Michael Landon
| Relationship | Randy discusses Michael Landon in a remembrance-style commentary and says he was a fan. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Positive |
| Assessment | Randy praises Landon as talented, calls himself a fan, and describes Landon's death as a sad loss. |
Michael Landon was an American television actor known for Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, and The Rifleman. In Randy's commentary, Landon is the subject of a tribute: Randy remembers his death, says he was a fan, and calls him talented.
Career
Randy summarizes Landon's television career by naming several of the shows he starred in and by noting that he died at age 54. The transcript also places his birth on Halloween of 1936, which matches the identification in the commentary.
Randy's remembrance
Randy frames Landon's death as a sad loss, says he died too young, and adds that Landon looked fine in April 1991 but not near the end. He also repeats a story that Melissa Gilbert visited him about a week before he died and said his skin was gray.
Source note: The transcript is slightly garbled at one point around the date line, but it clearly identifies Michael Landon and Randy's favorable view of him.
References
- Randy Johnson, Michael Landon (randy commentary), archived transcript.