Mark Landon, Son of Michael Landon Found Dead

Mark Landon, the son of the late actor Michael Landon, was found dead inside his West Hollywood home Monday, authorities said.The body of Landon, 60, was found about noon.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death, but a spokeswoman said there was no evidence of foul play.Michael Landon, one of the stars of “Bonanza” and “Little House on the Prairie” television series, died in 1991 of cancer.

The cause of death was not immediately clear but there was no evidence of foul play, said Sgt. David Infante of the Los Angeles County sheriff's office.Mark Landon, among Michael Landon's nine children, appeared in three movies, including "Us" - a CBS television movie written and directed by his father in 1991 just before he died of cancer at age 54. The film was a pilot intended to be another series for Michael Landon. It aired a few months after his death.