Mark Landon The oldest of his children, Mark Landon, was born on October 1, 1948, to Landon's first wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser and her first husband. When Michael and Dodie tied the knot, he adopted ...

The late actor Michael Landon was a father to nine children: Mark, Josh, Cheryl, Leslie, Michael Jr., Shawna, Christopher, Jennifer and Sean Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE.

Michael Landon had the idea for his spiritually inspired TV series Highway to Heaven while he was sitting in traffic on the way to pick up his kids. “Everyone was honking their horns and cursing ...

Michael Landon Jr., born in 1964, was the second child born to Landon and Noe. Michael Jr. didn’t just take on his father’s name — he also followed in his footsteps as an actor and director.