Mark Landon (October 1, 1948 – May 11, 2009) was an American actor, and son of ''

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'' and '' Little House on the Prairie'' star

Michael Landon 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 Pr ...

Life and career

Mark Fraser Landon was adopted in 1956, aged 8, by the 20-year-old actor

. Mark's biological mother was Michael's then wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser. His adoptive paternal grandfather was

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, but his adoptive paternal grandmother was

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, and his adoptive father was raised

. Mark Landon appeared in three movies, including the CBS television movie '' Us'' (1991), which was written and directed by Michael Landon shortly before his death in 1991. It aired a few months after Michael Landon died. Mark also had a small role as a Navy SEAL in the 1997 movie ''

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home in the 1300 block of North Sweetzer Avenue around noon on May 11, 2009, at age 60. He was interred at the

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, in the same

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as his father. West Hollywood sheriff's investigators stated that there was no suspicion of foul play.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landon, Mark 1948 births Place of birth missing 2009 deaths American male television actors American people of Jewish descent Male actors from Greater Los Angeles Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American male actors Michael Landon family