ACTOR

Michael Landon

1936 - 1991

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Landon has received more than 14,758,343 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Michael Landon is the 275th most popular actor (up from 327th in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from United States (up from 602nd in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Actor.

Michael Landon is most famous for his role as Little Joe Cartwright on the television series Bonanza.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Landons by language

Over the past year Michael Landon has had the most page views in the with 1,831,273 views, followed by French (300,130), and German (293,234). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (1,116.55%), Uzbek (256.44%), and Persian (158.99%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Landon ranks 275 out of 13,578. Before him are Benny Hill, Virna Lisi, David Carradine, George Lazenby, Kathy Bates, and Silvana Mangano. After him are Glenn Close, Demi Moore, Liza Minnelli, Vittorio Gassman, Kurt Russell, and William Holden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Michael Landon ranks 28. Before him are Barack Obama Sr., Harald zur Hausen, Uwe Seeler, Zubin Mehta, Virna Lisi, and David Carradine. After him are Ferid Murad, Richard Bach, Georges Perec, Roy Orbison, Aga Khan IV, and Glen Campbell. Among people deceased in 1991, Michael Landon ranks 20. Before him are Miles Davis, Gustáv Husák, Soichiro Honda, Graham Greene, Lazar Kaganovich, and Frank Capra. After him are Marcel Lefebvre, Rajiv Gandhi, Oona O'Neill, Arno Breker, Margot Fonteyn, and Henri Lefebvre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Landon ranks 509 out of 20,380. Before him are John Cazale (1935), Jean Seberg (1938), Nancy Reagan (1921), David Carradine (1936), Donald A. Glaser (1926), and Kathy Bates (1948). After him are Glenn Close (1947), Demi Moore (1962), Liza Minnelli (1946), Katherine Johnson (1918), William P. Murphy (1892), and Kurt Russell (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Landon ranks 135. Before him are Talia Shire (1946), John Cazale (1935), Jean Seberg (1938), Nancy Reagan (1921), David Carradine (1936), and Kathy Bates (1948). After him are Glenn Close (1947), Demi Moore (1962), Liza Minnelli (1946), Kurt Russell (1951), William Holden (1918), and Christopher Reeve (1952).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bonanza
Joe Cartwright
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
7.6 / 10
Little House on the Prairie
Charles Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
7.955 / 10
Highway to Heaven
Jonathan Smith
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.
7.316 / 10