Actor, 60, found dead in his West Hollywood home.
By MTV News Staff
Michael Landon in 1984
Photo: Ann Clifford/ Dmi/ Time Life Pictures/ Getty Image
Mark Landon, the eldest son of late "Little House on the Prairie" actor Michael Landon, was found dead in his West Hollywood home on Monday, according to The Associated Press.
A cause of death was not determined at press time, but police said there was no evidence of foul play in the 60-year-old sometime actor's death.
Mark Landon, one of Michael Landon's nine children, was adopted in 1956 at the age of 7 by Landon and his then-wife, Dodie Levy-Frasier, who also adopted Mark's younger brother at the same time. Though his father was best known for long-running roles in such popular series as "Bonanza," "Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven," Mark Landon had just a handful of acting credits to his name. He had a...
By MTV News Staff
Michael Landon in 1984
Photo: Ann Clifford/ Dmi/ Time Life Pictures/ Getty Image
Mark Landon, the eldest son of late "Little House on the Prairie" actor Michael Landon, was found dead in his West Hollywood home on Monday, according to The Associated Press.
A cause of death was not determined at press time, but police said there was no evidence of foul play in the 60-year-old sometime actor's death.
Mark Landon, one of Michael Landon's nine children, was adopted in 1956 at the age of 7 by Landon and his then-wife, Dodie Levy-Frasier, who also adopted Mark's younger brother at the same time. Though his father was best known for long-running roles in such popular series as "Bonanza," "Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven," Mark Landon had just a handful of acting credits to his name. He had a...
- 5/12/2009
- MTV Music News
Mark Landon, the eldest son of legendary actor Michael Landon, was found dead in his West Hollywood home on Monday. He was 60. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is still investigating and the cause of death has not been determined, but there is no suggestion of foul play. Landon starred in three films, most notably the 1991 CBS made-for-tv movie Us, which was written and directed by his father. The elder Landon, a television mainstay on such hit shows as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, died shortly after the film was made following a battle with cancer. He was 54.
- 5/12/2009
- E! Online
The actor son of late Little House On The Prairie star Michael Landon has been found dead at his Hollywood home.
Mark Landon, 50, was discovered on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office.
Mark was adopted by the actor and his first wife Dodie Levy-Fraser and is the eldest of his nine children.
Michael Landon, famous for playing patriarch Charles Ingalls in the beloved TV show, directed his son in movie Us in 1991. He also starred in two other TV movies.
Although a cause of death is unknown, police claim there is no evidence of foul play.
Michael Landon died of cancer in 1991. He was 54.
Mark Landon, 50, was discovered on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office.
Mark was adopted by the actor and his first wife Dodie Levy-Fraser and is the eldest of his nine children.
Michael Landon, famous for playing patriarch Charles Ingalls in the beloved TV show, directed his son in movie Us in 1991. He also starred in two other TV movies.
Although a cause of death is unknown, police claim there is no evidence of foul play.
Michael Landon died of cancer in 1991. He was 54.
- 5/12/2009
- WENN
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