Landon, Michael, Jr. 1964–

PERSONAL

Full name, Michael Graham Landon; born June 20, 1964, in Encino, CA; son of Michael (an actor, producer, director, and writer) and Marjorie Lynn (maiden name, Noe) Landon; brother of Christopher B. Landon (a writer, producer, and director) and Leslie Landon (an actress); married Sharee Gregory (an actress), December, 1987; children: three.

Addresses:

Agent—Mark Lichtman, Lichtman Group, 14621 Mulholland Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90077.

Career:

Director, producer, writer, and actor.

Awards, Honors:

Camie Award (with others), Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards, 2003, for Love Comes Softly; Camie Award (with others), 2005, for Love's Enduring Promise; Camie Award (with others), 2006, for Love's Long Journey.

CREDITS

Film Director:

(And co-executive producer) Love's Abiding Joy, Bigger Picture, 2006.

(And producer and editor) The Last Sin Eater, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

(And producer) Saving Sarah Cain, FoxFaith/Bigger Picture, 2007.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Visiplex Family Entertainment, 2007.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer and director, Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (also known as A Father's Son), CBS, 1999.

Co-executive producer and director, Love Comes Softly, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Co-executive producer and director, Love's Enduring Promise, Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Co-executive producer and director, Love's Long Journey, Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Co-executive producer, Love's Unending Legacy, Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love, NBC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Benjamin "Benj" Cartwright, Bonanza: The Next Generation (also known as Bonanza: The Movie), syndicated, 1988.

Benjamin "Benj" Cartwright, Bonanza: The Return, NBC, 1993.

Benjamin "Benj" Cartwright, Bonanza: Under Attack, NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love, NBC, 1991.

Host, Back to Bonanza, NBC, 1993.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jim, "The Election," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1977.

Stretch, "The Fixer," Superboy (also known as The Adventures of Superboy), syndicated, 1988.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Love's Abiding Joy (also based on story by Landon), Bigger Picture, 2006.

The Last Sin Eater, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

Television Movies:

Love Comes Softly, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Love's Enduring Promise, Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Love's Long Journey, Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Love's Unending Legacy, Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Love's Unfolding Dream, Hallmark Channel, 2007.

ADAPTATIONS

The 1991 television special Bonanza: The Return was based on a story by Landon; the 1999 television special Michael Landon, the Father I Knew was also based on a story by Landon.