List of Little House on the Prairie characters

This is a list of characters of Little House on the Prairie (19741984).

Contents

The Ingalls Family

Name Seasons No. of
episodes
Played by Character summary
Charles Ingalls 1–8 161 Michael Landon farmer; husband and father
Caroline Ingalls 1–8 172 Karen Grassle wife and mother
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1–9 190 Melissa Gilbert nicknamed "Half-pint"; second daughter
Mary Ingalls 1–8 133 Melissa Sue Anderson oldest child
Carrie Ingalls 1–8 164 Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush third daughter
Freddie Ingalls 1 1 unknown late baby son
Grace Ingalls 5–8 60 Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh fourth daughter
Albert Quinn Ingalls 5–9 89 Matthew Laborteaux adopted son
James Cooper/Ingalls 7–8 21 Jason Bateman adopted after parents were killed in a wagon accident
Cassandra Cooper/Ingalls 7–8 21 Missy Francis same as above

The In-laws

Name Seasons No. of
episodes
Played by Character summary
Almanzo Wilder 6–9 65 Dean Butler Farmer; Laura's husband (season 7); father
Adam Kendall 4–8 35 Linwood Boomer Teacher of the blind; Mary’s husband (season 5)
Jenny Wilder 9 18 Shannen Doherty Almanzo's niece, whom he gets custody of after his brother dies
Rose Wilder 8–9 17 Jennifer and Michele Steffin Almanzo's and Laura's daughter
Eliza Jane Wilder 6–8 14 Lucy Lee Flippin Teacher; Almanzo's older sister

The Town

Name Seasons No. of
episodes
Played by Character summary
Nels Oleson 1–9 147 Richard Bull mercantile proprietor; husband and father
Harriet Oleson 1–9 153 Katherine MacGregor worked at the mercantile; wife and mother
Nellie Oleson 1–9 104 Alison Arngrim oldest child of the Nels and Harriet
Willie Oleson 1–9 140 Jonathan Gilbert son of the Nels and Harriet
Nancy Oleson 8–9 33 Allison Balson adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet
Percival Dalton/Isaac Cohen 6–7 11 Steve Tracy Nellie’s husband
Rachel Brown Oleson 9 2 Sherri Stoner Willie’s wife
Dr. Hiram Baker 1–9 113 Kevin Hagen town physician
Robert Alden 1–9 76 Dabbs Greer church minister
Melinda Foster 1–9 61 Ruth Foster post office manager
Isaiah Edwards 1-3, 8-9 52 Victor French Charles’ best friend
Grace Snider Edwards 1–6 23 Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho wife of Isaiah Edwards
John Sanderson Edwards 2–4 8 Radames Pera oldest child adopted by Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Alicia Sanderson Edwards 2-3, 5, 8 19 Kyle Richards adopted daughter of Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Carl Sanderson Edwards 2–4 19 Brian Part youngest child adopted by Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Matthew Rogers 9 5 Jonathan Hall Kovacs boy that Isaiah Edwards took care of (season 9)
Jonathan Garvey 4–7 51 Merlin Olsen farmer; husband and father
Alice Garvey 4–6 33 Hersha Parady wife and mother; teacher; dies in fire
Andy Garvey 4–7 43 Patrick Labyorteaux son of Jonathan and Alice
Eva Beadle Simms 1–4 45 Charlotte Stewart school teacher
Adam Simms 4 2 Joshua Bryant married Miss Beadle
Lars Hanson 1–5 41 Karl Swenson lumber mill owner; a founder of Walnut Grove
Hester-Sue Terhune 4–9 40 Ketty Lester head of the school for the blind
John Carter 9 19 Stan Ivar blacksmith; husband and father
Sarah Carter 9 15 Pamela Roylance starts a newspaper; wife and mother
Jeb Carter 9 18 Lindsay Kennedy older son of John and Sarah
Jason Carter 9 18 David Friedman younger son of John and Sarah
Susan Goodspeed 4–7 16 Michelle Downey student at the blindschool
Etta Plum 9 15 Leslie Landon school teacher
Christy Kennedy 1–2 10 Tracie Savage schoolgirl
Sandy Kennedy 1 4 Robert Hoffman schoolboy; Christy's brother
Hans Dorfler 1–4, 6 9 Jim Jeter resident of Walnut Grove; a stable-owner
Bill Anderson 6–9 6 Sam Edwards banker of Walnut Grove
Joe Kagan 4–5, 7 5 Moses Gunn aging boxer who retires to farmlife in Walnut Grove
Judd Larrabee 4–5 5 Don "Red" Barry resident of Walnut Grove
Mrs. Amanda "May" Whipple 1–4 5 Queenie Smith resident of Walnut Grove; local seamstress
Mr. Kennedy 1 4 Wayne Heffley resident of Walnut Grove; father of Christy and Sandy
Ebenezer Sprague 2–3 4 Ted Gehring banker of Walnut Grove
Houston Lamb 6–7 4 Dub Taylor works and lives at the blindschool in Sleepy Eye
Kezia Horn 4–5 3 Hermione Baddeley resident of Walnut Grove and friend of Laura and Albert

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