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Little House on the Prairie

American Western drama television series (1974–1983)

The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th century American West.

Cast ages at the series premiere (March 30, 1974)

  1. Sidney Greenbush, as Carrie Ingalls: 3
  2. Lindsay Greenbush, as Carrie Ingalls: 3
  3. Melissa Gilbert, as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls: 9
  4. Michael Landon, as Charles Ingalls: 37
  5. Karen Grassle, as Caroline Ingalls: 32
  6. Katherine MacGregor, as Harriet Oleson: 49
  7. Richard Bull, as Nels Oleson: 49
  8. Jonathan Gilbert, as Willie Oleson: 6
  9. Melissa Sue Anderson, as Mary Ingalls: 11
  10. Kevin Hagen, as Dr. Hiram Baker: 45
  11. Alison Arngrim, as Nellie Oleson: 12
  12. Matthew Labyorteaux, as Albert Quinn: 7
  13. Dabbs Greer, as Rev. Robert Alden: 56
  14. Dean Butler, as Almanzo Wilder: 17
  15. Victor French, as Isaiah Edwards: 39
  16. Merlin Olsen, as Jonathan Garvey: 33
  17. Charlotte Stewart, as Eva Beadle: 33
  18. Patrick Labyorteaux, as Andy Garvey: 8
  19. Karl Swenson, as Lars Hanson: 65
  20. Ketty Lester, as Hester-Sue Terhune: 39
  21. Linwood Boomer, as Adam Kendall: 18
  22. Hersha Parady, as Alice Garvey: 28
  23. Allison Balson, as Nancy Oleson: 4
  24. Melissa Francis, as Cassandra Cooper: 1
  25. Jason Bateman, as James Cooper: 5
  26. Stan Ivar, as John Carter: 31
  27. Lindsay Kennedy, as Jeb Carter: 5
  28. David Friedman, as Jason Carter: 0
  29. Shannen Doherty, as Jenny Wilder: 2
  30. Lucy Lee Flippin, as Eliza Jane Wilder: 30
  31. Pamela Roylance, as Sarah Reed Carter: 22
  32. Leslie Landon, as Etta Plum: 11
  33. James Jeter, as Hans Dorfler: 52
  34. Sherri Stoner, as Rachel Brown: 14
  35. Robert Casper, as Sherwood Montague: 49
  36. Ted Gehring, as Ebenezer Sprague: 44