Little House on the Prairie
Summary
TheLittle House on the Prairiecast who have go in substantial life let in some legendary and prolific actors whose filmographies comprise decades of oeuvre . The classic Western historic drama premier on NBC in 1974 and lasted for nine seasons and three TV movie special that premiered later on , all take after the Ingalls family line who survive on a farm in Minnesota in the 1870s-90s . Based on the novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder , Little House on the Prairiefamously featured a large ensemble casting of recurring fictitious character as well as a guest lean of noteworthy headliner .
These guest were either already famous or often went on to become major success . Fromthe acting debut of Jason Batemanto an early role forThe Office ’s Melora Hardin to an appearance byBreaking Bad ’s Jonathan Banks , Little House on the Prairieis occupy with surprising invitee and master dramatis personae appearances . As the decades have pass since the dear show air , the sure-enough members of the cast have , sadly , begun to pass away aside after long careers in the manufacture . They all go out impressive legacies , not least of which include memorable parts in the family Western .
Like many kin - themed shows , Little House often endeavour to teach viewers lesson propose at improving everyday life .
Actor
Character
Billy Barty
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Owen & Lou Bates
Dabbs Greer
Rev. Robert Alden
Little House on the Prairie is a historical drama television series based on the book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The show follows the life of the Ingalls family, particularly Laura, as they travel across the American frontier in the late 19th century, facing various challenges and experiences.
Dub Taylor
Houston Lamb
Ernest Borgnine
Jonathan
Hersha Parady
Alice Garvey
Karl Swenson
Lars Hanson
Katherine MacGregor
Harriet Oleson
Kevin Hagen
Dr. Hiram Baker
Merlin Olsen
Jonathan Garvey
Michael Landon
Charles Ingalls
Moses Gunn
Joe Kagan
Richard Bull
Nels Oleson
Richard Jaeckel
Irv Hartwig & Murphy
Robert Loggia
Thomas Stark
Royal Dano
Mr. Hector Webb & Harold
Victor French
Mr. Edward
Billy Barty As Owen & Lou Bates
Date Of Birth: October 25, 1924
Actor : Billy Barty was a fertile video and film actor , in the first place ferment in comedies where his short stature often saw him paired with someone much tall to humourous effect . Barty began his vocation as a yearling and subsequently went on to seem in movies as Gwildor inMasters of the Universe , High Aldwin inWillow , and Screwball inLegend . His television career admit the part of Hugo inDr . Shrinker . Barty died of heart failure on December 23 , 2000 , at the years of 76 .
Notable Movies & TV show :
statute title
Role
Under the Rainbow ( 1981 )
Otto Kriegling
Legend ( 1985 )
crackpot
Masters of the Universe ( 1987 )
Gwildor
Willow ( 1988 )
The High Aldwin
Character : Barty appear in two episodes as two different charactersinLittle House on the Prairie . In time of year 6 , instalment 5 , " Annabelle " , Barty fiddle Owen , and in season 9 , episode 5 , " Little Lou " , he plays the titular Lou Bates , a circus performing artist who attempt to get a line at a bank to digest his family but is discriminate against for his size .
Dabbs Greer As Rev. Robert Alden
Date Of Birth: April 2, 1917
thespian : Dabbs Greer appeared in over 100 photographic film roles and over 600 TV episodesin his farsighted career in television and moving-picture show . He ’s well known for film performances inThe Green Mileas the older version of Paul Edgecomb , small Giantsas Wilbur , and the 1956Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Mac Lomax . His notable TV credits let in Coach Ossie Weiss inHankand Mr. Jonas inGunsmoke . Greer died from essence bankruptcy and kidney disease on April 28 , 2007 , at 90 .
Gunsmoke ( 1956 - 1974 )
Mr. Jonas
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1956 )
Mac Lomax
Little Giants ( 1994 )
Wilbur
The Green Mile ( 1999 )
Old Paul Edgecomb
fictional character : Greer appear in 76 episode ofLittle House on the Prairieasthe Reverend Robert Alden , a real - biography historical figure . Reverend Alden is the parson for Walnut Grove Township who turned to his religious belief after a catastrophe befell his house .
Dub Taylor As Houston Lamb
Date Of Birth: February 26, 1907
You Ca n’t Take It with You ( 1938 )
Ed Carmichael
Gunsmoke ( 1966 - 1970 )
Various
1941 ( 1979 )
Mr. Malcomb
Saloon Old Timer
role : Taylor plays Houston Lamb in four episode ofLittle House on the Prairieacross seasons 6 and 7.Houston runs a school day for the blind in the town of Sleepy Eyeand helps learn Mary Ingalls ( Melissa Sue Anderson ) and Adam Kendall ( Linwood Boomer ) .
Ernest Borgnine As Jonathan
Date Of Birth: January 24, 1917
Actor : Ernest Borgnine was an award - winning worker , performer , and entertaineras well known for his lecture show appearances as he was for his performances . Borgnine ’s best - known plastic film office include Marty Piletti inMarty , which earned him an Academy Award and Golden Globe profits , and " Dutch " Engstrom inThe Wild Bunch . His television vocation is equally as keep with Emmy nominating address for his roles as Quinton McHale inMcHale ’s Navyand Stanislaus " Kat " Katczinsky inAll Quiet on the Western Front . Healso voiced Mermaid Man inSpongeBob SquarePants . Borgnine died of renal failure on July 8 , 2012 , at 95 .
Marty ( 1955 )
Marty Piletti
McHale ’s Navy ( 1962 - 1966 )
Lt . Commander Quinton McHale
The Wild Bunch ( 1969 )
Dutch Engstrom
Gattaca ( 1997 )
Caesar
fiber : Borgnine appear inLittle House on the Prairieseason 1 , episodes 13 and 14 , " The Lord is My Shepherd : percentage 1 & 2 " as Jonathan . Jonathan is a cryptic mount man who comforts Laura Ingalls ( Melissa Gilbert ) after she runs away from home , believing she cause her baby chum ’s dying .
Hersha Parady As Alice Garvey
Date Of Birth: May 25, 1945
Actor : Hersha Parady pass away on August 23 , 2023 , at the age of 78 due to complications from a brainpower tumour . As an actor , Parady only had a fistful of performance . On tv set , she appeared inCBS Afternoon Playhouseas Laura Harker andKenan & Kelas Principal Dimly . In motion picture , Parady notably played Mrs. Lufkowitz inThe Break .
CBS Afternoon Playhouse ( 1979 )
Laura Harker
Hyper Sapien : People from Another Star ( 1986 )
Mrs. McAlpin
The Break ( 1995 )
Mrs. Lufkowitz
Kenan & Kel ( 1997 - 1998 )
Principal Dimly
Character : Parady played the recurring character Alice Garvey onLittle House on the Prairie . Alice was married to Jonathan Garvey ( Merlin Olsen ) and was a teacher at the Harriet Oleson School for the Blindwhen it caught fire . In one ofthe dark episodes ofLittle House on the Prairie , Alice dies in the fire along with two children she was trying to deliver .
Karl Swenson As Lars Hanson
Date Of Birth: July 23, 1908
Actor : Lars Hanson was the last role of Karl Swenson ’s career before he passed away on October 8 , 1978 , at age 70 due to a heart blast . BeforeLittle House on the Prairie , Swenson was known for his TV role inLassieandGunsmoke , play various characters in both . Swenson ’s cinema performances include Jensen inThe Wild Countryand a drunk doomsayer at a diner in Alfred Hitchcock’sThe Birds .
Judgment at Nuremberg ( 1961 )
Dr. Heinrich Geuter
The Birds ( 1963 )
Drunken Doomsayer in Diner
The Sword in the Stone ( 1963 )
Merlin ( Voice )
The Wild Country ( 1970 )
Jensen
Character : Lars Hanson is the original beginner of Walnut Grove and a town elder whom all respectand fare to with questions and for advice . Swenson ’s real - life demise came shortly after his character turn over away inLittle House on the Prairie .
Katherine MacGregor As Harriet Oleson
Date Of Birth: January 12, 1925
worker : Katherine MacGregor ’s role onLittle House on the Prairiewas by far her most meaning , but she had notable television roles , include as Irma and Mrs. Pyle in two episodes ofIronsideand Myrna Scudder inEmergency!Her film credits include Miss Boswell inThe Student Nursesand Rose Beckwith inThe Girls of Huntington House . MacGregor passed away on November 13 , 2018 , at the age of 93 , with no cause throw .
The Student Nurses ( 1970 )
Miss Boswell
Ironside ( 1972 - 1974 )
Irma . Mrs. Pyle
Emergency ! ( 1972 )
Myrna Scudder
The Girls of Huntington House ( 1973 )
Rose Beckwith
Character : Harriet Oleson is matrimonial to Nels ( Richard Bull ) and is the town gossipwho often talks about other characters in the show in a judgmental way . She is stubborn and can be unmannered and nearly divorces Nel at one full stop , though the span end up staying together .
Kevin Hagen As Dr. Hiram Baker
Date Of Birth: April 3, 1928
Actor : Kevin Hagen , who died on July 9 , 2005 , at 77 , after combat malignant neoplastic disease , look in several other noteworthy TV appearance and films but his 113 episodes as Dr. Hiram Bake inLittle House on the Prairieare what he ’s best known for . On TV , Hagen also play John Colton inYancy Derringer , Insp . Dobbs Kobick inLand of the Giants , and multiple fibre inGunsmoke . His moving-picture show roles let in Frank Garrison inThe Last Challengeand Major Johnson , aka " Blondebeard " inRio Conchos .
Yancey Derringer ( 1958 - 1959 )
John Colton
Rio Conchos ( 1964 )
Blondebeard
The Last Challenge ( 1967 )
Frank Garrison
The Land of the Giants ( 1969 - 1970 )
Inspector Dobbs Kobick
Character : Dr. Hiram Baker come out in 113 episodes ofLittle House on the Prairieas a kindly doctor and veterinarianfor Walnut Grove . When the township decease belly-up and people go out , Dr. Baker remain put to look after a sick Lars Hanson , and helped restore the town once people decided to repay .
Merlin Olsen As Jonathan Garvey
Date Of Birth: September 15, 1940
player : Merlin Olsen was a justificatory tackle for the NFL , an announcer , and in the end , an thespian , which is why his TV and film credits hap later on in his life . On television , Olsen play Buddy Landau onFathers and Sonsand Aaron Miller inAaron ’s Way . In pic , Olsen appears as Little George inThe Undefeated , Sgt . Fitzsimmons inSomething Big , and Benton inMitchell . Olsen passed away on March 11 , 2010 , at 69 due to mesothelioma.
The Undefeated ( 1969 )
Little George
Something Big ( 1971 )
Sgt . Fitzsimmons
Father Murphy ( 1981 - 1983 )
John Michael Murphy
Aaron ’s Way ( 1988 )
Aaron Miller
persona : Jonathan Garvey was Alice ’s husband inLittle House on the Prairieand though they had their fights throughout the series , particularly when Alice revealed she was antecedently married , they always ended up back together . After Alice died in the schooling flak , Garvey fell into a drunken depression that he deplume out of with the help of his son Andrew ( Patrick Labyorteaux ) .
Michael Landon As Charles Ingalls
Date Of Birth: October 31, 1936
Actor : Michael Landon is a celebrated and fertile television and moving-picture show actor and his performance as patriarch Charles Ingalls earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 1979 . He ’s had a number of other major character on goggle box , includingstarring performance as Joseph ' Little Joe ' Cartwright inBonanzaand Jonathan Smith inHighway to Heaven . In film , Landon flirt Tony Rivers inI Was a Teenage Werewolf , Tom Dooley inThe Legend of Tom Dooley , and John Everingham inLove is incessantly . Landon passed away on July 1 , 1991 , at age 54 , after a brief battle with cancer .
I Was a Teenage Werewolf ( 1957 )
Tony Rivers
The Legend of Tom Dooley ( 1959 )
Tom Dooley
Bonanza ( 1959 - 1973 )
Joseph ' Little Joe ' Cartwright
Highway to Heaven ( 1984 - 1989 )
Jonathan Smith
Character : Charles Ingalls was the patriarch of the Ingalls kinsfolk , and a generally soft - spoken and loving manwho would only become fast-growing when protect someone in his kin . He was welcome to strangers and often help other characters on the show surmount whatever issues they were facing . Charles is regularly place high-pitched amongthe best dads in TV history .
Moses Gunn As Joe Kagan
Date Of Birth: October 2, 1929
Actor : Moses Gunn , who died on December 16 , 1993 , at age 64 due to complications resulting from asthma , appeared in dozens of picture show and television shows in his too - light career . In film , Gunn appears as Bumby Jones inShaft , Cletus inRollerball , and Booker T. Washington inRagtime . His television system role beyondLittle House on the Prairieinclude Moses Gage inFather Murphy , Jebediah Nightlinger inThe Cowboys , and Old Man inA Man send for Hawk .
Shaft ( 1971 )
Bumpy Jonas
Rollerball ( 1975 )
Cletus
Ragtime ( 1981 )
Booker T. Washington
Moses Gage
Character : Joe Kagan is a recurring character who appeared in five episodes ofLittle House on the Prairie , in season 4 , 5 , and 7.Kagan was one of the few African American resident of Walnut Grove and a former gladiator . He come to Walnut Grove desire for one final fight but terminate up come down into a low that Charles Ingalls helped bring him out of .
Richard Bull As Nels Oleson
Date Of Birth: June 26, 1924
Actor : Besides playing Nels Oleson , Richard Bull is best get laid for his television set performance as Doc onVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea . In moving-picture show , Bull appears as Eric Cavanaugh inThe Satan Bug , Thomas Fitch inHour of the Gun , and Earl Higgins inSugar . Bull passed away on February 3 , 2014 , from pneumonia . He was 89 .
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( 1964 - 1968 )
Doc
The Satan Bug ( 1965 )
Eric Cavanaugh
hr of the Gun ( 1967 )
Thomas Fitch
Sugar ( 2008 )
Earl Higgins
Character : Nels Oleson is the co - proprietor of Oleson ’s Mercantile along with his wife Harriet , whom he has a erotic love - hatred relationship with . Nels and Harriet constantly bicker , both in and out of work , but despite their arguing , they always make up by the end of the episode .
Richard Jaeckel As Irv Hartwig & Murphy
Date Of Birth: October 10, 1926
Actor : Richard Jaeckel appear in nigh 200 TV and moving-picture show production before he passed away on June 14 , 1997 , as a effect of cancer . Jaeckel was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role inSometimes a swell Notionas Joe Ben Stamper . His other celebrated movie roles include George Fox inStarmanand Sergeant Clyde Bowren inThe muddied XII . On telecasting he play Ben Edwards inBaywatchand Lt . Martin Quick inSpenser : For Hire .
The Dirty Dozen ( 1967 )
Sergeant Clyde Bowren
Sometimes a Great Notion ( 1971 )
Joe Ben Stamper
Starman ( 1984 )
George Fox
Baywatch ( 1991 - 1994 )
Ben Edwards
Character : Jaeckel appeared inLittle House on the Prairietwice , as different lineament . In time of year 2 , episode 18 , he toy Murphy and in time of year 7 , instalment 17 and 18 , he plays Irv Hartwig . Irv is a local blacksmith who turn out to be a intimate piranha and assaults Sylvia Webb ( Olivia Barash ) before he ’s vote out by Sylvia ’s father , Hector Webb ( Royal Dano ) .
Robert Loggia As Thomas Stark
Date Of Birth: January 3, 1930
role player : Robert Loggia is a longtime film and TV actor and most forward-looking audiences will know him as Feech La Manna inThe Sopranos . His other famed TV roles include Nick Mancuso inMancuso , F.B.I. , a part which earned him an Emmy nominating address , and Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat inT.H.E. Cat . Loggia earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor forJagged Edge , where he plays Sam Ransom , and he also flirt Mr. Freddie MacMillan inBigand Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent inLost Highway . He passed on December 4 , 2015 , at 85 due to complications with Alzheimer ’s disease .
Jagged Edge ( 1985 )
Sam Ransom
Big ( 1988 )
Mr. Freddie MacMillan
Lost Highway ( 1997 )
Dick Laurent / Mr. Eddy
The Sopranos ( 2004 )
Feech La Manna
lineament : Loggia bet Thomas Stark in season 4 , installment 9 , " cult " . In a very shocking episode , Thomas leads his destitute family from town to town look for work , finally come to Walnut Grove . When he ’s denied a bank loanword , he reaches the end of his rophy and attacks his daughter and wife , who escape . Thomas is finally shot and killed after he takes Laura and Jenny ( Shannen Doherty ) surety .
Royal Dano As Harold & Mr. Hector Webb
Date Of Birth: November 16, 1922
Actor : Royal Dano , who died on May 15 , 1994 , at age 71 , appeared in close to 200 productions over his career . His celebrated telly appearances admit as various characters inGunsmokeand Judge Clinton Sternwood inTwin Peaks . In flick , Dano dally Farmer Gene Green inKiller Klowns from Outer Space , Elijah inMoby Dick , and Ten Spot inThe Outlaw Josey Wales .
Moby Dick ( 1956 )
Elijah
The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 )
Ten Spot
Killer Klowns from Outer Space ( 1988 )
Farmer Gene Green
Twin Peaks ( 1990 )
Judge Clinton Sternwood
Character : Dano play Harold in time of year 6 , instalment 12,Alice ’s husband from a short - lived late marriage before she met Jonathan . Dano then returns for season 7 , episodes 17 and 18 , as Mr. Hector Webb , Sylvia ’s founding father , who appears in a little but brutal electric discharge to kill Albert , the gentleman’s gentleman who sexually outrage his daughter .
Victor French As Isaiah Edwards
Date Of Birth: December 4, 1934
thespian : Victor French was a fecund TV and cinema actor whose performances on TV let in starring purpose as Chief Roy Mobey inCarter Countyand Mark Gordon inHighway to Heavenalongside hisLittle House on the Prairieco - star , Michael Landon . In film , French play Joe Pokrifki inAn Officer and a Gentleman , Ketcham inRio Lobo , and Dr. Andrew Cunningham inThe House on Skull Mountain . The histrion passed away on June 15 , 1989 , at 54 , before long after being diagnosed with lung cancer .
Rio Lobo ( 1970 )
Ketcham
Carter County ( 1977 - 1979 )
Chief Roy Mobey
An Officer and a Gentleman ( 1982 )
Joe Pokrifki
Mark Gordon
part : Isaiah Edwards is a recurring case inLittle House on the Prairie . He’sa gruff and lone batch man whom the Ingalls see as they move around to Walnut Grove . Despite his harsh exterior , Mr. Edwards , as he ’s often called , is a loving and loyal man who looks out for the Ingalls and helps them get accustomed to their new home .
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Little House on the Prairie is a historical play television series based on the record book serial by Laura Ingalls Wilder . The show follows the life-time of the Ingalls family , specially Laura , as they move across the American frontier in the tardy 19th one C , facing various challenges and experience .
