No one really likes going to the doctor and Michael ... Landon avoided checkups until he couldn’t hide from the pain he was feeling anymore. The pain turned out to be pancreatic cancer and ...

who died of pancreatic cancer at age 54 Thirty-one years to the day that Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon died of pancreatic cancer at age 54, Melissa Gilbert is honoring her 'Pa.' ...

Michael Landon rose to superstardom thanks to his starring roles on hit television shows like Bonanza, which aired from 1959 to 1973, and Little House on the Prairie, on the air from 1974 until 1983.

Michael died from pancreatic cancer in 1994 at age 54 ... Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Michael Landon in "Little House on the Prairie." ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Michael ...