House: The Last Farewell")
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![Little House: Look Back to Yesterday]( "Little House: Look Back to Yesterday")
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![Father Murphy]( "Father Murphy")
Father Murphy (1981-1983) -
![Little House on the Prairie]( "Little House on the Prairie")
Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) -
![Love Is Forever]( "Love Is Forever")
Love Is Forever (1983) -
![Little House Years]( "Little House Years")
Little House Years (1979) -
![Killing Stone]( "Killing Stone")
Killing Stone (1978) -
![The Loneliest Runner]( "The Loneliest Runner")
The Loneliest Runner (1976) -
ProducerThe Jackie Robinson Story (1974)
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WriterUs (1991)
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![Where Pigeons Go to Die]( "Where Pigeons Go to Die")
Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) -
![Highway to Heaven]( "Highway to Heaven")
Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) -
![Sam's Son]( "Sam's Son")
Sam's Son (1984) -
![Little House: The Last Farewell]( "Little House: The Last Farewell")
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![Father Murphy]( "Father Murphy")
Father Murphy (1981-1983) -
![Little House on the Prairie]( "Little House on the Prairie")
Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) -
![Little House Years]( "Little House Years")
Little House Years (1979) -
![Killing Stone]( "Killing Stone")
Killing Stone (1978) -
![The Loneliest Runner]( "The Loneliest Runner")
The Loneliest Runner (1976) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story (1973) -
Writer
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza (1962-1973) -
Soundtrack
![Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years]( "Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years")
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![Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love]( "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love")
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Soundtrack
![Hullabaloo]( "Hullabaloo")
Hullabaloo (1965) -
Archive footage
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2019) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2010-2019) -
![Home & Family]( "Home & Family")
Home & Family (2015) -
![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2011) -
![Banda sonora]( "Banda sonora")
Banda sonora (2010) -
![Lost]( "Lost")
Lost (2010) -
TV Land Confidential (2007)
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![La tele de tu vida]( "La tele de tu vida")
La tele de tu vida (2007) -
![Weekend Today]( "Weekend Today")
Weekend Today (2007) -
¿Cómo están ustedes? (2006)
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![Corazón, corazón]( "Corazón, corazón")
Corazón, corazón (2006) -
A Little House Conversation (2006)
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La imagen de tu vida (2006)
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![Brilliant But Cancelled]( "Brilliant But Cancelled")
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) -
![El informal]( "El informal")
El informal (2000) -
![Television: The First Fifty Years]( "Television: The First Fifty Years")
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![The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts]( "The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts")
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![A Bing Crosby Christmas]( "A Bing Crosby Christmas")
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) -
Michael Landon (1997)
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (1997) -
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![Back to Bonanza]( "Back to Bonanza")
Back to Bonanza (1993) -
Monsters & Maniacs (1988)
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![Horrible Horror]( "Horrible Horror")
Horrible Horror (1986) -
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![Quincy M.E.]( "Quincy M.E.")
Quincy M.E. (1979) -
![Sesame Street]( "Sesame Street")
Sesame Street (1971-1975) -
Archive footage
![Let the Good Times Roll]( "Let the Good Times Roll")
Let the Good Times Roll (1973) -
Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965)
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Highway to Heaven]( "Highway to Heaven")
Highway to Heaven (1984) -
Stunts
![Town Tamer]( "Town Tamer")
Town Tamer (1965)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
In late 1990, he took a ski vacation with his family, while out skiing in Park City, Utah, at the same time, he was out exercising, he learned that he had serious stomach problems, he needed to see a doctor, and had diagnosed him with terminal ...
Quotes
[on his physical technique]: I didn't have the right look. Back then actors were big, muscular, terrific! And I was still 125 pounds and the five foot eleven I'd always be.
Trademark
Always known for his jokes.
Nickname
Emo
Star Sign
Scorpio
Personal Details
Born
Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 54)
Malibu, California, USA
Height:
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