TV Shows » Little House on the Prairie (1974-1984)
Little House on the Prairie was a popular show based on the books by Laura Ingalls-Wilder set back in the late 1800s about a family that lives on the prairie.
Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
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Melissa Gilbert has had a very successful acting career. After Little House on the Prairie, she went on to appear in several tv movies, including Choices (1986), Joshua's Heart (1990), Family of Strangers (1993), Cries from the Heart (1994), and Switched at Birth (1999). She has also made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "The Outer Limits" (1998), "Touched by an Angel" (1998), "Providence" (2002), and "Nip/Tuck" (2006). She is currently working a couple of tv movies and is married and has 2 children.
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Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
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After Little House on the Prairie, Michael Landon went on to star in the show "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989). He also appeared in a couple of tv movies Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) and Us (1991). Sadly, Michael passed away in 1991 from pancreatic cancer.
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Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
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After Little House on the Prairie, Karen Grassle appeared in the tv movie Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985), guest starred on "Murder, She Wrote" (1987-1988), and appeared in the movie Wyatt Earp (1994), but she hasn't done any acting since. She currently lives in Pacific Palisades, California, with her adopted daughter, Lily.
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Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
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After Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Sue Anderson went on to appear in several tv movies, including First Affair (1983), Finder of Lost Loves (1984), Dark Mansions (1986), Earthquake in New York (1998), and Thin Ice (2000). She is currently married and has two children.
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Lindsay & Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
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Neither Lindsay or her twin sister Sidney have acted since Little House. They both live in California.
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Wendi & Brenda Turnbaugh as Grace Ingalls
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After Little House on the Prairie, Wendi and Brenda did a commercial and some auditions, but haven't done any acting since. They are both married and have children of their own.
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Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Ingalls
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After Little House on the Prairie, Matthew Laborteaux went on to make guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Highway to Heaven" (1985), "Hotel" (1988), and "Night Court" (1989). He has also done some voiceover work for the cartoon "Spider-Man" (1995-1998), Mulan (1998), and most recently Everyone's Hero (2006).
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Victor French as Mr. Isaiah Edwards
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After Little House on the Prairie, Victor French went on to star alongside Michael Landon in "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989). Sadly he passed away in 1989 from lung cancer.
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Richard Bull as Nelson "Nels" Oleson
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After Little House on the Prairie, Richard Bull went on to make guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Highway to Heaven" (1985), "Designing Women" (1988), and "ER" (1999). He has also appeared in several movies, including A Day in a Life (2000), The Secret (2001), Normal (2003), and Let's Go to Prison (2006). According to IMDB, he now lives in Chicago, IL with his wife Bobbi.
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Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
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After Little House on the Prairie, Katherine stopped acting. She currently lives in Hollywood.
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Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
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After Little House on the Prairie, Jonathan stopped acting. He currently lives in New York as a stock broker.
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Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
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After Little House on the Prairie, Alison went on to appear in the tv movie I Married Wyatt Earp (1983). And more recently, she has appeared in several movies, including For the Love of May (2000), The Last Place on Earth (2002), Surge of Power (2004), and Deal, Le (2007). Also, since the age of 15, Alison has been performing as a stand-up comedian in night clubs all over the US and Canada. She is also currently married.
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Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
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After Little House on the Prairie, Kevin went on to appear in a couple of movies, Power (1986) and The Ambulance (1990). He also made guest appearances on a few tv shows, including "General Hospital" (1986) and "Matlock" (1987). Sadly Kevin passed away from esophageal cancer in 2005.
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Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden
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Dabbs Greer had a very successful acting career. After Little House, he went on to make guest appearances on several tv shows including, "Charles in Charge" (1988), "Roseanne" (1989), "Ally McBeal" (1998), and "Diagnosis Murder" (2001). He also appeared in the tv show "Picket Fences" from 1992-1996. And he appeared in several movies, including Little Giants (1994), Con Air (1997), and The Green Mile (1999). Sadly he passed away in April 2007.
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Last Updated: July 22, 2007
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