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

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Michael Landon Michael Landon Sr. (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 th ...

Life and career

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

. Mark's biological mother was Michael's then-wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser. 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

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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 no suspicion of foul play existed.

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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 Family of Michael Landon