Search

Little House on the Prairie

1974

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Patty Maloney

Patty Maloney was an actress best known for her role on Little House on the Prairie and Star Wars Holiday Special.

Crosby Fitzgerald

Cast · Known for Crime 101

Crosby Fitzgerald (born in Georgia) is an actress from the United States. She is known for her roles in Palm Royale (2024) and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025). She plays the lead role of Caroline Ingalls in the remake of Little House on the Prairie (2026). Fitzgerald grew up with two brothers and three sisters. She attended a renowned acting school, the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Well-known actors such as Robert Duvall and Gregory Peck also studied there. Her career began in 2012 with short films, before she began appearing regularly in TV productions starting in 2017.

Sam Edwards

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sam George Edwards (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on Little House on the Prairie. Film Edwards' first major screen role was as Chuck Ramsey in the movie serial version of Captain Midnight (1942). From 1949 to 1981, he made several film appearances, with significant roles in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Operation Pacific (1951), Gangbusters (1954), and supporting roles in The Beatniks (1960) and Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came (1969). He was also seen in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1969) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). Television Edwards appeared on many television series starting in the mid-1950s. Most notable of these include many episodes of Dragnet and Gunsmoke throughout their long runs. He also appeared on over 60 different series, including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Straightaway, The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Streets of San Francisco, Adam-12, The Red Skelton Show, Happy Days, The Dukes of Hazzard, and even Days of Our Lives. In 1969 Edwards appeared as Will Frazee on the TV series The Virginian in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone." Spouse Beverly Motley Edwards ​(m. 1969)​ Children 3 step-children Death On July 28, 2004, Edwards died of a heart attack in Durango, Colorado. CLR

Allison Balson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Allison Balson (born November 19, 1969) is an American actress, who is also a published singer and songwriter. Her best known role was Nancy Oleson on the Little House on the Prairie series which she held between 1981 and 1983. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and went on to receive a Bachelor's from Princeton University and a Master's from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. In 1987 Allison's song "I Wonder" was featured in the soundrack for "Legend of the White Horse" (CBS/Warner Bros.). In 2005 Allison recorded and released a limited-edition CD. In 2008, she collaborated on writing, producing, engineering, and performing a full-length album through the label Organic Time Records as the duo Allison & Stone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allison Balson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tracie Savage

Tracie Savage was born on November 7, 1962 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Little House on the Prairie (1974) and Friendly Persuasion (1975).

William Wintersole

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Wintersole (July 30, 1931 – November 5, 2019) was an American actor who appeared on The Young and the Restless for over 20 years as Mitchell Sherman, as well as on General Hospital as Ted Ballantine. A character actor, Wintersole also appeared in television series, including I Dream of Jeannie, Kojak, Little House on the Prairie, Quincy, M.E., Bonanza, Star Trek: The Original Series, and The Fugitive.

Ernie Wallengren

Executive Producer · Known for Baywatch

Ernie Wallengren was a writer-producer for many television shows, including The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Baywatch, Falcon Crest, Knight Rider, Flipper, Promised Land, and Life Goes On. Wallengren was a Utah native who served a two-year Mormon mission in Central America and later graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in communication. Wallengren was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2001 at the age of 48. Ernie was the third person to volunteer to take a video camera. He started filming after he had been in a wheelchair for one year. He lived in Calabasas, California with his wife, Cheryl Wallengren, and their five children, three boys and two girls, now aged 16 to 24. Wallengren wrote about ALS, which attacks nerve cells in the brain, for one episode of Doc, about a country doctor in New York, and for an episode of the last series he wrote for, Touched by an Angel. Wallengren had many passions, particularly coaching basketball for several youth teams, including The Force and The Blue Eagles. Two tournaments are held annually in his honor, the Ernie Tourney and the E.F. Wallengren Hoopfest, which is sponsored by family and friends. All proceeds from the latter go to the E. F. Wallengren Fund for ALS Research, a fund set up by the ALS Association prior to his death. In 2002, Wallengren was honored with the National Courage Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which is awarded annually at the Jerry Lewis Telethon Extravaganza. He died in May of 2003 at age 50.

Mona Bruns

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Bruns (November 26, 1899 – June 13, 2000) was an American actress on the stage, films, radio, and television. She appeared in such television series as Dr. Kildare, Little House on the Prairie, Green Acres, Bonanza, among others. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Bruns appeared on Broadway with her husband, Frank M. Thomas. She appeared in the 1934 Broadway play Wednesday's Child as Miss Chapman with her son Frankie Thomas playing a large role as Bobby Phillips. The family moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s in order for her son to appear in the film version of Wednesday's Child. During this time she and her husband acted in several films. She played the role of Aunt Emily on The Brighter Day, for eight years. After the show ended, she was asked to create the role of Emily Hastings on NBC's Another World. She appeared on many popular television shows of the 1950s/60s. She appeared on Broadway in Wednesday's Child (1934) as Miss Chapman.

Bonnie Bartlett

Cast · Known for St. Elsewhere

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (born June 20, 1929) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Snider Edwards on Little House on the Prairie and as Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere. She has been married to her St. Elsewhere co-star William Daniels since 1951; they have three children.

Patrick Labyorteaux

Cast · Known for JAG

Patrick Francis Labyorteaux (born July 22, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles of Andrew "Andy" Garvey on the NBC series Little House on the Prairie as well as Bud Roberts on the CBS series JAG and NCIS. He is the brother of actor Matthew Labyorteaux, who also appeared as a child actor on Little House on the Prairie as Albert Ingalls.

Charlotte Stewart

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Charlotte Stewart (born February 27, 1941) is an American film and television actress. She is most famous for her role as the schoolmarm 'Miss Beadle' on Little House on the Prairie and her work with director David Lynch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlotte Stewart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Pamela Roylance

Pamela Roylance (born March 27, 1952) is an American film and television actress. On television she is known for her role as Sarah Carter in the final season of Little House on the Prairie (1982 - 1983) and as Sandy Horton on Days of Our Lives (1983 - 1984). Roylance has appeared in films including The Social Network (2010) and The East (2013).

Kyle Chavarria

Kyle Chavarria is a Los Angeles actor, born January 26th 1995. She is known for her lead role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on ABC’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’. She's scored commercials and TV shows right from the start of her career including recurring roles in ‘Ghost Whisperer’, ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘According to Jim’. In 2006, Kyle landed a role in the trilogy ‘Saving Shiloh’, has worked with Robert Schwartzman in his music video ‘Tell Me Soon’ and has most recently worked on Amazon’s Chris Pratt limited series ‘Terminal List’. She graduated from Lake Forest College in Illinois with a Theatre degree while playing NCAA soccer. She continues her passion for acting by writing and performing in her own independent films and continues to be a member of SAG-AFTRA.

Kevin Hagen

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie, Have Gun, Will Travel

Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 – July 9, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Hiram Baker on NBC's TV series Little House on the Prairie. Hagen was the son of professional ballroom dancers, Haakon Olaf Hagen and Marvel Lucile Wadsworth. His father abandoned the family when Kevin was five. He was raised by his mother, grandmother, and two aunts, with some help from his uncle, a physician. The family moved to Portland, Oregon, when Kevin was a teenager. He played baseball and football at Jefferson High School. He attended Oregon State University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy after World War II; he served in San Diego. Hagen, married four times, was a single parent for two decades to his son, Christopher Hagen, a Special Education teacher and high school baseball coach in Bakersfield, California.

Dabbs Greer

Cast · Known for Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Little House on the Prairie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.

Matthew Labyorteaux

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Matthew Labyorteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Albert Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.

Karen Grassle

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Karen Trust Grassle (born February 25, 1942) is an American actress, known for her role as Caroline Ingalls in the NBC television drama series Little House on the Prairie. After summers at the Stanford Contemporary Workshop playing leads and two summers at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival playing classical roles, her first professional engagement was a season at the Front Street Theatre, Memphis, TN. upon return from London. While living in New York City, she worked at resident and stock theatres throughout the country, also appearing on PBS in original works and on networks in three soap operas. She made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1968 play The Gingham Dog. Grassle played in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway (as stand-by with Gloria Swanson, Rosemary Murphy, etc.) as well as at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, in June 1972, along with Maureen O'Sullivan and Brandon deWilde, who was killed before leaving town after the performances ended. Grassle starred in the Shakespeare in the Park "Cymbeline." with Christopher Walken, Sam Waterston, and Bill Devane. Grassle auditioned for the role of the mother, Caroline Ingalls, in the Little House on the Prairie TV series and won the part. The series ran for nine seasons, from 1974 to 1983. After making the pilot for Little House on the Prairie, Grassle appeared in one episode of Gunsmoke titled "The Wiving" as Fran, one of several saloon girls kidnapped. Subsequently, she acted in the features Harry's War, a 1981 American film where she played Kathy, the wife of Edward Herrmann's title character, and Wyatt Earp, a 1994 film starring Kevin Costner. On television, she starred in and co-wrote the NBC-TV film Battered. Other TV movies include Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, Crisis in MidAir, and Between the Darkness and the Dawn. In episodic TV, she starred in Hotel, Love Boat, and Murder She Wrote (twice.) She also appeared on Hollywood Squares and numerous talk shows such as Dinah, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, and John Davidson. During this period, she lobbied for federal funding for shelters for battered women and appeared in many events to support the Equal Rights Amendment. After the series ended, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and became co-founder and artistic director of Santa Fe’s Resource Theater Company. Later she moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where she performed with the company of actors at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Grassle continues to perform in productions in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Palo Alto as well as tours and productions such as Driving Miss Daisy in the starring role of Miss Daisy at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in a co-production with Rubicon Theatre and at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 2008, she was awarded a prize for her performance in Cabaret at the San Francisco Playhouse. Over the years, she has appeared in commercials such as the promotional face for Premier Bathrooms, a supplier of bathing products for the elderly and infirm.

Melissa Sue Anderson

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress. She played the role of Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie. She starred on the show from 1974 until 1981, leaving after Season 7, but later appeared in 2 episodes of Season 8 in late 1981. She won an Emmy Award for her performance in Which Mother Is Mine? (1979). One of her more recent performances was as First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 television mini-series 10.5: Apocalypse.

Linwood Boomer

Writer · Executive Producer · Producer · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Malcolm in the Middle, Night Court

Linwood Boomer is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and former actor. He is known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.

Victor French

Cast · Known for Get Smart, Little House on the Prairie

Victor Edwin French (December 4, 1934 - June 14, 1989) was an American actor and director, known for roles on Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, and Carter Country. He also appeared in films such as The Quick and the Dead, Charro!, and An Officer and a Gentleman.

Ed Friendly

Producer · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Edwin "Ed" Samson Friendly Jr. was an American television producer. He was responsible for creating the television programs Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie, and Backstairs at the White House. Born in New York City, Ed Friendly served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. After the war, he worked at the advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. He began his television career in 1949, working for ABC as director of sales before moving to CBS as a contract producer and then, in 1959, to NBC as vice president of special programs. Friendly moved to California in 1967 and formed his own production company, Ed Friendly Productions, Inc. He received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1975 for Little House on the Prairie[4] and in 1978 for Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion, an adaptation of the 1972 children's novel San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry.

Jonathan Gilbert

Cast · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is an American former television and film actor known for his role as Willie Oleson on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. He is the adopted son of actors Barbara Cowen (née Barbara Crane) and Paul Gilbert and brother of actresses Melissa Gilbert and Sara Gilbert.

Maury Dexter

Director · Known for Little House on the Prairie

Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryjane (1968). In television, he directed episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, contributing significantly to their success.