how old was michael landon
Published: July 2, 1991. Michael Landon, who won fame as Little Joe Cartwright in the television series Bonanza and who enhanced his celebrity as a creator, writer and director of other television hits, died yesterday at his ranch in Malibu, Calif. He was 54 years old. He died of cancer of the liver and pancreas, said a spokeswoman for Jay Eller, his lawyer.