Highway to Heaven

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Highway to Heaven

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven
StarringMichael Landon
Victor French
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes111
Production
Running time60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channelNBC
Original run1984 – 1989


Highway to Heaven is a television drama which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.

It starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent down to earth, and his human companion Mark Gordon, played by Victor French. The third popular Michael Landon television vehicle (after Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie) consisted of 111 episodes produced over four and a half seasons.

Cancellation

The show was removed from the 1988 fall schedule and used as a mid-season replacement in 1989. This change was explained by Michael Landon on an appearance he made The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in early 1989 and is why the episodes, which were originally filmed in the fall of 1988, did not air until the late spring and into the summer of 1989 (the last episode aired on August 4, 1989). The series ending was due to it being canceled by the network and may not have been the sole consequence of Victor French's death in June 1989 from lung cancer.

Filming locations

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Victor French and Michael Landon.
Filming locations included Los Angeles, Simi Valley, Stanislaus National Forest, and Tuolumne County, all in California, USA. In addition, the pilot episode from 1984 was partially filmed along Dawn Road, South of Tucson, AZ. The footage of Johnathan walking before being picked up by Mark was filmed in Tucson and along Soledad Canyon Road near Acton, CA.

Guest stars

Guest stars Devon Odessa, Alyson Croft, and Joshua John Miller all won Young Artist Awards for their appearances. Landon's Bonanza co-star Lorne Greene also earned critical acclaim for his own appearance in a 1985 episode.

DVD releases

A&E Home Video has released the first 3 seasons on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. It is not known if the remaining 2 seasons will be released at some point. Unfortunately, the episodes contained on these releases are edited, syndicated versions and not the original ones.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
Season 124April 26 2005
  • "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love" documentary
  • Rare outtakes
  • Text Biographies of Michael Landon Victor French
Season 224August 30 2005
  • Commentary with Cindy Landon and Producer Kent McCray on "The Torch"
  • Text Biographies of Michael Landon and Victor French
Season 325March 28 2006
  • Interviews with Cindy Landon, Kent McCray, Susan McCray & Dennis Korn.
  • Text Biographies of Michael Landon and Victor French

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Michael Landon

Birth name Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Born September 31 1936(1936--)
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Died July 1 1991
Malibu, California, USA

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Michael Landon

Birth name Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Born September 31 1936(1936--)
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Died July 1 1991
Malibu, California, USA

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Victor French

Birth name Victor Edwin French
Born November 4 1934(1934--)
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Died May 15 1989 (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Michael Landon

Birth name Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Born September 31 1936(1936--)
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Died July 1 1991
Malibu, California, USA

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angel (Lat. angelus, pl. angeli) is a supernatural being found in many religions. In Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism, angels, as attendants or guardians to man, typically act as messengers from God.
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Victor French

Birth name Victor Edwin French
Born November 4 1934(1934--)
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Died May 15 1989 (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Bonanza
Starring Lorne Greene
Pernell Roberts
Dan Blocker
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Victor Sen Young
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Location California, United States

Area 898,099 acres (3,634 km²)
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Devon Odessa

Born January 18 1974 (1974--) (age 33)
Parkersburg, West Virginia

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Joshua John Miller (b. 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, novelist, and filmmaker. He is the son of Irish-American actor and playwright Jason Miller (best know for his role as Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist
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Starring Lorne Greene
Pernell Roberts
Dan Blocker
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Ray Teal
Bing Russell
Tim Matheson
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