Michael Landon's Oldest Son, Mark Found Dead - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 05-12-2009, 12:14 AM

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The son of actor Michael Landon was found dead in his West Hollywood, California, home Monday afternoon, according to investigators.

There was "no indication of foul play" in the death of Mark Landon, 60, according to the report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Mark Landon was the son of Dodie Frasier, who married Michael Landon in 1956. The actor adopted the child and his younger brother.

Mark Landon had a few acting credits, playing small roles in three movies, according to the Internet Movie Database.

He played a cab driver in "Us," a film his father directed and starred in just before his death from cancer in 1991.

Michael Landon was once one of Hollywood's biggest TV stars. He is best known for his 14 years as "Little Joe" Cartwright in TV's long-running "Bonanza," and later as Charles Ingalls in nine seasons of "Little House on the Prairie."

catlover79 · 05-12-2009, 12:25 AM

How sad.

My thoughts & prayers are with the Landon family.

Brian Damage · 05-12-2009, 12:32 AM

Schmoopie · 05-12-2009, 02:14 AM

That's really sad! Wow, I didn't know he had a son that was 60 years old! Am I reading that right?

JamesG · 05-12-2009, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

That's really sad! Wow, I didn't know he had a son that was 60 years old! Am I reading that right?

Adopted son.

TryN2BGood · 05-12-2009, 12:07 PM

Did Michael have biological children?

Scoobiedoo30 · 05-12-2009, 01:40 PM

How Very Sad

catlover79 · 05-12-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TryN2BGood

Did Michael have biological children?

Yes, I think he had 6 biological kids - 4 from his second wife and two from his third. He also raised Wife #2's daughter from her first marriage and wanted to adopt her, but her biological father wouldn't allow it. (I read this in several books about the life of Michael Landon).

Michael's daughter Leslie (who appeared as Etta Plum and other characters on LH) has since become a child psychologist and Michael Jr. has since become a writer and director. The Love Comes Softly series featured a pre-Grey's Katherine Heigl. Youngest daughter Jennifer won 3 Emmys for her role as Gwen Munson on As the World Turns.

Marvo301 · 05-12-2009, 06:32 PM

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That's really sad! Wow, I didn't know he had a son that was 60 years old! Am I reading that right?

According to IMDB.com Mark Landon was 50. That makes more sense to me. Either way he died too young.

Mark Landon

catlover79 · 05-12-2009, 07:43 PM

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According to IMDB.com Mark Landon was 50. That makes more sense to me. Either way he died too young.

Mark Landon

Exactly. But Michael's first wife was also quite a bit older than him, so I guess it makes sense if her son was 60. I don't know exactly old Dodie Frasier is, or even if she's still alive. Anyone know for sure?

Retro4Life · 05-12-2009, 07:57 PM

Certainly very sad news. Thoughts and prayers to the Landon family; I always really liked Michael.

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Certainly very sad news. Thoughts and prayers to the Landon family; I always really liked Michael.